'Fill Me In' went to number one at the same time Destiny's Child released 'Say My Name.' Having a number one over Destiny's Child at their peak was just madness to me.
Thankfully, my manager didn't talk me into 'Big Brother' or 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'
I bought a dodgy gold ring off a guy in Southampton. He told me to check it was real gold by heating it up with a lighter and pressing it against my skin, because real gold doesn't burn. I still have the scar on my left hand.
I am only as good as my last song. Hits are a pension, but I don't want to rest on those songs. I want to have a future.
When I go on stage, there's no way I can do the kind of show I do and not be fit for it. I can't. I want to give everything.
In the course of my career, which has been an incredible rollercoaster ride, I look at the journey and think it's been immense.