Trivia

Mother of Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who was the lead singer in British music band 'theaudience' and is now a solo artist.

She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to charities and Theatre in London, England.

Although she damaged her pelvis in training, she returned and broke the women's European free fall record. Another Blue Peter parachute record.

Her father was Mike Ellis, a BBC visual effects designer whose work included building and operating the L1 robot in The Trial of a Time Lord: Part Two (1986).

In 2021, Janet Ellis presented an episode of Faces of Fame on BBC Radio 4, in which she interviewed her pop star daughter Sophie Ellis Bextor on how she coped with fame.

She is openly a supporter of the Labour Party.

Mother of Jackson Ellis Leach.

Mother-in-law of The Feeling bassist Richard Jones.

Is now an occasional panellist on Channel Five's topical discussion show The Wright Stuff (October 2002)

Working in the 3D animation production in Toronto, Canada (November 2004)