Quotes from Debra Stephenson

It's quite different to do a vocal performance, opposed to a performance where you are seen, because in some ways, you don't need to worry about what you look like - you don't have to sit in a makeup chair for a long time!

When I did 'Opportunity Knocks' at 14, it was singing in other people's voices. So I'm more comfortable doing that.

There was always comical aspects of everything I've done, 'Playing The Field' again, I played a comical character even though it was a drama - I like the light and shade.

On Saturday morning, I like to get up early and go out - TV is banned!

Sunday nights are my favourite.

I'll buy half the wardrobe after 'The Impressions Show' has finished - I know it fits and looks good, because I'm impersonating people such as Angelina Jolie.

I like shopping, but I don't often get a chance to go, so I end up buying clothes from shoots I work on.

I used to do cabaret as a kid and always wanted to pick it up again.

There comes a point in your life where you have to accept that you cant work all the time because there are people that need you waiting at home.

I love the idea of the Swinging Sixties in London.

I've used Dermalogica skin care for years, ever since a friend who works in a spa told me it was better than anything you can get from a beauty counter. I've tried switching to other products, but my skin doesn't feel as good.

It sounds a bit cheesy saying 'Coronation Street' is like one big happy family, but there is a real aspect of that.

I do have the tan done now and again. I go for something called a Fantasy Tan.

I put weight on easily if I eat too much and don't exercise. When I went on my honeymoon in 1999, I put on a stone in three weeks!

In the normal world, the residents of Scream Street would not be welcome - they would be seen as freaks and ghouls, so it wouldn't be OK for them to be there. Scream Street is a haven for them; it's their own little place where they can be safe.

Time is so precious with kids that you have to spend as much time with them as you can.

Experiencing lots of different things is what being a kid is all about, and it helps make the most of their childhood.

I've been writing songs since my teens.

Criticism is frightening.

I've got a bread maker, so sometimes I make my own. That's what's lovely about not working full-time: I can bake bread.

I have thin skin, so I have to work on my cellulite by exercising.

If I ever get chatted up, I never realise it. I just think men are being friendly.

They say behind every great man is a great woman, but I think it works the other way round as well.

I feel I need to have people outside of show business who keep me grounded and define who I am.