We're spoiling you this week with a bonus episode of Life's a Beach - Alan is joined by the fabulous Sophie Ellis-Bextor to celebrate the release of her 8th studio album PERIMENOPOP! Expect a holiday chat filled with chaos, cocktails, and clapping when the plane lands. From work trips with her family to a disastrous Seychelles holiday, Sophie shares her best and worst travel memories - including naughty nighttime escapes as a teen. Alan finds out about Sophie’s knack for hand luggage packing, the mystery of Viagra in an Airbnb kitchen drawer, and her obsession with a breakfast buffet. They also talk about Sophie’s brand-new album Perimenopop, the global resurgence of Murder on the Dancefloor after Saltburn, and what she saw at Prince's gig at Koko in Camden. Pack your bags and join Alan & Sophie for a trip you won’t forget! Jump to: 00.00 Intro 00.20 Alan Air cushions 00:46 Interior Design Masters Sophie was a guest judge 02:56 Sophie’s family work holidays 03:55 Sophie’s eyesight 05:03 Puglia. Yes, it Puglia. 06:01 Sophie’s worst holiday in Seychelles 07:55 Sophie’s holiday romance story 09:41 Has Sophie holidayed with a celeb? 12:09 Hand luggage extraordinaire 14:36 Viagra in the airbnb kitchen drawer 16:51 Late check-ins 17:24 Hotel buffet breakfasts 18:55 Sophie and her travel dolls 19:45 Perimenopop - Sophie’s new album! 21:57 Murder on the Dancefloor and the Saltburn funeral scene ? I mean, because that is global, 22:54 Performing at Koko in Camden and Sophie’s Prince story 26:41 Clapping when the plane lands 27:42 Bali tourists 29:18 Where will Sophie be when she’s 100? 31:00 Starting our descent - the quick-fire round #SophieEllisBextor #LifesABeachPodcast #AlanCarr #Italy #TravelStories #HolidayFails #Puglia #MurderOnTheDancefloor #Saltburn #Perimenopop #travelpodcast #comedypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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