3 December 2020 Sophie Ellis-Bextor My parents separated when I was four. It wasn’t the smoothest of divorces, but then as my mother always says, ‘You can’t have a passionate marriage without a passionate divorce.’
3 December 2020 Sophie Ellis-Bextor My parents separated when I was four. It wasn’t the smoothest of divorces, but then as my mother always says, you can’t have a passionate marriage without a passionate divorce.
3 December 2020 Sophie Ellis-Bextor Come rain or shine I walk short distances rather than taking my car.
3 December 2020 Sophie Ellis-Bextor I used to be hung up on my figure, but it’s a waste of time. I don’t believe in diets. Have four pints one night, be healthy the next.
3 December 2020 Sophie Ellis-Bextor I try not to wear anything I have to fidget with – there’s nothing worse than wearing something and pulling down the hem and re-adjusting the top. My pet hate is when girls wear those strapless dresses and spend the whole night yanking them up.
3 December 2020 Sophie Ellis-Bextor I can definitely tell when mum has got money because then she likes to go shopping to spend it, whereas dad is steadier and avoids splurges. I like to think I’ve inherited both sides.
3 December 2020 Sophie Ellis-Bextor I’d never really thought about it before, but now you ask I can see that how my parents handled money definitely affected my relationship with it.
3 December 2020 Sophie Ellis-Bextor On my wedding day. I didn’t want a natural, blushing-bride look – I had a full-on hairdo and red lips. I thought it would be disingenuous to do the whole virginal look, so even though I had the white dress, I had pink net underneath.
3 December 2020 Sophie Ellis-Bextor Trust your instincts: they tend to see you right. By listening to them, at least you can sleep at night.
