Quotes by Sophie Ellis Bextor

“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.”

“Come rain or shine I walk short distances rather than taking my car.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.'”

“Yeah, I'm not really a morning person.”

“I try not to wear anything I have to fidget with - there's nothing worse than wearing something and pulling down the hem and re-adjusting the top. My pet hate is when girls wear those strapless dresses and spend the whole night yanking them up.”

“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 sucker for sad disco pop.”

“I get really frustrated if people don't smile.”

“Trust your instincts: they tend to see you right. By listening to them, at least you can sleep at night.”

“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.”

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