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" Watching Mum work hard made me do the same. I've watched her since I was little, and I've picked up on how hard she works and the fire she has in her belly. "

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" I became a fitness fiend when I was about 17 or 18. "

" The major perk of living in Brooklyn is that everything is there. If I did not want to leave Brooklyn, I could stay there the whole time. "

" I'm a very, very healthy eater, so it's proteins, greens, proteins, and more greens - and lots of water. "

" When I was 15, I didn't think I was the prettiest at all. But then something happened when I was 20-something - I thought, actually, I really like what I look like. Just because I don't look like everybody else doesn't mean that I can't be just as beautiful. "

" When I was younger, I just liked the sound of different accents, and I used to just play around to see if I could do things. I hear accents like music, so that's what helps me to learn them. "

" If you believe in chakras - head and heart - I think singing opens them up, like a wide open door. "

" My body is one that kind of looks at weights, and then all of a sudden, I have muscle. "

" I think what's different about working on stage is that you have another chance to portray it again. If you don't get something right on film, you can do another take, but on stage, once it's done, it's done. You can't go back. "

" Meditation, yoga, working out, and eating well. That's my wellness. And I think occasionally you have to treat yourself, so if you do need to take yourself shopping, go take yourself shopping. "

" I've seen 'Hamilton.' I'm obsessed. The music is crazy. "

" There are days when I'm completely obsessed with Kate Bush, and there are days when I'm completely obsessed with the Eurythmics. Then it's Aretha Franklin, then it's Lena Horne, then it's Ella Fitzgerald, then it's John Legend, then it's Michael Jackson. Music, to me, is like food, so I feel like whatever I need that day, I can get from a song. "

" I take biotin to make sure hair and nails are growing well. "

" I discovered at the age of five that I could sing, and I realised people liked it. The sound that came out made people happy, so I kept doing it. "

" What's amazing with 'The X Factor' is that it gives people a chance who wouldn't normally have one. I couldn't go on it, because it would be, like, me being lazy, because I've definitely had my opportunities. "

" I do have my own washing machine, but I do miss going to the laundromat. I love the smell of fabric softener. "

" I don't believe that many things are impossible to achieve so long as you put your mind to it and take the time to get it done. "

" I like Traditional Medicinals for most teas I drink. "

" What happens when I go to America is I sound really English. Most people would start sounding American, but I do the opposite. "

" My faith is with me always. "

" If you're going to go for a thing, there's no point unless you're going all the way. "

" Put me somewhere, tell me what to do, and I can get it done. "

" I would love to appear in 'Scandal,' something like that, or 'Grey's Anatomy' because I think they're incredible. "

" I don't think it's different to be a black girl in England than it is to be a black girl from America. We all collectively share in a pain of displacement and not feeling like we quite belong in places. "

" I do love to get my nails done. "

" What I want to see is more mixed casts. We need it. People need to be brave - in the real world, everyone and anyone is around. So if people get to see themselves on the stage, they'll want to come. "

" The thing that disturbs me the most, being in England, is that on the screen we don't see very many of us - there aren't very many black girls. They don't make the roles for us, or they don't see us in those roles. "

" It's kind of epic to see four women really be physically and mentally strong, in themselves and in their lives. That's what 'Widows' is. "

" I love that I can demonstrate that it's OK to look and be strong. "

" I don't drink anything other than water and herbal tea. "

" I always say that I want to play Serena Williams if they ever did a biopic of hers. I definitely want to do that, and I want to do some films. "