 She then attended St. Martin's School of Art Leeds Polytechnic (tutored by Jeff Nuttall) and Tony Earnshaw, then Maidstone College of Art, where she graduated with a Fine Art degree in 1982.Sophie starred in many commercials as a child, as varied as Wall's sausages, Comfort fabric conditioner and as the Dulux girl.She also modelled in "Nova" magazine and "The Sunday Times" and appeared in Andrew Logan’s Alternative Miss World in 1979 film.