Sophie Monk clearly has a chip on her shoulder about her former pop career.
The Love Island host, 40, apparently blocked her old Bardot bandmate Tiffani Wood on Instagram after the group began discussing a possible 20-year reunion.
Sophie is also reportedly deleting references to Bardot from her social media page.
Sophie Monk’s petty snub to her Bardot bandmates: The Love Island host (second from right) ‘blocked’ Tiffani Wood (second from left) on Instagram after the group began discussing a possible 20-year reunion. Bardot is pictured in London, England, in March 2001
Tiffani, 42, told The Courier-Mail on Thursday: ‘Sophie doesn’t like the association with Bardot. Anything that’s tagged with Bardot on her page she deletes.’
‘A fan pointed that out to me, I’ve been blocked by Sophie on Instagram, so I used another profile and had a look and she’s deleted most references to Bardot, which is where she came from,’ she added.
Tiffani pointed out that Sophie’s efforts to distance herself from the girl band, which formed on Popstars in the year 2000, didn’t make any sense.
‘To me, it’s just logical to be grateful about how you got your start’: Tiffani pointed out that Sophie’s efforts to distance herself from the girl band, which formed on Popstars in the year 2000, didn’t make any sense. Pictured: Sophie on set of Love Island Australia
‘Chris Hemsworth still talks about starting on Home And Away. Kylie Minogue honours Neighbours and Charlene; she may not have the same career without that. To me, it’s just logical to be grateful about how you got your start,’ she said.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Sophie Monk’s manager for comment.
During an appearance on The Morning Show this week, Sophie was noticeably absent from the band’s lineup, despite being one of the original members.
Trying to erase the past? Sophie (second from left in this undated photo) is also reportedly deleting references to Bardot from her social media page
When asked about her whereabouts, Tiffani revealed she hadn’t spoken to Sophie since the group’s split in 2002.
‘I haven’t spoken to her in 18 years. As far as I know, the answer [to joining a Bardot reunion] is no. I don’t know why. I think she is doing bigger and better things, maybe. I’m probably the wrong person to ask,’ she said.
Fellow band member Katie Underwood, 44, also revealed she hadn’t heard from Sophie in a long time.
Getting the band back together: Twenty years after the release of their debut single, Poison, Bardot has reunited with three out of the five original members. Pictured (left to right): Katie Underwood, Sally Polihronas, Sophie, Tiffani and Belinda Chapple in the year 2000
‘I left the group early, so it was just the four girls and the next thing I knew, [Sophie] moved to LA. It is just one of those things,’ she explained.
‘She was away for 10 years. Then, I don’t know. Life moves on. I tried to reach out to her via social media but… it’s hard when you have 500,000 followers. She probably didn’t get my message.’
Also absent from the Morning Show reunion was Sally Polihronas, while Belinda Chapple phoned in from her home in Singapore.
The three band members have a better relationship with Sally, 43, who initially agreed to the reunion only to change her mind.
‘Sally is one of my good friends. She just didn’t want to join in… she just didn’t have the vibe. She celebrated in her own way,’ Tiffani said.
In an interview with News.com.au on Tuesday, Belinda, 45, said the original lineup ‘got really close’ to reuniting to celebrate their 20-year anniversary of their hit single Poison but received a firm ‘no’ from Sophie’s management.