has stunned fans with a resurfaced clip of her playing Marilyn Monroe in an Australian-filmed TV movie, as she marked the late actress's 100th birthday on Monday.
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Sophie Monks Shocking Marilyn Monroe Footage Surfaces!
Sophie Monk has stunned fans with a resurfaced clip of her playing Marilyn Monroe in an Australian-filmed TV movie, as she marked the late actress's 100th birth...
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The veteran presenter, 46, portrayed the Hollywood bombshell in the movie The Mystery of Natalie Wood, which was filmed in in 2003.
In honour of Marilyn's 100th birthday, Sophie shared a clip from the movie on social media, which captured her in character as the Some Like It Hot star.
Sophie looked practically unrecognisable in the throwback footage, completely transforming into the silver-screen legend with Marilyn's signature platinum blonde curls, sultry winged eyeliner and a bold crimson lip.
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Clad in a glamorous, form-fitting white ensemble, the former Popstars breakout star effortlessly channelled Monroe's breathtaking charm and breathy, delicate vocal delivery in the brief scene.
'Happy 100th birthday Marilyn!' Sophie captioned the nostalgic post. 'I loved playing her in the movie. Cute wigs.'
Sophie Monk (left) has stunned fans with a resurfaced clip of her playing Marilyn Monroe in an Australian-filmed TV movie, as she marked the late actress's 100th birthday on Monday. Pictured right: Monroe in 1954
Fans and celebrity friends immediately flooded the comments section to praise the Love Island Australia host on her uncanny resemblance to the tragic Hollywood star.
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'Incredible,' gushed Dannii Minogue, and Aussie model Ellie Gonsalves added: 'Iconic'.
Many were surprised that they weren't aware that Monk had ever played the screen icon.
'How did I not know this!!?? You nailed it!' wrote one person in the comments section on Instagram.
Another wrote: 'What film is this? Looks amazing', while someone else commented: 'Holy Crap, Soph... didn't even recognise you!!!'
Yet another asked: 'How did I not know this?!' while one more said, 'Ummm, why they didn't make a feature with you as Marilyn? I will never know!'
Several fans pointed out that Sophie had experience, seeing as she worked as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast before rising to fame.
The US production of The Mystery of Natalie Wood featured several other iconic Australian stars, including Rachael Taylor, Nikki Osborne, Colin Friels and Steven Vidler.
The veteran presenter, 46, portrayed the Hollywood bombshell in the movie The Mystery of Natalie Wood (pictured), which was filmed in New South Wales in 2003
Many were surprised that they weren't aware that Monk had ever played the screen icon. 'How did I not know this!!?? You nailed it!' wrote one person. Monk is pictured in the film
The movie is currently in the editing phase and is set to premiere sometime next year, with the late Hollywood legend making his final silver screen appearance.
In October 2023,
The former Bardot band member says that Tinseltown's casting couch culture was partly to blame.
'You would be doing meetings and you'd be like, "Is this a date or a reading?"' she told Stellar Magazine.
'And then you'd have someone who has a crush on you, and they won't put you in a movie because they want to keep you where you are so they can date you.
'It's a funny little place and people warned me about it before I went. I was like, "I will be fine." But before I knew it, I was like, "This is not what I'm about".
'That's why I thought, I want to . I was just on the cusp of getting some good stuff, but I didn't want it anymore,' Sophie concluded.
After giving up on Hollywood and moving back to Australia in 2015, Sophie has had a successful career as a TV host, .
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