I love revisiting, actually. I went back to the Philippines. I've done three films in the Philippines.
— Stacey Dooley
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.
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.
The cha-cha, right from the start... I knew it wasn't my kinda thing.
We should celebrate make-up. It's a lucrative industry; a massive employer.
I've earned my stripes; I don't need to prove myself to anyone.
You have to keep time aside for life, which I haven't done enough over the past couple years.
If I had tried to adopt the tone and vibe of other serious journalists, that would have come across as insincere, forced, and false.
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.
I feel like no-one likes a sob story. No-one likes to hear Moanie Margaret.
One of the things that slaps you in the face when you arrive in Japan is their obsession with everything cute.
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.
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.
Feeling the pressure to find a job or make the wage we earn go as far as we need it to? That's totally relatable. Nearly all my pals, and definitely myself, have been in that situation. It's no fun.
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!
You have to put the extra hours in if you're not up to scratch with everyone else.
I love making documentaries. But I do like other factual entertainment as well, and I like doing the lighter stuff.
There have been scenes and sequences I've done that I watch back now and cringe and think I dealt with that in completely the wrong way. Sometimes I'm too emotional - too invested, in that sense - but you learn, and then you don't do it again.
I don't really care anymore: I'm fiercely proud of the fact I've been able to make a career despite the fact I wasn't born into privately educated schools.
I didn't collect my GCSEs. I didn't even do most of them.
I'm a real advocate for 'Live your best life.' The cha-cha is not my best life.
There are always people who are desperate to put you in your one camp and never let you leave. The idea that you could be interested in the Yazidi community and also in lipstick blows people's minds. It's a really short-sighted, Stone Age attitude; it's boring, actually.
I have never met anyone who has worked harder than me.
'Strictly' has taught me that activity outside work is good for my mental health.
I think BBC3 gave me my first commissions because I wasn't a middle-class, highbrow journalist. I was able to speak to the contributors on a level that perhaps some journalists don't.
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.
We can't forget that there are so many young people who are homeless - and unbelievably vulnerable.
I love my job, but it's intense, and it's serious, and it's straight, and it can be really harrowing.
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!
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!
Making a documentary about my hometown was always going to be the most difficult topic I had ever covered! No question.
I was born in Luton, I grew up in Luton, and all my family and friends are still there. Luton is home for me.
The thing about my dancing is, I actually think I'm magnificent.
2018 has been such a fantastic year for me: working on some hard-hitting documentaries, as well as 'Strictly,' has been a real treat.
I make mistakes all the time!
You can be aware and educated and informed, but you've got to place emphasis on being compassionate, having empathy and understanding.
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.
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.
Generally, I'm quite chilled about my looks, but I'm gutted if my skin's bad.
There were times when I didn't have enough money, I didn't have enough work, and I would panic.
When critics talk about Three, they talk about 'Don't Tell the Bride' and 'Snog Marry Avoid?,' but we're also making important documentaries. We take hard-hitting issues and make them accessible.
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?
My mum went above and beyond to make up for the fact I didn't have two parents. I was very lucky.
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?
One of the reasons I said yes to doing 'Strictly' was because it is so far removed from what I do for a living ordinarily.
There are people who dismiss any ideas you have about helping, but anything has got to be better than doing absolutely nothing... hasn't it?
One night I will never ever forget is when I was in the thick of a protest. There were nearly one million people outside Parliament. I've never seen anything like it in my life.
I never really had an opinion about the Al Muhajiroun; I didn't really know enough about them.
I'm delighted to be involved with 'Glow Up.' The make-up artists are so impressive and talented.
I'm still hesitant to call myself a journalist. I see myself as a documentary maker who is trusted with hard-hitting current affairs issues.
