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Love is in the heir

Sophie Dalah, the glamorous eastern suburbs expat from 's well-known Dalah clan, appears to have a new squeeze on her arm.

The Kambala old girl - actress, model, and founder of Los Angeles-based production and catering business Sophie's Table - has been spending increasing amounts of time with Meriton heir Ariel Triguboff Hendler, grandson of billionaire property tycoon Harry Triguboff, Australia's second-richest person.

Ariel, Meriton's director of asset management, is the son of Triguboff's daughter Sharon Hendler and clothing executive Gary Hendler.

The apparent new romance comes less than a year after Sophie tied the knot with musician Noah Gersh in a lavish August wedding. The rocker has been conspicuously absent from her social media of late and was recently posting updates from  while Sophie was across the pond.

A source close to the couple confirmed to Group Chat that they have split. Group Chat has contacted both parties for comment.

Meanwhile, Sophie and Ariel appeared to be enjoying a cosy getaway at One&Only Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, . Rooms at the ultra-luxury resort can fetch close to $2,000 AUD a night - although that's unlikely to trouble either of their bank accounts.

After all, Ariel purchased an unrenovated Watsons Bay home for $15.7 million in cash last year.

As for Sophie, she's hardly lacking pedigree herself. Her parents, Michael and Michelle Dalah, are among Sydney's most prominent property players and are regarded as some of Australia's largest private landowners, having amassed an extensive commercial and residential portfolio over several decades.

The Dalah family's social cachet extends well beyond property. Sophie's brother Jordan is an established fashion designer whose creations are regularly worn by supermodel Georgie Fowler, the wife of his twin brother Nathan, co-founder of Fishbowl.

However, the high-profile family has not been entirely immune from controversy. Sophie's eldest sibling, Elisha Dalah, made headlines last year when court proceedings revealed she was present during former television star Andrew O'Keefe's heroin overdose, administering Narcan and performing CPR before paramedics arrived. 

She had previously been banned from Westfield Bondi Junction after a shoplifting incident.

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