Golden boy

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

The 28-year-old Essex-based producer, originally from Derbyshire, has stood Royal International supreme and won numerous high-profile championships.

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

Eleven years on from the ‘transgender tipping point’ — a term coined by Time magazine when it featured Laverne Cox on its cover, and a moment of self-visualisation and representation for many a trans

I have been a huge James Arthur fan for years. My mum introduced me to his music as she loved him on The X Factor and has been a massive fan ever since. She took me to see him for the first time, whic

Katy Lewis opens up to Closer about living with a visible difference and how she’s finally found the confidence to embrace her true self