Showing posts with label Sophie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sophie. Show all posts

Monday, March 7, 2011

Sophie Chaudhary


Born on 1/1/1980
Sophie Chaudhary is an bollywood actress, singer and a popular MTV VJ.



Sophie is a linguist, and speaks English, Hindi, Urdu and French. She sings in these languages as well as in Spanish, Punjabi and Arabic. Sophie was born in UK. Her father adored Sophia Loren and hence her birth name is "Sophia", however she now goes by the name "Sophie".She was a performer from a young age: a part of the school choir and playing the lead role in school and college musicals. Her talent was discovered by the acclaimed music director Biddu when she was 13 years old. She started her career by singing back up for Shweta Shetty and Alisha Chinai. Sophie was a brilliant student. Reportedly, before her 'A' levels her headmistress actually called in her mum, and told her that Sophie needed a holiday! She attended one of the best Private Schools in England, where she indulged not only in Drama, Theater, Music and Sports but also debate. She began debating from the age of 11 on issues ranging from the right of Abortion, smoking in public, to the benefits of E.U. She captained her inter school debate team.Sophie got 4 'A's in her A level examinations; French, History, Italian and Drama and also achieved an A grade in 'AS level' maths. She then went onto become part of the prestigious London School of Economics in a course which has room for only 13 students; European Politics and French.

As part of her degree Sophie studied for nearly two years at "Sciences-Po" in Paris, the most prized political institute, from which all French Prime ministers and Presidents have graduated. She was the only Indian student in the entire college, and almost all the other students were of French origin. Nonetheless despite the odds, she topped her "Geo-political class and exam". She went on to write a 10,000word dissertation in French on the role of women in the French Resistance and got a "First" for it.

Kathak and street dance.Sophie has also compared various awaHaving completed her education, Sophie decided it was time to follow her dreams and she began her singing career. She moved to Mumbai in 2003, became an MTV VJ and a successful singer. She is trained in classical Indian dance, Bharatnatyam,rd shows such as Star Screen Awards and several corporate events for Airtel, Tata, Godrej and many others.She hosted MTV Loveline. She made her debut in 2000 with her all-girl band "Sansara" with a song which Sophie herself wrote ("Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai"). Her videos "Habibi" and "Le Le Mera Dil" were popular. She has performed from in many Indian cities, as well as in Montreal and London's Wembley Arena. In November 2003, she released her first super-hit remix album "Sophie & Dr. Love"; Mera Babu Chail Chabila. The album was a chart-topper for six months in India and broke records in the U.K Asian Pop Charts by holding the number 1 spot for 12 weeks.The album contained old classics by Runa Laila, Nazia Hassan and Salma Agha. The video was directed by Rao and Sapru of Kaanta Laga fame and music remixed by Harry Anand. Less than one year on, Sophie returned with her newest offering "Babylove"; Ek Pardesi Mera Dil Legaya. According to Sophie, she listened to over 400 songs in order to come up with her perfect 12. Songs on this album include Dil Ke Armaan, Ghar aaya Mera Pardesi, Bachke Rehna re baba, Zoobi Zoobi, Naulakha, and Jaadugar Saiyyan. The Ek pardesi video showed Sophie as glamorous and endearing. This was followed up by videos of Jaadugar Saiyyan and nine other short videos from the album including the songs Naulakha, Dil ke Arman, the hip hop Kissiko, Saiyyan le Gayi Jiya and many more. In October 2004, she won the Lycra MTV style award for "Most stylish female in music". In January 2005, she won the Bollywood award for Best pop Singer, at the Bollywood Awards held in Dubai Global Village in January 2005. She made her Hindi film debut in David Dhawan's film "Shaadi No.1" in which she is paired opposite Zayed Khan. The film also stars Fardeen Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Esha Deol and others. The film was released on 4th November, and had a great response.Her recent film is ; Pyar ke Side Effects which is PNC film (Pritsh Nandy Communications Production) co-starring Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat. And a film titled Speed directed by Vikram Bhatt in which Sophie stars alongside Urmila Matondkar, Zayed Khan and Aftab Shivdasani is on the verge of releasing. Talks are currently on for a few more films; Bollywood, Indo-Pak and Indo-British projects. Sophie is also in the process of recording her next album due for release 2006 Diwali.

Height:5'5
Job:Actress
Ethnicity:Asian



Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Sophie Anderton

Born on 14 May 1977 in Bristol
Sophie Anderton is an English model and reality television personality.



She became famous in 1996 after appearing in the Gossard Glossies "Girl in the grass" national advertising campaign shot by Herb Ritts, with the strapline "Who said a woman couldn't get pleasure from something soft?". The campaign attracted a record number of complaints (321) to the Advertising Standards Authority, none of which were upheld. The ASA later found out that the majority of complaints came from women who had never seen the ads, and had been encouraged to write in by an outraged newspaper columnist.

Earnings of £30,000 per week propelled her into the ranks of the it-girls and allowed her to lead a lifestyle of parties, drugs and sex. The UK tabloid press reported this in detail, even more so when she became addicted to cocaine, had a tumultuous affair with footballer and fellow addict Mark Bosnich, and became involved in prostitution.

Reality TV
In 2004, Anderton was a contestant on the fourth series of ITV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, where she came fifth and was remembered for having a disagreement with singer Natalie Appleton.

She has also taken part in Simply the Best and a celebrity edition of the UK version of Fear Factor. In 2005, she appeared in the programme Cold Turkey which followed her attempts to quit smoking cigarettes alongside Tara Palmer-Tomkinson. She later became the face of the SOS Instant Quit Programme which consists of a mouth spray which makes smokers feel sick at the smell and taste of cigarette smoke. She has since resumed the habit.

In 2006, Anderton was a contestant on the second series of ITV's Love Island. Known as Me-Me by the show's presenters, Fearne Cotton and Patrick Kielty, she was covered extensively in the press as being emotionally unstable, crying relentlessly and being highly self-absorbed. She fell out with friend, Lady Victoria Hervey, after Anderton transferred her affections from Shane Lynch to Hervey's island interest Chris Brosnan. After a long discussion expressing how upset she was with her former friend's behaviour, Hervey then poured a bottle of wine over Anderton's head. Anderton was evicted from the show on 25 August.

Anderton appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on 22 September 2006, and announced that she was about to star in a new TV series. The series was later announced as Sky One's Cirque de Celebrité, but had to quit after she sustained ligament damage.

Prostitution
In 2004, Anderton admitted to having sex for £5,000, arranged by a brothel madam in Florence, Italy.

In 2007, tabloid newspaper News Of The World and Mazher Mahmood conducted an entrapment operation, in which Anderton both took and offered cocaine and offered to have sex with Mahmood for £10,000. Her £100,000pa contract with fake tan firm Fake Bake was terminated the next day, citing her prostitution.

Sophie Anderton has revealed that her former cocaine habit cost her up to £1,000 a week and amounted to a six figure debt that left her bankrupt.

The troubled model admits that the struggle to overcome her addiction was 'a dark chapter in her life' and she now 'has to take life one day at a time'.

Now clean of drugs, Sophie says she’s also given up alcohol for fear of it leading to anything worse.

The star refused to reveal the extent of her debt, but admitted it was 'six figures.'

Sophie Anderton QUOTES

" I'm looking healthy because I'm off drugs and I'm having lots and lots of great sex... I have at least one orgasm a day, and often I have three. I have to say the love of a good man has made
me so happy. "

"The amount of painkillers I was given. Every time I had a pain in my leg I got used to numbing it out."

"'I'm an addict and I have to work at being clean every day"

"I just met somebody who happened to be a million more times more self destructive than me."

"I was six and a half stone when I went into rehab......I don't recognise the girl that I was."

"My spending has been out of control for the past few years. I can’t even bear to think about what I used to spend in a week"

"I was shopping every week, partying most nights and going on extravagant holidays. I had three Chloe Paddington bags at one point – they’re nearly £900 a pop!"


"I was completely irresponsible. I had to have the flashiest cars, designer clothes, shoes and bags, and was always out at the most expensive restaurants. It was mad."

-Sophie Anderton

Filmography
Actress:

1. Popcorn (2007) .... Female Killer

Self:

1. "Hole in the Wall" .... Herself (1 episode, 2009)
- Episode #2.1 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
2. "The Jeremy Kyle Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2009)

- Episode dated 9 September 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
3. "Celebrity Ding Dong" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
... aka Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong (UK: complete title)

- Episode #2.2 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
4. "Loose Women" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #11.92 (2007) TV episode .... Herself

5. "Tubridy Tonight" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode #3.1 (2006) TV episode .... Herself

6. "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode #11.3 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
7. "Celebrity Love Island" .... Herself / ... (4 episodes, 2006)

... aka Love Island (UK: second season title)
- Episode #2.23 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #2.22 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.8 (2006) TV episode .... Herself

- Episode #2.1 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
8. "1 Leicester Square" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)

- Episode #1.11 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
9. "This Morning" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2004-2006)

... aka This Morning with Richard and Judy (UK: informal title)
- Episode dated 24 April 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 28 May 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself

10. "Taste" .... Herself (Q&A video) (1 episode)
- Episode #1.5 (????) TV episode .... Herself (Q&A video)
11. "Big Brother's Efourum" .... Guest Panelist / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
... aka Big Brother's Big Mouth (UK: new title)

- Episode #3.9 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #1.21 (2004) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
12. "Richard & Judy" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 21 March 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself
13. "GMTV" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 6 December 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself
14. "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka I'm a Celebrity (UK: short title)
- Episode #4.1 (2004) TV episode .... Herself

15. "Simply the Best" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode #1.7 (2004) TV episode .... Herself
16. "Celebrity Fear Factor UK" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode #1.1 (2004) TV episode .... Herself
17. "Hell's Kitchen" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode #1.6 (2004) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself
18. "The Late Late Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 16 April 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself

Archive Footage:

1. The Most Annoying People of 2006 (2006) (TV) .... Herself
2. The Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of 2004 (2005) (TV) .... Herself

First Name: Sophie
Last Name: Anderton
Nationality: British
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Green
Date of Birth: May 14 1977
Height: 5'9.5" ; 176cm
Measurements: (US) 34-24-35 ; (EU) 86.5-61-89
Dress Size: (US) 4 ; (EU) 34
Shoe Size: (US) 8 ; (EU) 38.5 ; (UK) 5.5
Agencies:
Next Model Management - Paris
Irene Marie Management Group
The Fashion Model Management
Talents Models
Advertisements:
Glossies de Glossard lingerie,
Gossard,
Knickerbox,
Marks & Spencer,
Sony,
Topshop,
Magazine Covers:UK:
'Maxim' - August 1996;
'Shoo' - Spring 2004;
'Loaded' - September 2004;
'Celebs on Sunday' - April 24, 2005;
'Loaded' - October 2005;
'You' - July 16, 2006;
'Maxim' - September 2006
Fashion Shows:
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2005 {Scott Henshall}
Notes: - She has a tattoo on her lower back.
Campaigns
Gossard 1998-
Completing the Flora London Marathon.
British Berries summer fruits campaign 2006.
Maxim magazine.
Peacocks (retailer) - Breast cancer awareness.
La Senza's Christmas collection (November 2006)
Fake bake



Saturday, November 14, 2009

Sophie Charlene Akland Monk

Born 14 December 1979
Sophie Charlene Akland Monk is an English-Australian pop singer, actress and model. She was once a member of female pop group Bardot and has since established a solo career with the release of an album, Calendar Girl. More recently, she turned her hand to acting, appearing in films such as Date Movie and Click.

Monk's professional music career began in 1999 when she responded to an advertisement at the recommendation of her mother which requested girls with vocal and dance experience. The advertisement was for the Australian television series, Popstars, a TV talent show which aimed to create a successful new girl group. Monk, who has been trained in classical and pop singing and has been performing since she was eight years old, drove all night to audition. In one audition, she performed a rendition of Marilyn Monroe's famous "Happy Birthday, Mr. President", working on her previous experience as a Monroe impersonator at Warner Bros. Movie World. After numerous rounds of singing and dancing workshops, Monk was selected as a member of the group, which was named Bardot.

Bardot became the first Australian act to debut at the #1 position with both its debut single, "Poison", and self-titled debut album. Further singles "I Should've Never Let You Go" and "These Days" followed and in August, the group embarked on its first national tour. Bardot performed at the 2000 ARIA Awards at which they were nominated in three categories.

In July 2001, the group released "ASAP", the first single from their second album. Bardot now had more control over their music and image. The single peaked Top 5, as did follow-up single, "I Need Somebody", their most successful single since "Poison". The second album, Play It Like That debuted at #16, achieving gold status. Monk co-wrote the album track "Feel Right" with fellow bandmate Sally Polihronas. In 2002, final single, "Love Will Find A Way" completed Bardot's string of consecutive Top 20 hits and the group embarked on its second national tour. In May, the group disbanded.

Soon after Bardot's split, Monk began work on her solo career, re-signing a solo contract with Warner Music. She travelled overseas to work with some well-known producers including hit maker Rob Davis (famous for co-writing Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head") and this resulted in two tracks, "Inside Outside", Monk's debut solo single and the album track "Don't Push It". Sophie performed her new single for the very first time in September on the grand final edition of the AFL Footy Show at Rod Laver Arena. "Inside Outside" was released 28 October 2002 and after a week of busy promotion, debuted in the Top 5, spending a total of 12 weeks in the ARIA Top 50, receiving gold status. Monk also co-wrote the B-side "Luv Me" (in dedication to her long-term boyfriend of the time) with producer Shane Monopoly. Adding to her growing profile was her role as model and spokesperson for Expozay Swimwear. Second single, "Get The Music On", became another Top 10 hit, spending 10 weeks in the Top 50. The single's B-side "Shake" was also co-written by her.

In May 2003, Monk released her debut solo album, Calendar Girl, which surprised many by mixing contemporary pop-dance and funk with classical opera interludes, Monk having been classically trained growing up. Despite heavy promotion including TV advertising and in store appearances, the album debuted at #35 which was seen as a disappointing result. The album's final single, the ballad "One Breath Away", was re-recorded and mixed for single release, peaking at #23 in July, spending only 9 weeks in the Top 100. Despite beginning work on new material in early 2004, including songs with dance act Rogue Traders, Monk parted ways with Warner Music. The material created during these sessions has yet to surface.

Sophie Monk has since established herself in Hollywood. Although most of her roles have been reasonably small, she did play Marilyn Monroe for a high-budget telemovie The Mystery Of Natalie Wood (2004) and starred in the music video "Always" for rock group blink-182.

In February 2006, she starred in her debut feature role as the flirtatious and seductive 'best man' Andy in the spoof comedy Date Movie. A scene in the film sees Monk act out a parody of the infamous Paris Hilton burger advertisement, somewhat ironic now since her ex-fiancee started dating Hilton in 2008.

June 2006 saw the release of the Adam Sandler film Click, a story about a universal remote control. The film debuted at #1 on both the US and Australian box office charts. Monk plays a small role in this film; Stacey, David Hasselhoff's flirtatious, bimbo secretary who she described in an interview as "... kind of a floozy that kind of just works there because she gets around a bit. Another serious character."

In 2007 she appeared in HBO's Entourage episode "The Day Fuckers", which included a sex scene with Vincent Chase. Also in 2007, Monk played the role of Cynthia Rose in the dark comedy Sex and Death 101, written and directed by Daniel Waters. The film stars fellow Australian actor Simon Baker, and Winona Ryder, and received a straight-to-DVD release on 5 March 2008.

Monk has also appeared in an array of commercials and advertisements including Primus Telecom, Diet Vanilla Coke, LG Mobile and 3 Telecommunications. Monk was also the face for the launch of the Biofit Bra by Pleasure State, for which she went on a promotional press tour of Australia. Monk recorded an update of Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It" for the promotion, and a music-video style commercial to accompany it was played throughout Myer stores in Australia. The cover was produced by Benji Madden, Monk's fiancee at the time, and was released as a promo single in Myer stores.

Monk also a co-presenter with Perez Hilton at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards in Sydney. Monk also hosted the 2007 AFI Awards, but was heavily criticized for not handling the gig well.

Monk appeared in a series of reality television styled commercials for MTV to help promote Snoop Dogg for Australian Citizenship. The humorous commercials, that were shot in Bondi Beach, featured Monk living with Snoop and trying to help him adjust to an Australian way of life. His constant cussing at inappropriate times as well as not holding back on conversations of a sexual nature often put him in an awkward position, particularly in one that features Monk's parents coming to visit for dinner.

In August 2008 she was photographed eating KFC fast-food, despite previously producing several anti-animal cruelty ads and attacking people who eat KFC because of animal-cruelty

Sophie Monk Quotes

"I play Adam's secretary and then end up in bed with him. It
's really bizarre working with him because he's always been my favorite comedian. I used to have 'Adam Sandler' nights back home.”

"I end up in bed with Adam Sandler. It's so surreal it's
hysterical "

"There's no doubt in my mind that going vegetarian has made me feel better not only physically but also because I learned about the suffering of animals who are raised and killed for food. I feel good knowing that I'm not contributing to that."

"There's no doubt in my mind that going vegetarian has made me feel better not o
nly physically but also because I learned about the suffering of animals who are raised and killed for food. I feel good knowing that I'm not contributing to that."

"It’s good 'cause no one knows me, that’s why I love it, I can have freedom and privacy and all that kind of stuff. I forget when I come here and then we had cameras following us yesterday, you forget, it’s bizarre, because I get so used to being able to look like a bogan and go out. But apart from that I love Sydney, it’s my favourite. Comparing Los Angeles to Sydney. "


"It was so fun, yeah. It was just like being at school with a handy-cam. They just let us go and would say "If you want to put anything in that’s funny, just go for it." It was good. It was really, really fun. A nice little introduction for me. On working on Date Movie."

- Sophie Monk


Filmography
Actress:

1. The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2009) (post-production) .... Princess Ellen
... aka National Lampoon's the Legend of Awesomest Maximus (USA: alternative title)
2. Hard Breakers (2009) (post-production) .... Lindsay Greene
3. Murder World (2009) (completed)
... aka Pearblossom (International: English title: new title) (USA: working title)
4. The Hills Run Red (2009) .... Alexa
5. Spring Breakdown (2009) .... Mason Masters
6. Spring Break '83 (2009) .... Brittney
7. "Entourage" .... Juliette (1 episode, 2007)
- The Day Fuckers (2007) TV episode .... Juliette
8. Sex and Death 101 (2007) .... Cynthia Rose
9. Click (2006/I) .... Stacy
10. Date Movie (2006) .... Andy
11. Blink 182: Greatest Hits (2005) (V) .... Love Intrest (segment "Always")
12. London (2005/I) .... Lauren
13. Pool Guys (2005) (TV) .... Janet
14. The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004) (TV) .... Marilyn Monroe

Birthday:12/14/1979
Nickname:Bardot
Birthname:Sophie Charlene Akland Monk
Hookups:Benji Madden,
Ryan Seacrest
Hometown:Gold Coast, Queensland
Assets:Amazing Body
Vices:Chocolate
Sign:Sagittarius
Height:5'6
Job:Model/ Actress
Hobbies:Shopping
Country of Origin:Australia
Sexiness
Sophie Monk has that hot buxom blonde thing going on. With a bangin' body that's easy on the eyes, we don't mind giving this hottie high marks in the sex appeal category.
Official Website:http://sophie-monk.net/