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He’s the man who quietly stands behind one of Australia’s most recognisable stars.
And now Sophie Monk’s husband Josh Gross has revealed he quit his job to fully support her booming television career – and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
In a rare interview, the tech entrepreneur opened up about stepping away from his work in medical robotics last year to focus on being Sophie’s full-time cheerleader, admitting the move has brought them even closer as a couple.
‘I’m a cheerleader, which is real fun for me,’ he told The Daily Telegraph.
‘Soph has been doing what she’s doing for over 25 years now … I’m sort of behind the scenes, and it works really well for us. I think it would be extremely difficult for couples that are sort of both in the limelight.’
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Sophie Monk’s husband Josh Gross (left) has revealed he quit his job to fully support her booming television career – and he wouldn’t have it any other way. Pictured with Sophie Monk
In a rare interview, the tech entrepreneur opened up about stepping away from his work in medical robotics last year to focus on being Sophie’s full-time cheerleader, admitting the move has brought them even closer as a couple
Josh, who married the Love Island host in 2022 after years of keeping their relationship largely out of the spotlight, says the couple are still in a blissful bubble, living a laid-back life on the NSW Central Coast.
‘It’s been over seven years now, and we’re still in our sort of little honeymoon bubble up there,’ he said. ‘It’s lovely, just the two of us and our two golden retrievers now.’
While Sophie continues to front major projects including Love Island Australia and the new Love Island USA after-show, Josh is often spotted nearby – usually holding a phone to take fan photos of his famous wife.
‘There’s a lot of pressure when you’re photographing one of the most beautiful women in the world,’ he joked while promoting Samsung’s new Galaxy S25 Edge.
‘Fans don’t often even know that I’m the husband. They just sort of start jamming their phones in my hand, and I’ll just stand there for 10 minutes and take photos.’
Despite the scrutiny that often comes with dating a celebrity, Josh says the public have only ever shown warmth towards Sophie – and to him by extension.
Sophie and Joshua wed in a private ceremony at their Central Coast, NSW home in 2022.
Speaking to Stellar Magazine, Sophie called the small wedding ‘so beautiful and relaxed’.
‘I’m a cheerleader, which is real fun for me,’ he told The Daily Telegraph. ‘Soph has been doing what she’s doing for over 25 years now … I’m sort of behind the scenes, and it works really well for us’
She added that she chose to have a wedding at home to keep things ‘stress-free’ while Joshua called their private home ‘our sanctuary’ and was glad to make wedding memories that will last a lifetime there.
Another reason they chose to have a wedding on their own was because Sophie was happy to keep the guest list to a bare minimum.
‘We figured, if you don’t invite one person, then no-one could get upset,’ she told Stellar.
She designed her own dress, and gave J’Aton Couture just two weeks to create it based off her own sketches.
Joshua proposed on Christmas Day the year before, but they waited until January to announce their happy news.
The couple first met on a flight from Europe to Australia in August 2018 and shared a kiss after enjoying ‘three champagnes’ in business class.
