Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor opened up during an appearance on This Morning and revealed that her eldest son Sonny has moved out of the family home to live with his grandma, Janet Ellis.
Sophie, 44, opened up about her 'chaotic' family life and admitted that she struggles with the idea of not having more children. She is mum to Sonny, 19, Kit, 14, Ray, 11, Jesse, seven, and Mickey, four, with husband Richard Jones, 43, a bassist in pop group The Feeling.
She told hosts Rochelle Humes and Craig Doyle: "My oldest son is 19 now and he's just moved out to live my mum, 10 minutes away, it's quite wholesome! I have five boys but I don't have five of the same person some of them love music and others don't. I have one still at home who never wants to come to any of my gigs. But the majority of them like music actually."
The mum-of-five continued and shared: "Five of anything is a lot. I love the chaos of big family life luckily. There are always things happening. One is running another has brought four friends over. It's a good antidote to the darkness sometimes. They never ask "how did your gig go?" They just tell me about their day and I like that."
She also mentioned her carefree attitude towards her performances, saying she doesn't worry "about what people think of my dancing" as she simply does what feels right for her on stage.
A couple of years back, Sophie spoke candidly about her bustling household with five boys on the Lockdown Parenting Hell podcast.
She confessed: "If I hadn't had five I think I would have just had one. It was all or nothing. I think I am so close to being dead with how tiring it is."
When quizzed about expanding her brood further, she seemed unsure, stating: "It is tricky. My youngest is nearly three. So I am at that point when they'd normally be another one. But I am 42 so it's probably time to just watch them grow up now. It's hard though. Tricky. I am not one of those people who can form the sentence: "I am done" – I've never been able to form the sentence. It is like my mouth goes… (silent)."
When asked about her husband Richard's thoughts on their large family, she shared: "He is pretty chill… Rich. I don't think he instigated many of the last few to be honest. He just kind of went… ok then. When I was little I was an only child until I was 8. Then my brother Jackson was born and I was absolutely obsessed with him and I think that sowed the seed. He [Jackson] was a fresh start and that's something that's hardwired in me. That babies are good."
Giving a peek into their family life, her mum Janet, famous for presenting Blue Peter, posted a picture of Sophie with all five of her children, celebrating a birthday. She captioned the post: "Happiest of birthdays to my darling first born (with her five borns)." The star also commented on her birthday, saying she "likes getting older and said it was a "privilege."
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