I'm the messiest person I know..

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 els….

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'….

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

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

I'm a sucker for sad disco pop..

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

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..

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 co….

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..

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 wi….

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

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..

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

When it comes to my family I never quite know how protective I have to be, or what I should or shouldn't say..

I don't know why people think I'm polished - I often leave the house with buttons missing and ladders in my tights..

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

I try my hardest not to read reviews..

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

I'm big in Russia, but no one's quite sure why..

I'm always sticking up for other people..