Quotes from Jennifer Ellison

Going home and spending time with your family and your real friends keeps you grounded.

I wanted to have a go at a pop career. My first single, 'Baby I Don't Care', was a hit, and the second, 'Bye Bye Boy', reached the Top 20.

I love performing on stage the most. It's getting that instant reaction from a live audience. There are no boundaries, you can take your character as far as you want to, you can be the craziest person ever.

Ballet is such a disciplined craft and it has given me a good grounding.

I want to be a young mum and if I didn't have to work I'd have them tomorrow. I'd like three!

If it's supposed to be a really passionate snog, you slip the tongue in.

I always wanted to act and sing, but my first love was ballet.

I don't do faddy diets any more. I once did a no-carbs diet a few years ago but it made me depressed. I couldn't be doing with that!

I got a mortgage at 17! I didn't even know you could get a mortgage at 17.

I'm an addict for underwear.

When I found out I was pregnant, I was over the moon about it, but I was upset I wasn't married!

My name's Jennifer Ellison and one day I'm going to be famous!

I don't find it a struggle to maintain a healthy diet now as my palate has changed. I don't crave rich food.

I want to tell people that I had post-natal depression because there is so much stigma around the subject and there shouldn't be.

I was born and brought up in Liverpool with my clever little sister Jemma, who is 14 and wants to be a vet. My mum Jane is an administrator and my dad Peter is a taxi driver.

I'm very close to my family. Not like these big stars - not mentioning any names - who lose the plot and don't know who they are.

I know people will think it's funny because I've done glamour modelling in the past, but I felt embarrassed about my body and just wanted to cover it up.