Dance offs are always likely at a kitchen disco, so be prepared, and have a long stick handy (an old broom will do! It is, after all, the Kitchen Disco Tour, named after the much-loved Kitchen Disco series she did during the lockdown – and the album it inspired, Songs from the Kitchen Disco.

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And with that, the doorbell rings; Ellis-Bextor sticks the kettle on again, and her next visitor gasps as they catch sight of the famous disco ball. During the half hour that Michael Ball and Tamzin Outhwaite spent inside the kitchen disco during hour six of Sophie's Danceathon, the playlist was a rich and varied affair and so were the dance styles that accompanied it! Eventually, everybody shut up, but when she began singing, a group of people sat in the Heavens began clapping, silencing Sophie.Taking to the BBC’s Radio Theatre stage for her biggest ever Kitchen Disco, she’s been joined in person and virtually by a host of celebrities and Radio 2 presenters, supporting her through day and night. Kitchen discos are all about having as much of a laugh as possible, and so colourful hats, photobooth props and other silly accessories need to be part of your party plan. Gigantic fake windows were placed at the back of the stage, and a table (draped in a foil fringe skirt) made an appearance a few songs into the set, in an attempt to transform the stage into Sophie’s quirky kitchen.

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If you really want to push the boat out, then treat your household to a balloon arch or cloud – we’ve got a superb collection to pick from. There were tearful scenes as Sophie's husband Richard Jones, mum Janet Ellis, and her children all bundled into the kitchen to dance with Sophie for the final twenty minutes of her epic Danceathon while Pudsey boogied on the screen behind her. Whatever you choose, remember that the bolder and brighter, the better – and don’t forget your balloon essentials, such as weights and helium, and if you are doing helium balloons and need some tips on filling them correctly, then we’ve got all the info you need in this helium balloon guide. Additional shows were hosted on 17 July (celebrating the end of the term) and on 30 October (for Halloween). In all fairness, it’s becoming impossible to see her only once – if there’s a festival, she’s there!The K itchen Disco was so iconic that the BBC referred to Sophie as “woman from Kitchen Disco”, as if people were unfamiliar with the pop princess! Kitchen Disco was selected for BookTrust‘s ‘Time to Read’ campaign and there are currently 760,000 copies in print.

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The pair pulled out their best aeroplane moves to the end of Fill My Little World as Sophie passed the 12 hour mark! I hope I don’t get in trouble…” she says of her remarks on festival line-ups, but in all honesty she doesn’t look particularly worried. The room was kitted out with a smoke machine, DJ decks, and its now-famous disco ball long before Ellis-Bextor decided to grab a microphone and invite everyone else along. For those hooking up with other partygoers online, a gold foil fringe curtain will provide an appropriately glam backdrop to your Zoom screen.Though she’s now a patron saint of Noughties bops, best-known for dance-pop hits like Murder on the Dancefloor and Get Over You, Ellis-Bextor’s first step into the music industry was actually as vocalist in Britpop outfit Theaudience. But it's honestly the best thing I've ever done - apart from marriage and kids - it's 24 hours of love!

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Beneath the dark, looming clouds of Everything is Sweet, sawtooth synthesisers grind and squelch; Kitchen Disco this certainly is not.During these after parties she sang songs less danceable and more relatable to musicals, like " My Favourite Things" (from The Sound of Music) and "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" (from Grease).