Sophie Ellis-Bextor to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Ellis-Bextor fans. Speculation had been rife that the English singer best known for her album Read My Lips, is about to announce her retirement from music, at age 46, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 02/01/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a singer isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a singer-songwriter-model just isn't fun anymore,” she might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that she may branch out into other creative fields she is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouSophie
For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouSophie was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made her make the decision.
“Sophie Ellis-Bextor was unlike any other singer we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouSophie”
— @universalObserver, 1 Jan 2026
“I thought Sophie Ellis-Bextor retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 1 Jan 2026
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