Quotes from Stacey Solomon

All of my life I've been met with shock and disbelief if I've ever come out with anything remotely smart, as if people are thinking, 'how does this happy little Essex girl know anything?'

Sometimes, we set ourselves up for this perfect ideal scenario and when it doesn't go that way, it's hard to deal with.

I've felt like my whole life, I've had to prove I'm not an idiot.

Sometimes, I have to make a point of saying to myself: 'You know what Stace, if you don't have a bath one day this week, it's not going to do you any favours. If you don't turn your phone off for the day today and say 'no,' you're going to be impacted negatively.'

My grandfather is from Burma and while the tanned skin and Cleopatra eyes skipped my genetic make-up, I inherited the full hairy gene.

We all have our insecurities - no matter what shape or size we are.

I feel we just assume all fathers who no longer have involvement in their children's lives is through choice. I know, first hand, this is absolutely not the case.

I had no traumatic childhood experiences.

Self-care has to be a conscious effort, because I often think there's a whole family tree of people who come before I do.

My older sister Jemma is naturally slim, at least three dress sizes smaller than me - though I don't want to say what dress sizes we are, because I don't think the number on your clothing label is important.

There are so many different ways in which someone is 'intelligent.' In my opinion this doesn't always have to be measured by academic achievement.

From the age of ten I was a full blown fuzz ball to the point that my so-called friends called me 'Hairy McLary From Donaldson's Dairy.'

If I could give my 14-year-old self any advice it would be to look after your hair. Don't mess with it!

As a person who has lived through my parents' divorce, I don't feel lesser or that I've missed out. I didn't become an adult and think: 'My family really messed me up.'

I love my children more than anything in the world.

Bedtime is when I get most anxious because I have time to contemplate. I'm also more likely to question my mortality and catastrophise if I've seen or heard something upsetting about somebody.

One of the biggest misconceptions about homeschooling, and the ones my friends seemed most concerned about, is that children won't socialise and will have a limited ability to communicate when they get older. I can honestly say this is a myth.

Nurturing and spending time and effort on what's happening underneath our exteriors is much more lucrative than spending a lifetime and shed load of money on your outside.

I can take on the world with a glue gun and a can of spray paint!

I love something new and I'm always willing to step into the unknown when it comes to hair.

I'm not perfect, I'm not brilliant at everything, I just try my best and I enjoy crafting. If I have something old or broken and I can use it for something else, I get a real joy out of it.

Note to self: never eat garlic before a fashion show because everyone greets you with a kiss on both cheeks.

It's an individual's choice to do whatever they please to their own bodies. However I have a massive problem with the notion that people think it's okay telling young people that they need Botox and fillers.

I love savoury. Anything savoury; nuts, crisps, sandwiches!