When I'm out with a group I hide in the corner and get legless. I just make sure my friends shield me.

I'm not into the whole showbiz scene.

All I want to do when I have time off is to have a laugh with my school friends and go down the pub.

All I say is that I don't go out with famous men.

But I'm not crazy about the designers like Prada and Gucci. I hate going into designer stores.

But I've had to act and not depend on my voice so much.

I loved being behind the scenes and finding out how they make movies.

I'm really starting to think everything happens for a reason.

I'm very picky, and I'm never 100% happy with the work I do; I hate watching myself and hearing my voice.

People watch me, waiting for me to slip up, so my privacy has gone - but that's a price you pay.

I'm based in London now. I'm renting an apartment, making my own little home. It's great because I am around people all the time and I need my own space to get away from it all.

I'm having a great time. It's like I'm on some ridiculous big roller coaster not knowing what's happening next, but just having a great time on the ride.

There are a lot of female artists my age around at the moment, but they're all American and blonde and blue-eyed and smiley. I'm totally the opposite of that. I want to show a bit more attitude and I have an opinion.

God gives us our relatives, thank God we can choose our friends.

Knowledge is power, if you know it about the right person.

The greatest possession is self-possession.