In episode 6 of Style Stories: Stepping Out, I chat with English actress, model and influencer Sophie Porley, best known for her role as Ellie Nightingale on the popular British soap Hollyoaks. Sophie may hail from Essex London, a place where white high heels and fake tans have been typecast as style but there is nothing fake about her. Instead Sophie keeps it real, whether she’s wearing a white shirt with stains or being transparent about her efforts, and sometimes shortcomings, at practicing sustainability. And it’s this down-to-earth nature coupled with her ladylike looks that render her style that of an English rose. Whether she’s going wild at a music festival, dressing up for dinner dates or planning a girl’s weekend away, Sophie is blooming in her new found freedoms and naturally is stepping out in style.