Australian pop star/actress Sophie Monk escaped Hollywood for her homeland this holiday break, and boy was she excited. Before leaving, Monk tweeted, "been hanging for this day, headed to Australia, haven't been this excited since I got my first cabbage patch kid."Monk relaxed with friends and family for the most part, but photographers caught the down under beauty doing a little farmer's market shopping. Sophie was cute and casual in a flowing black sweater hung low off the shoulder '80s...Read Full Story

Sexy Sophie Monk was spotted shopping for some produce while on vacation yesterday. Health conscious and hot: nice combo! Though she was born in London, Sophie Monk is best known for being an Australian pop singer. More specifically, she was once a member of the all female pop group Bardot. Bardot may not have the name recognition of the Spice Girls. But their debut single "Poison" rocketed to the top of the Australian pop charts back in 2000. Check out more photos of Sophie Monk here:Read Full Story

It was a slight shock when Sophie Monk announced her engagement five weeks ago to a much older, unknown businessman. Apparently, it wasn't a match made in heaven anyway. The 31-year-old model announced she was "single again" on Monday's taping of Chelsea Lately. So if 50-year old Jimmy Esebag didn't work for her, why not explore other romance options? Maybe that's the plan. She joked that she might "turn Samantha Ronson" and try dating other women.Nothing wrong with that. But it sounds like...Read Full Story

Australian singer and actress Sophie Monk, 31, is taking the plunge, announcing today that she has become engaged to Jimmy Esebag, a 50-year-old American business tycoon."I got engaged and I kept it quiet, so no one's heard much about him," said Monk during a radio interview in Australia this morning. "It feels right -- I think you know when you know."Monk says Esebag is her "soul partner" and she'll be "marrying a male version of myself, which is dangerous but good. He's a keeper." Bush has...Read Full Story

(Photo Agency) Pop singer-turned-actress Sophie Monk was spotted out in Hollywood this week wearing the Hollywood summer staple: Daisy Dukes.As illustrated in StyleBistro's Hollywood Hot Pants gallery, everyone from Miley Cyrus to Kate Moss counts on denim cut-offs to keep cool. While some wear their short shorts with Christian Louboutin platform pumps and crop tops (we're looking at you, Heidi Montag), others choose to rock their high hemlines with flats and roomy tees.Monk avoided...Read Full Story