I'm really excited on lots of levels. I've heard that they're really nice boys and that there's a really nice atmosphere with them. Also because it's 34 dates, it means I can get really settled in to it and be really comfortable and familiar, it's always nice to play the same venue more than once.

My favourite when I was younger? I think after the band disbanded, Gary Barlow came in for quite a lot of criticism; I actually had quite a soft spot for him. I thought everyone was a bit mean and so I'm happy that they've had this comeback because it shows he's had the last laugh.

• The red hair/massive headphones combo in Music Gets The Best Of Me. If someone held her red hair and massive headphones with a gun, we have no idea which we'd make number one.
• The boot stomp in Murder On The Dancefloor. Obviously.
• Get Over You on TOTP. The wedding cake was a classic. Remind yourself by consulting You Tube immediately.
• All of that mental cup-shifting in the Catch You video. If she came round for dinner, we would buy in some plastic cutlery.
• The spoken word in Mixed Up World. It’s nice to know that when Sophie isn't harassing crockery, she can find the time to make us feel a bit better about 'stuff'.
• Without pop stars like Sophie, getting from Monday to Friday would be a lot harder. Here's how pop pulled us through last week.
• Monday: Mondays are horrible - fact. Thank goodness for our friends the Sugababes, who made our Monday a whole lot better by charting impressively with the Spencer & Hill remix of About You Now.
• Tuesday: We watched Skins, of course. In case you hadn't noticed, Skins features loads of amazing songs. If you'd like to hear amazing songs again and again, or would like to hear amazing songs but aren't keen on watching adolescents romping about, you can buy the very good official soundtrack here.
• Wednesday: We went to see Feist play some of her songs. We love 1234 so much that we are seriously contemplating buying an iPod Nano in every colour. A nice man with an accordion going by the name of Bob Wiseman was supporting.
• Thursday: For once somebody posted something newsworthy on a myspace bulletin. Lorraine (nice boys with nice songs from Norway) informed us they will be playing their first gig for a while in November, and we can't wait.
• Friday: Clumsiest man in pop, Paul Steel, broke his foot on stage. Some might say it's mean of us to put this in our weekly highlights. We'd better stick a Get Well Soon card in the post.

Hi everyone, I am so sorry I've had to postpone the tour. I hope you understand that it was proving incredibly difficult, if not impossible to do both. I'm thrilled Take That have asked me to tour with them, they're lovely boys and their tours are second to none. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity any girl would be a fool to turn down! So I promise you that when my own tour happens next year, it'll be bigger and better than ever! Thanks so much for understading. Much love,
Sophie

• 16th August – Warrington Parr Hall
• 20th September – Manchester Academy 2
• 21st September – Glasgow ABC
• 23rd September – Bristol Academy
• 25th September – Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre
• 26th September – Liverpool Carling Academy
• 27th September – Norwich UEA
• 30th September – Basingstoke, The Anvil
• 2nd October – London Shepherds Bush Empire
• 3rd October – Oxford Academy

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• June 6th
  RDS Arena, Dublin
• June 7th
  RDS Arena, Dublin
• June 12th
  Carrow Road Stadium, Norwich
• June 15th
  City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
• June 17th
  Hampden Park Stadium, Glasgow
• June 19th
  Home Park Stadium, Plymouth