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Sophie Ellis-Bextor compared Strictly to ‘a cult’ and admitted it challenged her marriage stability

In the end, it brought them closer together!

Singer and songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor competed in the 11th series of Strictly Come Dancing in late 2013.

Brendan Cole was her dance partner. Together, they made it into the final four, but not without putting a strain on Sophie’s marital life with husband Richard Jones.

In her 2021 biography, Spinning Plates, she even went so far as to compare the atmosphere created by the show to “a cult”.

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Her criticism of the show resurfaced amid reports concerning Graziano Di Prima and Zara McDermott. Yikes. Here’s what we know.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Richard Jones on the red carpet
Sophie and her husband Richard Jones share five children (Credit: Splashnews.com)

Strictly gave Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s marriage ‘a good old shake’

Read My Lips, Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s debut album, came out in 2001. It went double platinum, and three of its four singles, including Murder on the Dancefloor, reached the top three in the UK charts.

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