“Philately is normally a boys' hobby but for some reason it was in vogue at my junior school. Between the ages of eight and ten I collected avidly. I'd pore over my Stanley Gibbons book, obsessively checking my collection's value. I always hoped I'd stumble across a really valuable one, a Penny Black or an Inverted Jenny, but it wasn't to be.” BookReasonAgeSchoolValuesBlackBoysTenValuableEightCollectionsHobbiesJuniorsPenniesVogueStanleyJennyInverted Author:Sophie Ellis Bextor
“There are a lot of people out there who lie about their age and I think it does us all a disservice. It can't all be over when you hit 30. That would be rubbish.” PeopleThinkingDoeWould BeAgeLyingRubbishDisservice Author:Sophie Ellis Bextor
“I had my autograph down by the age of 13. I used to sign it everywhere.” AgeUsedAutographs Author:Sophie Ellis Bextor