I was incredibly supple and did gymnastics as well. So half of my injuries are because I am over-supple and the joints could always go that little bit further. But I was happy to push, and I have no regrets. That is important to say.
Ever since I've given up dancing, every physiotherapist or Pilates teacher has said you have to keep moving. If I don't, I'll have a hundred times more injuries because you get weak areas on your body.
Everything is not beautiful at the ballet. It's tough.
I've come to realise that being on 'Strictly' is like being in another theatre company and performing a live production.
I worked very hard to be a diva. But it never worked.
There are always younger and better dancers fighting to get your place. You get worn down by the fight to try to stay at the top.
When I coach dancers, I always like to get on the dance floor with them or describe something by showing them.
I would love more children, but no. I'm very lucky to have had my two.
Since finishing my professional dancing career, I've been conscious of not letting myself go.
I am not a big vitamin-taker. I have vitamin C during the winter, but eating lots of fruit and veg does the trick.
I'm a size 8-10. I never weigh myself - I go on how tight my jeans are.
Ballet requires movements which are very unnatural. With every step, you do a circular movement of the hip. You turn out from the hip and make your knees point out to the side instead of forward.
I had once been told my ability to read would only reach that of a ten-year-old, but I was determined to achieve more.
My husband is Australian, and my family is scattered around the U.K. and France mostly, but we try to get a big group together for the holidays.
We only open a couple of presents on Christmas morning; we're all about the stockings - we even get them for the dogs!
On Boxing Day, we always go for a walk in our wellies with the dogs, no matter where we are.
When I had kids, I had to work out how to keep my stamina up. I learned the power of protein and eating a variety of foods.
If I'm dehydrated, my muscles feel almost squeaky.
Dancers are working their bodies just like a marathon runner would, and you have to eat to make it through a three-hour performance. Dancers put their bodies through incredible strain.
I danced so intensely, I learned the hard way that sometimes you can push your body too far.
