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Sophie Dahl (born Sophie Holloway; 15 September 1977) is an English author and former fashion model. As a writer, she completed her first novella in 2003 entitled ''The Man with the Dancing Eyes'' and followed this with ''Playing With the Grown-ups'' in 2008. In 2010 she wrote ''Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights'', a cookery book which featured recipes that were recreated for a six-part BBC 2 series called ''The Delicious Miss Dahl''. Born in London, Dahl made her debut on the English catwalk in London's Fashion Week in the Autumn of 1997. That year, she was discovered by Isabella Blow, who was then a stylist for ''Vogue'' magazine. Blow introduced her to the management at the Storm Model Agency in London who signed her to a number of modelling campaigns including those for Versace, Alexander McQueen, Patrick Cox, DKNY, Boucheron and Pringle. Dahl is the daughter of actor Julian Holloway and writer Tessa Dahl. Her maternal grandparents were the children's author Roald Dahl and the American actress Patricia Neal. Her paternal grandparents were the actor Stanley Holloway and the former chorus dancer Violet Lane. Dahl was the inspiration for Sophie, the main character in her maternal grandfather's book ''The BFG''. She is married to the singer Jamie Cullum. == Early life == Dahl was born Sophie Holloway in London〔("Sophie Dahl: About Sophie Dahl" ), penguingroup.com, accessed 26 November 2013.〕 to the actor Julian Holloway and the writer Tessa Dahl. As a child, Sophie led a turbulent lifestyle; she attended 10 schools and lived in 17 homes in various locations including London, New York, and India.〔("'I'm a bit of a dork" ), ''The Guardian'' (online edition), 19 October 2007, accessed 26 November 2013〕 Dahl often spent time at both her maternal and paternal grandparents' houses in Great Missenden〔("Visiting the Roald Dahl Museum" ), Roald Dahl Museum.org, accessed 26 November 2013.〕 and Angmering respectively.〔("Sophie Dahl, model and TV presenter" ), ''The Scotsman'' (magazine), 20 March 2010, accessed 26 November 2013.〕 Dahl has noted that her childhood was "an odd one, but with such magic".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sophie Dahl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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