I wish I got a little bit more time at home. I am away a lot and being around my loved ones and friends is good for me. It grounds me. It’s something I need to make more time for. I think I need a little more balance. – Katherine Jenkins
Growing up with my family gave me some of my best memories. I’d like to have a family of my own – slip away for a bit and do nothing but spend those early years with my children. – Katherine Jenkins
2012 was the year I saw Twitter as a negative. More people need to realise that not everything they read is true and that Internet trolls are a real problem. – Katherine Jenkins
If my mum thinks I’m acting like a diva she’ll soon tell me off… She’ll cut me down to size! – Katherine Jenkins
I have to believe that I know what’s best for me. For instance, I choose all my songs. I never record anything I don’t want to record. No one tells me what concerts to do. – Katherine Jenkins
For me, with the Blue Man Group, I got asked. It was for the Royal Variety Show, which was something I always wanted to be a part of. I’m really interested in things people don’t necessarily expect. I did a pop song, but I did it in my own style. – Katherine Jenkins
I wasn’t the best in my class at the Royal Academy. There was a really good soprano and baritone who were technically better and are doing really well in opera now. But I was definitely the best mezzo-soprano in my class, because I was the only one of those! – Katherine Jenkins
My idol was Marilyn Monroe, who was a size 16, I think, and curvy in all the right places. I will never be stick thin. I remember a shoot where I had to get into these tiny hot pants, and I thought, ‘God, I wish I hadn’t eaten.’ – Katherine Jenkins
Children should be able to live a life free from bullying and harassment and it is time that we all took a stand against this. – Katherine Jenkins
People perceive opera and classical as elitist – I disagree. I’ve always tried to mix the two, make it more accessible. – Katherine Jenkins
For stage wear and gowns, Julien McDonald, who is a friend of mine. I love that he can be totally over the top for stage wear! – Katherine Jenkins
I’m over the moon to be involved in the ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special. I can’t quite believe it as it’s a part of the family tradition at the Jenkins household. I heard the news that I got the role on my 30th birthday and it was the best birthday present ever. – Katherine Jenkins
I think maybe because of the kind of music I sing, people want to believe you’re a diva. They can’t believe after eight years, and eight albums, you’re still relatively sane. I feel like they almost want me to throw something at somebody. – Katherine Jenkins
After doing ‘Doctor Who,’ I’m open-minded to doing more acting. Part of the reason you do a show like this is because it creates other opportunities you haven’t had before. – Katherine Jenkins
People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life. – Katherine Jenkins
Everything in my career is my decision – every picture, every outfit. You get one chance at this, and I never saw myself as being a puppet. – Katherine Jenkins
I can’t leave the studio until everything is as it should be. And I can’t put a record out unless I am completely happy with it. I never want to be at a signing and hear my album playing and think, ‘Oh no, I could have done that top note better.’ – Katherine Jenkins
Beatbullying’s ‘The Big March 2012’ is such a brilliant campaign and I am very proud to be a part of it. I have been a victim of cyber bullying myself and I know firsthand just how hurtful it can be. People think that they can hide behind computers and send nasty and hurtful comments to people, and this is wrong. – Katherine Jenkins
I’m a Cancerian, the typical crab with the tough outer shell and the soft bit in the middle. I don’t think I’ll ever come to terms with people being unnecessarily nasty, but I can take it if someone doesn’t like my music – I’m not everyone’s cup of tea. – Katherine Jenkins