She’s become a household name thanks to her stint on The Bachelorette earlier this year.
But on Tuesday, Sophie Monk revealed she was left struggling and lost ‘nearly everything’ three years ago while living in Los Angeles.
‘Someone ripped off all my money,’ the 37-year-old admitted.
‘Someone ripped off all my money’: Sophie Monk, 37, revealed she was left struggling and lost ‘nearly everything’ three years ago, during her time living in Los Angeles
Detailing her time of trying to make a name for herself as an actress in Hollywood, Sophie told news.com.au: ‘Someone ripped off all my money. It was a friend of mine. I gave too much permission.
‘I let this person run my banking. You can’t sue because I said yes. I signed the papers without reading them.’
The model went on to reveal that she lost ‘nearly everything – hundreds of thousands’ of dollars.
![Challenging time: Detailing her time of trying to make a name for herself as an actress in Hollywood, Sophie said: 'Someone ripped off all my money. It was a friend of mine. I gave too much permission'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/05/04/46BF6CC700000578-5146137-Challenging_time_Detailing_her_time_of_trying_to_make_a_name_for-a-26_1512449186425.jpg)
Challenging time: Detailing her time of trying to make a name for herself as an actress in Hollywood, Sophie said: ‘Someone ripped off all my money. It was a friend of mine. I gave too much permission’
![Ripped off: The model went on to reveal that she lost 'nearly everything - hundreds of thousands' of dollars](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/05/04/46BF562600000578-5146137-Ripped_off_The_model_went_on_to_reveal_that_she_lost_nearly_ever-a-25_1512449186423.jpg)
Ripped off: The model went on to reveal that she lost ‘nearly everything – hundreds of thousands’ of dollars
Sophie moved back into her family home in Queensland and vowed to never go back.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Sophie for comment.
The Gold Coast-born beauty relocated from Australia to Los Angeles in 2005, and enjoyed small roles in movies including Click and Murder World.
Sophie’s breakout role was the spoof film Date Movie, which was released in 2006 and became a box office smash.
![Romance: During her stint in LA, Sophie made headlines for a slew of high-profile romances with Good Charlotte's Benji Madden (pictured), Jason Statham and Kevin Connolly](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/05/04/46D4E86F00000578-5146137-image-a-47_1512449074313.jpg)
Romance: During her stint in LA, Sophie made headlines for a slew of high-profile romances with Good Charlotte’s Benji Madden (pictured), Jason Statham and Kevin Connolly
She also made headlines for a slew of high-profile romances with Good Charlotte’s Benji Madden, Jason Statham and Kevin Connolly.
Sophie has since found love with millionaire pub baron Stu Laundy, 44, on this year’s season of The Bachelorette.
The blonde beauty was also unveiled last week as the host of Channel Nine’s upcoming reality series Love Island.
![Reality TV: Sophie found love with millionaire pub baron Stu Laundy, 44, on this year's season of The Bachelorette Australia](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/12/05/04/46D5F10200000578-5146137-Reality_TV_Sophie_found_love_with_millionaire_pub_baron_Stu_Laun-a-27_1512449186677.jpg)
Reality TV: Sophie found love with millionaire pub baron Stu Laundy, 44, on this year’s season of The Bachelorette Australia