Sophie Ellis-Bextor is already anticipating tears ahead of her last-ever lockdown kitchen disco on Friday night.
The Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) hitmaker’s weekly soirees have been a massive success, as the singer attempts to perform while trying to entertain her kids.
As lockdown measures begin easing across the U.K., however, Sophie is planning one final farewell on Friday – and she predicts tears are on the horizon.
“When I do the last one today I’m pretty sure I’m gonna cry because it’s been so special,” she told The Guardian. “When lockdown first started, we felt there would be a big distinction between lockdown and ‘out you go into the world again’.
“It became apparent that’s there’s going to be a slow re-emergence into a new normal. I wanted to keep the discos going until there was a change in the wind.”
Explaining the shows have “meant an incredible amount to us”, the Take Me Home star added: “It’s been an anchor for each week, but also escapism. I’ve been singing songs I haven’t sung for years.
“It’s a portal – suddenly you’re 17 and in an indie club. I discovered disco in my early 20s once I started listening to dance music. As someone who sings along to stuff, I like stories, and disco is the first place that dance music told stories.”
Check out Sophie’s final show at 6:30 pm UK time here.
