Growing up, I used to think I'd never get on a plane - I was terrified. But when I joined Mis-Teeq, being on a plane was my job. I used to scream on flights. Full-on screams.

There were very few British black women on TV or in music when I was a teenager; when you're growing up, you need someone you can identify with. I remember at Christmas being bought a doll that didn't look anything like me, so I threw it away.

Once you've been through tough times, you can only become stronger.

The Alesha Show' was done with production crew Xenomania, and this time, I've worked with a lot of upcoming new producers.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

I'm promoting positivity. I'm promoting happiness and loving yourself and having fun. But it's not a joke.

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.

Joy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph.