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Sophie Falkiner
Sophie Falkiner
	Falkiner in 2011
Born	20 March 1973 (age 51); Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Television presenter
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Tony Thomas (m. 2001; div. 2015)
Children	2

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Sophie Falkiner (born 20 March 1973, in Melbourne) is an Australian television presenter.

Sophie has previously presented an entertainment news series Confidential on Fox8. She was also a presenter on The Great Outdoors and letter-turner on Wheel of Fortune with Rob Elliott and Steve Oemcke.

Falkiner's big break on Wheel of Fortune came after completing a Bachelor of Media Studies (majoring in journalism) at Macquarie University.^[1] In addition to hosting Sydney Weekender and Luxury Escapes,^[2]^[3] she also hosted Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge. She also worked as a research assistant for Today Tonight.

Sophie also works- as a spokesmodel, having represented Berlei and Wonderbra in Australia and has appeared on the covers of various Australian magazines. She also featured in a series of ads for Neutrogena.^[4] Sophie is also an advocate for the online health and wellness market place Inner Origin.

Falkiner has appeared on Sunrise and filled in for Kerri-Anne Kennerley on Kerri-Anne.

Personal life

She announced her split from former husband Tony Thomas in November 2015, who she shares two children with.^[5]

References

^ Zoot Review profile Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Corson, Abby. "Luxury Escapes launches exciting new TV show". Luxury Escapes. Retrieved 16 July 2022.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Luxury Escapes TV". Dream with Luxury Escapes. Luxury Escapes. 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
^ RocketJ42 (16 October 2008). "Sophie Falkiner - Neutrogena #1 - Deep Clean - Australia". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Hoyer, Melissa (9 November 2015). "Aussie entertainment celebrity couple Sophie Falkiner and Tony Thomas split". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

External links

Media related to Sophie Falkiner at Wikimedia Commons
Sophie Falkiner at IMDb

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[1] Zoot Review profile Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Corson, Abby. "Luxury Escapes launches exciting new TV show". Luxury Escapes. Retrieved 16 July 2022.^{[dead link‍]}

[3] "Luxury Escapes TV". Dream with Luxury Escapes. Luxury Escapes. 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

[4] RocketJ42 (16 October 2008). "Sophie Falkiner - Neutrogena #1 - Deep Clean - Australia". Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[5] Hoyer, Melissa (9 November 2015). "Aussie entertainment celebrity couple Sophie Falkiner and Tony Thomas split". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

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+'''Sophie Falkiner''' (born 20 March 1973, in [[Melbourne]]) is an Australian [[television presenter]].
-Sophie has previously presented an entertainment news series ''[[Confidential (TV series)|Confidential]]'' on [[FOX8]]. She was also a presenter on ''[[The Great Outdoors (Australian TV series)|The Great Outdoors]]'' and letter-turner on ''[[Wheel of Fortune (Australia)|Wheel of Fortune]]''.
+Sophie has previously presented an entertainment news series ''[[Confidential (TV series)|Confidential]]'' on [[Fox8]]. She was also a presenter on ''[[The Great Outdoors (Australian TV series)|The Great Outdoors]]'' and letter-turner on ''[[Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' with Rob Elliott and Steve Oemcke.
-Falkiner's big break on ''Wheel of Fortune'' came after completing a Bachelor of Media Studies (majoring in journalism) at [[Macquarie University]]. <small><ref>[http://www.zootreview.com/aus/celeb.asp?id=6 Zoot Review profile]</ref></small> In addition to hosting ''[[Sydney Weekender]]'', she also hosted  ''[[Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge]]''. She also worked as a research assistant for ''[[Today Tonight]]''. {{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}
+Falkiner's big break on ''Wheel of Fortune'' came after completing a Bachelor of Media Studies (majoring in journalism) at [[Macquarie University]].<ref>[http://www.zootreview.com/aus/celeb.asp?id=6 Zoot Review profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718160028/http://www.zootreview.com/aus/celeb.asp?id=6 |date=18 July 2011 }}</ref> In addition to hosting ''[[Sydney Weekender]]'' and ''Luxury Escapes'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Corson|first=Abby|title=Luxury Escapes launches exciting new TV show|url=https://luxuryescapes.com/magazine/luxury-escapes-launches-exciting-new-tv-show/|publisher=[[Luxury Escapes]]|access-date=16 July 2022}}{{dead link|date=September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Luxury Escapes TV|url=https://dream.luxuryescapes.com/homepage/luxury-escapes-tv/|website=Dream with Luxury Escapes|date=13 July 2022|publisher=[[Luxury Escapes]]|access-date=16 July 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716010113/https://dream.luxuryescapes.com/homepage/luxury-escapes-tv/|archive-date=16 July 2022}}</ref> she also hosted  ''[[Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge]]''. She also worked as a research assistant for ''[[Today Tonight]]''.
-Sophie also works as a spokes-model, having represented [[Berlei]] and [[Wonderbra]] in Australia and has appeared on the covers of various Australian magazines.  She also featured in a series of ads for [[Neutrogena]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQy4eM2H024 Neutrogena ad]</ref>
+Sophie also works- as a spokesmodel, having represented [[Berlei]] and [[Wonderbra]] in Australia and has appeared on the covers of various Australian magazines. She also featured in a series of ads for [[Neutrogena]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQy4eM2H024 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/nQy4eM2H024 |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live|title=Sophie Falkiner - Neutrogena #1 - Deep Clean - Australia|last=RocketJ42|date=16 October 2008|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Sophie is also an advocate for the online health and wellness market place [https://www.innerorigin.com/advocates Inner Origin].
-Falkiner has appeared on ''[[Sunrise (TV program)|Sunrise]]'' and filled in for [[Kerri-Anne Kennerley]] on ''[[Kerri-Anne]]''.
+Falkiner has appeared on ''[[Sunrise (Australian TV program)|Sunrise]]'' and filled in for [[Kerri-Anne Kennerley]] on ''[[Kerri-Anne]]''.
-She is married to Tony Thomas and has one daughter Isabella Grace Thomas, born on 28 March 2005 and one son Jack Aston Thomas born on 28 January 2009.
-==External links==
+==Personal life==
+She announced her split from former husband Tony Thomas in November 2015, who she shares two children with.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hoyer|first=Melissa|title=Aussie entertainment celebrity couple Sophie Falkiner and Tony Thomas split|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/hook-ups-break-ups/aussie-entertainment-celebrity-couple-sophie-falkiner-and-tony-thomas-split/news-story/2b730889e9f2a06b6bb683e81f9f65ee|date=9 November 2015|website=[[news.com.au]]|publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]|access-date=16 July 2022}}</ref>
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