Loves

Walking on the beach barefoot I love the feeling. It's very liberating. I walked this beach in Malibu recently and it was so gorgeous – just totally empty and there wasn't one soul on it. It was just me, my manager and my producer on it and we all took off our shoes and just walked a good hour.

Chocolate All types of it. It's my comfort and my vice. I love it and I hate it at the same time. I found these cool-ass bars you need to get the next time you're in America. They're called Take 5s: pretzel, caramel, peanut sauce and chocolate altogether. I think I've put on a stone because I couldn't stop eating them. Gorgeous.

When you find money in your pocket When you put your hand in and you find cash that you've forgotten about – nice one. Has to be notes – coins are a pain in the ass and I hate them. That sounds really bad but even when I had no money, I used to hate them.

Being woken with a hug by my five-year-old niece And my nephews and my baby brothers. I just think the kids are the nicest wake-up call in the world. You get these little arms and a kiss.

The last top on the rack is your size I like shopping but I'm a very fast shopper. I don't try things on. I just go in and never shop for more than an hour but I do know what I want. I don't care about designer stuff. I have stylists now and they're always giving out to me ? 'Laura, you know who you're wearing?' and I'm like, 'No'. It really doesn't appeal to me, I hate that shite.

Loathes

People spitting on the ground It's just horrible. All my brothers used to do it and then they'd do it to spite me because I hated it so much. There are tissues for a reason.

Car space thieves I hate when someone sees you about to turn into a car space and they zip in and take it anyway. I wouldn't confront them. I beep and I drive off but I couldn't be arsed wasting the energy. They're not going to back out.

Holes in your tights Especially when you're out and you can't change, and it's right there where everyone can see it. It doesn't happen me very often but I remember on at least two occasions when it's happened when I've been out. You spend the whole night trying to manoeuvre yourself so no one can see. Marks & Spencer tights are good quality. I used to rob all my mam's.

Speedos on men They are not flattering. Unless you're like Tyson but even at that they're not great. Shorts are sexy, they're cool. Speedos just have too much going on. The person I'd least like to see in Speedos, I've already seen – Arnold Schwarzenegger. Nasty.

Men who try to impress you with money It's bizarre and shallow and insulting. Do you really think that that is going to win me over? I don't mean trying to buy me things – I haven't had that – just in the sense of 'Yeah, I'm making this much money now. I've got a house here and a house there. You know I drive an SUV? Did I tell you I have a yacht?'

Laura's debut album, 'Let the Truth Be Told', is out on 8 May