Ms Ellis-Bextor: New Album Alert

"I'm just starting to get really busy again," she told fans on her website. "I have been songwriting up until about two weeks ago when I realised, after about 30 tracks, that I had the album i wanted."

She's currently in the studio recording and says the songs "sound fab" (as you would expect her to say). She also revealed a couple of song-titles as being 'You Get Yours' and 'The Walls Speak Your Name'.

"I am genuinely proud and excited about presenting the new stuff to everyone... I hope you'll think it's been worth it," she added.

The first single is expected to hit radio at the end of August, with the album due in late October or early November.