I like to go to Mauritius on holiday.

I'm a huge holiday person. I love having parties and giving gifts.

When I first studied Billie Holiday's life story years ago, I admit that I was quite judgmental.

Every winter, I'm a sexy academic deconstructionist. And in the summer, it's normally Brigitte Bardot on holiday in the 1950s.

In Britain, the major public holiday used to be Guy Fawkes Day... that was celebrated on November 5th with things like bonfires and fireworks... I think that made Halloween seem preferable. The idea of having pumpkins and costumes and parties seemed much more appealing than burning down your neighborhood.

With the advent of Twitter and Facebook and other social networking sites, genuine privacy can only be found by renting a private villa for a holiday.

I wanted to make a video for the holidays, but none of the traditional holiday songs were moving me.

My mother used to play nothing but Billie Holiday.

After Euro 2012, I had very little holiday and almost no desire to play football. I was slipping into depression, from all the travelling.

I had a holiday job in a kitchen, but I think we'll draw a polite veil over that. There was nothing joyous or creative about it. And none of this helped my studies.

I look forward to the holiday season every year.

I'm a minimalist. I don't really need much to enjoy a good holiday - just my family and the bare essentials.

I don't get holiday, I'm self-employed. That's a really big risk for anyone in telly.

Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a being thrown on to the scrap-heap.

I'm quite tired, so when 'Dancing On Ice' is over I need a good holiday.

After 'X Factor,' I got loads of gigs. Then I went on holiday just after the tour and bought my Rolex in Tenerife. I needed to go through that phase - splurge and see that it's worthless - to get it out of my system.

I have only ever been to Antigua to hop over to other Caribbean islands. The airport had always seemed perfectly lovely, but I'm a quiet sort of holiday girl, and Antigua always seemed big.

I absolutely adore Thanksgiving. It's the only holiday I insist on making myself.

Capri on the Amalfi Coast in Italy is my ultimate holiday destination.

Halloween is my favorite holiday. It's like my Christmas.