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

Early life

Her parents are

Charles Allsopp, 6th Baron Hindlip Charles Henry Allsopp, 6th Baron Hindlip (5 August 1940 – 5 June 2024), was a British hereditary peer and businessman, a member of the House of Lords from 1993 until 1999. His main career was in Christie's, the fine arts auction house, of wh ...

and Fiona Victoria Jean Atherley (née McGowan). She is the younger sister of television presenter

Kirstie Allsopp Kirstie Mary Allsopp (born 31 August 1971) is a British television presenter, best known as co-presenter of Channel 4 property shows including ''Location, Location, Location'', '' Love It or List It UK'', '' Relocation, Relocation'' and ''Locat ...

. Designer and businesswoman

Cath Kidston Catherine Isabel Audrey Kidston (born 6 November 1958) is an English fashion designer, businesswoman and author whose company, Cath Kidston Limited, sold home furnishings and related goods online, through franchises and by mail order. She is p ...

is her cousin.

Career

Allsopp has worked as a real-estate agent, a sales and letting negotiator and a relocation agent in

Notting Hill Notting Hill is a district of West London, England, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Notting Hill is known for being a wikt:cosmopolitan, cosmopolitan and multiculturalism, multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting ...

, London. She had her own company, specialising in finding houses, managing moves and providing after-sale services to new home-owners.Sophie Allsopp
Foxtel In 2006, she temporarily replaced her sister Kirstie as co-presenter of ''

Location, Location, Location ''Location, Location, Location'' is a British reality property programme that has aired on Channel 4 since 17 May 2000 and is presented by Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer. The show follows Allsopp and Spencer as they try to find the perfect ...

'', while the latter was on maternity leave. 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. In 2008, she began hosting the Canadian television show '' The Unsellables'' on

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. Her role on the show was to help people sell their "unsellable" homes. The programme has since been broadcast on the U.S.

HGTV HGTV (an initialism for Home & Garden Television) is an American basic cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The network primarily broadcasts reality programming related to home improvement and real estate. HGTV Dream Home is an ...

and on the

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

in the UK, in which Allsopp is paired with property expert John Rennie.

Personal life

She has a degree in Medieval History from the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a Public university, public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the City of Edinburgh Council, town council under th ...

Filmography

References

External links

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Location, Location, Location: Best and Worst LIVE - Interview with Phil Spencer - My Park MagazineI'm Hackneyed, and happy in my slum - The Observer
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