Being bullied means you’re special and that’s what I want all kids to know.
I love cleaning, weird but true. It really relaxes me.
I used to live in a gap jumper, tracksuit bottoms and a fake flower in my hair. Shocking.
I want it to be less about sexuality and more about being comfortable in who you fall in love with. If I meet someone and I like them, I don’t care if they’re a boy or a girl. You should never, ever apologize for anything that makes you happy.
I’m someone who’d never base how happy I am on how much money I have, or how good a restaurant is because of how posh it is.
It’s weird because when you initially write a song, you write it with no understanding that the world is maybe going to hear it one day. So when you go into the studio, you don’t see the hundreds of people at a gig or the viewers on TV, you just write a song without any inhibitions or boundaries.
I’m so happy people are seeing the eclectic side of me. I’m really honored to be able to push my voice into different sounds. Otherwise it all gets a bit samey same.
I had knockback after knockback before I got anywhere. After I got my first record deal I thought that was it, then Gut Records went into liquidation. I was 20. I had no idea what that meant. I had a few days to get myself out of that contract or my work would be owned by someone else.
Life isn’t about winning it’s about what you learn and how much you can grow.
My style is ghetto chic. I love tacky jewelry, mega heels, high-waisted shorts, catsuits.
I always wanted to be an artist; being a songwriter for myself was always a must but being a songwriter for others has been a bonus.
And I definitely do that very British thing of, take things with a pinch of salt, stiff upper lip, you know what I mean?
Sometimes you have to be a diva. All the artists I admire from Madonna to Whitney to Mariah have all been called divas. If you are strong, if you have vision, if you are an artist, you have to do what you believe in. And if you get called a diva for it, then so what.
Sexuality shouldn’t define anyone. It doesn’t define me. Love should be at the core of what you do.
My style is constantly evolving. Style has been something that I think has been the hardest thing for me to come to terms with.
I think confidence is the sexiest thing to have.
I might put a nicer pair of heels on and a cooler outfit, but I’m still that naughty girl who likes a slice of cheesecake on my day off.
I am a dork in disguise; I love doing stupid stuff.
I also surround myself with people who make me laugh. If I’m not laughing, it upsets my day.
But I love singing live. Nothing beats the feeling of going out on stage and going, ‘I can really sing.’