Myleene Klass: 'It’s exciting when you've got people who critique what you do'
Myleene Klass is confident and self aware enough to revel in her achievements - pop and classical musician, TV presenter, brand owner, model, charity patron and, of course, mother. Still, there is a debate raging, from the pages of magazines to the panels of daytime television shows, that women can't - or shouldn't - have it all. And by default Myleene Klass a paradim of impossibility - for all her admirers she certainly has her fair share of critics. But it's sticks and stones to a woman who makes no bones about her success. Myleene tells iVillage.co.uk why she makes no apologies...
Your life and public image has changed a lot since you were in Hear'Say, how have you changed?
Myleene Klass: Grown up. Like every 21-year-old I thought I knew it all. You realise very quickly that you don’t know anything and now I’m sitting here at 33 and I know even less. You’ve got to be very open and just roll with the punches, see what each day brings.
Are you as ambitious now as you were back then?
Myleene Klass: The fire has gone from my ambition now. I don’t feel like I’ve got that crazy drive. It’s switched in another direction in that I want to able to provide for my family and I want to set an example to my daughters that you don’t need to use the nearest example of what women shoud represent - which is WAGs and just queuing up to stand on a stage to get your life lottery ticket. As their mum and hopefully their role model I hope they'll learn that they’ve got to put the hours in and do the work and they can be whatever they want to be.
Are you a strict mother?
Myleene Klass: I think that in order to keep children children these days you’ve have to be strict mum. It would be too easy to sit them in front of a music video because they like to sing and dance but subliminally they’re getting so many sexualise images, the clothes that they have to wear, the way they have to be and the smart arse comments they can make that get a laugh that actually aren’t very funny at all.
Would you like to have more children?
Myleene Klass: Oh yeah, I’d fill the house!
How does your husband, Graham, feel about that?
Myleene Klass: He didn’t even give me a one word answer; he just kind of made a sound.
You've achieved a lot, both professionally and personally, what's left?
Myleene Klass: I think it’s just about growing, not having limitations. It’s really exciting just to see where you can push yourself and it’s exciting when you’ve got people who critique what you do, saying ‘she can’t do that, she’ll never be able to do this’ and you just keep ploughing forward and - not only surprising other people but, first and foremost - surprising yourself.
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