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" I've got quite a curvy shape so I try to wear stuff that's tailored. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Curvy
Try
Got
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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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Style
Music
" I'm all for consumer rights. I get very aggravated if I don't get a good service. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Rights
Good
Get
" In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I like it, it doesn't matter if it cost £200 or £2. "
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Clothes
Like
" I think there's quite a lot of cowardice in music. I don't mind if it goes wrong, I just want to go for it. "
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Think
Music
" You need to have a life outside your career. "
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Your
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" My rule for the corporate stuff is the same as with my music - I do whatever means I can sleep at night and whatever means I can be dignified. "
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Same
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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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Honest
Brand
" 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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Early
Bed
Sunday
" I do find it a bit disconcerting when your name becomes a brand. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Name
Your
Becomes
" 'The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Great
Entertainment
Up
" I'm a sucker for sad disco pop. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Disco
Pop
Sucker
" I've got a thing for footwear; I have about 200 pairs of shoes from all over the world. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
About
Over
Got
" When I first started out, I got criticism for the way I looked. I think, now, it's a good thing because, why would you want to look like everyone else? "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Good
Criticism
Want
" You learn that, when your children are all right, everything is right in the world. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Your
Children
Learn
" I had my autograph down by the age of 13. I used to sign it everywhere. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sign
Had
Down
" There are a lots of clowns in our family - our house is a fun house. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Clowns
Family
Fun
" 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. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Me
Now
Say
" I started my music career at 18 and for a long while I let other people handle my affairs. "
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Long
Career
Music
" I love getting dressed up. Being a pop star is the most brilliant job for that. A lot of girls love shopping, but they might see the most amazing outfit and think, 'When am I going to wear that?', so it's my duty to exploit the fact I do have events I can wear these things to. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Shopping
Amazing
Job
" 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. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Early
Grandmother
You
" Not all my shoes are designer. In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I like it, it doesn't matter if it cost £200 or £2. I'm attracted to things rather than labels. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Me
Everything
Clothes
" I get really frustrated if people don't smile. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Smile
Really
People
" I'm too frightened of confrontation, so I will always tip - even if the service has been really shoddy. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Even
Been
Always
" I'm someone who has always been quite clear about what I like. In the studio, I'm not a control freak but I know what I want. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Always
Control
Know
" I'm big in Russia, but no one's quite sure why. "
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Why
Sure
Big
" Having a successful first album is one thing, but a successful third is another. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
First
One Thing
Successful
" My parents are good role models because they've worked hard and gave me a happy childhood. "
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Good
Parents
Me
" 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. "
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Night
Up
Time
" I wrote the worst novel ever. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Novel
Worst
Wrote
" I really love being in London at weekends - there's always so much to do. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Love
London
Always