Born: August 5 1959 in Port Sunlight, Wirral

First crush: (laughs) The paper boy. I wanted to marry him! I didn't know you were a man or a woman as a kid, and it was never told to me. Nobody ever told me it was wrong.

What does your mum think of you? She absolutely loves me. She's got posters of me all over the house and she thinks it's wonderful. She's just on a different plane to everybody else - she always has been.

Describe your room: We're in the living room now. It's got an off-white carpet, bright yellow walls, a complete wall mirrored in mirror tiles, a metallic fireplace, a leopardskin ceiling, various stuffed animals, a small TV and video, an Empire State lamp and lots of little kitsch things. It's not bad - it's not a doss! Quite artistic really.

First record brought: Kenny Rogers & The First Edition's "Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town" and Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Were Made For Walking" both on the same day. I used to put on my mum's stiletto boots and mime in the mirror to Nancy Sinatra. I wanted to grow up to be her really. And here I am.

Have you ever been in hospital? Yes, last year. I thaught I was in labour - I was rushed in with a kidney stone. I was screaming with pain and all the doctors were concerned about was why I had a tattoo and what was funny little jewel in my nose and why did I have such funny hair. So once they gave me a tranquiliser, they put me in a men's ward and all the men started freaking out, saying there was a woman in the ward. So I phoned Lynn (his wife) and said get me out of there, and I left and came home.

What was your most embarrassing moment? There's been one recently that was quite funny - one of my nuts fell out on stage! I felt it go pop and there was no way of getting it back in because I was holding the microphone with both hands. So I had to turn round and tuck it in!

Are you a vegetarian? No - I couldn't dream of it. I mean, you are what you eat and who wants to be a lettuce?

What's your favorite Wham! record? "Ray Of Sunshine". I actually like Wham! Where do they get that tan lotion? I think it's a bit hip to say you don't like them. They're just two toothpaste ads with a microphone, aren't they? I think they're great. I really like them as a pop group. When we were recording our album we had a tape of "Ray of Sunshine" and it reminds me of that.

What time do you go to bed? About eleven o'clock. Everybody has to be in bed then. I round everybody up. I round up the "50 nude sailors" and take them all to bed (laughs). And then I go home. No, I like to have early nights - I'm not a nightclub person. Quite boring really. In fact, very boring.

What would you be doing if you weren't a pop star? I don't know - I'd be involved in some field of entertainment. I'd do modelling or lig around the trendy fashion scene. I don't think I'd be a doctor or a fireman or anything!

Are you gay? Gay to me conjures up a moustache, a check shirt and doing twirls to Gloria Gaynor records, and if that's what gay is then, no. I'm not side-stepping any question - I go with both. Well, at the moment I go with one of each.

Who do you think shot Bobby Ewing? I don't watch it. Probably Joan Collins because "Dynasty" gets less viewers than "Dallas". I wish somebody would shoot Joan Collins, that's all.

Who's your favorite radio one D.J.? Simon Bates, because he did everything for our last record and he was great. He even didn't report dirty news about me when it was going through Fleet Street. He cleaned it up. I couldn't thank that guy enough. We're indebted to him because no other D.J. picked up on our record but him.

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