I’m a Cancerian, the typical crab with the tough outer shell and the soft bit in the middle. I don’t think I’ll ever come to terms with people being unnecessarily nasty, but I can take it if someone doesn’t like my music - I’m not everyone’s cup of tea.

Jenkins frames her public persona through the astrological stereotype of Cancer: outwardly resilient but inwardly sensitive. The “tough outer shell” suggests the protective armor a performer develops under scrutiny, while the “soft bit” acknowledges emotional vulnerability. She distinguishes between fair, taste-based criticism (“not everyone’s cup of tea”) and gratuitous cruelty (“unnecessarily nasty”), implying that artistic reception is subjective and manageable, but personal malice is harder to rationalize. The quote also functions as a modest self-positioning: she accepts limits to universal appeal while asserting a basic expectation of civility in public discourse.