Sophie Ellis Bextor surprises bride and groom as she makes a perfectly timed appearance at their wedding after her hit played while she was in the lobby
In an incredible coincedence, Sophie was out in the lobby when her track was playing inside the wedding so she decided to pay the couple a visit.
The British singer, 46, made the day extra special for the bride and the groom, as she delighted guests in attendance with some of her most iconic tunes.
Sophie started off with her 2001 single Murder On The Dancefloor, a floorfiller that was reprised in 2023 in the raunchy film Saltburn.
A guest in attendance, who also filmed the clip, revealed: 'It was my sister's wedding, it was all such a coincidence that the band started playing Murder On The Dancefloor while Sophie was out in the lobby.
'She was so kind and really topped off such a special day for the bride and groom and all of the guests.'
The video was shared by the guest on TikTok with a caption reading: 'Best wedding crasher ever.'
The British singer, 46, made the day extra special for the bride and the groom, as she delighted guests in attendance with some of her most iconic tunes
Meanwhile fans were sent into overdrive by Sophie's unexpected appearance and praised her in the comment section, penning:
'Very cool. Good on her as well for this'; 'Brilliant' 'Didn't realise it was her till the glasses came off'; 'Funn'; 'You have to love that woman! Go Sophie'; 'This is amazing'; 'Insane'.
Sophie's epic wedding crash comes after the pop chart-topper addressed the 'gloomy chapter' of perimenopause and the narrative that women should become 'quiet and invisible' with her new album Perimenopop.
The singer was just 21 when she first soared to fame with her first number one hit, Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) with Spiller in 2000, going on to become a household name.
25 years later, the star is set to release her latest offering which she, in a new interview with Good Housekeeping UK, claims dispels the notion that pop music is for 'young people' and instead mocks that apparent 'gloomy chapter' women face in their later years.
Perimonpop is being touted as a 'a playful celebration of where Sophie is at in her life, knowing exactly who she is and embracing the joy and empowerment that brings'.
Meanwhile fans were sent into overdrive by Sophie's unexpected appearance and praised her in the comment section
The singer, 46, was just 21 when she first soared to fame with her first number one hit, Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) with Spiller in 2000 [pictured], going on to become a household name
And speaking to the publication about her album inspiration, Sophie echoed those sentiments as she shared: 'There's still this idea that only young people make pop music. As soon as I had the new album title, I felt like, "Now I can literally be myself."
'This album is about poking fun at this gloomy chapter and the narrative around it that women should be quietening down and becoming invisible… I don't feel like that at all.'
Sophie has had somewhat of a career resurgence of late, with her 2001 track Murder On The Dancefloor gaining new popularity after it was used by filmmaker Emerald Fennell for the one-shot finale of her award-winning 2023 movie Saltburn.
A single camera tracks actor Barry Keoghan as he dances to the track in the nude while walking the corridors of his newly inherited stately home - a memorable scene that introduced Sophie to a younger fanbase and helped push it back into the charts with a number two placement, her first top ten hit since 2007.
She said of the track going viral: 'I was at home over Christmas when things started escalating online. The whole thing was glorious. And it wasn't just great for me, but for my whole team. We'd had a busy 2023, so we were match-fit. We could just pick up the pace.'
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