Shayne Ward

Once I got in the public eye there was no going back.

I don't think that money makes you any better brought up than I was.

I don't see the point in being bitter.

If somebody tells me I'm famous I say, 'I'm not.' I can't see myself as famous and I don't think I'll ever call myself famous. I definitely don't feel famous.

I love a challenge, and I think it's when people least expect you to do something that you often do your best.

I'd love to venture into TV or do some gritty dramas - Guy Ritchie, that kind of thing.

I put my money in property and I love merchandise; such as Muhammad Ali boxing gloves. It's about stability for the future.

I love to write poetry.

I grew up in Manchester in a big Irish family - there are seven of us in all - so my life has always been about role-playing, about doing anything for a laugh. I'm always joking about; that's the way I am.

What I said to my family is, 'Our history is our own. Let people write what they want, we know who we are.'

Children are so precious.

My maxim is that no one's ever made it. I haven't and that's why I work my hardest.