I feel like the bad times have fired me up: you have to turn negativity into positivity.
You have to break yourself down to rebuild yourself stronger.
I grind and I graft, but I will make sure that I get that time off here and there to unwind and relax and have a life.
I can't even handle a spider in my bathtub. I'm scared of the dark, and I've got ultimate, epic bug phobia.
To clarify, I haven't had surgery. Surgery is 'going under the knife,' breaking bones, adding stuff in. I simply just had cosmetic enhancement: it's just a little bit of filler which I put a little bit in my cheeks and in my lips.
Pictures of me where my face was swelling, I had water retention - where you have filler, your face draws up a load of water. So my face began to swell like a balloon.
Everyone assumes I've become this nice person overnight since joining the 'X Factor,' and before that, I was an aggressive, violent chav that just goes around attacking people and swearing every five minutes. It's just brought to the fore certain qualities that were always there.
I had an allergic reaction to lip fillers. And I looked like 'Finding Nemo.'
I guess guys are intimidated. I've never had a guy come up to me and be like, 'Hi, you alright? Can I buy you a drink?'
I'm a musician. I've done TV, but I've never really been a reality TV star, and it's not the route I'm looking to go down, and when I do TV, I want it to be connected to music.
I like having my lips done. It's my personal thing; it makes me happy. I'm honest about it; I could lie. At least I'm telling the truth!
I think any knock-back is a positive because it just helps you progress and move forward.
I'm an intense singer, so I look like I need the toilet every time I hit a high-note.
Life is a rollercoaster, and the lower you are, the higher you'll go.
When you think about the 'X Factor,' you're always going to think about Cheryl because she was a massive part of it. Huge.
I've started meditation. I even train in Kung Fu. I'm into my juicing, my healthy eating - my whole lifestyle has taken a massive turn.
I had little breakdowns and depression that would last for three days. I also started suffering from panic attacks. I used to get them when I was really young, but they came back. I'd be out having a drink, and then I wouldn't be able to breathe, would freak out, and I'd feel like my heart was going to stop.
It's great to bring urban music to the commercial scene.
People in the U.K. are passionate about the 'X Factor' - it's their show, so you have to care. It's brought out a more emotional side to me. It's actually made me softer.
Whether it comes to media pressure or anything, I've become a bit laid back and actually not bothered.
