Sophia Thiel

Sophia Laura Maria Thiel, born on 13 March 1995 in Rosenheim, Bavaria, is a German female bodybuilder and fitness blogger. She is widely recognized for her online content, fitness courses, television participation, and lifestyle publications.

During her youth, Thiel was overweight. In 2012, she began bodybuilding after being introduced to fitness training by her boyfriend at the time. Over the next three years, she lost more than 25 kilograms. She originally lived in Rosenheim, Upper Bavaria, and later relocated to Munich in 2018 following her relationship breakup.

Thiel built her career by running several social media accounts and offering an online fitness course alongside her own sports program. She also expanded her presence on German television. In 2015, she competed in TV total Turmspringen, and she later participated in Die große ProSieben Völkerball Meisterschaft in 2016 and 2017. From 2017 to 2019, she coached online contestants on The Biggest Loser Germany and appeared in the docu-soap Fitness Diaries.

Under her brand name "Sophia Thiel", she created a fragrance line, a fitness fashion collection, guidebooks, and cookbooks. On 9 January 2019, the Bauer Media Group released the first issue of Sophia Thiel Magazin as an offshoot of Shape magazine, though a planned second issue for May 2019 was not published. Her published works with riva include Einfach schlank und fit. Mit 120 Rezepten zur Traumfigur in 2016, Fitness Sweets: Mit 60 kalorienarmen und eiweißreichen süßen Rezepten in 2017, Mit Meal Prep zur Traumfigur: Clever vorkochen, mit Genuss abnehmen in 2017, and Fit & Stark mit Sophia: Erfolgreich trainieren ohne Geräte in 2018.

In May 2019, Thiel announced in a YouTube video that she was taking a break from social networks for personal reasons. She returned online in February 2021. In April 2021, she publicly discussed her eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, on her YouTube channel while promoting her newly published book, Come back stronger. Meine lange Suche nach mir selbst, published by ZS publisher. Her previous books, including Einfach schlank und fit, continued to be promoted alongside her new release.

In May 2021, Thiel appeared on the television show Wer weiß denn sowas? as part of the winning team alongside Bernhard Hoëcker. Although her eating disorder progressed further in 2021, she had overcome it by 7 March 2022 and appeared to be in good health. She remains a sports enthusiast who prioritizes listening to herself over public and social media expectations.