When the news hit my ears that singing sensation Sophie Ellis-Bextor had fallen in love with an Irish donkey, I immediately went to the phone to see if the donkey was one of my friends. The story of Sophie and the Irish donkey goes back to the filming of a music video in Kerry last September, when the delectable Miss Bextor fell for the charms of two local donkeys. In London, donkeys are about as scarce as hair on the head of Kojak. I don't believe that a woman like Ms Ellis-Bextor should be denied the opportunity to keep a donkey, if she wants a donkey. Miss Bextor could have 200 Irish donkeys and 200 Friesian bullocks grazing happily in Hyde Park, and nobody would notice the difference.

Source: Irish Examiner December 29, 2025 18:04 UTC