Soleil Anastasia Sorge | |
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| Born | Soleil Anastasia Sorge July 5, 1994 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship | Italy; United States |
| Occupations | Television personality, presenter, influencer, author |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Soleil Anastasia Sorge (born 5 July 1994) is an Italian and American television personality, presenter, influencer and author. [1] [2] She became widely known through her participation in Italian reality television programmes, including L'isola dei famosi, Pechino Express and Grande Fratello VIP. [3] [4] [5]
Sorge was born in Los Angeles to American mother Wendy Kay and Italian father Paolo Sorge. [6] She grew up in the United States and later moved to Italy after completing high school, where she continued her education and began developing her television career. [7]
According to Mediaset, she has a background in business and acting-related training and experience in public speaking and sports presenting. [8] She later studied economics at Sapienza University of Rome. [9]
Over the years, she has stated that she has cultivated interests related to sports, artistic activities and wellness.
In 2014, Sorge appeared as a contestant in the beauty pageant Miss Italia, broadcast on La7. [10]
In 2015, she hosted Roma Now on Roma TV, produced in collaboration with NBC. [11]
In 2016, she appeared in the music video Il mio vizio by Eman, and in 2017 in Mi fai innamorare with Astol. [12]
In 2019, she competed in the fourteenth season of the reality show L'isola dei famosi on Canale 5. [13]
From 11 February to 24 March 2020, she competed in the eighth season of Pechino Express – Le stagioni dell'Oriente on Rai 2, paired with her mother Wendy Kay. [14]
In 2020, she appeared as a recurring guest commentator on the Mediaset talk shows Pomeriggio Cinque, Domenica Live and Live – Non è la d'Urso. [15]
In 2021, she appeared on TV8's Guess My Age – Indovina l'età. [16]
From 2021 to 2022, she took part in the sixth season of Grande Fratello VIP on Canale 5. [17]
In 2022, she appeared as a guest opinionist on Tiki Taka – La repubblica del pallone on Italia 1. [18]
In 2022, she appeared on Le Iene on Italia 1. [19]
In 2022, she was selected as a judge on La pupa e il secchione Show on Italia 1. [20] [21]
Later in 2022, she returned to L'isola dei famosi as a guest in a special “pirate” role together with Vera Gemma. [22]
In 2022, she appeared on TV8's Alessandro Borghese – Celebrity Chef (episode pairing: Soleil Sorge vs Dayane Mello). [23]
Between 2022 and 2023, she hosted the digital companion show GF VIP Party on Mediaset Infinity. [24]
In 2023, she served as a judge on Un armadio per due on La5. [25] [26]
In 2023, she joined the cast of the second season of Back to School on Italia 1. [27]
She was reported as a co-host of the Rai 2 programme Felicità. [28]
Sorge is the founder of the brand State of Soleil. Through the brand, she has carried out collaborations with companies including Yamamay and El Vaquero. [29] [30] [31]