Top 35 Quotes & Sayings by Jane McDonald

Loose Women' didn't axe me. I had started planning the tour and album and Loose Women saw my list of 40 dates. I wanted to back out and focus on my music career.

I can't say I am totally up to date with the latest technology, but at the same time, I would say that I am very good at working out how to use technical items.

You never ever expect to win a Bafta. It's unreachable for people like me.

Oh, I think everyone knows I like to party.

I love Australia because it's a different time of day so I'm asleep through any problems back home.

A whole new world of taste opened up to me and I put on at last one dress size, if not two during my 12 weeks on the Black Prince.

Loose Women' is fantastic. It's great working with a group of strong, feisty females, who are also your mates. It's like therapy.

I've had the same group of friends for more than 30 years and although I am not always great at keeping in touch, I am very loyal to people who are important to me.

When I was on 'Loose Women' I never thought you have to keep it light. I had my own view. It sounds daft, but I forgot that there were cameras there because I got very heated in discussions.

I'm the only one of the family born in Yorkshire. My aunt came down first with her husband and told my mum there was plenty of work in Wakefield. My dad was going to go to Australia, but mum said no, we'll go to Wakefield.

Everyone's always shocked that I'm still based in Yorkshire, but going home there is my sanctuary. Home is where the heart is, and my mother, sister and brother are there, and my partner.

ITV have been fantastic and I still have a good relationship with them, but I probably won't be back on 'Loose Women.'

I had the working class ethic. I wanted to make a living and there weren't many opportunities for an opera singer in Yorkshire, so I went onto the club circuit.

What you have to do is be grateful for the chances you get. I've always been very humble and never take it for granted, ever. I do the best I can possibly do.

Trying to work out my schedule is hard but I'm lucky I have two great teams who take care of it all.

Holidays are reflection time and I always take 'Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting', by Lynn Grabhorn.

Then I trained as an opera singer for four years before I started singing professionally as a pop act.

Never having to hoover, cook, clean or do any task I don't want to would be heaven.

My dad Peter, who was my roadie when I was starting out, had loads of confidence but couldn't sing.

Being tired doesn't necessarily make me grumpy but I do find it incredibly hard to focus or get anything done.

But it's funny, I really was quite introverted as a child. I just liked music, so mum and dad bought me a piano when I was seven - I actually got up to Grade Seven at the London College of Music on piano.

I did 100 concerts in 2010 and I had a bit of a burn out at the end of the year. I was absolutely exhausted and didn't want to do it any more.

I spend six months of the year on cruises. Travelling the world with your mates, it's such good fun and I hope that comes across.

I was very blessed with 'The Cruise' and what happened - that just doesn't happen to people like me.

When you're younger you've got all these hang-ups, but when you get to your 50s you just have a good time.

Some people seem to survive on very little sleep but I am definitely not one of them.

Cruising' is feel good TV.

I still live in the same town in Yorkshire where I've always lived.

Your manager is your boss and tells you what to do, what to wear and who to be, so our relationship changed. I loved him with all my heart, but felt he'd stopped looking at me as a wife. I became a product.

I loved being at sea: the sights, the sounds, the food, the sunshine, the people, and the work.

My dad was down the pit and my mother worked in a newsagent.

I don't have holiday nightmares, but the worst part about holidays is airports for me. It's the travelling to it that's the pain really. But if there's a problem, I just sort it out and get on with it. What's the point of letting it ruin your holiday? It's a waste of time and a waste of life otherwise. Just open that champagne and have a ball. I've always got a drink in my hand, have you noticed that?

I get such joy from singing- it's good for the soul.

Do you know I had the best time on 'Loose Women' and I'm very, very fond of the show still. I know everybody who's on it and it's a great open door to go back if I need to. Everybody on there is lovely and I've got a great relationship with them - the new ones and the old ones. It's been a big part of my life over the years, so it's nice I can nip back. I do miss everybody on it, but we're all on What'sApp, so I know what everybody is up to.

I've had a tremendous career and I get more phone calls from people who've been on 'X Factor' asking how they get on the ships. The ships are a very lucrative job for any singer and I would advise any singer to go and work on them and try it for a while. If you are not good enough, you will not get on.