99 Quotes by Laila Rouass

I'm on my own so I do everything. I think with any mum, guilt is a major factor. You feel guilty dropping your kid off at nursery and going off to work all day. It's so tough to juggle everything, to get it right all the time.

You want to be the best at your career, you want to be the best mum, a great wife and all of that. Most of the time, it's not possible. You have to compromise somewhere.

I did 'Footballer's Wives' for two-and-a-half seasons and I asked to be written out.

I hadn't planned to have kids, I didn't even know I was pregnant until four months in.

I don't think anyone imagines themselves being a single parent. But I don't have a choice.

My mother's incredibly independent and she brought us up to be the same. She had five daughters and two sons and only allowed one mirror in the house because she didn't want us to be obsessed with our looks or weight.

I'm not a marriage person. I've realized that it's not for me, the commitment and all that.

I like the idea of marriage, but I think I'm a nomad.

I like being busy.