Entertainment Daily UK reported that Ms Cox said all mothers want a song written about them. Sam Smith (Image: Ian West/PA Wire)“Especially queer kids, gay kids," said Smith, "and their mums have – well at least I have a very strong, beautiful relationship with my mother". Ms Cox has three children - two daughters and a son - and several people responded on social applauding her message. Though she has never lived in Oxfordshire, Ms Cox is linked to the county having supported Bicester-based charity Auditory Verbal. Ms Cox was involved in an appeal for the organisation in 2018, when it was featured on television.