EXCLUSIVE: Sophie Ellis-Bextor admits she doesn't suffer from 'mum guilt' - after revealing her son, 19, moved in with her mother

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has revealed that she doesn't suffer from 'mum guilt' contempt her engaged occupation not ever allowing her to beryllium coming for her 5 children.

The singer, 44, told MailOnline that aft years of moving relentlessly difficult for her euphony profession she has yet fixed herself support to bask it, alternatively than interest complete nan times she was absent from her family.

Now Sophie hopes that her kids, 2 of whom are teenagers, will beryllium inspired by her thrust arsenic she says that being a moving mother successful truth makes her a amended parent.

Earlier this month, nan popular prima revealed that her 19-year-old boy has moved retired of their family location to unrecorded pinch her mother, Janet Ellis, 68, describing nan caller statement arsenic 'wholesome.' 

Reflecting connected falling pregnant pinch Sonny conscionable six weeks aft she started making love musician hubby Richard Jones, 44, Sophie says that their life together has ever been arsenic a three.

But aft adding to their family, pinch nan joined mates of 18 years sharing 5 sons together, Sophie revealed that they are contented watching them turn up and having a sixth is retired of nan question. 

Sophie said: 'Like for each moving parent, it is simply a spot of an ongoing thing, I don't deliberation you ever person it wholly nailed, happily for maine I emotion family life, I emotion my occupation and I person really bully support wherever I request it for some things.

'But nan hardest portion of my occupation is erstwhile I person to beryllium distant from them for agelong periods... nan large image is I really emotion what I do, and I person worked rather difficult to do what I do, I mightiness arsenic good not discarded it emotion guilty.

'Even astatine nan property of 44 I americium still giving myself support to do nan point I emotion because it does mean that location are definite times wherever I can't beryllium everyplace for my children, but I americium a amended mum for doing what I do, and I impact my kids rather a lot.

'The older they person got, nan much I admit that them seeing maine do what I emotion is astir apt going to thatch them immoderate things astir activity ethic, positive it's a imaginative house, which is bully fun.'

Sophie met her husband, a bassist who went onto beforehand The Feeling, successful 2002 and six weeks later, she recovered retired she was pregnant pinch their first son, Sonny.

Since then, nan mates person go parents to ​Kit, 14, Ray, ten, ​Jesse, eight, and their youngest, Mickey, four, and Sophie says her family is yet complete, arsenic she looks backmost connected their 'happy ending.'

She said: 'My business was a spot different because successful my relationship group I was nan first 1 to person a baby... I was 24 erstwhile I recovered retired I was having my first.

'It was an astonishing escapade and for arsenic agelong arsenic Richard and I person been together location person been 3 of us, we had only been going retired for six weeks erstwhile we recovered retired we were having a baby... it was a spot of a astonishment but luckily besides a happy ending.

'We are conscionable watching them turn up now... it's not thing that I'm reasoning about. I consciousness very happy, I emotion my family, I emotion my kids, and 5 is plenty!'

During a caller quality connected This Morning, Sophie revealed that Sonny has moved successful pinch her mother Janet, who lives 10 minutes away.

Sophie says that she's enjoying being a mum to 2 teenagers, and admits erstwhile she was increasing up, her mum was ever approachable, and she hopes to beryllium nan same.

She said: 'I person a mates of teenagers now... my oldest will beryllium 20 adjacent year.

'I really for illustration it, I person liked each stages, nan only point I opportunity to group pinch teenagers are they mightiness not deliberation that they request you arsenic much, but they decidedly do.

'It is uncovering your measurement to beryllium coming successful what they're up to without making them consciousness cornered aliases challenged astir anything.

'My mum was ever really bully pinch me, she kept nan connection open, and I deliberation that's nan cardinal point really.'

As a mother of five, nan podcaster says regular is essential, peculiarly astatine meal time, pinch nan family sitting down to eat together each time astatine 5:30pm.

And she says McCain's caller babe Hasselback potatoes are a victor successful her family including pinch hubby Richard, whose begetter is simply a master chef.

Sophie has collaborated pinch McCain connected their latest run to motorboat nan caller potatoes, posing connected apical of a glitter disco shot pinch nan nutrient successful hand.

The marque has besides conducted investigation that says 3 successful 5 group (60 per cent) eat precisely nan aforesaid meal up to 4 times a week while half nan federation (50 per cent) opportunity they deficiency inspiration for midweek meals.

Sophie, who released nan cookbook Recipes from nan Kitchen Disco past year, says her family's emotion of nutrient and committedness to eating together intends they often request 'one main ingredient' to build their meal around.

She said: 'We already arsenic a family are large fans of McCain, arsenic soon arsenic they approached me, I checked my freezer and honestly each spot of stiff murphy had their sanction connected it and funnily capable why I wanted to do this run is because my relative introduced maine to Hasselback potatoes not that agelong agone and they are really delicious.

'We are a substance successful our house, we did a cookbook past twelvemonth and anyone that knows america will cognize that we emotion food, Richard is simply a really bully cook, he's nan boy of a cook really and I emotion cooking arsenic well. 

'But we're a engaged family and sometimes you are stuck reasoning what tonight? Sometimes you conscionable request 1 point arsenic nan main constituent to build your repast around.'

• McCain Hasselback potatoes are skin-on, full babe potatoes that are pre-sliced for a consciousness bully wow facet past slow baked for flavour and crispiness, presenting nan cleanable solution to those struggling pinch nan monotony of boring midweek meals. Available now astatine Tesco, ASDA, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Waitrose, Iceland and Co Op, RRP of £3.69