Petra Ecclestone Quotes & Sayings

“I love accessories. I'm a girl. I love shoes. I love handbags.”

“I realize I am very privileged. But there's a difference between being spoiled and privileged.”

“I am suspicious of what people might want from me. Do they like me, or my money?”

“My mom came from such humble beginnings and especially my dad as well. He didn't go to university.”

“I'm a hard-working girl. I go to the office. I work a normal 9 to 5 job most days.”

“My grandmother worked on a fruit and vegetable market stall.”

“No one ever talks about the good in me; they just say that I'm spoiled.”

“Before getting meningitis, I was such a hypochondriac, worrying about the slightest ache. Ironically, I overlooked meningitis because the symptoms seemed like flu. I guess you don't realise how healthy you are until it is taken away from you.”

“My parents were very well-off, but we didn't have a crazy-huge house. We didn't have thousands of workers and staff; it was just my mum doing the majority of the housework. We didn't have nannies. I wasn't brought up in any sort of extravagant way.”

“So in some ways my life, my background has been isolating and I think I'm a bit more scared as a person. I don't walk alone or in the dark. If I go out the driver will wait for me to go into the house.”