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I was only 21 when I bought a five-bedroom detached house in Stoke-on-Trent that was way outside of my financial status in life. I did it by borrowing money from my family and the bank, taking out a huge mortgage.

When I was 17, I decided I was going to leave home.

When I was 17, I signed my record deal and passed my driver's test. It was a very good year!

I was out of the house at 16 by my own doing. It forced me to really grow up and take care of myself, and I learned a lot of things that your parents usually teach you, on my own.

I advise everyone to build a house at 19. It's such good practice.

I opened my own restaurant when I was 17. I went broke, then traveled around the country, learning about different kinds of foods, had three other restaurants that went broke. It didn't all start just a few years ago!

No 17-year-old is just one thing, especially in this day and age. Kids are into all sorts of things.

My dad did everything he could. It was a start-up, and the banks didn't want to lend him enough money, so he mortgaged our house.

When I was 17, I was excited to graduate from high school!