1. Sophie Morgan was born on 1985 and is a British television presenter and disability advocate who is paraplegic.
21 Facts About Sophie Morgan
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Sophie Morgan became a presenter after appearing on reality television.
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Sophie Morgan has been voted one of the most influential disabled people in the UK as part of the Shaw Trust's Disability Power 100.
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Sophie Morgan's father is a wine broker and her mother held various positions as a nurse, gundog trainer and air stewardess.
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Sophie Morgan was educated at Cumnor House School, Danehill, East Sussex and Gordonstoun School.
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Sophie Morgan sustained a T6 spinal cord injury in a road traffic accident in 2003, at the age of 18.
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Sophie Morgan later obtained a diploma in arts therapy from the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education.
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Sophie Morgan subsequently breached the restraining order and in March 2019, on trial at Inner London Crown Court, was ordered to be detained in a secure psychiatric hospital for assessment awaiting sentencing.
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In 2004, nine months after her accident, Sophie Morgan took part in the first series of BBC Two's Beyond Boundaries, which followed 11 disabled people on an expedition to traverse 220 miles across Nicaragua from its Atlantic coast to its Pacific coast.
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Sophie Morgan contracted amoebic dysentery in the jungle, requiring 5 days' hospitalisation, and was unable to complete the expedition.
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In 2008, Sophie Morgan appeared in BBC Three's Britain's Missing Top Model.
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In 2011, Sophie Morgan was one of 12 women who were part of Stella McCartney's Adidas campaign for her 'MY2012' sportswear collection.
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In 2013, Sophie Morgan presented Licence to Kill, a documentary for BBC Three about road accidents like hers caused by young drivers.
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In 2018 Sophie Morgan co-hosted a British Channel 4 TV series, Best Laid Plans, with architectural designer Charlie Luxton.
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Sophie Morgan has appeared in Horizon for BBC Two, The One Show for BBC One and has reported for Channel 4 News as part of the No Go Britain series which examines accessibility and transport issues for disabled people.
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Sophie Morgan had a small role as a presenter for Channel 4's sports coverage of the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, and co-hosted, with JJ Chalmers, the channel's coverage of the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro Sophie Morgan has co-hosted Channel 4's paralympic magazine show, The Superhuman Show, with Alex Brooker, and presented coverage of the 2016 IPC Swimming European Championships.
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Sophie Morgan was chosen for another presenting role for the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
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Sophie Morgan is doing the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics coverage from NBC Sports headquarters from Connecticut.
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In recognition of her work with The Back Up Trust, a charity providing support for people with spinal cord injuries, Sophie Morgan was named Girl of The Year by Cosmopolitan in 2004.
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In 2015 Sophie Morgan became a patron of disability charity Scope.
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Sophie Morgan is Global Ambassador for Leonard Cheshire and on the special advisory board for Human Rights Watch.