Sophie Charlene Akland Monk who is often referred to as Sophie Monk is one of the most hardworking women in the entertainment industry who has been able to put the wealth of her talents to achieve the success that she enjoys today.
She is an actress, model, radio and television presenter, singer as well as a songwriter. She first gained fame after she was chosen as one of the girls who made up the girl group, Bardot. Though the group was very successful she decided to leave in order to launch a solo career. Her debut album titled, ‘Calendar Girl’ was then released in 2003.
As an actress, she has been able to star in a good number of laudable roles including; Date Movie released in 2006, Click released in 2006, and Spring Breakdown released in 2009. In the year 2015, she auditioned to be a part of the fourth season of the show, The Celebrity Apprentice Australia which she ended up becoming the winner.
Sophie Monk’s Bio & Age
Sophie Monk was born in London on the 14th of December 1979. She is of mixed heritage being that her mother is Australian while her father is British. In 1982 when she was 2 years old, her parents relocated to Queensland in Australia. As a kid, she got trained in classical opera.
For her education, Sophie was enrolled in the MacGregor State High School where she came to be a very sociable student and quite bright which resulted in her becoming the school’s captain. She graduated from high school in the year 1997 after which she enrolled in and later graduated from Somerset College. Monk then began working at Warner Bros. Movie World located on the Gold Coast as a Marilyn impersonator.
In the year 1999, she saw the start of her music career after her mother encouraged her to go ahead and audition for a chance to earn a spot on a new reality show called Popstars. The series was put together to find a new hip hop and commercial girl group. In one of the auditions, Sophie Monk described it as easy because she sang one of ‘s songs ‘Happy Birthday, Mr. President’, which she mastered as an impersonator. She was successfully auditioned and thus selected to be one of the girls who would form the girl group, Bardot.
The group’s debut single ‘Poison’, as well as their album (Bardot), opened at the No.1 spot, automatically making them the very first Australian group to achieve such feat. In 2000, the group were nominated in three categories of the ARIA Awards and were billed to perform the same night. Their second album, ‘Play It Like That’ was released in 2001 and it debuted at the number 16 spot reaching gold status. Moreso, one of the singles from the album ‘ASAP‘ peaked at number 5. The second single off the album ‘I Need Somebody’ surpassed the records held by their previous song Poison. In 2002, Sophie Monk and her group went on their second tour before the group was dissolved in May of the same year.
What Is Sophie Monk Net Worth?
The British born Australian beauty has done impressively well for herself over the course of her career. Putting all her talent and skills to optimum use, she has been able to create multiple streams of income be it from acting or radio presenting. In doing all these, she has also earned a whole lot working as a model thus bringing her total net worth to a whopping $6 million.
WHo Is Her Boyfriend or Partner?
In terms of her relationships, full details have been quite bleak. Nevertheless, in 2008, it was reported that Sophie Monk was in a relationship with Benji Madden and that the pair were heading down the aisle. However, the couple broke off the engagement before they could say “I Do.”
Her next publicly revealed relationship was in January 2011 this time she was engaged to be married to Jesse Esberg. However, just a few months after this announcement was made, she revealed on Chelsea Lately that she and Jesse were no longer together.
In 2017 Monk began dating Stu Laundy, the winner of the Bachelorette Australia. Unfortunately, just like her previous relationships, this also ended in January 2018. Interestingly, she ended it via Instagram.
Sophie Monk then began dating Joshua Gross in November 2018. Hopefully, this is the one that lasts as she has continually gushed about how much she’s in love with Joshua and adores him.
Other Facts About Sophie Monk
1. In order to pursue a career in acting, Sophie had to relocate to Los Angeles where luck smiled on her with a role in the comedy flick titled, Date Movie.
2. As an actress, Sophie Monk made her debut playing the role of Marilyn Monroe in the movie, The Mystery of Natalie Wood. She was then cast to appear in Blink-182‘s music video named “Always,” in 2004.
3. She began her solo career in 2002 after she was signed to the Warner Music Australia record label.
4. Sophie Monk became a Judge on the eight season of Australia’s Got Talent. This was announced on the 28th of October 2015.
5. On the 27th of May 2018, she was revealed as the new host of Love Island.
