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Originally Posted by Livia

You know what makes me laugh? We have this idiotic, brainless, otherwise-unemployable skank thrust into the house for our "entertainment", she burps, farts, swears, talks about shagging and blowjobs and how she's happy to do both on TV and about how she's p1ssed and sh1t herself while she's drunk... And some people on this thread have the bloody audacity to suggest that people who find that unsavoury must have lived some kind of sheltered life. If it wasn't quite so insulting it would be hilarious, it really would.

If you'd take off your biased glasses for a second and actually give it a little thought, I think you would see a different picture.

Watch and listen to her when she isn't playing up to the persona; she isn't stupid at all. She's not a genius but she's not thick, she's quite level-headed and fair, and has a fairly sensible head on her shoulders when she feels like it. Had she gone down a "normal" path in life, she would certainly be perfectly "employable". Having known a few "skanks" in my time, I can also assure you she's not even close. I've also seen her described as a "chav"... when she doesn't speak or act like a chav at all and, if you;ve seen Geordie Shore, her parents live in a quiet suburb and are clearly decently well off middle-class people.

No. What you have is a fairly intelligent girl who got involved with a fun-sounding show about going out and getting drunk (as the vast majority of teenagers do) when she was very young - 19 or 20. She was actually quite different in the first series. A pisshead, maybe, but many of us were at that age. The amount I could drink and stay sober at 20 was utterly obscene. The show took off and became essentially a parody of itself, and the characters being portrayed became more and more amplified versions of themselves.

It also makes them a lot of money. So they've taken it and run with it. A good idea? Maybe not. She acts up to what's expected of her because it's what will keep her in a job - you can see written all over her face sometimes that she doesn't 100% enjoy doing it - but it's her job. Unfortunately, BECAUSE of how far this persona has taken her, she may NOW find it difficult to get into a "normal" career. A few cast members have actually quit Geordie Shore for that very reason - one left at the end of the very first season to return to his normal, decently paying job... because he had obviously realised that he could potentially be ruining his long-term prospects in exchange for "quick money".

Those who are still involved 7 seasons down the line? They really don't have much choice but to milk it for all it's worth. So contrary to what you think of her; I think it's fairly obvious that she's acting like this because she isn't stupid.

A wasted opportunity? Maybe. She could have used BB to be more down-to-earth and real, show the more intelligent side, and the caring side. She has, a little bit. She might do more before the end, I don't know.

But then again, outright showing that the "Geordie Shore Charlotte" is just an exaggerated persona would be a very risky move, as the show is still current.