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Celebrity quotes: Anton Du Beke, Lana Del Rey, Ralf Little, Ricki Lake...

Anton Du Beke has launched a new Strictly DVD
Anton Du Beke has launched a new Strictly DVD

"You just want to get as much out of it as you can. Nothing is guaranteed, so you push as hard as you can."

Strictly's Anton Du Beke reflects on his time in the series as he launches his DVD titled Strictly Come Dancing – Anton's Truly Madly Strictly.

"It's definitely no coincidence that I'm gaining clarity in the midst of crises. I think chaos brings that: lots of 'good to know' moments. Like 'Oh! That entire group of people feel the same way? I had no idea.'"

Lana Del Rey spoke to Q Magazine as they voted her tune Video Games the Song of the Decade.

"You finally confess this huge secret that only resides in your heart. And they go yeah, that's perfectly normal. What else you got? And that thing that felt so huge in your head looks so tiny once you've laid it on the table."

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda spoke to The Big Issue about the value of seeking help and therapy.

"It took less than 0.005 seconds to say yes to playing the new DI. How could I not?"

Actor Ralf Little on his decision to say yes to replacing Ardal O'Hanlon as the lead detective in Death In Paradise.

"It sucks this wasn't the perfect ending that people were hoping for, but I truly believe we would never have made everyone happy."

Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke spoke to Stellar magazine about the show's ending which divided fans.

"I feel so bad I've let Nadiya down in a sense".

Football star David James on his Strictly exit.

"The best motto... is not to waste things. Don't waste electricity, don't waste paper, don't waste food – live the way you want to live, but just don't waste."

Sir David Attenborough issued his advice at the launch of his new BBC Series titled Seven Worlds, One Planet.

"I was really ready to shed it, and so I just took the opportunity, I wanted to come back feeling and looking different, and I feel like I accomplished that".

US talk show host Ricki Lake spoke about taking part on The X Factor: Celebrity following the death of her husband in 2017.

"What I realised was that people love me for who I am, and I've never really believed that."

The Circle champion Paddy Smyth as he spoke to the show's host Emma Willis just after he was announced as the winner.