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Because of the life I've had, I'd grown up quicker than most people.

Home wasn't a pleasant place to live, growing up.

I had a relatively tumultuous childhood.

I was determined to have a spotless house when I grew up.

When I was 11, I realised that I did not have to live the life my mother had: school, marriage, children, apartment, summer house.

I didn't grow up in a house - we moved a lot, and we always lived in apartments. But we looked a lot; we went to open houses almost every weekend. I think that's why I always wanted a house.

I grew up in a very normal home.

At one point, my house was a school for autistic children. I opened up my doors to about 30 kids and their families at the time. I was turning into Mary Poppins because I had to do something for these kids who have nowhere to go. So my house was the school for two years.

I didn't grow up in a regular upbringing. I ended up at my grandmother's house past a certain age, so I took care of things myself. I moved out of home when I was 16.