[Mac1978]

Whilst I like Stephanie, I have to admit that she is a living embodiment of much that's wrong with youth culture in Britain and Ireland. I think that somewhere in there, there's a fairly nice young woman. Sometimes she seems to be able to have a laugh and just be a pleasant person to be around. Indeed the over-indulgence of her fun side seems to be what's landed her in trouble in the past.

But then, there's this whole other side to her. The side that values image above all else. Designer boyfriend, designer (I'm guessing) clothes, delighted when she's 'papped'. Goes into a reality show with a plan to do something immoral and outrageous with another empty wannabe. And all of this from a girl that has more talent than most. She's a decent actress, a fine singer - and yet she ends up playing the femme fatale on a daft reality show.

Unfortunately Stephanie is a wasted talent. She has no business involving herself in this nonsense and should be out grafting - looking for parts - learning her trade from the ground up - in community theatre or singing in bars if she has to. Instead, she'd more interested in cultivating a career that involves fame for fame's sake. Like so many of her contemporaries, she doesn't want to work hard.

And yet, as I say, I get the feeling that if you could remove her from a peer group that probably includes some of Britain's most useless posers and layabouts - she'd actually be a very pleasant young woman.