“I know who my dad is, I've met him a few times, but I don't even call him dad. I know it sounds horrible, but I don't even see him as part of my family, to be honest. If you want the truth, it doesn't bother me because I don't know any different. I just know that me and my mum, that was my family.” IfsKnowsWantDifferentSoundHonestDadMetsMy FamilyMy DadHorribleBeing HonestBotherMum Author:Sally Pearson
“Acting is something I've done since I was six years old, performing for my mum and my family in the living room, and I do it because my heart's in it.” YearsHeartDoneRoomsActingMy HeartSixMy FamilyPerformingMumLiving RoomSix Year Olds Author:Lily Cole
“In my family, my fat family, none of us ever say the word 'fat.' 'Fat' is the word you hear shouted on the playground or in the street - it's never allowed over the threshold of the house. My mum won't have that filth in her house. At home together, we are safe. ... There will be no harm to our feelings here because we never acknowledge fat exists. We never refer to our size. We are the elephants in the room.” FeelingsHomeTogetherHouseRoomsStreetsSafeMy FamilyWeightSizeHarmFatsAcknowledgeMumElephantsThresholdPlaygroundsFilthElephant In The Room Author:Caitlin Moran
“I haven't had any bad jobs. I was a hairdresser before and that's it. I still cut my family and mates' hair when they want a trim. If I go up to Scotland to see my mum, I know she'll say, 'Bring your scissors!'” IfsKnowsWantStillsJobsCuttingHavensHairMy FamilyMatesMumScotlandScissorsHairdresserBad Jobs Author:Sharleen Spiteri
“To win the X Factor would mean the world to me and my family. I'd buy mum and dad a house and then I think I would buy myself a car and have a little shopping trip.” ThinkingWorldMeanLittlesHouseWinningCarDadMy FamilyFactorsShoppingMumMum And DadMean The World To Me Author:Leona Lewis
“I love money, and I love movement. I like what it has let me do for my family. I have paid off my mum and dad's mortgage, I've bought them two BMWs, they can have anything they want. I am buying a fleet of cars for myself. I have unemployed my sisters, they don't need to work, don't need to worry about a thing.” WantNeedsTwoWorryCarMovementDadMy FamilyLet MePaidBuyingMy SisterMumMortgageUnemployedLove Of MoneyMum And DadBmwPaid OffI Love Money Author:Conor McGregor
“My family traveled with a whole community to European festivals. My mum did gymnastics, freak show performances, and swung fire in the circus, so I followed her footsteps.” WholeShowsCommunityFireMy FamilyPerformancesFreakMumTraveledFestivalsCircusGymnasticsFootsteps Author:Neon Hitch
“My dad's family were political and he was always a theatrical creature, whereas my mum is really musical and her father was the touring pianist with Nat King Cole. My family was an explosive mixture of politics, religion and music - no wonder I turned out how I did.” PoliticalFatherWonderKingsDadCreaturesMy FamilyMusicalMy DadMumMixturesTouringTheatricalPianistExplosives Author:Grace Jones
“My dad is a minister and my mum is a worker with the less fortunate and the disabled. They're Nigerian natives. Their first language is Yoruba, and their second language is English. My mum and dad moved to London when they had my eldest sister. They started a life in London as immigrants, and they built up from there. They're no actors in my family, but there are definitely animated black people in my family.” PeopleLanguageBlackDadMy FamilyMovedMy DadBlack PeopleMumAnimatedEldestMum And Dad Author:John Boyega
“Apparently, one in five people in the world are Chinese. And there are five people in my family, so it must be one of them. It's either my mum or my dad. Or my older brother, Colin. Or my younger brother, Ho-Chan-Chu. But I think it's Colin.” PeopleThinkingWorldHumorFunnyFatherFiveBrotherDadMy FamilyMy DadChineseMumOlder BrotherDysfunctional FamilyYounger BrotherMy Little BrotherYoung Brother Author:Tim Vine
“Becky! Love!" Mum has pushed her way through her dancing guests to reach me. "What's wrong? Has labor started?" Honestly. My family has no idea about contemporary urban street dance trends.” WayIdeasStreetsLaborMy FamilyDancingHonestlyContemporaryNo IdeaTrendsGuestsMumUrbanBecky Book:Shopaholic & Baby Source: Shopaholic & Baby