Top 44 Stacey Dooley Quotes

I’m such a homebody. It’s actually quite tragic because, if I’m out for drinks, I’ll constantly be thinking about when it’s acceptable for me to leave.

I love making documentaries. But I do like other factual entertainment as well, and I like doing the lighter stuff.

I often think, if I hadn’t have done ‘Blood, Sweat and T-shirts,’ where would I be? What would I be doing?

I’m a real advocate for ‘Live your best life.’ The cha-cha is not my best life.

Hate won’t solve anything.

We should celebrate make-up. It’s a lucrative industry; a massive employer.

‘Strictly’ has taught me that activity outside work is good for my mental health.

The Democratic Republic of Congo was the most unbelievable place I have ever seen. Now, I’m not normally a massive fan of landscapes, but the country was just so so stunning!

I have never met anyone who has worked harder than me.

I’m not toeing the line when I say BBC3 is an incredible channel – it has evolved and found itself.

I’ve earned my stripes; I don’t need to prove myself to anyone.

In Cambodia, education is really a luxury, and many kids are thrown into work as early as possible. This means they can help support their parents, as often the parents don’t even earn a living wage.

It’s hard being homeless at any age, but at 16 years old? I can’t even imagine. When you’re a homeless teen, how do you build a future or have any sort of life?

2018 has been such a fantastic year for me: working on some hard-hitting documentaries, as well as ‘Strictly,’ has been a real treat.

It’s daunting doing something you haven’t done before – you feel silly; you feel like a bit of an idiot.

I’m delighted to be involved with ‘Glow Up.’ The make-up artists are so impressive and talented.

I can nod off anywhere. Once, when I was little, I even slept through a car crash.

I try to be semi-healthy, but I’ve got into a really bad routine of never food shopping. My fridge is always bare!

As a journalist, I think it’s OK to feel – I think there’s space for it. It’s how you react to those feelings that’s important.

One of the things that slaps you in the face when you arrive in Japan is their obsession with everything cute.

When I first arrived in Cambodia, I found it very buzzy and very happening. It seemed like quite a cool place, and everyone, tourists and locals, seemed to be in good spirits!

I was born in Luton, I grew up in Luton, and all my family and friends are still there. Luton is home for me.

Traditional news feels quite sanitised, quite statisticky. We’re bombarded with images, but often, you don’t see the human stories, or if you do, it’s only for 60 seconds, max.

I feel like no-one likes a sob story. No-one likes to hear Moanie Margaret.

I deserve to be paid the same as men.

Life is life, and you’ve got to be mindful of that.

I know some people believe impartiality is key, and it’s necessary in some situations, but in others – if something is so fundamentally wrong, why do we have to make out we’re impartial?

I like eating everything in sight.

I love Orla Guerin – she’s my queen… when I watch her on the news, I just can’t believe how brave she is.

My father had his demons; our relationship was difficult and fractured. But I don’t ever think, ‘Poor me,’ I just feel blessed that I had my mother. She was such a great mum.

The cha-cha, right from the start… I knew it wasn’t my kinda thing.

There were times when I didn’t have enough money, I didn’t have enough work, and I would panic.

Generally, I’m quite chilled about my looks, but I’m gutted if my skin’s bad.

When I was 18, I was working at Luton airport and spending all my money on going out and buying tops. I had no fears, no responsibilities.

You can be aware and educated and informed, but you’ve got to place emphasis on being compassionate, having empathy and understanding.

Winter is 100% my favourite time of year. I’m not a summer baby.

The thing about my dancing is, I actually think I’m magnificent.

It’s daunting; it’s daunting doing something that you are not brilliant at in front of millions of people. But you can’t sit back and say no to opportunity. You have to throw yourself in.

If I had tried to adopt the tone and vibe of other serious journalists, that would have come across as insincere, forced, and false.

You have to put the extra hours in if you’re not up to scratch with everyone else.

I had no desire to go to Iraq. I never wanted to go to Mosul. I’m not a war correspondent. No part of me thrives on the adrenaline or anything like that.

I’m just so made up that I said yes to ‘Strictly.’ It has been one of the most amazing things I’ve ever done.

I knew that extremism in Luton was a really important issue to try and cover, even though it could be very awkward for me at times!

I’d been to Mosul and back and forth to Iraq and Latin America, and it was all quite harrowing… and I felt like I wanted a month or two of total escapism.