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SOPHIE ELLIS-BExTOR, 39. The pop star, whose hits included Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) and Murder On The Dancefloor, is the daughter of ex-Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis. Six weeks after Sophie started going out with Richard Jones, bassist with band The Feeling, she found she was pregnant. She said: ‘Richard didn’t run away screaming but it was strange to meet his parents sporting a baby bump.’ They are now married and have four boys. LESLEy GARRETT, 63 (right). The South yorkshire opera singer admitted neglecting her music career in favour of raising her children and pursuing jobs on TV, including appearing on Strictly and Loose women. She funded her studies at the Royal Academy of Music by posing nude as a life model.