There's a lot of young females doing R&B in England who are extremely talented and deserve more light on their stories.

I could never have imagined that, so early in my career, that I'd be ticking off boxes that I've dreamed about since I was a little girl.

There's a place for R&B in the U.K. industry - a huge market. I hope that 'Boo'd Up' can be a testament to the fact. Sometimes, it takes you moving outside the box to prove that it can be done.

There's loads of eyes and expectations. People are almost waiting for you to make a mistake so they can say, 'Oh, she's a one-hit wonder!'

Growing up training, I use to get up so early I would wave to the garbage men going by. So, I had this relationship with Blue Collar America and I really liked it. I felt that lots of those people looked forward to me winning.

We focus so much on our relationships with other people, and beauty, for me, is about facilitating your relationship with yourself.

Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you.

There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.