Sophia Atherley "Sofie" Allsopp (born 1980) is a British television presenter.

Sofie Allsopp
Born
Sophia Atherley Allsopp

OccupationTelevision presenter
Years active2006–present
SpouseRobert Fletcher
Children1
Parent(s)Charles and Fiona Allsopp
RelativesKirstie Allsopp (sister)

Early life

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Her parents are Charles Allsopp, 6th Baron Hindlip and Fiona Victoria Jean Atherley (née McGowan). She is the younger sister of television presenter Kirstie Allsop.[1] Designer and businesswoman Cath Kidston is her cousin.[2]

Career

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Allsop has worked as a real-estate agent, a sales and letting negotiator and a relocation agent in Notting Hill, London. She had her own company, specialising in finding houses, managing moves and providing aftercare services to new home-owners.[3][4]

In 2006, she temporarily replaced her sister Kirstie as co-presenter of Location, Location, Location, while Kirstie was on maternity leave.[5] During this period, she presented an episode in which Hackney was voted as the worst place to live in the UK, which caused some controversy.[6][7][8]

In 2008, she began hosting the Canadian television show The Unsellables on HGTV (Canada). Her role on the show was to help people sell their "unsellable" homes.[9] The programme has since been broadcast on the U.S. HGTV and on the BBC in the UK, in which Allsop is paired with property expert John Rennie.[citation needed]

Personal life

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She has a degree in Medieval History from the University of Edinburgh.[9][3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 This Morning Herself
2009 The Unsellables (Canada) Herself Presenter
2009 The Unsellables (UK) Herself Presenter
2006 National Television Awards Herself Presenter

References

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  1. ^ "Kirstie replaced on property show...by her sister". Standard. 12 April 2012.
  2. ^ Wood, Zoe (9 August 2009). "Queen of florals Cath Kidston bucks the recession to profit from love of nostalgia". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b Sophie Allsopp Foxtel [dead link]
  4. ^ "Sofie Allsopp". ClassiQue. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Kirstie replaced on property show...by her sister". Standard. 12 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Hackney hits back at 'TV snobs'". 22 October 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2023 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ Jemima Lewis: Ignore the squalor and savor the romance, Independent.co.uk; accessed 28 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Hackney 'worst place to live in UK'". Evening Standard. 12 April 2012.
  9. ^ a b "News". The Scotsman. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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