Sophie backs attack on fur trade

POP singer Sophie Ellis Bextor is to appear in a hard-hitting advertisement attacking the fur trade, it was announced yesterday.

The chart-topper, who has had hits with Murder On The Dancefloor and Take Me Home, is pictured wearing a black evening dress, holding the dead body of a skinned fox.

The striking image was taken by Mary McCartney, fashion photographer and daughter of former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, who, like Ellis Bextor, gave their time for free.