Sophia Forrest, daughter of Twiggy Forrest, is happy her father gave away her inheritance


Sophia Forrest, daughter of Twiggy Forrest, is happy her father gave away her inheritance

  • JULY 3, 20173:07PM
The daughter of mining billionaire Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest and his wife Nicole, Sophia Forrest. Picture: Richard Hatherly
THE daughter of Australian mining magnate Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, who famously donated $400 million to charity in May, says she’s glad her father gave away her inheritance.
Sophia Forrest, 22, says she “not entitled” to any portion of her father’s $5.78 billion net worth, according to figures from Forbes.
“Inheritance has never really made sense to me,” Ms Forrest told Fairfax Media’s Sunday Life magazine.
Sophia Forrest pictured in 2014. Picture: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
Sophia Forrest pictured in 2014. Picture: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty ImagesSource:Supplied
“You watch it tear families apart and it baffles me. You’re not entitled to that money, you haven’t earned it, you haven’t worked for it – I don’t see why you think it should be yours. So we all agreed to give it all away,” she said.
“It’s a relief to know it’s not my problem. It’s going to better things. I don’t need it. I’m going to work and make it on my own.
“Growing up, I shied away from being associated with ‘Twiggy’. Not my dad – I’m so proud of him, but ‘Twiggy’ is a media construct. [Because of it] people just tended to make assumptions and think the worst of you, in a way.”
Picture: Richard Hatherly
Picture: Richard HatherlySource:Supplied
Ms Forrest has just graduated from acting school and landed a major role as a pregnant schoolgirl in Channel Nine’s Love Child.
“I love acting,” she said. “I love telling Australian stories. It’s an industry I’ve always had an interest in. You can change people’s lives through storytelling.”
She’s also starred alongside Russell Crowe in the post-World War I drama The Water Diviner. Crowe shut down rumours the pair were dating on Twitter last week, after they were photographed together at the Sydney premiere of The Mummy and shared a selfie on Instagram.
Sophia Forrest and Russell Crowe at the Australian premiere of The Mummy in Sydney. Picture: Christian Gilles
Sophia Forrest and Russell Crowe at the Australian premiere of The Mummy in Sydney. Picture: Christian GillesSource:News Corp Australia

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