How do you bounce back from a
major knock to your confidence? How do you maintain focus and poise
even when you’re exhausted or overwhelmed? In this fourth in our
series of Happy High Status takeover episodes, Viv talks to Sophie
Ellis-Bextor, singer/songwriter and the powerhouse behind one of
the best things to come out of the pandemic: Kitchen Disco. Sophie
first became known in the late 1990s as a teenager, as the singer
of the indie rock band The Audience. The band was unceremoniously
dropped by their label in 1999 and Sophie almost dropped out of
music completely. But after bouncing back with a debut album that
sold 1.5 million copies, she found her voice as an international
dance/pop artist with another six albums, including her latest,
Hana. All whilst casually having five children along the way. How
do you find the energy to be confident when you’re depleted? How do
you handle criticism and rejection and stay positive? There’s no
better role model for fun happy high status than Sophie
Ellis-Bextor. Viv’s book Happy High Status: How to Be Effortlessly
Confident is out now. Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s album
Hana is out now.
About the Podcast
Want to own the room? Comedian and radio and TV presenter Viv Groskop talks to inspirational women about the secrets of brilliant speaking. They share the tips and tricks that will get you the attention you deserve.