Sophie Delezio GROWN UP & GIVING BACK

After returning home from London, Australia’s miracle girl opens up about her new life

- Wode Sellers

Upon entering Sophie Delezio’s new apartment, it’s obvious you’re entering a share house occupied by Generation Zers. Guitars lean up against the walls, a record player sits on a bookshelf, gaming controllers litter the coffee table and a cleaning roster highlights those pesky chores that need to be done.

And as Sophie, 19, nestles onto the couch with her three flatmates and best friends – 20-year-olds Alistair, Blossom, and Chase – in her North Sydney pad after a year studying abroad, it’s clear she’s determined to make her new life as normal as possible.

“We usually just hang out on the couch, chatting, playing music, playing Mario Kart or cooking,” she says.

“We’re like a little family, we’ve really lucked out. I’m so happy here.”

While Sophie’s life appears like that of any normal teenager, her childhood couldn’t have been more different.