Sophie Ellis-Bextor has revealed her children are being bullied at school for a heartbreaking reason.

The Murder On The Dancefloor singer, 46, shares five children Sonny, 19, Kit, 14, Ray, 11, Jesse, seven, and Mickey, four with her husband, Richard Jones.

She has admitted her youngest children are being picked on for their red hair as they aren’t ‘blending in’ with their classmates.

She told Andreas Wild on her Salon Confidential podcast: ‘It’s [bullying] definitely been something they’ve experienced, which is really harsh. 

‘You get to secondary school and anything that marks you out becomes the thing you will be teased about. 

‘It’s extraordinary how you have this desire at that age group just to blend in, to be part of the pack. It’s a really strong instinct.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor, 46, has revealed her children are being bullied at school for a heartbreaking reason

The Murder On The Dancefloor singer shares five children Sonny, 19, Kit, 14, Ray, 11, Jesse, seven, and Mickey, four with her husband, Richard Jones

‘But rather than letting it make you feel down, hopefully by having conversations, you can actually keep an eye on it and keep it on the right side of things.’

She added: ‘And then you get a bit older and you’re like “Actually, all those things about me that set me apart are the things I’ll now give space to and invest in and enjoy myself”.

‘My kids have got some different shades of red, but it’s so gorgeous – and I can always find them so easily in a playground.’ 

Sophie was recently praised by fans as she hilariously mocked influencers’ extreme morning routines in a TikTok video on Monday.

In recent months, influencers have gone viral for documenting their outrageous daily timestamps, starting their day before 4am.

Some routines consisted of dipping their faces in ice cold water, sleeping with mouth tape and exercising before sunrise.

She poked fun at some of the shocking routines she has come across on her social media.

She captioned her post: ‘I’ve been up for hours.. what about you? #morningroutine’ 

She has admitted her youngest children are being picked on for their red hair as they aren’t ‘blending in’ with their classmates

Pictured with husband Richard in 2022

Some fans were left in hysterics after watching Sophie’s funny spoof, writing: ‘A lot of people in the comments clearly don’t get the reference or the joke This was so good’, 

‘For everyone not realising it a spoof response to some influencers whacky morning routine. Whereby he gets up at silly o’clock, timestamps everything and seeming achieves basically nothing before starting his day mid morning’,   

‘Brilliant!! You forgot to rub your face with a banana skin though’, 

‘You do make me giggle’, 

‘Love this take on the viral video…’

In January, Sophie broke her silence after BBC One viewers branded her New Year’s Eve performance an ‘awkward and breathless mess’.

The hitmaker kicked off 2025 with a medley of hits, including duets with Jessie Ware, Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears and The Last Dinner Party.

While some viewers praised her performance as ‘world class’ and an ‘absolute treat’, others branded it ‘cringe’ and compared her singing to ‘karaoke night’. 

Sophie was recently praised by fans as she hilariously mocked influencers’ extreme morning routines in a TikTok video on Monday 

In recent months, influencers have gone viral for documenting their outrageous daily timestamps, starting their day before 4am

Some routines consisted of dipping their faces in ice cold water, sleeping with mouth tape and exercising before sunrise

Some fans were left in hysterics after watching Sophie’s funny spoof, writing: ‘A lot of people in the comments clearly don’t get the reference or the joke This was so good’

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But Sophie hit back against critics as she shared a collection of rave reviews for her NYE Disco on her Instagram story. 

She also took to her page to post a collection of stunning snaps from the fun evening, which was pre-recorded as she also performed live at New York’s Times Square NYE celebrations. 

‘So so proud and happy that I got to host a NYE disco on @bbc 1,’ she wrote. ‘What an absolute privilege – I know New Year’s Eve is a special night. 

‘Huge thank you to my guests @jessieware @jakeshears @emilyrobertsguitarist who really brought the party – what a treat to have them on stage with me! – and I loved my finale with the @mdlsingers special thanks to @victoriajayneadcock for styling – we had a blast dreaming up the looks and then Victoria went the extra mile to make them come true, and thanks to @lisalaudat1 for my hair and make up. Xx’

Sophie continued: ‘I’ve seen many a new year in with the @bbc on as Big Ben chimes so I really see it as the biggest honour my band and I got to ring in 2025 with whoever was watching. 

‘If that was you, thank you ❤️ Xxx it’s on @bbciplayer now if you fancy it, too ✨ Big thank you to the amazing @bbcstudios team who captured the show and created a world for us to do what we do. 

‘I loved the set, the lighting… Director @lizclaretv did such a brilliant job and the whole crew were so supportive and excited which only made us more excited too! The whole thing has been a really special experience.’