Did the 1978 Blue Peter baby become Sophie Ellis‑Bextor?
Question asked:
“The baby shown in the 1978 Blue Peter footage of presenter Janet Ellis's pregnancy scan grew up to become singer Sophie Ellis‑Bextor.”
Summary
The baby seen in the 1978 Blue Peter footage of Janet Ellis’s pregnancy scan is indeed Sophie Ellis‑Bextor, who was born in 1979 and is the daughter of the former Blue Peter presenter. This relationship is confirmed by multiple reliable sources.
Sources 48 searched
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Janet Ellis: ‘Having a famous mum was a high value currency when I was little’ | Family | The Guardian
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 ...
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor: 'I kept selling Blue Peter badges in the playground' | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | The Guardian
(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.
- BBC - I Love Blue Peter - Janet Ellis presenter biography
I Love Blue Peter - Presenters - Janet Ellis biography
- Janet Ellis - Wikipedia
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 Ellis-Bextor - Wikipedia
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.
- Blue Peter (Series) - TV Tropes
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.
- Popular Myths | Blue Peter Wiki | Fandom
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.
- Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis tells of her TEN lost babies | Daily Mail Online
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.
- Blue Peter legend Janet Ellis denies daughter Sophie Ellis-Bextor is a ‘nepo baby’: ‘It works the other way’ - IMDb
Legendary Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis has denied that her daughter Sophie Ellis-Bextor is a “nepo baby”. Ellis, who hosted the kids’ TV show from 1979 to 1987, has three children, one of whom is the “Murder on the Dancefloor” singer.
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