Angela
Mott, aged 24 from Essex works in recruitment and
is a topless model
"I
look like a lady, but once I open my mouth it all
goes wrong."
Nominated
for the programme by her trainer at work, Angela
admits that she's an "attention seeking bitch"
and "the ringleader among her mates."
While she embraces her wild side, getting her kit
off to model for topless glamour photographs, her
lack of inhibition isn't obvious in her every day
life. Working in recruitment, Angela feels comfortable
with clients in the warehouse but doesn't have the
confidence to tackle the commercial clients, intimidated
because of the way they speak.
Angela
hopes that Ladette to Lady will introduce her to
a better class of person and help fulfil her dream
of living the good life, complete with fancy car,
big house and enough petty cash to shop to her hearts
content.
To
pass muster at Eggleston she'll have to curb her
obsession to shock and keep her clothes on.
Becky
Squire, a bar supervisor aged 21 from Fleetwood
"There's
nothing else to do in Fleetwood than shag blokes."
Twenty
one year old Becky Squire loves sex and she isn't
ashamed to admit it. She confesses to "having
flings with married men and one night stands at
least once a week" but has decided that she
wants to prove to herself and others that she can
be "more than just a slag."
Nominated
for Ladette to Lady by her boss, Becky is very close
to her family and hopes that Eggleston will teach
her enough to make them proud and more importantly
teach her how to meet men that she genuinely likes.
Her
biggest challenge at Eggleston will be learning
to behave in high society and mingling serenely
with eligible bachelors.
Clara
Mayer, an 18 year old mechanical engineering apprentice
from Kent
"I grew up around men and I need to learn
how to be a woman"
Baby
of the group Clara is a self confessed geezer bird
whose life is dominated by men. She lives at home
with her dad and her job as a Mechanical Engineering
Apprentice means that she's one of the lads, on
site at work as well.
Nominated
by her sister, Clara shyly admits that she would
actually love to see herself as a lady and see what
she could be like outside of her very masculine
world. Having never had a proper female role model,
the teachers at Eggleston could find a willing protégé
in Clara but she may not realise how much work is
involved in becoming a real life Eliza Doolittle.
Emma
Phillips Martin, a 21 year old new business advisor
from Essex
"All my mates are up the duff. I don't
want to be like that. I've always been career driven
and most of my mates don't understand that."
Loud,
brash, confident and always fake tanned, Emma Phillips
Martin is a force to be reckoned with. She knows
that men are intimidated by her and boasts that
women are scared of her.
However,
she is at a crossroads and wants to better herself
and her situation in life, before it's too late.
Nominated by her mum, Emma is fed up of attracting
men who see her as a "typical Essex girl"
and says that people don't take her seriously because
of the way she speaks.
Teachers
despaired with obnoxious Emma at school and keeping
her mouth, and attitude under control will be her
biggest challenge at Eggleston.
Fran
Rowe, a 19 year old hairdresser from Essex
"Since I've had my boob job I want to
get them out all the time."
Typical
Essex girl Fran loves to spend money and she loves
nothing more than designer shoes and bags. Her hairdressers
wage doesn't supplement her outrageous spending
so her doting father subsidises her habit.
Hurt
by taunts that she could be nothing more than a
hairdresser, Fran has decided that she wants to
be taken seriously and therefore her family nominated
their youngest daughter to try and help her change.
Fran's
biggest challenge at Eggleston is going to be controlling
her wild side which normally involves her flashing
her breasts on nights out.
Laura
Hearsum, an unemployed 20 year old from Staines
"My dad jokes that I came out of the womb
drinking."
Free
spirited Laura loves to party and boasts that she
can drink most men under the table, whether it through
necking beer, shots or wine.
A
lifelong Chelsea fan, she sees herself as a bit
of a tomboy but still relishes wearing low cut tops,
has several men on the go at once and even admits
to flashing the intimate piercings that she has
all over her body, in order to get free drinks in
clubs.
Laura's
family have nominated her to be in Ladette to Lady
as they don't want her to waste away her life drinking.
Laura herself dreams of a job in marketing but can't
see how she can break into that career with the
way that she currently presents herself.
In
order to reach the final at Eggleston, Laura will
have to learn to have a good night out without reaching
for the booze that could cause her to misbehave.
Louise
Porter, an unemployed 19 year old from Liverpool
"If someone gives me a dirty look I'll
be the first to throw a punch."
Stunning
Louise Porter is a straight talking Scouser who
says that most girls hate her because of her looks.
She
doesn't suffer fools gladly and walked out of her
most recent job after swearing at the boss. Louise
loves to be the centre of attention and because
of her looks she often is, but really wants to attract
men who can see beyond the physical.
Louise
was nominated for Ladette to Lady by one of her
former managers who can see that her feisty persona
is holding her back. Louise admits that she feel
trapped in Liverpool but can't see a way out of
the drinking, catfights and laddish behaviour that
characterise her life at the moment.
Her
biggest challenge at Eggleston is going to be keeping
her fists to herself, especially when fine wine
is flowing during posh dinner parties.
Victoria
Jenkins, a 21 year old tanning salon manager from
Pontefract
"I spend about £200 a week on drink."
Victoria
is the winner of the 2006 series.
Yorkshire
lass Vicky goes out five times a week and says that
she only stays in on the other two days, Monday
and Tuesday, because there is nowhere to go out
and get drunk.
She
lives in jeans and jumpers, even at work, and says
that she feels like a "dickhead" if she
has to wear a skirt. Outspoken, her mouth often
gets her into trouble and she says that this was
definitely the case at school where she acted up
and was the class clown.
Nominated
by her brother, Vicky is nervous about what lies
ahead of her at Eggleston as she's never been exposed
to high society and says that she doesn't even know
how to use posh cutlery as she's never needed it
for her favourite food, kebabs.
Vicky's
biggest challenges will be both steering clear of
the pints of beer, and not drawing attention to
herself by acting up in class to raise a laugh.
Eggleston
Hall Finishing School opens its doors for a new term
as its indomitable staff attempt to transform a group
of Britain's most obnoxious and unrepentant 'ladettes'
into ladies.
They
will also be exposed to a series of elite social events,
meeting some of Britain's most eligible bachelors. Mixing
with millionaire stockbrokers, viscounts and gorgeous
heirs will come as a cultural shock to the girls whose
usual courtship involves swilling shots in seedy nightclubs.
