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Front Row: Sophie Monk reveals surprise talent at kids’ event where MAFS golden couple detail ‘chaotic’ day out
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This week Front Row has gone Blue, or rather Bluey, as we headed to a family-friendly affair for the world’s most-watched show. At least that’s what we thought. Even at a kids’ event there’s gossip to be had. What did that mum whisper about Sophie Monk!? And was that a MAFS couple we spotted on the photo wall?
One parent let her thoughts slip the second she met Sophie Monk! Supplied
Sophie Monk takes on bricks and blue carpets
Two A-listers, a studio full of kids and buckets of LEGO bricks – it sounds like the start of a cheery family flick, or a horror film. You decide!
Thankfully, a special event premiere of this year’s LEGO® Masters Bricktacular Bluey themed episode was more wholesome than chaotic, as long as we ignore the one kid who was throwing LEGO bricks.
Apologies to the Heeler family, but the day’s MVP was definitely series regular Sophie Monk. She was working the room, in a custom-made Bluey mini dress no less, winning over the kids with a talent that took us by surprise: balloon art.
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“See, I told you she’s nice,” remarked one mum to another, after Monk offered up a Bluey balloon to a smiling tot.
“This is very different to your Love Island hosting duties,” we commented.
“Yes, I love it,” she smiled. “I mean, I get to hang out with really smart people that are really talented at building.”
No shade to the Islanders but it does take a certain level of skill to whip up a mammoth, robotic LEGO build and make Brickman proudly cry.
Hey, it’s fine! The Islanders have … different skills.
Anyone fancy a balloon animal courtesy of Soph!? Supplied
The Monk is star struck
Eventually, Bluey and Bingo arrived and Monk was officially starstruck, among the pit of kids going wild. We would be, too, meeting the stars of the most-streamed show in the world.
“Everyone’s obsessed with Bluey, my own dog’s called Bluey. Like, when do you ever get to meet Bluey? I’ve met a lot of celebrities and they stand up, this is a proper A-lister,” she says.
Anyone who has ever been starstruck knows it can lead to some questionable behaviour. In the Monk’s case, this was an incredible dance-off with Bingo on the blue carpet.
“Sophie, can you floss?!” someone asked. And let us tell you, she tried her best.
MAFS golden couples’ family day out
MAFS couple and self-declared Bluey fans Jules Robinson and Cam Merchant where also there, sans kids. OK no, we joke. Obviously, it was a family day out, with sons Oli, five, and Carter, one, in tow.
“This one loves Bluey books, not that he can read because he’s not even two, but he loves them, especially the cricket one with a bit of influence from Cam,” she says of Carter.
“Now the tune [theme song] gets a good wrap, as soon as the tune comes on everyone sorts of starts shifting, moving…” said Cam
“That’s been a bit of a hit in the house,” Jules agreed.
MAFS couple Jules and Cam admit they’ve heard the Bluey theme song on repeat more than a few times. Supplied
It took a bit of wrangling to get their two kids over here for the morning premiere.
“This morning’s not been a great morning,” the mum-of-two confided. “Umm yeah, but we got here. We actually got here on time which is very impressive for us.
“There’s always one that’s in a happy mood and one that’s not,” she said pointing to her kids, hinting at the not-so-happy one.
“But we’re here and he’s happy now.”
As for LEGO? Eldest son Oli let out an excited screechy scream when he heard the four-letter word.
“Oli likes LEGO, don’t we?” Jules said.
Better at watching LEGO than building it. We can relate Cam! Supplied
However, she was less enthused about her own skills.
“I’ve realised I can do ages six plus, but anything more, I can’t. That’s my full LEGO potential right now,” she said.
Meanwhile, Cam admitted he would find LEGO zen. If it weren’t for… well, the chaos of children.
“LEGO is kind of a therapy, I think that if you have time to settle in and get it done, it’s a really good feeling. But when you’ve got two kids who just want to rip open each packet, there’s just bricks everywhere, you’re like … this is not going to work,” he said.
Spoken like a man who has stepped on a brick or 20 in his time!