Bonnie Langford Quotes

#1. I go to the gym regularly, not just for the way I look but because it makes me less cranky, too.

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#2. I just have to express myself somehow, either through singing, dance or fitness. You get sick of it; you have days where you think you don't want to do it, but generally after I've done something, I feel better. That's why I do the exercise: to earn my bar of chocolate and cappuccino.

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#3. I'm the fussiest eater on earth; my husband despairs. I like chicken and pasta, and can't resist milk chocolate. I figure if you're going to do something naughty, make it really enjoyable.

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#4. I'd never gone as a kid to an ice rink. There was always that fear that I'd break my leg and it would affect my career.

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#5. The pushy showbiz kid thing was always the performance, not the person. I'm very solitary. I don't like socialising.

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#6. I'm a deeply boring person in real life; I don't do any drinking and going out until four in the morning. I'll usually head straight home for a cup of tea.

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#7. I am probably more critical of myself than anyone else, I am very tiny - 5'1 and a half inches - so there's nowhere for weight to hide.

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#8. I was the shyest kid. I'd never speak, only if I had to. Honestly.

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#9. For years I used to try to straighten my hair, but I've reached a stage where I think, 'I've got red curly hair, and it's actually really great.'

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#10. As a dancer I've always checked my body constantly; 'Am I having a good day or am I having a fat day?'

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#11. I love Monet: his 'Water Lilies' would look great on my wall. But would I prefer to see money helping kids get better from cancer rather than spending it on a work of art for my own personal indulgence? Yes, I probably would.

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#12. I'd got a part in the original cast of 'Cats' when I was 16, and that kept me going for a while. After that, I felt lost, both personally and professionally - I was trying to find a way not to be seen only as this bubbly, bright, vivacious person. It felt like I'd lost the freedom to make mistakes.

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#13. Looking in the mirror is very strange; we see only what we choose to see, good or bad.

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#14. It's difficult to be a mother and maintain a career as a performer - but then it's difficult in any industry.

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#15. I see wrinkles and lines, and wear glasses to read, which I hate. But I am in a better place in my body than I used to be.

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#16. 'Dr Who' is an extraordinary association that I have because I didn't realise until I was in the show quite how worldwide it is and how popular and how dear it is to so many people's hearts.

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#17. I don't read reviews, and I try not to read articles about me. It taints your outlook: if you believe the good things, you've got to believe the bad things, too.

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#18. Dance never really goes away; it just reforms and reinvents, and it's become more athletic with new connection to fitness and sport. Dance used to have this exclusivity, but not any more.

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#19. I used to hate my bottom because as a dancer, you're supposed to have nothing there.

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