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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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" 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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Admit

Shopping

" 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. "

" 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. "

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Night

Time

" Also, I think women really come into their own in their 30s. "

" I wrote the worst novel ever. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" You learn that, when your children are all right, everything is right in the world. "

" I can definitely tell when mum has got money because then she likes to go shopping to spend it, whereas dad is steadier and avoids splurges. I like to think I've inherited both sides. "

" In real life, I'm not super-posh but if that's the stereotype, I really don't care. It could be worse. "

" 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

Everything

Clothes

" I was an only child, but then my parents resettled with different partners, and I am now one of six. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

" There are a lots of clowns in our family - our house is a fun house. "

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

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

" I'm the messiest person I know. "

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Know

Person

" The fact that my mother was on television every week while I was young was occasionally awkward, and often frustrating. "

" It's hard to feel comfortable in your own skin when you're younger. "

" I'm happy that I have a look, but I don't over-analyse whether or not it's beautiful or ugly. "

" 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. "

" You have to apply yourself because you'll never get a better opportunity than the one you have right now. Having said that, people know by now if they like me or not. I don't need to prove anything. "

" 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. "

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Everything

Clothes

" I tasted huge success with my first album, and when it's happening it feels like a roller coaster you can't get off. You should be very careful about wishing for success on that scale. "

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

" I started my music career at 18 and for a long while I let other people handle my affairs. "

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

" I'd never really thought about it before, but now you ask I can see that how my parents handled money definitely affected my relationship with it. "

" 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. "

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Honest

Brand