Quotes from Caroline Flack

Before, if I'd had a stressful day, I'd go to meet my friends in the pub and have a moan. Now I go to yoga.

Hot yoga is something that I forced myself to get into. When I first did it, I thought, 'How on earth am I going to get through an hour and a half of this?' because I was so hot.

I was a magician's assistant and had to go in the box that they put the swords through, and there's no trick to it. You literally have to dodge the swords.

I don't normally try to stay trim over the festive period - a nice little shift dress and some tights always hides the Christmas bulge.

Moroccan Oil shampoo is my miracle product. My hair becomes so manageable and silky after using it.

I used to be really comfortable with my body until I started hearing from people I didn't even know who have no relevance to me saying, 'You're ugly. You're fat. You're old.' And I thought, 'Hold on - I was doing alright until you piped up.'

I don't believe for a second 'X Factor' would deliberately put someone through who wasn't mentally stable.

There's so much pressure to be at a certain level in your job and at a certain place in your life, but if everyone was doing things at the same time, then life would be so boring. Everyone reaches different stages at different times.

Most nights, I'm happy to stay at home with a DVD and a bowl of lettuce.

There's a lot of things you can't change about yourself, so there's no point moaning about it. I mean, I've got a really nonsymmetrical face, but I can't change it - well, I probably could, actually!

You don't feel bad when you're dancing. You can't feel unhappy; it's impossible. It's such a natural way to release endorphins.

I'm always starving in the morning, so I eat a lot for breakfast. It's usually scrambled or poached eggs, bacon, avocado, mushrooms, or sometimes even steak.

The only person that can define you is you. Nobody else can.

Diets play with your mind rather than your body, so if I'm doing a diet, I think about food more than if I'm just eating normally.

Being 'Strictlyfied' is the opposite to who I am normally, but on this show, you definitely have to go with the flow.

Anti-depressants helped me get up in the morning and stopped me from being sad, but what they also do is stop you from being happy. So I was just in this numb state. I stopped laughing at jokes, and that's just not me.

I know when I'm around someone I love, I turn into a complete... Oh my God, I'm going to say it... a melt!

We've all had relationships; I've had them in my past, and I don't look back on them and think, 'Ah, that was a mistake.' I take what I learnt and move onto the next one.

I have no regrets about doing 'Strictly.' This is the biggest achievement of my life.

I had three brilliant years on 'The X Factor,' and it was one of the best jobs I've ever had. 'Strictly' is completely different; it's a whole different show - I'm dancing. It's not presenting. But this is one of the best things I've done - ever.

'Strictly' is definitely life-changing, and I hope it can open another pathway for me, career-wise. Maybe something a bit more musical.

Ever since I was a presenter on CBBC and used to see the 'Strictly' judges walking around Television Centre, I have wanted to be on the show.

I studied performing arts at college and wanted to act.

Being engaged was the best feeling in the world - that someone wants to spend the rest of their life with you.