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Curvy is something to be proud of.
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Celebrity culture is an aspirational culture regardless of how much you don't want it to be.
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Once you accept that we're all imperfect it's the most liberating thing in the world. Then you can go around making mistakes and saying the wrong thing and tripping over on the street and all that and not feel worried.
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I go running three times a week - outside in the park, come rain or shine, and I hate every moment of it. I hate everything about it. But I know it's important for health reasons and the reason why I run, in particular, is because my stage work is like cardiovascular work so I don't want to lose my breath on stage.
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There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
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I'm not interested in what other people are doing. That's their business.
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I'm really into food; it's one of my favourite things - everything from potato waffles to lobster.
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My denim jacket had 'I love GNR' and 'I love AC/DC' written all over it, but I always came back to swing.
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There's nothing better than achieving your goals, whatever they might be.
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All the things that I find beautiful have a darkness about them.
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I enjoy being a girl.
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You feel a sense of elation seeing yourself on a billboard.
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I really like to please people, and I think it's a symptom of being an only child.
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I'm under no illusion that there are things about me that I'd like to change. I just accept who I am, and I'm proud of it.
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I believe in life you need to always ask for everything politely and nicely, and then if they say no you do what you wanted to do anyway
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I'm a serial monogamist.
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I think soul is soul. I don't see new soul as any different to old soul.
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Some men think that if you're empowered and sure of yourself then you're a man-hater, but it's like, 'No, I'm just the same as you are, but maybe just a tiny bit more confident.'
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I like sparkles; I think I'm a magpie.
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I don't overthink when I'm styling. I kind of forgive myself and accept that I will make mistakes. Getting dressed should be a fun experience!
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I think what makes me different from the average Joe is that I feel free to be myself and express myself in the way that I want. If that makes you mad, we're living in a world of dire straits. If anything, it makes you more sane.
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I vote Labour and can't begin to acknowledge anything good that comes from a Tory.
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I agree with cosmetic surgery for medical reasons - my mother had breast cancer and I think it's very sad when somebody has no choice in what happens to their body.
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I don't have a daily routine, beyond brushing my teeth. It changes every day.
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I feel quite fearless protecting the people I love.
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I'm the type of person who, if somebody offers me a free meal, I get excited because you never know where your next free meal is going to come from.
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Sometimes people fear the truth. They'd rather not speak to you than know what you really think.
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Dressing up is like therapy; I feel better in myself when I've made an effort.
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I don't feel I fit in with morning television because I'm like a vampire and I like to stay up late.
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I've spent a lot of time being bohemian and sleeping on floors, but eventually I want to have kids and I want to bring them up in a secure environment.
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Real talent shines through regardless of how many others there are around you.
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I'm not one for sightseeing or going around the shops when I'm on holiday. I do enough shopping when I'm at home, and like to have a complete break when I'm away.
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I like not to feel that all my eggs are in one basket, or I get nervous.
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I was mainly raised by a working mum who didn't have much time or inclination for making food. So I had three or four basic meals: fish fingers and a tomato; a packet scotch egg and a tomato; pasta with a tin of tomatoes; and extra mild plastic-y cheddar chopped into cubes with bits of cucumber.
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I really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I'm not a free person.
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I don't know anyone, from any class, who's had a perfectly easy life. I've met people born into wealthy families who feel like they didn't have much emotional support, and people who come from working-class families who had loads of love but no money.
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I like someone with a really good and dark sense of humour.
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I get to know my regular fans, and they inspire me.
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You know, my mum's always encouraged me and never made my gender an issue, I guess. She brought me up to believe in equality, as opposed to feminism or sexism - so it just meant that my gender was not relevant to what I was capable of achieving.
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I wish I was more stupid because I'm either completely ecstatic and joyous and absolutely high as a kite or I'm a bit morbid. There's never anything in between.
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I mean, my music career and my acting career - if I want to do them to the extent that I eventually do want to get to, it's going to be a bit of a balancing act. But I'm hoping they'll just go hand in hand.
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I design all my sets. With my tour and my album artwork, I co-design that with people who are better at drawing than me. But I've got a good imagination. I went to art school so I understand how to communicate my ideas.
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It's tragic that you can define a whole movement in music by gender alone. People are like, 'Oh, look, another quirky girl.'
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I think I'd be a million times more successful and more iconic if I was a singer in the 40s. I'd be allowed a level of mystery and I think I'd suit that decade.
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Adele's like a beacon of honesty. Doesn't compromise, goes to America and she's still the same sweary cockney.
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I love going to the cinema. Whenever I get time off, that's where I go.
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I'm not a pop act, churning stuff out really quickly. I find the music that arises from that style of working is distracted, not particularly profound.
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I try not to brand myself 'weird' any more because it sticks.
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I just have an inability to lie.
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I am inspired by show girls and Vegas. I was a cabaret performer, so that's where all that influence comes from.
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