1. 11 is my lucky number. My whole life revolves around it. Most things happen in 11s, it's seriously spooky! I was born on the 11th month of the 11th day at 11pm. No joke. Room 11, seat 11 - you name it, it will find its way to me at least once a day. Hence my name, it just felt right.
  2. Sometimes I'll say random things without realising it. Mainly things like: 'Yeah', 'Hey', and 'No'. I also tend to talk to myself a lot. It helps to soothe the chaos in my head.
  3. I'm obsessed with cats. I don't have one myself, but I often spend a good amount of time scrolling through cat pictures on Instagram.
  4. I'm a girly girl. My weakness is shoes. I don't know how many I own. I do everything in heels. Well, most things. When I was younger I used to walk on my tip toes. I'm five foot nothing so I need all the extra height I can get! Saying that I still do love being small.
  5. I love watching horror movies alone. I fall asleep to them. Fear excites me, I'm not sure why, I just put it down to being a bit of a weirdo.
  6. I suffer from insomnia. I get around four hours of solid sleep a night and I only fall asleep to music in my ears. Usually to Marvin Gaye, Sade or Janet.
  7. I've worked and sang for a night circus for five years, travelled the world with them, learnt how to perform with fire... My friend circle now consists of dwarfs, acrobats, fire eaters, fabulous drag queens and clowns. Nights out can be very colourful and a lot of fun.
  8. I got trapped in Cairo during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. We had a show - a one night show - in Cairo, and ended up trapped for six days, surviving by escaping through the desert. It was dramatic. I'm thankful for the people I was travelling with, I'm not sure if we would have got out without them.
  9. I love sad love songs and I love a good cry. I find it healing and therapeutic, while others just call me the dramatic one. I am often known as the drama queen. Life is dull without drama.
  10. I'm like a magpie. I collect anything that shines. I'm obsessed with ethnic and tribal jewellery. Most days I walk out of the house with minimum of seven pieces on. I collect pieces from every country I visit. My jewellery collection has its own wardrobe and every piece has a story to tell.

11ven's brand new EP EROS is released on June 15. Keep up with her on Twitter @11venofficial

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