‘i’m on cloud nine – laughter is the best medicine’

From pop star to Kitchen Disco icon, Sophie Ellis-Bextor has brought joy to lives and homes across the globe. She talks to Rosamund Dean about marriage, menopause and why the music must go on

MUM?” Becky said. “When did you know Dad was the man for you?” “What? Pretty early, I think,” Frances replied, taken aback. “It’s so far in the past, I can’t remember.” “It’s important. Try and think

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POSTERS for a touring circus blossomed in shop windows, and on any vacant stretch of boarding. Some were pasted on top of other posters, from many seasons ago. They were a snowstorm of colour to catch

Coleen Nolan describes the past six months as an “emotional roller coaster” — with incredible highs and devastating lows. But the Loose Women favourite, who turned 60 in March, is at her bubbly best w

My whole life has been a fluke. I applied to be a contestant on Big Brother in 2010 on a whim, because I fancied being on TV. It’s head-scratching to think of what my life was like before Big Brother