[2003; on people who describe pop groups like Girls Aloud and Atomic Kitten as 'pram-faced' and 'council estate] I've heard that said a few times. This or that band come from council estates. So what? Where do they come from?

[2003; on the "unbelievable" pressure on Popstars: The Rivals] And always at the back of your mind was that you're constantly working this hard and you don't know what for. You think, I'm doing this, I'm knackered, I've got cold sores, me head's banging, I can't sleep, I'm a nervous wreck and I might get thrown out on Saturday night, so it would have all been for nothing.

[2003] The public might decide that they don't want us [Girls Aloud] any more and we'll have to call it a day. But we'll stay friends, definitely.

[2003; on Pete Waterman claiming Girls Aloud did not sing on their single] You know what I think? People want to grow up to be pop stars, they don't want to grow up to be pop critics, and some critics should remember that.

[2003; Girls Aloud are being asked by an interviewer if they would describe themselves as feminists] I think I'm a feminist for certain things. I just can't think of one now.

[2003; surprised reaction to an interviewer's question about how Girls Aloud will stop their lives as pop stars becoming just another boring day job] But it will always be exciting because it's something you've always wanted to do. If you'd always wanted to be a heart surgeon then you'd always find operations exciting.

[2003] Music is just... music! ns] It's wonderful, but it's not going to change the world, it's not going to bring world peace, it's not going to do anything serious. It's just entertainment, get over it!