Sophie Monk lands big US TV gig
Sophie Monk is making a surprise return to US television, a decade after she said goodbye to her dreams of fame in America.
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Love Island Australia host Sophie Monk has landed a big US TV gig, hosting a talk show offshoot for the American version of the show.
Monk will be the new host of Love Island USA Aftersun, a weekly talk show featuring interviews with contestants and behind-the-scenes gossip from the show. She replaces current Aftersun host Maura Higgins, a former Love Island USA and UK contestant.
Love Island USA announced the new appointment on its socials over the weekend, earning a positive reaction from fans and even the show’s outgoing host: “Yesss Queen,” wrote a supportive Higgins.
It marks a big career leap for Monk, 45, who has hosted Love Island Australia across all six of its seasons.
The US television role will mark Monk’s return to the market, following a successful LA stint in the early noughties that saw her appear in films like Date Movie, Click and in an episode of the TV show Entourage.
The TV host, who first shot to fame as one-fifth of the Popstars girl group Bardot, spent 10 years living in the US and trying to make it big as an actor before returning home to Australia in 2015.
Monk’s career news comes days after she made another big move – selling what is believed to have been her first ever home on the Gold Coast for $595,000.
She’d purchased the unit in 2003 for just $165,000.
It’s the second home sale Monk’s made in the past 12 months: She’d earlier sold a five-bedroom, three-bathroom Helensvale home for $1.76 million in 2024.
Monk’s also making a return to the big screen with her next project: She’ll appear in the horror-comedy film Zombie Plane, alongside a slew of other stars including Vanilla Ice, Chuck Norris and Joey Vieira, all playing fictionalised versions of themselves.
Originally published as Sophie Monk lands big US TV gig
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