Insatiable,' the album, was more of a project, really... it was more like a songwriting excursion and an exclusive deal that hadn't really ever been done that often before... me being like, 'ooh I'm an entrepreneur,' rather than 'this is my singing career.'

Kangaroos are crazy and can do all sorts of terrible things.

I absolutely love Haim, they are so talented! I adore them because they are 3 sisters and I've two sisters. I think we should be in a family band together too like Haim.

I'm one of those people that to be a singer you can just walk around the house and sing, you don't have to be in a studio or on a stage.

I get superstitious. I always have to have some form of potato, either chips or mashed potato or roast potatoes on a show day.

In Girls Aloud, there's always someone there to help out, to jump in on difficult questions and to moan with about how hard we're working. That camaraderie isn't there when you're solo.

Working with Tesco has been such an interesting avenue to go down that I'm keen to find other avenues to release music.

If you don't like somebody, just be genuine about it. You don't have to be anything else.

There's no rules in music anymore. You don't have to go down with, 'You have a single, let's do six weeks of promo, beginning with this, doing this, doing this.'

Sweetest High' is for the clubs, that's what it was for. It wasn't supposed to be anything serious.

I remember the days beginning at sixteen, seventeen years old in Girls Aloud. Nobody knew us, nobody cared. We'd do university shows and people threw beers cans at us. All sorts of crazy things! We had to work really hard to get where we did.

I didn't want the band to end, it was as simple as that.

It's hard being with a man, it really is. They just don't 'get' you all the time.

I have always had incredibly skinny legs. It's in my family.

When I get back to Derry I always enjoy a good fry-up that my mum makes. That's my big weakness. I also eat too much chocolate.

The traditional model for selling an album isn't the only way of doing things.

To be able to create an album where you are in complete control of your own work is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for an artist.

It's amazing to me that songwriting is an actual job.

Girls Aloud is not just us five, there's like us five plus a ridiculous team of 50 who travel with us, it's amazing.

I rarely do shows just by myself, I've had vocalists or musicians so I can look at them and connect - and say 'can you breathe... do you need a water?'

I love doing things on stage with other people.

Sexism definitely exists - you see that in all walks of life.

Writing was something that came easily to me and there's so many great producers who just teach you so much.

Having your heart broken is like going through grief, it's really hard.

I have an animal phobia, especially ones I don't know.

I like England, but L.A.'s warmer.

When I'm out and people ask me what I do for a living, the worst thing you can say is, 'I'm a singer.' It opens up a can of worms.

The press likes to create cat fights with girl bands.

There was real camaraderie in Girls Aloud, the feeling of one for all, and all for one.

Of course I have been watching 'Derry Girls!' Series, link and record! Everything shuts down when it is on the TV. I'm like 'Nobody speak.'

My favourite smell is bleach. If I walk into the house and there's things being bleached, it just makes me feel at home, euphoric almost.

I have nothing against getting married. It's a great thing.

A baby adds more stress to a relationship - you're up all night and it really is a test. Everything changes. You can't just go for lunch or dinner or a drink. That goes out the window, and you're dealing with the serious stuff.

I'm just not a huge romantic type and getting married is a hugely romantic gesture.

Before I was in Girls Aloud, I wanted to be a nanny. But then Girls Aloud started and that ruined that dream!

Right after I had Anaiya, I definitely wanted more kids. I was like: 'I think I could do this professionally.' Because I loved being pregnant so much.

I used to love watching that programme '19 Kids And Counting' and I thought I might just keep going and have 19 kids myself. I had these big plans to home-school them all and I even wanted to be a surrogate as well.

I like a guy who does a nine-to-five job.

Ach, I've never been one for big declarations or releasing statements.

My older sister has four kids and I honestly don't know how she does it.

I have nieces and nephews who I've nurtured, but when it's your own it's hard to put into words how difficult it is.

I have insecurities, but they don't consume me. It doesn't bother me if my hair's a mess or if I have a bad skin day. I just don't look in the mirror!

Everybody laughs at me because I don't really wear much make-up. I have to be forced and usually people buy make-up for me because they're like, this is ridiculous.

I like to swim. Love a swim, any time I can do that is a good thing.

I'm generally quite active and try to squeeze in a workout when I'm waiting for stuff. Like if you're cooking dinner, try to squeeze in a few squats or a few yoga moves. Or if you're brushing your teeth. You know, just trying to do more than one thing at once.

I'm not a single mum, I am just a mum.

I do like to do mad stuff on occasions.

I can't decide which way I talk. I really, honestly can't.

Some rules are stupid.