Sophie Juliette McKay is a fictional character on the
New Zealand
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soap opera ''
Shortland Street
''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously ...
'' who was portrayed by
Kimberley Crossman
Kimberley Frances Crossman (born May 1990) is a New Zealand actress and presenter who is best known for her role as Sophie McKay on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. She is the co-founder of Joyable.
In August 2021, it was announ ...
from 2006 to 2011 as part of the McKay family unit. She made a guest appearance in 2012.
Creation and casting
It was announced in December 2006 that Sophie and
Hunter McKay
Hunter McKay is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by Lee Donoghue from December 2006, as part of a new family unit consisting of parents Callum McKay (Peter Mochrie) and Justine Jones (L ...
would be arriving as part of the McKay family unit, headed by
Justine and
Callum McKay
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' in 2006, by order of first appearance.
Ant Richards
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.
Sophie was described as a "very pretty, popular fifteen year old. A typical teen consumer of any new product or trend, she's a total fashion victim."
[ She was described as close with her brother; "Hunter's her best friend, her role model and the one person who's always been there for her."][ Crossman quit the role to move to ]Los Angeles
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,[ Crossman returned for an unannounced cameo on 25 May 2012 to mark the shows 20th anniversary.
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Storylines
Sophie arrived in December 2006 and instantly got into trouble with customs much to parents - Callum
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(Peter Mochrie
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) and Justine's (Laurie Foell
Laurie Foell (born Laurence Foel on 10 February 1968) is an Argentinian-born Australian actress. She is best known for her portrayal of both Angela "Angie" Russell and her cousin Josie, in the successful Australian television soap opera ''Ho ...
) horror. She started a blog in 2007 and attracted the attention of tourettes sufferer, Angus
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* ''Angus Og'' (comics), in the ''Daily Record''
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* Angus, Ontario, a community in Essa, Ontario
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(Elliot Christensen-Yule) but became smitten with Nate (Damien Harrison) who she lost her virginity to after wrongfully accusing Luke Durville
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(Gerald Urquhart) of being a serial killer. The two broke up when it turned out Nate was gay and had a crush on Sophie's brother - Hunter
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(Lee Donoghue
Lee Donoghue (born 12 October 1983) is a New Zealand actor best known for his role as Hunter McKay on New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Early life
Lee grew up in Lower Hutt but he also lived in Perth, Western Australia, Perth, Austral ...
). Sophie ended up in a relationship with Angus but they broke up when she had a one-night stand with paraplegic - Tane Samuels
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance.
Meg Harris
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(Dominic Ona-Ariki).
In 2009 she became head girl of Ferndale High and after briefly dating bully - Orlando
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(Chris Maclennan-Jones), Sophie started to date Daniel Potts (Ido Drent
Ido Drent (born 27 January 1987) is a South African-born actor working and living in Auckland, New Zealand. He is best known to television audiences as Daniel Potts in the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street''.
Early life
Drent was born ...
). However an increasingly unhappy Sophie started a secret affair with older man Kieran Mitchell
Kieran Mitchell is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was portrayed by British actor Adam Rickitt through numerous high-profile storylines from early 2007 to mid-2010.
The character arrived to the soap as ...
(Adam Rickitt
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). The relationship was eventually outed to the family and the two got engaged. Despite the intervention of Kieran's brother - Sean
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; anglici ...
(Thijs Morris), Sophie and Kieran married in March 2010. Sophie started to lose trust in Kieran and the couple separated, only for Kieran to die. A devastated Sophie got back together with Daniel and took up a career in registration. In 2011, after jealousy over Daniel's ex - Jill (Natalie Medlock) and her worldwide knowledge, Sophie kindly broke up with Daniel and departed Ferndale to travel the world.
In 2012 Callum announced Sophie had finished traveling the world. She made a brief appearance on 25 May 2012, when her father left the hospital to take him to visit Hunter.
Reception
The character was well received, winning Crossman "Best rising star" in the ''Throng Shortland Street fan awards'' 2007.[ "Best Dressed Character"][ and "Most Boring Storyline".][ In 2009 Sophie took out "Hottest Female"][ She also won runner up in "Favourite Female Character"][ and "Best Dressed Character".][ The Sophie and Kieran storyline was also noted as a highlight][ and fans wished for Sophie to star in a sex scandal storyline in 2010.][ In 2010 Sophie won "Favourite Female Character"][ She also won runner up for "Best Hair".][ In 2011 Sophie took out "Hottest Female",][ and favourite non-dead character to return.][ Sophie won runner up in "Favourite Female Character"][ and "Best Hair".][
The 2010 storyline that saw Sophie stalked by her university lecturer, saw complaints from the family of Sophie Elliott who was murdered in 2008 by her former university lecturer whom she had been dating.][
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References
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Shortland Street characters
Television characters introduced in 2006
Female characters in television