Darcey Bussell
Everything is not beautiful at the ballet. It's tough.
This perception that we can be stars without any work and just appear is rubbish.
I've come to realise that being on 'Strictly' is like being in another theatre company and performing a live production.
I worked very hard to be a diva. But it never worked.
There are always younger and better dancers fighting to get your place. You get worn down by the fight to try to stay at the top.
When I coach dancers, I always like to get on the dance floor with them or describe something by showing them.
I would love more children, but no. I'm very lucky to have had my two.
Since finishing my professional dancing career, I've been conscious of not letting myself go.
I am not a big vitamin-taker. I have vitamin C during the winter, but eating lots of fruit and veg does the trick.
It's very easy to become selfish and narrow-minded and see ballet as the only thing in life, but there's lots more.Collection: Life
You have to be able to cut off from the ballet and relax, or you have anxiety dreams at night, worrying about what you're going to dance the next day, going over every little detail.Collection: Dance
Ballet is quite unnatural on the joints. My body is just worn. My joints are 10 years older than me.Collection: Years
Being a mother has made my life complete.Collection: Inspirational