Quotes from Frankie Bridge

I couldn't just sit there and meditate all morning - that's not really my thing. It's not good for me to give my brain too much space to think.

One of things I find really irritating is when people say, 'You need to exercise, it'll make you feel better.' When you are in the deepest, darkest hole, that is the last thing that you can imagine doing.

When I was in S Club Juniors I had very long, straight, brown hair and I never really played around with it. I was very young and the team told me that I had to leave it alone, so the minute S Club Juniors disbanded I decided to cut it short.

For me in the past, working out has been a real chore and a punishment. When you're down that route, you're never going to keep it up.

I've been in the industry for a really long time now and I think that's always been the nice thing about The Saturdays, we've all been allowed to do our own thing.

As we all know, mental health matters, while we still have a long way to go, we're starting to see the wheels turning for real and meaningful change. As a parent of young boys, the fact these conversations will be happening at home, in their friendship groups and in the classroom is so important.

I am absolutely thrilled that Dr Alex George has been appointed as the Youth Ambassador for Mental Health. The work he'll be doing in schools, universities, the NHS and wider public is incredible.

We have to learn to be kinder to ourselves.

Sometimes it's nice just to relax and enjoy the kids.

We all get wrapped up in the cool thing of the moment, but I think it's more important to stick to what works for you.

I find January hard. Nothing really happens.

I spoke up about my difficulties with anxiety and depression to try to help change people's view of those problems and improve understanding. You need to be brave about doing it because you know you'll get negative stuff aimed at you by ignorant people, and I did, but it's all about toughening up and rising above that. It was worth it.