She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to charities and Theatre in London, England.
Although she damaged her pelvis in training, she returned and broke the
women's European free fall record. Another Blue Peter parachute record.
Mother of Sophie Ellis-Bextor, who was the lead singer in British music band
'theaudience' and is now a solo artist.
In 2021, Janet Ellis presented an episode of Faces of Fame on BBC Radio 4, in which she interviewed her pop star daughter Sophie Ellis Bextor on how she coped with fame.