Sophie Falkiner (born 20 March 1973, in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

) is an Australian

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. Sophie has previously presented an entertainment news series ''

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'' on Fox8. She was also a presenter on '' The Great Outdoors'' and letter-turner on ''

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'' 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

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. In addition to hosting ''

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'' and ''Luxury Escapes'', she also hosted '' Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge''. She also worked as a research assistant for ''

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''. Sophie also works- as a spokesmodel, having represented

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and

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in Australia and has appeared on the covers of various Australian magazines. She also featured in a series of ads for

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. Sophie is also an advocate for the online health and wellness market plac
Inner Origin
Falkiner has appeared on ''

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'' and filled in for

Kerri-Anne Kennerley Kerri-Anne Kennerley (née Wright; born 22 September 1953) is an Australian television and radio presenter, actress and singer. She has more than 50 years in the industry, and is an inductee into the Logie Hall of Fame. Kennerley was a co-host ...

on ''

Kerri-Anne ''Kerri-Anne'' was an Australian morning television program shown on the Nine Network, hosted by Kerri-Anne Kennerley. It was broadcast on weekdays at 9am for two hours. The final episode of the series was on 25 November 2011. It was replaced by ...

''.

Personal life

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

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* * 1973 births Australian television presenters Australian women television presenters Living people Television personalities from Melbourne People educated at Redlands, Cremorne {{Australia-tv-bio-stub