Soleil Sorge

Soleil Sorge
Born
Soleil Anastasia Sorge

(1994-07-05) 5 July 1994 (age 30)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
  • American
  • Italian
Occupations
  • Model
  • television presenter
  • television personality
  • showgirl
  • columnist
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8.11 in)
Parents
  • Paolo Sorge (father)
  • Wandy Kay (mother)

Soleil Anastasia Sorge (born 5 July 1994) is an Italian and American model, television presenter, television personality, showgirl and columnist.

Early life

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Soleil Sorge was born on July 5, 1994, in Los Angeles,[1] to American yoga teacher Wendy Kay and Italian entrepreneur Paolo Sorge.[2][3] From the age of three, after the separation of her parents, she spent her childhood and adolescence between Avezzano, Abruzzo, and Los Angeles.[4][5][6] Specifically, she settled in Avezzano with her father during her childhood,[7] after living in Los Angeles until the age of six.[8] During her stay in Avezzano she attended the scientific high school.

Career

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After her diploma, Sorge moved for a while to her mother in Los Angeles to fulfill her dream of becoming an actress.[9] Shortly after, she moved to Rome, where she enrolled in the faculty of economics of the Sapienza University of Rome, without however giving up her television career.[5] She started working on some programs broadcast on Roman broadcasters such as Roma TV in collaboration with NBC and in 2015 she hosted the Roma Now program.[10] Years later she moved to New York City to study acting at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Manhattan.[11]

On September 14, 2014, she participated in the Miss Italia beauty contest, broadcast on La7 and hosted by Simona Ventura, as Miss Abruzzo, ranking seventh out of twenty-six participating misses.[12][13] Her notoriety came in 2016 and 2017, with the participation in Uomini e donne,[14] broadcast on Canale 5 with the conduction of Maria De Filippi.[15]

In 2016 she participated as an actress in the music video of Eman Il mio vizio.[16] The following year, in 2017, she participated in the music video Mi fai innamorare with Astol.[17]

Immediately after her participation in Uomini e donne, she began her career as a model and influencer and moved to Milan.[18][19]

From 10 February 2019 to 25 March 2019 she participated in the fourteenth edition of L'isola dei famosi broadcast on Canale 5 with the conduction of Alessia Marcuzzi.[20][21] She was eliminated in the tenth week during the semi-final, finishing in sixth place out of twenty-three competitors.[22]

In 2019 and 2020 she participated in the theatrical work Doppio Misto directed and written by Danilo De Santi, at the Gold Theater in Rome.[23]

From 11 February 2020 to 24 March 2020 she participated in the eighth edition of Pechino Express, entitled Pechino Express – Le stagioni dell'Oriente, broadcast on Rai 2 with the conduct of Costantino della Gherardesca, paired with her mother Wendy Kay,[24][25] coming eliminated in the seventh episode and ranking fifth out of eleven pairs.[26] In the same year, during the lock-down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she left to work in the Dominican Republic, where her father Paolo lives.[27] Also in 2020 she participated as a recurring commentator in the Pomeriggio Cinque, Domenica Live and Live – Non è la d'Urso, all programs broadcast on Canale 5 and conducted by Barbara D'Urso.[28]

In 2020, together with Luca Vismara, she led the New Year's event Ciao, 2020 io esco, broadcast in streaming on Biccy.[29][30][31] In 2021 she participated as a competitor in the Guess My Age – Indovina l'età, broadcast on TV8 under the direction of Enrico Papi.[32]

From 13 September 2021 to 7 March 2022 she took part in the sixth edition of the Grande Fratello VIP broadcast on Canale 5 and hosted by Alfonso Signorini,[33][34] being eliminated during the forty-seventh episode, after six months at home and a week before the final, with 42% of the votes against 58% of Davide Silvestri,[35] ranking ninth out of thirty-eight competitors.[36][37] On March 21 of the same year she participated as a commentator in the program Tiki Taka – La repubblica del pallone, broadcast on Italia 1 with the conduction of Piero Chiambretti.[38][39] In April of the same year she was a victim of the Le Iene program, broadcast on Italia 1 with the conduction of Belén Rodríguez and Teo Mammucari.[40][41]

From 15 March to 3 May 2022 she was chosen by Barbara D'Urso[42] host of the fifth edition of La pupa e il secchione,[43] entitled La pupa e il secchione Show broadcast on Italia 1,[44] to cover the role of third judge together with Antonella Elia and Federico Fashion Style.[45][46][47] Since May 2022 she has launched her project entitled State of Soleil, which includes a collection of bikinis and bandanas.[48][49][50]

On June 6, 2022, she participated as a Piratessa together with Vera Gemma in the sixteenth edition of L'isola dei famosi,[51][52] broadcast on Canale 5 with the conduct of Ilary Blasi.[53][54] From 19 September 2022 to 3 April 2023 she led the GF VIP Party together with Pierpaolo Pretelli on the Mediaset Infinity platform.[55][56][57] On 27 September 2022 she participated as a competitor against Dayane Mello in the first edition of the television program broadcast on TV8 Alessandro Borghese – Celebrity Chef.[58][59]

On November 15, 2022, she published her first book published by Sperling & Kupfer, Il manuale della stronza.[60][61][62] On 26 December 2022 and 2 January 2023, together with Pierpaolo Pretelli,[63] she replaced Sonia Bruganelli[64] as commentator in the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth episodes of the seventh edition of Grande Fratello VIP, under the leadership of Alfonso Signorini.[65][66] On January 31, 2023, she participated as a competitor in the Millennials team together with Emanuel Caserio, Alessandro Egger and Paola Di Benedetto in the Boomerissima program, broadcast on Rai 2 with the conduction of Alessia Marcuzzi.[67][68] The following day, February 1, she participated as a competitor in the game show Name That Tune - Indovina la canzone, broadcast on TV8 with the conduction of Ciro Priello and Fabio Balsamo.[69]

In 2023 she held the role of judge in the television program Un armadio per due, broadcast on La5 with the conduction of Veronica Ruggeri.[70][71][72] In the same year she participated as a competitor in the second edition of the television program Back to School, broadcast on Italia 1 with the conduction of Federica Panicucci.[73][74][75]

Television programs

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Year Title Network Role
2014 Miss Italia La7 Herself / Contestant
2015 Roma Now Roma TV Host
NBC
2016–2017 Uomini e donne Canale 5 Wooer
2019 L'isola dei famosi 14 Herself / Contestant
2020 Pechino Express – Le stagioni dell'Oriente Rai 2
Pomeriggio Cinque Canale 5 Recurring columnist
Domenica Live
Live – Non è la d'Urso
2021 Guess My Age – Indovina l'età TV8 Herself / Contestant
2021–2022 Grande Fratello VIP 6 Canale 5
2022 Tiki Taka – La repubblica del pallone Italia 1 Opinionist
Le Iene Victim
La pupa e il secchione Show Sworn
L'isola dei famosi 16 Canale 5 Guest star
Alessandro Borghese – Celebrity Chef 1 TV8 Herself / Contestant
2022–2023 Grande Fratello VIP 7 Canale 5 Opinionist
2023 Boomerissima Rai 2 Herself / Contestant
Name That Tune - Indovina la canzone TV8
Un armadio per due La5 Sworn
Back to School 2 Italia 1 Herself / Contestant
Felicità Rai 2 Co-Host

Web TV

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Year Title Platform Role
2020 Ciao, 2020 io esco Biccy Host
2022–2023 GF VIP Party Mediaset Infinity

Filmography

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Actress

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Videoclip

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Year Title Author
2016 Il mio vizio Eman
2017 Mi fai innamorare Astol

Theater

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Year Title Director
2019–2020 Doppio Misto Danilo De Santi

Works

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  • Sorge, Soleil (2022). Il manuale della stronza. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 9788820076382. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)

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