Episode 019: Sophie Hellyer - The Beauty Myth

Full episode and show notes: www.wearelookingsideways.com It’s part two of my special Irish omnibus - episode 019 with surfer Sophie Hellyer, recorded during my brief sojourn to Lahinch on the west coast of Ireland at the end of September 2017. Sophie is a surfer, model and writer who came to prominence in her teens after she won British titles and was soon snapped up by Roxy. She then spent ten years as a Roxy girl, modelling, travelling, surfing and living what many would see as the dream gig. Since then, she has made some dramatic changes to her life, moving to Ireland, pretty much giving up modelling and using her experiences in that industry to formulate some unique and principled views on the issues of gender stereotyping and female objectification in surfing. We sat down at her cottage in Lahinch to chat over some of these topics and look back over her life and career. A great chat this one, with a principled and values-driven surfer creating change from the front. Thanks for coming on Sophie! Thanks to Chris Cracknell (@6ftstereo) and Matt Ward (www.linguistine.com) for the theme tune.