Who is Sophie Winkleman? Peep Show actress and half-sister of Strictly presenter Claudia
SOPHIE Winkleman is the half-sister of Claudia Winkleman.
She has a career in the spotlight of her own right though and has performed in numerous TV shows.
Who is Sophie Winkleman?
Sophie Winkleman is a 40 year old Londoner, raised in Primrose Hill.
She is also known as as Lady Frederick Windsor.
Sophie studied at Cambridge and during her time joined the famous Cambridge Footlights, a comedy club that had Olivia Colman and David Mitchell as members.
She went on to work as an actress and is a soprano singer.
How is Sophie related to Claudia Winkleman?
Sophie's parents are Barry Winkleman, who published the Times Atlas of World History, and the author Cindy Black.
Claudia Winkleman is from her dad's side of the family and was born during Barry's first marriage. They are half-sisters.
Claudia's mum is Eve Pollard, a prominent former tabloid journalist and editor.
Who is Sophie Winkleman's husband?
Sophie is married to Lord Frederick Windsor, son of Queen Elizabeth II's first cousin Prince Michael of Kent.
They married in Hampton Court Palace in 2009.
Despite her title, Sophie uses her maiden name for her acting career.
Does she have children?
They have two children, four-year-old Isabella Alexandra May and seven-year-old Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor.
In 2020 Sophie spoke to Tatler about home life during the pandemic.
She said: "It's been alright, but I've been frustrated and tired and stressed out like everyone else.
"Children need to socialise and they get extremely bored if they don't, and I've not been covering myself in glory with this online learning thing."
What happened in the car accident that broke her back?
In November 2017, Sophie was involved in a car accident in Essex that left her with severe injuries.
She is now suing for more than £200,000 compensation after breaking her back in the car crash.
Sophie was being driven home after filming Danny Boyle’s drama Trust when the accident happened.
Driver Jacqueline Simmons swerved to miss a deer, then hit the car in which Sophie was a rear-seat passenger.
Sophie denies claims that she wasn't wearing a seatbelt.
While she has returned to acting, she claims she hasn't been able to work on a full-time basis since the accident.
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What TV shows has she been in?
Sophie has starred in a mix of comedies and dramas.
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Some of her credits include roles from Death In Paradise, Trust, CSI: Miami and Two and a Half Men.
She is best recognised as Big Suze in Peep Show.