Sometimes People Fear The Truth. They'd Rather

When You're On The Pop Treadmill, You Don't Always Feel That Cool Because You Have To Do Things To Promote The Record That Aren't Necessarily Your Environment.

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.

Anything That's On Television As Often As Someone On 'the X Factor' Is What's Successful. That Doesn't Mean That I Condone That Or Think That It's Right. To Be Honest, I'd Be The First To Say I Think It's A Shame. But If That's The Way It Is Then That's The Way It Is.

I'd Say That, First And Foremost, I'm A Performer; I Started Performing When I Was Four Years Old, And Being On Stage From A Young Age Set Me Up.

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.