Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

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

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

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.

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

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.

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

I think because I did a lot of modelling and appeared in lads mags a lot of women didn't necessarily warm to me. But now I have been through childbirth, post-natal depression and struggled with my weight, women seem to relate to me a lot more.

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

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

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

I had absolutely no idea how I had ballooned during my pregnancy. All I thought about was eating plenty of food to keep my baby healthy.

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

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.

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

I came out of the womb born to sing and dance. I have to follow my heart.

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

Everyone thinks that just because you have a Scouse accent, then you must be 'on the rob'.

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

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

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

I would snack on crisps and chocolate and my meals weren't the best. I ate lots of steak with creamy sauces, chips and peas, washed down with wine and a pudding.

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

I'd already put on a bit of weight before I got pregnant.

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

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

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

I eat a lot of chicken with salad or salmon with salad.

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

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

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

The prima ballerinas who taught me were far more scary than Gordon Ramsay. They'd scream at me and pull my legs and arms, so after them Gordon was a piece of cake.

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

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

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

Dad worked in a warehouse when I was little and I didn't see him for three years as he was doing all the overtime God gave him to buy me new ballet shoes, or a new tutu.

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

I want to have a family and I'd like to live in a lovely big house, with a massive driveway and gates and loads of kids.

Jennifer Ellison
Jennifer Ellison

I want to be the best mum and I want everything to be perfect - I want a fairy tale really.