I don't know why people think I'm polished - I often leave the house with buttons missing and ladders in my tights.
That's part of the reason I called the album 'Shoot From The Hip.' I did feel it was time to open up more.
It's hard to feel comfortable in your own skin when you're younger.
I'm big in Russia, but no one's quite sure why.
Yeah, I'm not really a morning person.
I'm the messiest person I know.
Two premature babies was not a genetic thing; we were just unlucky.
I didn't feel so great when I was a teenager, but who does?
Someone had my number and they started text-stalking me. I've never replied to them. It was tempting to write back, but I resisted.
I like the influence of the macabre, but I don't believe in ghosts.
But I don't like working on lyrics publicly in the studio - I prefer to take them away and work on them in my bedroom.
When it comes to my family I never quite know how protective I have to be, or what I should or shouldn't say.
My parents are good role models because they've worked hard and gave me a happy childhood.
My parents separated when I was four. It wasn't the smoothest of divorces, but then as my mother always says, 'You can't have a passionate marriage without a passionate divorce.'
A career in entertainment has a lifespan, like one in sport.
I would love to record something with PJ Harvey or Alison Goldfrapp.
Dance music is great, but it's not a time to be reflective or particularly wistful.
I really love being in London at weekends - there's always so much to do.
I never manage to get to bed early on Sunday night but this doesn't matter, as I don't know one level of exhaustion from another.
In real life, I'm not super-posh but if that's the stereotype, I really don't care. It could be worse.
I'm all for consumer rights. I get very aggravated if I don't get a good service.
Writing songs about fancying people in dance clubs is all very well but it's not the be-all and end-all. There are other topics.
'The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry.
I do find it a bit disconcerting when your name becomes a brand.
