Sofie Linde Ingversen (born Sofie Linde Lauridsen, 22 September 1989 in Aarhus), professionally known as Sofie Linde, is a Danish television presenter and main presenter of the Danish

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Private life

Sofie Linde was born in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

but spent most of her early life in

Odder Odder is a town in Jutland, Denmark. The town is the seat of Odder municipality, and is the biggest town in the municipality. It is located 20 km south of Aarhus and 16 km south-east of Skanderborg. Odder is part of Business Region Aarhus, and t ...

. She made her acting debut in the 2009 Danish film '' Aching Hearts'' (''Kærestesorger''). In January 2016, she debuted as the main presenter of the ninth series of the Danish version of X-Factor. On 13 August 2017, it was announced she and television presenter Joakim Ingversen were expecting their first child. and they married on 27 December 2017.

Statements on sexual harassment

In September 2020,

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published a letter signed by more than 700 Danish women, addressed to Linde. The letter said "you are right, we experienced it too". It was referring to Linde's critique at the sexual harassment and sexist workplace culture Linde had experienced. Linde's comments unleashed a wave of debate, involving the resignation of

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leader

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. Copenhagen mayor

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also admitted that he had been harassing women during his career.

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