'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 chewentertainmentfactor Change image and share on social
I've got quite a curvy shape so I try to wear stuff that's tailored. Sophie Ellis-Bextor curvyhaveshape Change image and share on social
You learn that, when your children are all right, everything is right in the world. Sophie Ellis-Bextor childlearnworld Change image and share on social
But I don't like working on lyrics publicly in the studio - I prefer to take them away and work on them in my bedroom. Sophie Ellis-Bextor bedroomlyricprefer Change image and share on social
I was an only child, but then my parents resettled with different partners, and I am now one of six. Sophie Ellis-Bextor childparentpartner Change image and share on social
Like my mum, I sometimes buy things I shouldn't and fill my house with rubbish. Sophie Ellis-Bextor buyfillhouse Change image and share on social
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. Sophie Ellis-Bextor cowardicelotmind Change image and share on social
Trust your instincts: they tend to see you right. By listening to them, at least you can sleep at night. Sophie Ellis-Bextor instinctlistennight Change image and share on social
I don't think that old-fashioned idea of record companies exists any more. Sophie Ellis-Bextor companyexistfashion Change image and share on social
Having a successful first album is one thing, but a successful third is another. Sophie Ellis-Bextor albumsuccessfulthing Change image and share on social
