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.

Nobody lives happily ever after, because that is extremely unrealistic.

I've been sued, harassed, abused, but I've held my own.

Four out of the five discs in my lumbar spine are ruptured, herniated fully. Think of a jelly doughnut being squashed, and it hits nerves, causing bilateral sciatica. And I have irreparable sacral damage. And I have peripheral neuropathy.

I am doing everything I can to be a great parent.

I've been hiding from the real world all my life.

I love kids, but I also recognize that things could be better for mine.

I couldn't even imagine kissing something.

With children, I feel so safe in my predictable world. They will never leave me.

I devote my whole life to my family, and that's the least I could do, because there's only one me and 14 of them. I have to give all my energy and all of me to my kids.

My kids are little athletes.

I'm disgusted by babies, and I'm so sorry, I'm just being honest. They make me sick.

I've got good genes, and my body just always seems to bounce back after my pregnancies.

The only way I can cope is to lock myself in the bathroom and cry. Sometimes I sit there for hours and even eat my lunch sitting on the toilet floor. Anything to get peace and quiet.

I was pretending to be a fake, a caricature, which is something I'm not, and I was doing it out of desperation and scarcity so I could provide for my family.

My form of therapy and survival has been exercise.

Some of the things I have done... of course I'm ashamed of in the past... was just to put food on the table and just take care of my family.

I've always engaged in open, honest communication. There's no topic that can't be discussed.