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" For every person that says I'm the new Audrey Hepburn, someone else says that I look like an alien. "

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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" Yeah, I'm not really a morning person. "

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" I think I'm fairly good with money, but I've developed some strange tics - in shops I don't like to go to the counter unless I've got at least two things to buy. If I'm walking around with just one thing in my hand I'll put it back and wait a few weeks because that doesn't seem like a proper purchase. "

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" The NHS is a bit iffy when you sprain an ankle, but when it's a high-priority issue, it's fantastic. They don't mess about. They're incredibly efficient when things go wrong. "

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" When it comes to my family I never quite know how protective I have to be, or what I should or shouldn't say. "

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" There are a lot of people out there who lie about their age and I think it does us all a disservice. It can't all be over when you hit 30. That would be rubbish. "

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" I'm a little bit allergic to the whole brand thing to be honest but maybe it's just happening around me and I'm not really aware of it. "

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" I'm the messiest person I know. "

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" I'm always sticking up for other people. "

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" I don't think writing or co-writing my songs makes me a better singer, but I haven't really got an excuse not to do it as I've got too many opinions! "

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" That's part of the reason I called the album 'Shoot From The Hip.' I did feel it was time to open up more. "

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" Getting up to dance to your own stuff looks pretty pretentious. And leaving the dancefloor when it comes on is just awkward. "

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" I'm all for consumer rights. I get very aggravated if I don't get a good service. "

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" Like my mum, I sometimes buy things I shouldn't and fill my house with rubbish. "

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" Everybody remembers Robbie Williams said I had a face like a satellite dish. "

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" I'm too frightened of confrontation, so I will always tip - even if the service has been really shoddy. "

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" In terms of influence, my style icons have been a mixture of Julie Andrews and Olivia Newton-John. When I was little I used to watch 'Grease,' 'Mary Poppins' and 'The Sound of Music' a lot. If you put all those things together you do kind of get my outfits. A slightly tarty nanny in a second-hand outfit. That is pretty much what I wear. "

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" But I don't like working on lyrics publicly in the studio - I prefer to take them away and work on them in my bedroom. "

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" But I quite like that the public has a very short attention span. If I haven't been on telly for a little bit, I can sense it. People don't take as much notice of you, it's really quite palpable. "

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" Some people are really good at packaging themselves, but that's not really me. "

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" I didn't feel so great when I was a teenager, but who does? "

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" I'm really interested in fashion but at the same time I find it quite competitive. Second-hand stuff leaves you more open to whatever your own personal style is rather than feeling dictated to by shops. "

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" I've got a thing for footwear; I have about 200 pairs of shoes from all over the world. "

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