Sophie Ellis-Bextor has revealed that she could have fallen to her death during a live performance on Strictly Come Dancing in 2013. The singer, who competed with Brendan Cole and finished fourth, admitted on Mel Giedroyc's podcast that she removed a safety clip while suspended in a disco ball above the dance floor.
Ellis-Bextor said she found the thought of plummeting live on television 'slightly amusing'. She explained that she removed the clip to avoid fumbling with it when she needed to exit the ball quickly to start her routine. Producers were unaware of her decision.
The singer also discussed her hit song 'Murder on the Dancefloor', expressing annoyance that her death would inevitably become a joke. 'It doesn't matter how I die, that joke will be made,' she said, predicting headlines about murder on the dance floor.
Ellis-Bextor revealed that she would like Toni Basil's 1982 hit 'Mickey' played at her funeral. Her new album, 'Perimenopop', is due for release on September 12.
