Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sophie Ellis Bextor opens up about the trauma of her sons’ births

20 August 2009

She may appear to have it all, with a successful career, loving husband and ethereal good looks, but that doesn’t mean Sophie Ellis-Bextor lives a gilded life untouched by the fears and concerns of ordinary mortals. The pop star recently experienced the trauma of a second pregnancy scarred by pre-eclampsia, a condition that affects only pregnant women, from the 20th week of gestation, and which can prove fatal for both mother and child. The main symptoms are high blood press ...