When I started out in this business, I really wanted to become iconic, but I'm glad that didn't happen. I like to do things like travel on public transport unnoticed. Kiki Dee businessgladhappen Change image and share on social
I look back and wonder why I wasted my time talking about fried potatoes with the great John Lennon. But that's what was so fabulous about him - he was very down to earth. Kiki Dee backearthfabulous Change image and share on social
I always enjoyed sport. I was a bit of a wild child, to be honest, and just loved running around. Kiki Dee bitechildenjoy Change image and share on social
The first thing Fontana did was get me to change my hair colour from light brown to red, and the songwriter Mitch Murray suggested I change my name from Pauline Matthews to Kiki Dee. Kiki Dee brownchangecolour Change image and share on social
It's not so much that I ever declared: 'I will never have children.' I just never found the right man to settle down with, so it didn't happen. Kiki Dee childdeclarefind Change image and share on social
I was the youngest of three kids, and from the age of four, singing was my way of getting attention. Kiki Dee ageattentionkid Change image and share on social
Dad always encouraged my singing, so when 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' was a hit in the States, I flew my parents to New York first-class to see me, put them up at the Waldorf Astoria, then they sailed home on the QE2. Kiki Dee astoriabreakclass share on social
I found acting tough; it takes a lot out of you if you have no technique. Kiki Dee actfindlot Change image and share on social
I'm a childless woman, yet I felt no maternal urges whatsoever. The prospect of years of broken nights and nappy changes holds no appeal for me. Kiki Dee appealbreakchildless Change image and share on social
I had a cancer scare in the early '90s, and for a few months, I wondered if I would make it. Kiki Dee 90scancerearly Change image and share on social
