Sophie Ellis-Bextor heads out on tour this month in support of her career retrospective, The Song Diaries. Here, she looks back on her chart battle with Victoria Beckham, reveals which Blur member gave her key advice and addresses that Kylie Minogue rumour...

The industry has issues with gender equality...

“I can definitely see some inequality on that side of things. But on the performer side, it’s probably one of the few industries where you are on a more level playing ...