Benji Madden and Sophie Monk call it quits

**Laurent** · January 7th, 2008, 06:39 PM

Sophie Monk and Benji Madden split up

POP chick and occasional Hollywood pouter Sophie Monk may have something to pout about, with whispers the blonde starlet and her Good Charlotte fiancee, Benji Madden have split.

Confidential understands Monk has returned to Aussie solo, almost a year to the day since the US guitarist proposed.

Speculation the couple were having problems first surfaced when Monk cancelled a scheduled appearance at Carols by Candlelight, citing "family reasons".

Panned by local critics after a poor showing as a presenter at the AFI awards in Melbourne, Monk cut a forlorn figure battling the barrage on her own, when she was spotted in the days that followed, jogging on her own through a Rushcutters Bay park in Sydney.

Yesterday, Monk's father was reluctant to comment on his daughter's single status, when contacted at the family's Gold Coast home by our Brisbane colleagues.

"There's nothing to say and I'm best to say nothing. You're best to talk to her manager," her dad Andrew said.

Madden and Monk were noticeably tense when the couple jetted into Sydney late last year (pictured), ahead of his band's concert tour.

While his brother Joel has been snapped attached to Nicole Richie since the group returned to Los Angeles, by comparison Madden and Monk have slipped off the radar together entirely.

Calls to Monk's Sydney-based manager were not returned yesterday.

Sophie Monk and Benji Madden split up | The Daily Telegraph

**Lily** · January 7th, 2008, 06:40 PM

This is me not giving a crap.

**Chimera** · January 7th, 2008, 06:41 PM

Who them?

**aabbcc** · January 7th, 2008, 06:43 PM

Um, okay.

**sharon_b** · January 7th, 2008, 06:44 PM

meh...i always thought there 'engagement' was fake anyway

**FierceKiten** · January 7th, 2008, 06:44 PM

Oviously they wanted some attention because I dont think anyone gave a damn.

**aabbcc** · January 7th, 2008, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by FierceKiten

Oviously they wanted some attention because I dont think anyone gave a damn.

And we still don't.

**Dixie Normos** · January 7th, 2008, 06:49 PM

^^ Here here!

**january** · January 7th, 2008, 07:02 PM

Who is Sophie Monk?

**mrs.v** · January 7th, 2008, 07:35 PM

He's a douche and she looks like a chipmunk.Next.

**carrie2008** · January 7th, 2008, 08:22 PM

I'm not surprised. I never thought that would last. And next we will probably be hearing Joel and Nicole calling it quits too somewhere in the future...

**MissVenus** · January 7th, 2008, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by january

Who is Sophie Monk?

Sophie Monk got famous in Australia cause she auditioned for a show called PopStars and made it through to be one of the five-person girl band called Bardot. It was just another manufactured pop group that had a couple hits on the back of the show and then faded into obscurity shortly thereafter. She did a couple solo things - not big sellers - and shortly after went to try to crack into the LA acting thing. Heard nothing about her until she hooked up with Benji Madden - good career move for her, not so much for him.

Before she went on PopStars she was a Marilyn Monroe look-alike who worked at MovieWorld (similar to Universal Studios) on the Gold Coast.

**sharon_b** · January 7th, 2008, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by MissVenus

Sophie Monk got famous in Australia cause she auditioned for a show called PopStars and made it through to be one of the five-person girl band called Bardot. It was just another manufactured pop group that had a couple hits on the back of the show and then faded into obscurity shortly thereafter. She did a couple solo things - not big sellers - and shortly after went to try to crack into the LA acting thing. Heard nothing about her until she hooked up with Benji Madden - good career move for her, not so much for him.

Before she went on PopStars she was a Marilyn Monroe look-alike who worked at MovieWorld (similar to Universal Studios) on the Gold Coast.

Aaaahhh.....thanks for the info