Top 50 Frankie Bridge Quotes

I think it’s really easy for women that haven’t put on weight to make comments about other women’s pregnancies.

For women to comment on other women is making it a lot harder for us all to feel confident. And it’s hard enough to feel confident when you have no control over your body.

I just think it’s amazing if I could help anyone to feel like they can open up or that they realise some things about themselves and realise they’re not alone, then amazing. I’ve kind of done my job.

I genuinely think there’s a workout for everyone. Sometimes you have to think outside the box.

It’s the little things that make me happy.

I’m a love it or hate it kind of person, either really loud or really quiet, and things are either fantastic or rubbish.

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.

I planned both my pregnancies, although I guess I didn’t think Carter would come along quite as quickly as he did.

I work out first thing as mentally it makes me feel great and I like to start the day with it.

My life is completely different to most people my age and I do feel older.

For as long as I can remember I had suffered from anxiety, nervousness, the big black cloud, stress, low moods, sadness.

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.

It’s good to take a step back and try things a bit differently.

Firstly, I would say ‘kindness is free’ – we’ve all been on the receiving end of a smile from someone when you need it and it can work wonders. And secondly ‘take risks’ – sometimes the very thing you fear is actually what you need to do.

A dance or steps workout is so enjoyable, as you have to think about the moves, so you haven’t got time to think about anything else or how much it hurts.

I find talking about my breakdown really easy.

I had uncontrollable panic attacks and paralysing negative thoughts about anything and everything.

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.

We have to learn to be kinder to ourselves.

Yes, in The Saturdays I had my big, long fringe. My hair was quite long at the front and shorter at the back. I used it to hide behind, it became a form of armour for me. The pixie cut came later but I kept my fringe. My fringe became one of my distinguishing features in the band, the thing that people knew me for.

Just because someone’s life looks amazing, that doesn’t mean it is.

I need a trainer if I’m doing gym workouts, because otherwise I’ll just mess around and go on my phone.

No matter how low I feel, I know I won’t ever be as low as I was when I went into hospital because I managed to speak out and ask for help.

Not everybody needs medication, and there is a big stigma around it, people can’t wait to come off it or they are scared it will change their personality.

I always make myself get out of bed in the morning.

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

If you’re not happy, your kids are not going to be happy.

There is no lie-in for us on a Sunday. I generally invite my parents around for a roast dinner that they’ll end up cooking for us.

I stress out a lot like most parents about a work life balance.

Women should be honest about the fact that although having a baby is wonderful, it can be hard.

Living with your in-laws is unusual, but it doesn’t bother me.

I find the time between Christmas and New Year really difficult. You don’t know whether you’re supposed to be in pyjamas, eating mince pies or on some detox diet. You’re all over the place.

If I fancy something I’ll have it, but I also make sure I have plenty of veg.

People would wonder what I had to be sad about, and I get why people feel that way. God, I feel it too.

My mum wasn’t able to deliver either me or my sister naturally and we’re very similar build, so the doctors advised me that I’d most likely run into similar problems. Having C-sections made sense and the doctors were all for it.

The main thing for me is that I just try to moisturise as much as possible for stretch marks. I try different things out all the time, but I think that if you’re gonna get stretch marks, you’re gonna get them, you just try and stop them as much as possible.

It really irritates me when I see people in the public eye who pretend they do it all and I know they don’t.

When I fell pregnant in 2013, I wanted to come off my medication. But my doctor said, ‘You won’t be able to be a mum to your newborn child if you’re in hospital.’ He was right and I continued taking them through pregnancy.

People have said to me, ‘What have you got to be unhappy about?’ It’s naive and it’s hurtful. That person may not appear to have anything to be unhappy about, but anxiety and depression are illnesses.

My nan always had lots of jewellery and I remember she had these little pots that she kept on the dressing table. I would sit in front of the mirror and try it all on.

I loved all of my life hacks, they’re all nice in their own way.

When I was growing up, Mum and Dad were both equal: they both worked, they both cooked, they both looked after us. So I wouldn’t expect my husband to be any different.

I have treatment-resistant depression and I need to take medication to rebalance my brain chemistry – just like someone with asthma needs theirs.

It’s a lot of pressure as a parent trying to get your kids to eat healthily and it doesn’t always work out.

I learned a lot about make-up during my years in The Saturdays. For all of us, make-up ended up being a real mask of confidence. We used to wear a lot of heavy make-up because we were on stage so much. I remember at one point having two or three sets of false eyelashes applied in one go.

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 couldn’t do anything without help and was unable to function in everyday life.

For lots of people, it’s the little treats like a new lipstick or favourite moisturiser that helps them to feel super.

You totally can have it all if you want it all. And there’s nothing wrong with wanting it all. But also, there’s nothing wrong with not having it all if you want a career rather than kids, or vice versa.

Both my parents worked when I was growing up.