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For anyone remotely interested (probably only Joe & Michael) we have just finished watching the first episode of "Steph's Show". This is the new reality show based around the pop career of Stephanie McIntosh who plays Sky Mangel in Neighbours. She is still in Neighbours over here but I dunno how far in advance they film so she may have left the show. The first episode revolved around the video shoot for her debut single (and theme to the show) "Mistake".

This was painfully derivative of the Ashlee Simpson Show. Yes, Steph can sing but the songs are just the usual teen-rock-pop that every american churns out. She even sings like an american. So in a bid to be different she has instantaneously turned into the australian Ashlee Simpson, but better looking. The video was the usual teen house party scenario, with the star rocking out at the end, performing the track to said group of teens. Unfortunately Steph is only 21 and so isn't a fallen star with an over inflated opinion of herself, a la Lisa Scott-Lee, otherwise this show might have been enjoyable in a car-crash TV kinda way. One cool discovery was that her half brother is the legendary Jason Donovan (no appearance on screen tho).

If you want some new Aussie pop tho check these laydeez out, they're basically a Pop Idol supergroup from the last couple of seasons. They've done a cover of Mousse T's "Right About Now" (which is an ace pop record) for a TV trail and just released their version of Donna Summer's "This Time I Know It's For Real".

PS. I've just listened to "Mistake" again whilst writing this and it's growing on me. The TV show was still boring tho.