United Kingdom, April 14 -- Sophie Ellis-Bextor's kids have been bullied because of their hair colour.

The 46-year-old singer has five children - Sonny, 19, Kit, 14, Ray, 11, Jesse, seven, and Mickey, four - with her The Feeling bassist husband Richard Jones, and Sophie said they have been subjected to "harsh" comments over their red hair but she is determined to help them by having "conversations" about their experiences.

She told Andreas Wild on her 'Salon Confidential' podcast: "It's [bullying] definitely been something they've experienced, which is really harsh.

"But rather than letting it make you feel down, hopefully by having conversations, you can actually keep an eye on it and keep it on the right side of things.

"You get to ...