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" My little boy Sonny makes me laugh all the time. He has good comedic timing. "
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Good
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" Two premature babies was not a genetic thing; we were just unlucky. "
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" Some people can get away with being very sexy to men and not looking like a complete cow, but I didn't think I was in a position where people knew me well enough. "
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" Writing songs about fancying people in dance clubs is all very well but it's not the be-all and end-all. There are other topics. "
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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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" 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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" There are a lots of clowns in our family - our house is a fun house. "
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