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FHM-May 1996


She Rocks!


From the sweet one in Eternal to the horniest thing in the charts, Louise Nurding is British pop's newest sex kitten

For the last three hours I've been watching Louise, ex-Eternal babe and now full-time pop siren, give good face for FHM's photographer, and quite frankly I'm not sure my trousers will ever un-crease. This milk-chocolate-skin vision pads around the photographer's East London studio in a series of increasingly revealing outfits, attracting appreciative glances and comments. And she may be small, but she's certainly perfectly formed. "This is the sexiest shoot I've ever done," she says as she sits five feet away from me, wearing next to nothing. As they're about to complete the final shot, the photographer's dog bounds in, makes a beeline for Louise, rolls onto his back and implores her with his eyes to give his stomach a tickle. I know how he feels. 
As part of Eternal, Louise Nurding possessed a totally innocent image. Eternal were the female Take That: a set of all-singing, all-dancing cute buns with radio-friendly tunes who enjoyed a string of huge hit singles, award-winning albums, sold-out tours and high-profile chums like Robbie Williams. Then, nine months ago, she was out on her ear. An announcement was made to the effect that she would no longer be working with Eternal. Vituperative rumours were quick to circulate: the others were jealous because she got all the attention, she was on a star-trip with an ego the size of Bulgaria, they'd never liked each other anyway... and so on. The truth is harder to ascertain, however, since she still shares management and a record company with the others. "Being solo just suits me more as a human being," is her oblique - and only - reply to enquiries. 
Louise is 21 now, though the four years spent cloistered in Eternal seem to have left her cryogenically frozen at sweet 16. Barely a year ago, she was Miss Teen Dream - cuter than a basket of labrador puppies, all cheesy grins and baggy beige suits. And while she has yet to transform into a pulsating uber-vixen in real life, she can certainly turn it on for the camera: pouting, purring, coyly spilling out of her lacsey underthings in a manner that brings to mind the young Kylie. 
If things go to plan, with a single in the charts right now, Louise could be Britain's answer to Mariah Carey. If not, she'll be Eternal's answer to Andrew Ridgley. Hey, but that's pop. So, before we go any further, let's get to the bottom of this newfound sex kitten status... 

What do you think about when you need to look sexy? 
I don't think about anything. I just don't smile. The photographer said to me today, "You look 12 when you smile." If I don't grin I can smoulder more. 

Still, you seem to have raunched up a bit since your Eternal days... 
Raunched up? We've all grown up a bit - myself and the rest of Eternal - and so have the people who buy our records. I don't think I'm raunchier, I just think I have to explore other avenues and appeal to all kinds of people. The more people that find you appealing, the more interested they are in the music... hopefully. 

Sure, but it won't damage sales to have scantily-clad photos of you all over album sleeves, will it? 
(Coyly) I don't really know. I think of the sexy stuff just as fun. I'm not setting out to be some sex kitten. I think if you're sexy it should come out whatever you're wearing - you shouldn't have to put on a bra and the smallest pair of knickers you can find. 

Are you single right now? 
(Coyly again) Well, not completely. No, I'm single really. I don't have anything major going on in my love-life right now. I'm too busy to have an intimate relationship. I do go out with guys but it's difficult to get majorly involved. I have been in the past but it can be over pretty sharpish when you haven't seen them for a few months. 

The newspapers have been getting into a pickle over your alleged relationship with Jamie Redknapp. What's the truth? 
Well, me and Jamie have been friends for a long, long time... 

Oh, you would say that... 
It's true! I like male company and I've got loads of male friends. The Sun said that we'd been seen out and about together made it sound like there was a definite relationship there. We're mates, really good mates. You know, I'm young, I go out with different guys, and Jamie is just one of those guys. He's a good boy and one of my closest male friends. 

All women hate something about their bodies, right? What's your hang-up? 
Oh God, yeah, I hate my knees. I hate my legs. I think I should go to the gym more. I have footballer's knees. Maybe that's why I hang around with footballers - it makes me feel better. But I have great hands. I've been told I've got piano fingers - I'm proud of that. 

Now that you've achieved professional pop babe status, how do you feel about it? 
(Laughs) Well, I do enjoy it when men say, "I've got you on my wall." But I take it with a pinch of salt. I might be gone tomorrow. 

When you do a show, what's it like looking out at a load of male faces, knowing that a number of them have fantasised about you dusting their lioving room in a French maid's outfit? 
When I'm up on stage, I don't think about anything except the song I'm singing. Anyway, the majority of my audience is female, and I can't think that many of them want to see me a French made outfit somehow! 

Talking of which, have any boyfriends ever asked you to dress up in any out fits? 
No, they haven't. All the boyfriends I've had have been into what I wear anyway - sporty, white, plain underwear, which is quite handy really, because it's the most comfortable. 

And if a guy wanted to dress up in something 'special' for you, what would you suggest? 
Definitely not Superman or anything like that - if a bloke walked into the room in a Superman outfit, I'd run. I'd prefer all in white, like in An Officer and a Gentleman. 

Ever been turned off by a bloke when he takes his trousers off because of his keks? 
Not so much their trousers, but when they've taken their socks off! Eurghh! Men's feet are horrible! 

Sorry. We don't think about our feet much... 
Yeah, but I really look at a man's feet. Actually I try not to look because I know it'll put me off. But to be honest, if I find someone really attractive, it's generally due to his personality as much as the way he looks, so if he took his trousers off and he had a big bum or a flabby bit round the stomach, I wouldn't be bothered. If I've chosen to get into a situation where he's going to be taking his trousers off, then it's not that important. 

So you've never been shocked to discover that a bloke you've fancied likes to wear leopard-skin tangas? 
No. But i wouldn't be the kind of girl who'd go, "That's disgusting!" I'd just have a laugh with him. I'd be like, "Whoa! Dig your pants!" I've got embarassing underwear too, that my mum bought for me a couple of years ago, with flowers on or whatever. 

Yeah, and have you noticed that you always pull on the day when you haven't got your lucky pants on... 
Well, yeah... not that I usually get my trousers off on the first date, of course. 

Yes, of course. And what would a man need to do to impress you in bed? 
Variations. And it's nice when a guy takes time out to make sure that you're comfortable and you're having a good time. But then again, it's also nice to be spontaneous. And it shouldn't be the guy doing everything - in bed it should always be 50-50. It shouldn't all be down to you boys. 

You were born in 1974, which seems horribly recently to us. Here are a few general knowledge questions... Who were Mary, Mungo and Midge? 
Haven't got a clue. 

Another one. What is a Spacehopper? 
Oh no, I don't know any of these. 

And if I were to say the word 'Chopper' to you, what would you think? 
It's a helicopter, isn't it? No? Oh, you mean the bike. The ones with the big, long, black seats. I used to have a Chopper! A purple one! (Proudly) I had a purple Chopper! 

Ahem. 
See, I'm not that young - I had a purple Chopper and it was always too big for me. I had to get a leg-up to get on it. And I'd have to ring the bell and hope someone was home to help me stop. 

Know any good jokes? 
Yeah, but not clean enough to tell in print. 

Oh go on... 
It's really filthy... 

Don't worry, I'm not easily shocked. 
Okay then. What's the difference between a woman and an oven? 

Umm, I can't imagine. 
All right then. An oven doesn't fart when you take the meat out of it. 

I'm shocked. 
Sorry, but I don't know any clean ones. 

When was the last time you were chatted up? 
Weeks ago. I need to get out more! 

Do you ever chat up guys? 
No way! Quite a few of my girlfriends will say, "I like him, I'm going to talk to him." But if I like a guy, I'll stay on the other side of the room. I'm really shy. Most of the time my friends go over and start talking to him and bring him over. 

So they sort you out? 
Yeah, they're good like that, but actually it really embarasses me. And I've never been out on a date with a man I didn't know before. 

So when you're touring or whatever and you don't get any action for months, don't you get frustrated? 
Oh yes. But I'm not one of those people that can just... you know, put it out. I'm not into casual sex. I prefer to meet someone I really like rather than just say, "God, I really need it now!" 

So, what's the most outrageous place you've ever got down to business? 
God, I'm going to sound really boring now... ummm... 

Back of a car? 
No, I'm not a 'back of the car' kinda woman. Let me see... It was in a swimming pool. I'm getting embarassed now. That's all I'm saying! Let's just say there are a lot more places to conquer. And plenty of time... 

So what will you go for - a hammock? 
A hammock maybe... or maybe a football pitch... 

Now you're talking. 
On the centre spot, or between the goalposts. That was a joke, by the way. Please don't write, "Her fantasy is to shag someone on a football pitch." 

So who do you fancy? 
At the moment? Ooh, yes, that Portuguese guy who plays for West Ham. 

That'll be Dani. 
Yeah, I think he's really cute. That's the first time in ages I've seen a guy and gone, "Wow, he's gorgeous." 

What is it with you and footballers? 
Nothing! It's not always football players. I like football. 

Why is it that young starlets - you, Dani Behr, er, Patsy Kensit - are always linked with soccer players though? 
I don't really know. Like I say, I don't always date footballers. I can go out with other guys. I do think that footballers are getting a lot more glamorous these days, though. They're like pop stars now. When I go out with my football mates, there are always a load of girls hanging around. 

Which team do you support? 
Chelsea and Liverpool. My friend's brother plays for Chelsea - Scott Minto - so I grew up knowing him. And then I know a few Liverpool guys - Jamie Redknapp, Phil Babb, Jason McAteer. We go out clubbing and stuff. I become a bit of a lad with them. 

Do you like being famous? 
Well, I'm not at that horrible famous stage - I'm not mIchael Jackson! I like where I'm at in my career because I get all the perks but I can still do everything I want to, like go to the supermarket. 

What do people say to you when they meet you? 
"You're much smaller in real life." But I'm not that tiny - I'm five-foot-four. 

Any advantages to being small? 
Well, you know what they say - good things come in small packages. 

I'll say. 
By the way, you won't put that thing in about me wanting to have sex on a football pitch, will you? 
--
Sky magazine-June 1997


Louise


A girl-friendly glamour icon who's mad for honey not loops and never fakes orgasms! Thet'll be the official sexiest woman of the decade.

"Can you see my nipples?" Eight pairs of eyes fix on her tiny DKNY knitted top. 
"Erm... have you got them on?" asks Victor, the photographer. 
"Yeah, I've got them on," she laughs. 
A few weeks previously... The British music press are troughing noisily at the Capital Radio cafe for the unveiling of Louise's Soft and Gentle "No Sweat" tour. A pyramid of lilac deodrant canisters adorns the entrance hall, and on stage the MC announces in his throatiest DJ-deluxe voice: "If Dennis Pennis is here, could you leave now...? Ladies and gentleman, please put your hands together fot the Sexiest Woman in the World, as voted by Sky Magazine - Louise!" And here she is, looking like an Italian starlet in a see-thru Dolce & Gabbana party frock teamed with this season's requisite fashion item - flesh-coloured big knickers (I'm not the only one who checks). A shiver of genuine excitement runs through the assembled hacks as they realize they are witnessing something we at Sky cottoned on to ages ago: the birth of a British superstar. 
In a manner appropriate to homegrown superstars, Louise answers all the questions put to her graciously and carefully. A bald Pennis-wannabe type in a squeaky vinyl jacket leaps to his feet. "Louise, what would you say the sweatiest part of a footballer is?" he smirks. Louise takes a deep breath: "I don't tend to touch footballers when they're sweaty. But if I use my brain, I'd say his feet." Atta girl. 
Leter, we manage to pry the other journos off Louise and take her to an East London studio. She's changed into a pair of spray-on indigo denims and has just added "The Woman Most Men Would Like To Marry" to her list of accolades. 
"But do dey dow dat I can't cook?" she says nasally, as foundation is dabbed onto her narrow nostrils. Her minder, Wendy, a blonde "stage mum" type, sends out for Day Nurse and receives strict instructions from Louise to answer her mobile when it rings and explain that she's not available. It becomes obvious that an elaborate game of lovers' phone tag is going on. 
Louise stares furiously at her silent phone, then with a great smile on her face, declares: "This is war!" I could give Louise a Chinese burn on both wrists and she still wouldn't reveal the indentity of the mystery caller. But if the suspense is really killing you, for the purpose of this article, we will assume that the phone torturer is Liverpool lovely, Jamie Redknapp, with whom our Lou has been spotted smooching around town lately... 
The first time I ever saw Louise was in 1993. She was crouched on the stage with the rest of Eternal at the Just Seventeen roadshow, wearing a Sporty Spice-style top knot. The 1997 model looks mortified. "Oh God, some of the things we wore... Some of the things we did! I don't know why I didn't get my hair done for the first two years I was in the band. I always looked like I was on the way to school." 
According to Louise, the 1996 Sky cover changed the way people looked at her, for good. "It changed my life, it opened me up to a lot of people who would otherwise never have checked out a Louise record." 
Not half. It's worth pointing out at this point that while many graduates of British boy bandshave been struggling to cross over into adult markets, a more favourable percentage of their female counterparts have evolved into gorgeous, groovy, multi-unit-shifting swans. Eternal are now seriously grown-up laydeez and in just one year Louise has notched up a platinum-selling album and four Top 10 singles. 
In case you didn't already know, Louise's raise to fabulousness began at the Milk Bar, a now defunct London club, where a very young Louise and her friend Kelle were spotted by musical impressario Dennis Inglesby (Wendy's boss). 
Seven years on, Louise is still looked after by Inglesby's management company, First Avenue. Like good parents, they've raised and nurtured a very polite little pop star - Louise won't even single out her favourite Spice Girl because it wouldn't be fair. Let's try a different approach then. Who would she sleep with from Friends? 
"Matt Le..." she begins. "Ooh! I don't know. All of the are handsome, but I wouldn't sleep with any of them. I wouldn't, I wouldn't." 
Like Kylie, Louise had the dubious pleasure of growing from a girl into a woman in the public eye. "That period when I first left Eternal was hard. I remember having to do a solo photo-shoot with a really famous photographer and I didn't know if I was coming or going. Part of me still felt like a really young girl - I still do now." 
Nor can she quite get her head around her newly-acquired tag of World's Sexiest woman. "I was in the car coming back from the studio in my trackies and trainers and my manager phoned me and said: 'Is this the sexiest woman in the world?' I said: 'Shut up!' I really am honoured and I'd like to thank any Sky readers out there who voted for me. They made me the happiest girl in the world that day. I only wish I was the sexiest woman you know? I really do." 
I ask her how she rates herself on a scale of one to ten. "I'd have to say pretty average. Five? I have good and bad days," she sighs. 
And what about in bed? 
"Hoo! Hoo!" she hoots. "Whurgh! I hate to think. Do you mean, like, sexually? I think all that stuff's really bad. If you're in love, it's the best sex in the world, there's nothing like it. So if I'm in love with somebody the whole feeling would just be like a 10. And if I wasn't? I'd hate to comment. I don't normally do that sort of thing." 
I believe you can measure the size of a star's ego by how much eye contact they are prepared to make with the rest of us. (Think the Val Kilmer "No eye contact on set" business and others who are pathologically attached to their shades). But Louise doesn't have a problem with returning either smiles or glances, frequently shooting 'OhmiGod! Rescue me!' looks to the other girls in the studio every time she threatens to spill out of her corset. 
It's very important to Louise that she doesn't alienate women: "The first time I did a sexy photoshoot, I was nervous that all the girls in Britain would hate me for it and think I was letting them down. It's really nice when a woman comes up to me and says, 'Oh, I loved your picture in such and such.' But I'm trying hard not to promote myself as someone who gets their boobs out every time you open a magazine." She admires Janet Jackson for managing to be "sexy sometimes and the-girl-next-door other times. Men and women like her. That's what I want to be like." 
Some facts about Louise: she loves Honey Nut Loops ("cereal is a very important part of my life"), sitting in the sun, Stevie Wonder, the relationships manual Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus and Toni Braxton. She hates her legs, hates ignorance and she's considerin her tongue pierced because she thinks it looks cool. 
But what about the real juice? What about her love life? "It's so hard, because you're scared to talk about it," says Louise. She prefers to generalise instead of talking about herself specifically. 
"Tommorrow you may not have a love life. You are almost frightened of jinxing yourself. I always say the day I get married to someone is the day I'll tell the world about who I love." 
Okay but Louise is not a single woman. I'm prepared to bet my entire collection of Hard Candy nail varnish on it. "Let's say that you can tell by the smile on my face, I'm happy. Things are going well." 
I ask her to tell me one thing that no one else knows about Jamie Redknapp. "He's very sensitive." 
I wonder out loud if Louise has ever had an erotic experience with a woman. She double-checks the question to make sure she's not suddenly becoming impaired of hearing, before answering: "No. I haven't. No. It just doesn't do it for me. If other people do it, that's cool. I have friends who prefer different sexes or whatever. To me, beautiful as I think women are, it's purely admiration. I've never looked at a woman and felt sexually towards her, not up until now." 
So far, so diplomatic. I'm expecting us to move on, but to my surprise Louise starts to recount an anecdote, but which is not only unusual, but reveals more about her sexuality than anything else we discuss. "I was in Australia once for MTV and I had my Tarot cards read. I don't even believe in these things, which shows how bizarre all this was... I was asked to choose two love cards and I picked out two women, which shocked me. 
"The tarot reader said it could be for many reasons, one being that I like women. I said: 'I'll be perfectly honest, I'm quite into men actually.' So she asked for the cameras to be turned off and made everyone leave the room and we did it again. This time I picked out a man. She said it showed how closed I am about my love life, how I am frightened to express my feelings." 
Louise goes all quiet so I take the opportunity to ask her what kind of men she goes for. "I love a nice smile," she begins. "And tall athletic men with a really nice smile and a sense of humour." Has she found him then? "I have found him, yes. Funny you should say that." 
Louise has a clear picture of her life ten years from now. "I'd love to be on my seventh album, doing loads of concerts and going home to a husband and children." As she doesn't seem quite ready to drift away on a cloud of domestic bliss, I feel that it is my duty to interrogate her on her capacity for bad behaviour. 
"Well, I am human. I've got high standards, but I've definitely done things I shouldn't." 
Such as? "I do have a good old swear. When I'm at home my mum says, 'Listen, you're not too big for a slap.' I try not to swear in front of her, because I think it's disrespectful." And drink? "Oh yes, I enjoy vodka." How about waking up on other people's sofas with her head in a pizza? 
"Well, I was never a major wild child. I've never been so drunk that I really can't remember anything. I think I've got this cell in my brain which just has a sensible side to it at all times." 
She looks serious for a second. "I get days when I feel like going completely off the wall and screaming and shouting and completely losing it. But when I get to that stage, I just know that I need a little time to myself and my management gives me some time off." 
"Knickers! Knickers alert!" shouts Wendy. Louise is posing for the last shot of the day and Wendy is anxious to avoid any glimpses of undergarment at this late stage. Louise lets her head sink into her shoulders like an angry teen and I fear for a moment that she's going to flip out. She doesn't. 
Instead she snitches to me on Wendy, telling her how she refused to answer my question about when she last had an orgasm. 
"I thought there weren't going to be any naughty questions," says Wendy sternly, making me feel ashamed to belong to such a grubby profession. 
"Well I didn't answer it," says Louise. Turning to me she adds: "I never fake it. You can put that in your magazine. If you fake it, you're kidding yourself." 
"Well, people do it for a reason," argues Wendy. 
"If I was with a guy and I had to fake it, I'd be with the wrong guy!" says Louise, defiantly wriggling into her spray-on jeans. 
"Er, Wendy. Did my phone ring?" 
--
Live & Kicking-March 1997


Luv'd Up!


Billions of blokes would give their right arm to go out with Louise but what kinda guy would make it as Mr. Nurding? Our mate Lou reveals all!

So, what do you think of our male model Robbie? 
Very nice! I find guys with dark hair really attractive, but I don't get too obsessed about the physique thing. I don't want to give guys out there a complex about being short. Robbie's a really nice guy and he's got a good sense of humour. I like a man I can have a laugh with! 

Would you go out with a model? 
I'd find it really hard to trust him being with all those gorgeous girls at shoots all day. I'd be Miss Paranoid. Honestly! I get really paranoid regardless of what my boyfriend's job is. I'm worse than ninety per cent of women out there. 

Could you go out with someone who spent more time in the bathroom than you do? 
No way! I'd cane him. I'd be like, 'Come on, sort it out! Go and get those jeans and t-shirt on!' And if he started looking at himself in shop windows then that would just get too much! 

If you were going to buy him a pair of underpants what style would you choose? 
Just a pair of bo... (Goes bright red) Oooh I don't know really... underwear, um... maybe a pair of sporty boxers or some Calvin Kleins. I think you're always safe with a pair of Calvins. I've heard that they're very comfortable too. 

People say opposites attract. Does that mean you go for bad boys? 
Well, I've been known to go for a 'bad boy' in the past (cheeky giggle) but I prefer somebody I camn trust. I have to go away so often that the last thing I want to do is be on stage worrying about who he's with and what he's doing. I do like a guy who's got his own mind and who's a bot cheeky too. Not a complete goody-goody. 

So what turns your head when a guy walks past? 
I like a nice smile. It shows he's warm and friendly. I like people who look approachable. Looks are important to begin with 'cause that's what first attracts you but I have ended up liking guys who I didn't fancy straight away. 

What do you really go for - brain or biceps? 
The mind is important but I'd be lying if I said the physical thing wasn't. I think everybody has to feel a bit of physical attraction to make a relationship work. It's important to go, 'Oooh, yeah!' every time you see them. But it does change. In the beginning it's more lustful and then it changes to affection. 

Do you like real gentleman types? 
Yeah. I wouldn't think less of someone who didn't act that way but if a guy opens a door for me or pulls out a chair I think, 'Aw!' It's nice. My dad's always done that for me. He's always said, 'Make sure they treat you right'. I do think equality is important but little touches like that can make it really important. 

Can you always tell if a bloke fancies you? 
No. My mates say, 'That guy over there fancies you!' but I'm like, 'Don't be silly!' I miss chances all the time. I always kick myself afterwards and think, 'Oh I wish I'd gone over and said "hello".' 

Did you really have no idea that Paul Nicholls thought you were a birrovalright? 
No! He didn't give me any signs that he liked me. Anyway it was in such a proffessional way that we met. (Paul and Lou were presenting an award together at a TV ceremony) It was a case of read the script, go up on stage and get on with it. 

Is he your type of guy then? 
He's very attractive and he's a really sweet guy but I can look at a guy and say, 'Yeah he's my kind of guy!' I like to know them better before I judge them. It's hard to know what to say 'cause I don't want to get paired off with him by everyone else. I'm not out to get him. He's only 17! 

Do you think it's right for people in the public eye to be made to say eho they're going out with? 
I think it's their choice. I've heard so many rumours about who I'm going out with. Like vthe one that said I'd finished with Jamie Redknapp, I was dating Ryan Giggs and snogging David Beckham. It's just not true! I'm perfectly honest about my friendship with Jamie but if I fall in love with a guy and have a proper relationship with him I'm not going to hide it. I don't want to run around trying not to get caught. If I've got a boyfriend then so what - it's normal. 

Does what's written about you bother you? 
When you're in this business you give up a part of your life and offer it up to your puiblic so I don't blame the papers for writing about me but it can play havoc when lies are written. They forget that there are people in your life that can get hurt by what they read. 

We all know about Ronan and Vernie's relationship but Ronan continually denies it. Do you think he's deceiving his fans? 
I think everyone's different. For me I've found out being honest and straight up is best but mauybe that's because I've never really had anything to hide. I have lied before and said, 'Oh no I haven't got a boyfriend' when I have, but that's because I've been really nervous about what people would think., not because I didn't want to tell them. You don't want to upset your fans, but lying can insult people's intelligence which I don't ever want to do. 

Do you like a guy to wear designer label clothes? 
I'm not really fussy. Some guys just look good in jeans and t-shirt and some really enjoy getting dressed up. But I think if a guy doesn't enjoy making an effort then he doesn't look good - he looks uncomfortable. 

If a guy turned up on a date in ripped jeans and trainers would you get annoyed? 
It depends where we were going. If we were off to somewhere really posh I'd say, 'They're not going to let you in like that, so we might as well not go.' But if we were just going out for a drink then fair enough. I'd probably feel over-dressed! 

Who do you think is sexy? 
Cindy Crawford's lovely. She's got a proper woman's figure and she's not overly skinny. She's got a lovely face too. She's got everything! And for men it has to be Matthew McConaughey. He's got confidence and coolness. There's just this really special sexy thing about him. 

Do you mind if guys wolf-whistle at you? 
Normally I'll just turn round and smile and have a laugh. As long as it's done in good humour I don't mind. If they started shouting crude stuff maybe I'd turn round and shout back. 

Do any of your little brother's mates come round to your mum's house just to ogle you? 
They come round asking for autographs but I don't think they really fancy me. It's just 'cause my brother goes, 'My sister's famous.' He's always saying, 'Oh God! Louise is coming home. That means all my friends are going to come round.' 

You're quite petite. What's the tallest guy you've been out with? 
He was about six foot. 

Did you have to stand on stilts to kiss? 
Yeah (giggles), I had to wear high heels and stand on the sofa. I quite like tall men. It's that tall, dark, and handsome thing. I don't mind if they're smaller though. 

Will you be sending any Valentine's cards this year? 
I'm sure I'll find someone who I can send one to, but I'm not saying who!