Sophie Ellis-Bextor can’t wait to waltz in Glasgow

Strictly Come Dancing star set for Glasgow gig.

She was a nimble-footed sensation on the last series of Strictly. But Sophie Ellis-Bextor has warned fans heading for her Glasgow gig next Saturday there will be no dance master class on show.

“When I did my first gig afterwards I thought I was maybe going to be a much better dancer and I was exactly the same,” laughs Sophie.

“But Strictly has taken away the fear. I was asked to do the series a few times and I didn’t know if I could dance, or do any of it really.

“I thought that if I was making dance music then showing people whether or not you can dance is not necessarily a good idea for your job. I felt that it wasn’t for me and I might be rubbish.

“But I’m a big believer in serendipity and it came at just the right time as I wasn’t touring, which is what I’d normally be doing.

“I felt ready to have some fun. And it made me lose all my inhibitions. It’s such a joyful thing and I really don’t care what anybody thinks any more.”

Sophie, who was paired with Brendan Cole and got all the way to the final, was such a Strictly novice she’d never even seen the show before.

She still stays in touch with Brendan and all her fellow Class of 2013 contestants.

“You form a bond,” she admits. “I’ve seen a few of them in recent weeks and we stay in touch by text.”

Sophie’s latest album Wanderlust is out now, along with the second single, Runaway Dreamer.

“The album is a bit of a departure and I’m touring with the same band. There’s a nice atmosphere and it’s probably one of the few times people can see waltzes along with a bit of trance and disco!”

The Oran Mor date is the final gig of the tour and mum-of-three Sophie’s no stranger to playing in Glasgow.

“I played the city when I was in my very first band in the late 1990s when I was a teenager,” explains the 34-year-old.

“It’s always been a bit of a milestone playing places like King Tut’s. You’ve got to do it it’s your rite of passage!”