When I did 'Dancing with the Stars' I did lose an awful lot of weight and I think at the time everybody was sort of alarmed by it. You can eat anything and it is still dropping off you when you are doing that amount of exercise. Katherine Jenkins More Quotes by Katherine Jenkins More Quotes From 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 bullyingablechildren When I dance, I forget everything else and just feel completely happy. Katherine Jenkins forget-everythingdanceinspirational I am fussy, about my diet and straining my voice. I know, sounds a bit over the top. But I'm not as bad as I used to be. These days I don't drink alcohol for five days before a show - very dehydrating for the vocal cords, and all that acid reflux. I used to ban it for a fortnight. Nightmare. Katherine Jenkins alcoholvoicesound You learn your lessons from the mistakes you make, not the things you achieve. Katherine Jenkins achievelessonsmistake I have such happy memories of performing in a choir and I don't think I'd have got where I am today without all that experience. So my advice to young singers is to either join your school or church's choir or find one in your local area. Choral music at any level teaches you so much about musicianship and blending your voice. Katherine Jenkins memoriesschoolthinking Confidence is one of the sexiest things. Katherine Jenkins sexiestself-esteem I did once shatter a chandelier. I was singing with my college choir in Wales. I was the soloist and I hit the high note and there was this massive bang and all this glass came down from the ceiling. I'd like that to be my party trick if I can perfect it. Katherine Jenkins glassespartycollege I would absolutely, definitely never sell my wedding pictures to a magazine. I'd like it to be a special day, not a photo shoot. And once you've done that, your marriage becomes everybody else's business. Katherine Jenkins weddingdonespecial I always choose songs that I have an emotional connection to, and I often feel myself getting very emotional when I sing. Katherine Jenkins connectionsemotionalsong I've only ever wanted to be a singer; I never wanted to be famous. Katherine Jenkins singerswanted I'd love to play Carmen - it's the perfect mezzo role. Katherine Jenkins rolesperfectplay I do not understand where the idea came from that opera is only for privileged people, I am as happy singing before 70,000 people at the Millennium Stadium, as I am in front of a few hundred in a small concert hall. Katherine Jenkins singingpeopleideas 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 mcdonaldsagelove At the weekend, one of the paparazzi left their lunch box filled with half-eaten pasta salad on my doorstep: it was like a little warning, you know? 'We have been here.' Katherine Jenkins weekendlunchhalf People perceive opera and classical as elitist - I disagree. I've always tried to mix the two, make it more accessible. Katherine Jenkins operatwopeople Being a question on 'The Weakest Link,' that was quite a moment. Katherine Jenkins weakest-linkmomentslinks In Heaven, I believe my dad is somewhere doing something nice. I feel I've been too lucky to travel this far without somebody guiding me. Katherine Jenkins dadnicebelieve 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 cuttingactingthinking 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 idolswishthinking I'm not naturally a person that wants to exercise, but I find running is something I can do wherever I am in the world. Katherine Jenkins exerciserunningworld
