Quotes from Stacey Dooley

Hate won't solve anything.

It's daunting; it's daunting doing something that you are not brilliant at in front of millions of people. But you can't sit back and say no to opportunity. You have to throw yourself in.

I try to be more mindful and less greedy.

Life is life, and you've got to be mindful of that.

I'd been to Mosul and back and forth to Iraq and Latin America, and it was all quite harrowing... and I felt like I wanted a month or two of total escapism.

The Democratic Republic of Congo was the most unbelievable place I have ever seen. Now, I'm not normally a massive fan of landscapes, but the country was just so so stunning!

One of the things that slaps you in the face when you arrive in Japan is their obsession with everything cute.

For me, shopping is a way to unwind.

There are always people who are desperate to put you in your one camp and never let you leave. The idea that you could be interested in the Yazidi community and also in lipstick blows people's minds. It's a really short-sighted, Stone Age attitude; it's boring, actually.

I love my job, but it's intense, and it's serious, and it's straight, and it can be really harrowing.

'Strictly' has taught me that activity outside work is good for my mental health.

One of the reasons I said yes to doing 'Strictly' was because it is so far removed from what I do for a living ordinarily.

2018 has been such a fantastic year for me: working on some hard-hitting documentaries, as well as 'Strictly,' has been a real treat.

I'm just so made up that I said yes to 'Strictly.' It has been one of the most amazing things I've ever done.

I've earned my stripes; I don't need to prove myself to anyone.

I'm a real advocate for 'Live your best life.' The cha-cha is not my best life.

I never really had an opinion about the Al Muhajiroun; I didn't really know enough about them.

If I had tried to adopt the tone and vibe of other serious journalists, that would have come across as insincere, forced, and false.

You have to keep time aside for life, which I haven't done enough over the past couple years.

The thing about my dancing is, I actually think I'm magnificent.

My mum went above and beyond to make up for the fact I didn't have two parents. I was very lucky.