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" Turning the thermostat down is something that I do pretty reluctantly. I like to be able to walk around in whatever I fancy at home. "

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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

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

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" 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. "

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

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

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" There's so many singers, you watch them and a lot of it is waving around. You don't get this feeling that they're really thinking about what they're saying. "

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

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

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" I get really frustrated if people don't smile. "

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

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

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" I'm really interested in fashion but at the same time I find it quite competitive. Second-hand stuff leaves you more open to whatever your own personal style is rather than feeling dictated to by shops. "

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" I don't think writing or co-writing my songs makes me a better singer, but I haven't really got an excuse not to do it as I've got too many opinions! "

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

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" 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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" I must confess I knew very little about the trance scene, I'm more house and commercial dance but it was really interesting and different. "

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" 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. "

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

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" 'The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry. "

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

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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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" I'm the messiest person I know. "

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" 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. "

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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. "

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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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