Vogue Australia

Love Story

Sophie Roberts

Towards the end of lockdown, I got a message from a friend. She said, “I've got this girlfriend of mine, Jessica, she's an actress. She's been stuck out here because of covid, she lives in London, and she's a champagne, good-time girl. I think you would really hit it off.” I jumped on social media and was blown away by how beautiful Jessica is. I had no preconceived ideas about who she was. Our paths hadn't crossed, but we had a number of mutual friends.

I had been on the precipice of opening a salon in Potts Point. Tire night before my first client, I was cleaning the space. It was 10pm and I got a knock at the

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