SOFIE HAGEN
I first found out about Sofie via the must-listen-to podcast The Guilty Feminist, which until recently she co-hosted with Deborah Frances-White. Her brutally honest comedic confessions of her many failed attempts to be a successful feminist had me inappropriately guffawing all over public transport. One of my favourite moments was during a fun-filled game of I’m A Feminist But… when Sofie revealed, “I’m a feminist but I once said the sentence, ‘What?! You’re a feminist and you don’t know the name Gloria Steinberg?!’”
In fairness to Sofie, she only properly discovered feminism four and a half years ago, when she moved from Copenhagen to London to pursue her burgeoning stand-up career. Since then she has garnered rave reviews, telly appearances and accolades including the coveted title of Best Newcomer at the 2015 Edinburgh Festival for her debut show, Bubblewrap. She’s also become a passionate advocate of equal rights.