I wasn’t into sports when I was younger. I was one of those kids who always tried to get a note from the doctor to say I had a cold so I didn’t have to go play hockey in bad weather and be miserable. Eliza Doolittle Read Quote
I love dressing up. As kids, my friends and I would dress up as the Spice Girls – Posh Spice was my favourite because I had short brown hair like her. Eliza Doolittle Read Quote
Fashion changes. Everyone in fashion changes. I think it’s important to change it up and reinvent yourself every now and again. Eliza Doolittle Read Quote
My mum taught me that bodies are bodies, and they come in all shapes and sizes – we should be free about that. My legs are a bit dangly, and my knees point inwards. Everyone has insecurities, but I try not to focus on them. It’s important to be confident with what you’ve got. Eliza Doolittle Read Quote
I love Radiohead, which most people don’t expect, and I listen to everything from Stevie Wonder to Steely Dan, Carole King, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, Beyonce Knowles, Vampire Weekend, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Burt Bacharach, and Paul Simon. Eliza Doolittle Read Quote
My friends will be like, ‘That bloke was chatting you up’, and I’ll go, ‘What?’ I’m so oblivious – I don’t notice things like that. Eliza Doolittle Read Quote
I think my parents did want me to go to university just in case, but neither my mum or dad went to uni, so they couldn’t talk. Eliza Doolittle Read Quote
Eliza was my first name for two reasons. My dad was reading ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin,’ which features the maid Eliza in it, when I was born. Then there was Eliza Doolittle from ‘My Fair Lady’ and ‘Pygmalion.’ My mum always loved the name, and I got called Eliza Doolittle a lot, so it stuck, basically. Eliza Doolittle Read Quote
I love’ Les Mis,’ and I owe it a lot, because I wouldn’t have been born without it. Eliza Doolittle Read Quote