How old is Lionel Richie’s daughter Sofia Richie and when did she start dating Scott Disick?
SOFIA Richie has stepped out of her famous family's shadow and become a fully-fledged celebrity in her own right.
The daughter of Lionel Ritchie is good friends with Kylie Jenner and is dating Keeping Up with the Kardashian's star Scott Disick. Here is all you need to know about the model...
Who is Sofia Richie?
Sofia Richie is the youngest member of the Richie family - daughter of Hello crooner Lionel Richie and his ex-wife Diane.
Born in 1998, she has one older brother, Miles, and one older sister, Nicole, who is also known for being a TV personality.
The star has been modelling since 2014 and has appeared on a number of high-end editorials as well as gracing the front of a couple of magazine covers.
Stella McCartney personally chose her to attend the Met Ball in 2015 and Madonna made her the face of her clothing line Material Girl.
Currently, the 21-year-old is making a name for herself in the fashion industry and is keen to shift the assumption that she's a "little girl' who has a stylist or something," she told
But she has previously toldthat one day she hopes to be able to move into the music industry: "I grew up watching my dad be a singer, so it's something I've always been interested in."
In recent years, she has been a close friend of the Kardashian clan and is even on good terms with Kourtney Kardashain, despite dating the father of her children Scott Disick.
She is closest to Kylie Jenner and joined the make-up mogul on her luxury boat to celebrate her 22nd birthday in August.
When did Sofia Ritchie start dating Scott Disick?
In September 2017, Sofia went public with Scott Disick, the ex of Kourtney Kardashian, who is 15 years her senior.
Rumours that the pair were getting close had been circulating for weeks, and eventually, they were seen kissing by a poolside in Miami.
Their romance intensified when The Sun Online revealed that Keeping Up With The Kardashian’s star Kourtney, was left fuming after Scott splashed a reported £8k on jewellery for this teenage friends.
Scott went on shopping sprees with four teenagers to high-end jewellery stores in New York – with friends claiming he spent £8k in the process.
They later went "Instagram official" with loved-up couple snaps together, and even sparked rumours that there was something else to celebrate when they were seen locking lips next to a dessert that read ";Congratulations Scott and Sofia".
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Before Scott, she was connected to Justin Bieber in the summer of 2016, which infuriated Belieber fans so much that the singer deleted his Instagram in protest.
He first outraged users and Selena Gomez by threatening to make his account private if fans didn't stop writing comments about his new lover.
After engaging in a string of heated messages with his ex, in which he accused her of cheating with Zayn Malik, the pop star decided to delete his account altogether.
During their time together, the couple wasted no time in making the most of their luxury lifestyle and jetted off on a number of romantic getaways.
On one holiday to Mexico, the pair were seen getting amorous on a kabana despite being in a public area.
However, it was reported that their romance simply "fizzled out" over time and they eventually called it a day.