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Sophie Ellis-Bextor Champions Open Talks on Toxic Masculinity With Her Five Sons

Ellis-Bextor applies frank family conversations to Perimenopop by poking fun at the notion that women should fade during perimenopause

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Overview

  • In Good Housekeeping UK she says she’s always had “a lot of faith” in her sons and openly discusses toxic masculinity at home.
  • She monitors their mobile phone screen time without demonising technology to keep communication channels open.
  • Reflecting on her 20-year marriage to musician Richard Jones, she credits her mother’s advice to always choose each other as the foundation of their relationship.
  • Her upcoming album Perimenopop, due September 12, 2025, satirises perimenopause stigma and underscores that pop music carries no age limit.
  • She notes that Netflix’s Adolescence has driven national debate on misogyny among boys and the radicalisation of young men—topics she weaves into her parenting approach.