Morgan was born near Crowborough,[citation needed] East Sussex, in 1985. Her father is a wine broker and her mother held various positions as a nurse, gundog trainer and air stewardess.[4] Morgan was educated at Cumnor House School, Danehill, East Sussex. "Having been chucked out of school in England, Sophie was sent to Gordonstoun School" in Moray, Scotland.[5][6][7]
Morgan was left paralysed from the chest down after a road accident when she was 18 years old.[2][4][8]
Prior to the accident, Morgan had planned to study Law at the University of Manchester.[9][4][10] Having returned to live with her parents in Brighton, she instead opted to study art at the City College Brighton & Hove[11] After completing her art foundation course, she started a bachelor of arts degree in fine arts[12] at Goldsmiths, University of London.[1][10][9][13][14] She later obtained a diploma in arts therapy from the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education.[12]
