Top 70 Sophie Ellis Bextor Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “I’m big in Russia, but no one’s quite sure why.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

2. “For every person that says I’m the new Audrey Hepburn, someone else says that I look like an alien.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

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

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

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

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

5. “Everybody remembers Robbie Williams said I had a face like a satellite dish.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

6. “My parents are good role models because they’ve worked hard and gave me a happy childhood.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

7. “A lot of what inspired many musicians is celebrating differences, and people relate to that – more people feel like the unpopular, freaky one than the one in the in-crowd.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

8. “I tasted huge success with my first album, and when it’s happening it feels like a roller coaster you can’t get off. You should be very careful about wishing for success on that scale.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

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9. “I don’t know why people think I’m polished – I often leave the house with buttons missing and ladders in my tights.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

10. “I like the influence of the macabre, but I don’t believe in ghosts.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

11. “I’m all for consumer rights. I get very aggravated if I don’t get a good service.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

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

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

13. “Some people can get away with being very sexy to men and not looking like a complete cow, but I didn’t think I was in a position where people knew me well enough.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

14. “I was an only child, but then my parents resettled with different partners, and I am now one of six.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

15. “Also, I think women really come into their own in their 30s.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

16. “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.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

17. “That’s part of the reason I called the album ‘Shoot From The Hip.’ I did feel it was time to open up more.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

18. “Being a chef would be too much hard work.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

19. “Like my mum, I sometimes buy things I shouldn’t and fill my house with rubbish.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

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

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

21. “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.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

22. “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.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

23. “The fact that my mother was on television every week while I was young was occasionally awkward, and often frustrating.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

24. “I don’t think anyone doubts my motives, really. I do what I do and it’s not very complicated. Of course, you might hate the music that I make, but I don’t think people feel threatened by me just getting on with what I’m up to.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

25. “I’ve got quite a curvy shape so I try to wear stuff that’s tailored.”

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26. “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.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

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

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

28. “A good song is a good song whatever your age.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

29. “There are a lots of clowns in our family – our house is a fun house.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

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30. “I had my autograph down by the age of 13. I used to sign it everywhere.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

31. “It’s hard to feel comfortable in your own skin when you’re younger.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

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

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

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

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

34. “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.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

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

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

36. “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.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

37. “I never manage to get to bed early on Sunday night but this doesn’t matter, as I don’t know one level of exhaustion from another.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

38. “I would love to record something with PJ Harvey or Alison Goldfrapp.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

39. “You learn that, when your children are all right, everything is right in the world.”

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40. “I do find it a bit disconcerting when your name becomes a brand.”

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41. “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.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

42. “Dance music is great, but it’s not a time to be reflective or particularly wistful.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

43. “I try my hardest not to read reviews.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

44. “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.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

45. “You have to apply yourself because you’ll never get a better opportunity than the one you have right now. Having said that, people know by now if they like me or not. I don’t need to prove anything.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

46. “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 else?”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

47. “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.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

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

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

49. “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.”

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

50. “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