Quotes from Martine McCutcheon

Adele is great because she promotes the idea of being happy as you are.

I'm a Taurean, so I'm very passionate and determined and materialistic. Down the years, I've spent a lot of money and saved a bit of money and had a lot of fun.

There are times when I'm so bored with being healthy and organic that I crave sugar and additives.

I've never pretended to be a supermodel.

If you're a man and you ask questions, you're a genius; if you're a woman, you're difficult.

Eating lighter makes you lighter. No one can wave a magic wand.

I eat foods such as fish, chicken, fruit and vegetables while avoiding red meat, dairy and wheat.

I've been told if you're an actress you can't sing, if you're a dancer you can't act, you can't do theatre and be respected if you've done a TV soap, you can't have a No. 1 record. All these different things they've told me I can't do, but I wanted to do them, so I've done them.

I want to make my mum's life and my life safe.

I think it takes time to find your natural style and learn not to be swayed by trends that might not flatter you.

I've grown up in the public eye, and every decision I've made has always been so public and often inaccurately reported.

I can't dance on ice, because I'm like Bambi on ice.

For me, the show must go on - it doesn't matter how ill you are, you get on and do it.

I believe love isn't simple, and it's one of the things that makes people break all the rules.

I love to snuggle up on the sofa wrapped in my duvet watching old black and white films, and catching up with friends and family on the phone.

I think you have to be careful not to do too much as yourself. Otherwise you stop getting the acting roles, and at the end of the day that's what I love.

I love nice things - I consider Ralph Lauren sheets to be a necessity, not a luxury - but I've known what it's like to be poor.

I never rule anything out. I'm an entertainer. Be it presenting, singing, acting, I just do things I love.

I look very different on camera compared with how I do in real life. On camera, I look my best when everything is enhanced, especially my eyes - I like a smoky eye. In real life, I like myself best in tinted moisturiser, lip balm and mascara.

A huge part of youth is how you behave: I'm always looking for fun and anything that makes me feel alive - that in itself keeps me feeling young.

Some men send me condoms and underpants. I'm not sure what they want.

Any actress will tell you, when you've been given a starring role in the initial run of a show, you want to be getting the standing ovations every night, not just on review night.

Any actress will tell you - it's really hard. If you're not an A-list Hollywood movie star, if you're in the middle, there are people who assume you wouldn't do certain things without even asking you, when actually you probably would. And there are people who always think you are busy doing something else.

I don't want to fly the flag for being unhealthy and overweight, but I don't want to fly the flag for being too thin, either.