GRAND ADVENTURE
While their onscreen personas have been enjoying the tropical sunshine and sands of the beautiful Whitsundays region, Sophie and Patrick have been enjoying one of their own, spending the last 18 months exploring Europe.
“We had the best adventures and saw so much stuff!” Sophie says.
“I’m so glad we took the leap to move over there, because it was so awesome.”
With London as their base, Sophie and Patrick’s grand trip took them dog-sledding across a frozen lake in Norway, exploring the coasts of Italy and Greece, reaching the top of the French Alps and discovering the wonders of Slovenia.
While Sophie loved her time travelling and working on London’s West End theatre scene, she admits she was ready to come back home to Sydney for a while, as Patrick continues working in the UK.
“The grey wether was a major reason I had to come back as I kept getting really sick over there,” she shares.
“It’s not bothering Patrick, he’s still got many adventures he wants to do and I’m so happy he’s made that decision.”
After constantly living and working together for years, Sophie admits it’s been a weird experience to be apart from each other.
“[Long-distance relationships] can get complicated sometimes because we don’t know any different,” she says.
“We worked together before we were together and then we started dating, so we’ve never spent this much time apart.”
But despite an ocean and more between them, Sophie says she and Patrick are still going strong, and remain very supportive of each other.
DREAM CAREER
Now back home in Sydney, Sophie is excited to explore new career opportunities, just like her former co-star Lynne McGranger, who recently announced she was leaving Home And Away and her long-time role as Irene Roberts.
“I’m so happy for Lynne, and I hope she goes out with lots of bangs and crashes,” she says.
And while Sophie’s loved being back on Home And Away, she’s truly excited to see what the future holds.
“I’d love to try as many different roles as possible,” she tells Woman’s Day.
“The dream is to have a diverse career full of all different types of roles – so fingers crossed, I guess!”
WEDDING BELLS?
Sophie was maid of honour for her best friend Blaise who was married in Brisbane earlier this month.
“I’m so honoured to be able to do it. I’m so excited for her. It’s like the biggest day of my life,” she says with a laugh.
“We’ve been friends for 25 years. It’s been really fun planning. I remember the first time we talked about weddings. We were like eight years old!”
Sophie says she’s in no rush to head down the aisle herself, “Maybe one day,” she says.
