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

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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.
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Having a successful first album is one thing, but a successful third is another.
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Everybody remembers Robbie Williams said I had a face like a satellite dish.
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Someone had my number and they started text-stalking me. I've never replied to them. It was tempting to write back, but I resisted.
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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.
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You should make an effort on stage because it's a performance. The stage should be glittery and camp, but I don't go down the shops in full stage gear.
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I learned to stand up for myself at school where I was never too popular.
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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.
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For every person that says I'm the new Audrey Hepburn, someone else says that I look like an alien.
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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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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 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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Now when I say Sophie Ellis-Bextor I feel that's not really me because that's become this entity from doing the gigs and the shows and the make-up contracts and whatever else.
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I've got quite a curvy shape so I try to wear stuff that's tailored.
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I don't think that old-fashioned idea of record companies exists any more.
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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 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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In real life, I'm not super-posh but if that's the stereotype, I really don't care. It could be worse.
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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.
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It's funny how intimate it feels to get a text.
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