| First Name |
Sophy
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| Middle Name |
Arabella
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| Last Name |
Ridge
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| Maiden Name |
Ridge
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| Full Name at Birth |
Sophy Arabella Ridge
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| Alternative Name |
@sophyridge-(facebook), M.Me/sophyridge-(messenger.com), Sophyridge-(instagram), @SophyRidgeSky-(twitter), @RidgeOnSunday-(facebook)
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| Birthday |
17th October, 1984
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| Birthplace |
Richmond upon Thames, London, England, UK
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Blonde
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| Distinctive Feature |
1990 at age 16 > she took work experience at the 'Richmond and Twickenham Times'., 2016 winner > Broadcast Journalist of the Year at the Words by Women Awards ("Awards recognising women doing brilliant journalism in the male-dominated media"), 2013 nominee > RTS Young Journalist of the Year (2013), Unusually low voice for a woman..., 2012 winner > the MHP Communications 30 to Watch award, 2009 winner > the Headline Money rising star award > Excellence in journalism (Consumer), 2011 winner > top-rated female political blogger in the Total Politics Blog Awards (with her Waste Watch blogging website), She is an avid cat lover..., Always medium length straight hair..., Natural blonde...
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| High School |
Tiffin Girls’ School (State grammar school) in Kingston upon Thames, St Edmund Hall, Tiffin Girls’ School, Kingston upon Thames
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| University |
[2006] - Oxford University, St Edmund Hall (BA English Literature: 2nd Class)
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| Occupation Text |
Political Presenter of Sky News UK, Author
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| Occupation |
Journalist
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| Claim to Fame |
Ed Miliband’s resignation in 2015 & Jeremy Corbyn’s victory in 2015 Labour Party leadership contest
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Consumer Affairs, Non-Fiction Author, Political Interviews, Print Journalism, TV journalism, Women And Political Power
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| Year(s) Active |
2007 > (trainee: News of the World), 2009 > (consumer affairs correspondent: News of the World), 2011 > (political correspondent: Sky News), 2015 > (senior correspondent: Sky News), 2016 > (presenter: Sky News Tonight on Fridays), 2017 > (presenter: 'Sophy Ridge on Sunday' on Sky News), 1990 > (work experience: the Richmond and Twickenham Times), 2017 > (author: first book 'The Women Who Shaped Politics'), 2017 > (presenter: Facebook Live stream), 2011 > (journalist: Sky News), 2007 > (trainee: 'News of the World' newspaper), 2009 > (consumer affairs correspondent: 'News of the World' newspaper), 2016 > (presenter: 'Sky News Tonight' on Fridays)
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| Record Label |
News of the World, Sky News
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| Official Websites |
twitter.com/SophyRidgeSky, www.instagram.com/sophyridge/?hl=en, www.instagram.com/sophyridge/tagged/?hl=en, en-gb.facebook.com/sophyridge/, en-gb.facebook.com/RidgeOnSunday/
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| Pets |
Pet Cats, Adam Boulton
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| Favorite People |
Tom Larkin, Paul Nicholas, Adam Boulton, Kay Burley “a big role model, Esme Wren, Andrew Marr “part of the fabric of British television”, Mary Wollstonecraft, Hillary Clinton, Constance Georgine Markievicz, Nancy Astor, Barbara Castle, Theresa May, Ben Sutcliffe, Emmeline Pankhurst, Kevin Southgate, Yvette Cooper, Geoff Ho, Amber de Botton, Shona Somerville, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Malala Yousafzai, Fiona Mackie, Tom Brake, Harry Cole
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| Favorite TV Shows |
The Island with Bear Grylls, Gomorrah, Breaking Bad
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| Favorite Bands |
Everything Everything, Slaves, Jamie T, Courteeners, Maccabees
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| Favorite Books |
Victorian novels, A Place of Greater Safety (by Hilary Mantel), A Woman's Work (by Harriet Harman), The Rehearsal (by Eleanor Catton), The Moonstone (by Wilkie Collins), I Am Pilgrim (Terry Hayes), The Luminaries (by Eleanor Catton), The Big Sleep (by Raymond Chandler), Great Expectations (by Charles Dickens), Breakfast at Tiffany's (by Truman Capote), A Woman's Work (by Harriet Harman), Breakfast at Tiffany's (by Truman Capote)
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| Favorite Places |
Dorset, England, Bath, England, Edinburgh, Scotland, Seville, Spain, Lulworth Cove, England, Lulworth Castle, England, Royal Crescent, Bath, England, Abbey Road studios, London, Martello Towers, Hythe, Hythe, England, Cornwall, England, Barbara Hepworth Museum, StIves, Cornwall, Copenhagen, Denmark, Paris, France, Clacton-on-sea, Brixton Academy, Valletta, Malta, Bournemouth, England, Kettering, England, London, England, Cotswolds, England, Ravello, Italy, St Paul's Cathedral, London, Brixton Academy, London, St Paul's Cathedral, London
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| Favorite Foods |
Pancake with beans & cheese, Coffee, Sausage rolls, Pickled onions, Chutney, Red wine, Mince Pies, Toffee apple, Foie gras, Chocolate, Mushroom, Caramel, White wine, Pizza, Oysters, Beer, Ginger Beer, Guacamole, Mushrooms, Sanpellegrino Aranciata
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| Favorite Accessories |
Iphone
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Sophy Arabella Ridge (born 17 October 1984) is an English broadcast journalist. She worked as a journalist at the tabloid newspaper News of the World. Ridge then worked as a political correspondent for Sky News where she has presented Sophy Ridge on Sunday since 2017.
