Did the 1978 Blue Peter baby become Sophie Ellis‑Bextor?

Born in Hounslow, west London in 1979, Sophie Ellis-Bextor is the daughter of the broadcaster Janet Ellis and the director and producer Robin Bextor. The sunny face of children’s TV – notably Blue Peter – Janet spent most of her career ...

(6) Spiller's Groovejet, which featured Sophie on vocals, beat Victoria Beckham and Dane Bowers's garage classic Out of Your Mind to No 1 in August 2000. Back to article · (7) Her mum is Janet Ellis, who presented the long-running BBC children's programme Blue Peter from 1983 to 1987.

I Love Blue Peter - Presenters - Janet Ellis biography

Janet Ellis, MBE (born 16 September ... programmes Blue Peter and Jigsaw between 1979 and 1987. She has published two novels, The Butcher's Hook (2016) and How It Was (2019). She is the mother of three children, including singer/songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor....

Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor was born on 10 April 1979 in Isleworth, London to Janet Ellis, who was a presenter on BBC's children's television programmes Blue Peter and Jigsaw, and Robin Bextor, a film producer and director. They separated when she was four.

Janet Ellis, who also made a minor appearance in Doctor Who ("The Horns of Nimon"). Is the mother of pop singer Sophie Ellis Bextor. Left the series when she was denied a new contract for getting pregnant while unmarried.

TRUTH: Although this revelation provoked tabloid controversy, everyone at BP supported Ellis, and it was entirely her decision to leave. 3. MYTH: The child Janet Ellis was pregnant with, grew up to be Sophie Ellis Bextor.

It was a trouble-free pregnancy and Sophie was a delightfully easy baby (she slept through the night from six weeks - I imagined all babies did for a while). My next foray into motherhood was eight years later.

Legendary Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis has denied that her daughter Sophie Ellis-Bextor is a "nepo baby".