| • | "If you were stranded on a desert island what three things would you take with you to keep your body/mind intact? 'Loads of sweet and sour king prawns which are my favourite, packs of cigarettes because I'd go mental without them'", The Mirror (UK), Mar. 28, '97 | |
| • | "What was your first vice? 'I started smoking when I was 14. My mate Helen and I would get 2:20 for our dinner money and we'd buy cigarettes, then sell them at a profit to our friends.'", TV Quick, Nov. 6-12, '99 | |
| • | asked the two things she would die without: "mobile phone and a packet of fags!", where?, '00 | |
| • | "What was the last thing you put in your mouth? 'A Marlboro Light - yes, I'm still smoking. I'm crap, aren't I? I smoke about ten to 15 a day. I suppose I should give up, but to be truthful I'm not really thinking about it, it's just one thing I do'", The Mirror (UK), Sep. 7, '02 | |
| • | "Lisa Riley takes a break from shopping with two mugs of coffee. The Fat Friends actress stopped for a fag in Manchester as she struggled with bags during a shopping trip in the city", Daily Star (UK), Feb. 24, '04 | |
| • | "Lisa Riley has a ritual she performs every time she goes to friends' weddings. The moment the bride gets ready to throw the bouquet Lisa ducks out the room and smokes a cigarette", The Mirror (UK), Sep. 14, '05 | |
| • | "after a seven-hour delay coming back from America. I hadn't had a cigarette in all that time so I wasn't in the best mood", Nottingham Evening Post (UK), Jan.11, '08 |