Sophie Monk met her husband, Josh, on a 16-hour flight home from filming the first season of Love Island Australia. Three hours in, she asked if he was single. 

This year she hosts her eighth season, from the Love Island USA villa in Fiji. She talks openly about insecurity, anxious attachment and the self-sabotage that kicks in when a relationship feels too good to be true. She also has a Love Island secret she isn’t allowed to share yet. 

In this conversation, Sophie Monk joins Marie Claire Editor Georgie McCourt to talk about love, ego and her 26-year career, from Bardot to Hollywood. 

This episode covers: 
How Sophie Monk met her husband, Josh Gross, on a 16-hour flight 
Inside Love Island Australia season 8 and the Fiji villa 
The biggest misconception about Love Island 
Anxious attachment, codependency and self-sabotage 
Falling in love later in life 
Why your “type” is probably wrong 
Ego, rejection and why playing hard to get still works 
Growing up with ADD 
Dating through the paparazzi years 
26 years from Bardot to Hollywood 
Can money buy happiness? 

Love Island Australia season 8 streams Monday to Thursday from 10am on 9Now, and at 8.30pm on Channel 9. Watch on 9Now 

Stay up to date with Marie Claire Australia on Instagram @marieclaireau 

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Credits: 

Host Marie Claire Editor Georgie McCourt 

Supervising Producer Helen Smith 

Edited By Helen Smith 

Head of Vodcasting Rachel Fountain 

Learn More: You're Gonna Want to Hear This is a production of Marie Claire and Are Media https://www.marieclaire.com.au/life/youre-gonna-want-to-hear-this-podcast/ 

Sophie Monk met her husband, Josh, on a 16-hour flight home from filming the first season of Love Island Australia. Three hours in, she asked if he was single.&nbsp;
This year she hosts her eighth season, from the Love Island USA villa in Fiji. She talks openly about insecurity, anxious attachment and the self-sabotage that kicks in when a relationship feels too good to be true. She also has a Love Island secret she isn&rsquo;t allowed to share yet.&nbsp;
In this conversation, Sophie Monk joins Marie Claire Editor Georgie McCourt to talk about love, ego and her 26-year career, from Bardot to Hollywood.&nbsp;
This episode covers:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>How Sophie Monk met her husband, Josh Gross, on a 16-hour flight&nbsp;</li>
<li>Inside Love Island Australia season 8 and the Fiji villa&nbsp;</li>
<li>The biggest misconception about Love Island&nbsp;</li>
<li>Anxious attachment, codependency and self-sabotage&nbsp;</li>
<li>Falling in love later in life&nbsp;</li>
<li>Why your &ldquo;type&rdquo; is probably wrong&nbsp;</li>
<li>Ego, rejection and why playing hard to get still works&nbsp;</li>
<li>Growing up with ADD&nbsp;</li>
<li>Dating through the paparazzi years&nbsp;</li>
<li>26 years from Bardot to Hollywood&nbsp;</li>
<li>Can money buy happiness?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Love Island Australia season 8 streams Monday to Thursday from 10am on 9Now, and at 8.30pm on Channel 9.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.9now.com.au/love-island-australia">Watch on 9Now</a>&nbsp;
Stay up to date with Marie Claire Australia on Instagram @marieclaireau&nbsp;
🎧 Listen to You&rsquo;re Gonna Want to Hear This and follow us on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/youre-gonna-want-to-hear-this/id1849312864">Apple Podcasts</a>&nbsp;
Listen and follow on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2Vsxq2nZIMJLnywOXfuxqZ?si=bb7ec5eac4184752">Spotify</a>&nbsp;
👀 Watch and subscribe to You're Gonna Want to Hear This on <a href="https://youtube.com/@marieclaireau">YouTube</a> 📺 for full episodes and clips.&nbsp;
Credits:&nbsp;
Host Marie Claire Editor Georgie McCourt&nbsp;
Supervising Producer Helen Smith&nbsp;
Edited By Helen Smith&nbsp;
Head of Vodcasting Rachel Fountain&nbsp;
Learn More: <a href="https://www.marieclaire.com.au/life/youre-gonna-want-to-hear-this-podcast/">You're Gonna Want to Hear This</a> is a production of Marie Claire and Are Media <a href="https://www.marieclaire.com.au/life/youre-gonna-want-to-hear-this-podcast/">https://www.marieclaire.com.au/life/youre-gonna-want-to-hear-this-podcast/</a>&nbsp;

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You’re Gonna Want To Hear This

Sophie Monk on meeting her husband on a 16-hour flight, eight seasons of Love Island Australia, anxious attachment and feeling more like herself in her 40s. 

Sophie Monk on Love Island, Meeting Her Husband Mid-Flight & Learning to Love Herself 

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