Quotes from A. J. Pritchard

I am unbelievably competitive and whatever the challenge is, I will go for it. I will give everything 110 per cent.

Whatever I tackle I like to attack a situation, hit it head on, go for it.

Sir Bruce Forsyth, God rest his soul, he could dance, he could entertain, he could do whatever was asked of him.

Focus is the secret to success. Focus and enjoying whatever it is you're doing.

My dad told me, 'Whatever you do, don't dance. Do something else. Do anything else.' He knew how much hard work you have to put in, how hard it is to make a living, and he didn't want me to do it.

I think that it is mad that everything always has to have a label - whether it be the clothes by designers, or whether you are in a relationship or not. Everybody always wants to have that label when it is not always necessary.

I exercise every day, whether it's weight sessions in the gym, runs wearing a 20kg weighted vest, or going for long walks.

Dance is about portraying and telling a story and whether that be two males, two females, a group of guys, or a group of girls, it doesn't matter as long as the story is beautiful.

Who wouldn't fall in love with me?

I think for a female celebrity the Samba is one of the hardest dances to feel relaxed, to feel kind of sexy and running around the room doing the technique of a very hard dance.

If you're gonna do a job, do it properly.

I never try to look for love but sometimes it finds me.

When I was asked to take part in 'Celebrity Hunted' I jumped at the chance, who wouldn't want to run wild around the U.K. for two weeks being chased by a top secret service type team, whilst raising money for a cause very close to my heart - cancer.

I went to see 'The Greatest Dancer' when it was filmed in Birmingham. And they announced the show's judges' names and then Curtis' name. The crowd went wild.

Food-wise I tend to eat pretty much what I want when I am remaining active so there are no secrets on that front, stay active and eat well and you will see results.

For me, exercise is a form of meditation and I find it very calming.

With FutureLearn there are so many free courses and we like learning all the time.

I do something to win it or I don't do it at all.

I don't give things up until I've conquered them and my focus went onto dancing and winning.

I love being around gay people, going to gay clubs.

I know certain pro dancers would like to dance with a woman because that is what tradition is, and it kind of makes sense but it is very much down to someone's personal opinion of what Ballroom and Latin dancing actually is.

People ask me who I'd like to dance with. I think that Lucy Fallon - she's seems... She's a good height. I saw her at a party once and I thought, blonde, yep - perfect. Lifts, we could work it.

I think the thing is resolving problems rather than letting them fester.

When I do a job, I like to throw myself fully into it.