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" I started my music career at 18 and for a long while I let other people handle my affairs. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Long
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" 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. "
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" I never manage to get to bed early on Sunday night but this doesn't matter, as I don't know one level of exhaustion from another. "
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" I don't want to sound like an old grandmother but actually it's quite nice when you get up early and then, by the time it gets to 10am, you're quite perky and already quite switched on. "
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