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" I'm a sucker for good black skirts and pretty little shirts and kooky tops. I have to admit that shopping satisfies my craving for immediate gratification. "

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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" Yes, being educated is definitely an advantage. But having said that, I've met so many people in life who haven't done very well at school but who are still really bright. "

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

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" 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. "

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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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" A lot of what inspired many musicians is celebrating differences, and people relate to that - more people feel like the unpopular, freaky one than the one in the in-crowd. "

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

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" I really love being in London at weekends - there's always so much to do. "

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" It's funny how intimate it feels to get a text. "

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" I'm a sucker for sad disco pop. "

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" I try my hardest not to read reviews. "

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

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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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" Philately is normally a boys' hobby but for some reason it was in vogue at my junior school. Between the ages of eight and ten I collected avidly. I'd pore over my Stanley Gibbons book, obsessively checking my collection's value. I always hoped I'd stumble across a really valuable one, a Penny Black or an Inverted Jenny, but it wasn't to be. "

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" I do find it a bit disconcerting when your name becomes a brand. "

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" I'm the messiest person I know. "

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" A career in entertainment has a lifespan, like one in sport. "

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" Now when I say Sophie Ellis-Bextor I feel that's not really me because that's become this entity from doing the gigs and the shows and the make-up contracts and whatever else. "

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" Being a chef would be too much hard work. "

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

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

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" My little boy Sonny makes me laugh all the time. He has good comedic timing. "

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" My parents are good role models because they've worked hard and gave me a happy childhood. "

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" Two premature babies was not a genetic thing; we were just unlucky. "

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" Trust your instincts: they tend to see you right. By listening to them, at least you can sleep at night. "

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" I learned to stand up for myself at school where I was never too popular. "

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