Sophie Ellis-Bextor feels 'no mum guilt' after teen son moves in with his nan
Sophie Ellis-Bextor says she doesn't feel any "mum guilt" after her eldest teenage son left the family home to live with his gran.
The Murder on the Dancefloor songstress revealed earlier this month that her 19-year-old son Sonny had moved in with her 68-year-old mum Janet Ellis, a decision she says was "wholesome". The singer now explains she doesn't want to 'waste time feeling guilty'.
Sophie is mum to Sonny, Kit, 14, Ray, 11, Jesse, seven, and Mickey, four, with husband Richard Jones, 43, who is a bassist in pop group The Feeling. Reflecting on 18 years of married life, she's opened up about parenthood, explaining: "Like for every working parent, it is a bit of an ongoing thing, I don't think you ever have it totally nailed."
Sophie's eldest son Sonny has moved out (Instagram/ @missjanetellis)"I love family life, I love my job and I have really good support where I need it for both things," she told MailOnline. "But the hardest part of my job is when I have to be away from them for long periods... the big picture is I really love what I do, and I have worked quite hard to do what I do, I might as well not waste it feeling guilty."
Sophie added how she is "giving herself permission" to do the career she loves, but her busy schedule means she "can't be everywhere" for her children. Despite not always being able to be present, the Murder on the Dancefloor songstress insisted her career makes her a "better mum" as she "involves" her children in her job.
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Mum Sophie also explained that as her children grow up, she "appreciates" them watching her at work and helps to teach them about creativity and having a work ethic. Sophie met Richard in 2002 before falling pregnant with Sonny only six weeks later. Earlier this month, ahead of her Christmas tour, Sophie revealed her son's move out of the family home. Appearing on This Morning, she opened up about her chaotic family life but admitted that although she has no immediate plans on baby number six, she struggles with drawing a line under having more children.
The hitmaker told hosts Rochelle Humes and Craig Doyle: "My oldest son is 19 now and he's just moved out to live my mum, 10 minutes away, it's quite wholesome!I have five boys but I don't have five of the same person some of them love music and others don't. I have one still at home who never wants to come to any of my gigs. But the majority of them like music actually."
She added: "Five of anything is a lot. I love the chaos of big family life luckily. There are always things happening. One is running another has brought four friends over. It's a good antidote to the darkness sometimes. They never ask 'how did your gig go?' They just tell me about their day and I like that."
Speaking about her performances she explained that she doesn't care "about what people think of my dancing" as she just she does what she feels comfortable with on stage. Two years ago, Sophie opened up on life with five sons on her the Lockdown Parenting Hell podcast. She said: "If I hadn't had five I think I would have just had one.
"It was all or nothing. I think I am so close to being dead with how tiring it is." When asked if she planned on having more children, she toyed with the idea saying: "It is tricky. My youngest is nearly three.
"So I am at that point when they'd normally be another one. But I am 42 so it's probably time to just watch them grow up now. It's hard though. Tricky. I am not one of those people who can form the sentence: "I am done" - I've never been able to form the sentence. It is like my mouth goes... (silent)."
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