SMASH HITS : IN THE SACK

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE SPORT?
Ooh, I don't do sport. That makes me sound really lazy. Even at school, I tried to get out of doing it. The only sport I've done recently was playing football for Smash Hits - but I was good, wasn't I? So I can play a bit of football and I'd like to be able to play tennis. Is dancing a sport? (No.) Well, I'm not a very sporty person then, am I?

WHAT WAS THE LAST MEAL YOU COOKED?
Oh, that was weeks ago and it was probably beans on toast. I'm a useless cook. I don't ever use the kitchen - except for bowls of cereal - and I go out for dinner. I love going to the local Italian and Chinese restaurants. I tried to cook a Sunday roast once, but it took about five hours because I couldn't get everything ready at the same time. I'd invited loads of friends round and they were sooo hungry after waiting all day. Never again.

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU DID BEFORE COMING TO DO THIS INTERVIEW?
I got out of bed, had a shower, had a cup of tea and Shredded Wheat for breakfast, then came straight here.

HAVE YOU EVER BROKEN ANY BONES?
No, I've sprained my ankle, but that's about it. The sprain was really, really bad - that was my worst injury. It's stupid how it happened. I was changing my bedroom around and I thought I could do it on my own. I was just moving my bed, when I got myself trapped in the corner. I couldn't move. I had to try and climb over the bed, but I fell off painfully. I couldn't move for about an hour, until my mum got home and found me.

HAVE YOU EVER SKINNY DIPPED?
I haven't as yet, no... but I certainly plan to. It's not something I'm going to let slip by me in life. It would have to be a secluded cove, or maybe a private outdoor pool - I don't really like the sea very much.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE AGE OF CONSENT SHOULD BE?
It depends. Everyone is different at different ages. I know that at the age of 16, I was still quite young and having sex seemed like a lifetime away for me. I was going to clubs and doing all the other things I'm doing now, but sexual relationships didn't really figure at the time. Al lot of my friends obviously felt they were ready for it, though. At the end of the day, whether it's legal or not, people know when they're ready. Especially girls - as long as they use their brains and are aware of what it means to have sex.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD BO?
Oh God! I'm very hygienic, so I've never had B.O. I wouldn't let myself get to that stage. I haven't suffered so far - my friends would let me know very quickly if I did. Fortunately, I haven't had to tell any of my friends, but I would if they did.

DO YOU GET CHATTED UP A LOT?
Umm, my friends get chatted up more. I do now and again, but not loads. I hope it's not because I'm famous. I like to think I'm not unapproachable - that's the last thing I've ever wanted to be. People think that because I'm in the public eye, I must get loads of blokes, but I don't - my mates get more. It's not fair.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU CHANGE YOUR SOCKS?
Everyday, unless I'm wearing shoes without socks. I usually nick my brothers'. My feet are bigger than theirs, so I have to stretch them. My brothers are only seven and ten, I should add - but their feet are catching up rapidly. The only things that are growing are their feet, haha!

HAVE YOU EVER DONE A WEE OUTDOORS?
Gosh, I'm getting all the dodgy questions. I'm sure I did when I was younger. I must have stopped on the motorway. Now though, I'd rather be taken into the middle of the road and shot that take a pee outside. I'd be totally embarassed. There have been loads of close calls - I need one all the time when I'm out shopping. I just have to run into a pub or restaurant.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE FILM?
I've got loads of fave films. I love About Last Night with Demi Moore and Rob Lowe - that's a film I used to watch it all the time. I like The Bodyguard with Kevin Costner and Whitney Housten as well. This year, I really enjoyed Seven - I wasn't a Brad Pitt fan before that.

WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE HISTORICAL FIGURE?
History wasn't really my good point at school. I always found Henry VIII and the way he killed all his wives really interesting, but everything else was boring. I wouldn't have any of my ex-boyfriends beheaded... but give me time, I might do that in the future. At the moment I would just have them put in the tower, starved and tortured.

COULD YOU BEAT LIAM GALLAGHER IN A FIGHT?
I've been known to throw a punch or two in my time. I hear he's pretty hard, though. Hopefully, I'll never get into a fight with him. I reckon he'd be a gentleman anyway and wouldn't hit me. The last fight I had was two years ago with an ex-boyfriend. There were plenty of punches then and I threw a bunch of keys at him.

ARE YOU A GOOD KISSER?
You'll have to ask the people I've kissed. My first kiss was gross. But as you get older, it gets better. I do enjoy a kiss now.

HAVE YOU EVER PLAYED 'SPIN THE BOTTLE'?
Oh yeah. When I was younger, it was my favourite game. It could be quite embarassing when you ended up kissing your mate's boyfriend. I was the one who'd play until it came on me and then didn't want to play anymore. We'd get thrown into the kitchen together, so noone would know what happened. Most of the time, you'd just sit there, feeling embarassed. I haven't played it since I was 14.

WHAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOUR PARENTS TAUGHT YOU WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP?
I think it was when my mum told me just to be kind - what goes around, comes around - and never, ever think you're better than anyone else. That's important. And she also taught me that the time you've got is important, so you should take care of yourself. The things your parents tell you when you're young isn't taken in at the time - it's only later on in life that you realise it was all true.

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A TEDDY BEAR?
No, but I have a few in my room that fans have given me. When I was a little girl, I had a doll called Jemima. She was my life. But then I lost her. I also had a bottle up until I was quite old. My mum had to persuade me that some poor babies down the road needed it.

DO YOU PICK YOUR NOSE AND EAT THE BOGIES?
No, that's gross! I'm not into that, definitely not. It makes me sick when you're in a traffic jam and the guy in the car next to you is doing that. They always look so ashamed when you catch them out.

WHERE DO YOU BUY YOUR SOCKS?
Depends where I am. I usually wear plain sporty socks - none of that patterned stuff with ladybirds on. I remember as a teenager wearing fluorescent socks - a green one and an orange one. Pop sox.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN LIFE AFTER DEATH?
I believe that you don't just die, though I'm not into reincarnation. I do believe there is a heaven and a hell. I like to think that if you're good, you get to meet up with your family friends again. But I don't think that if you're bad you come back as a rat.