QUOTES OF THE DAY

“I felt like I was drowning. Like I was going under water and I just needed to come up for air. Like I was in a river being pulled in a current. Unable to breathe”

– Singer Avril Lavigne recalling her early career as “the worst years” of her life.

“Every time you make a film you are scared, but you should never let fear concern you because you should be scared. Being scared is the best motivational tool you can have”

– Film director Sir Peter Jackson, who has been awarded a Blue Peter

gold badge.

“I pulled the plug on it. I got fed up with it. It was time to quit. Just like all the other stuff”

– Rolling Stones rocker Keith Richards who has cut down on his drinking.

“I’ve been ghosted more times than I care to admit. There are times when I’ve been on dates and thought we had a great time and then I’ve never heard from the guy again”

– Actress Lily Collins.

“It is completely untrue that I did it in order to raise awareness for autism. I did it for the money”

– Anne Hegerty, a star of TV quiz show The Chase, explains why she appeared on I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here.

“One of my goals for 2019 is to understand UK politics. But it’s a struggle: I read and read and try and learn, but my brain cannot grasp it”

– US model Chrissie Teigen.