Spinning Plates

By Sophie Ellis-Bextor

(Coronet, £10.99) Now as famous for lockdown kitchen discos as she is for her music, Sophie’s story ranges from growing up with a Blue Peter-presenting mum to finding fame with Spiller’s Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) before forging a solo career, and becoming a mum-of-five. But we also learn what happened in between: career lows, a toxic relationship, and the terror of giving birth to premature babies. She tells her tale with frank and self-deprecating warmth. CHARLOTTE HEATHCOTE