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shock horror piece by the papers. None of them were hookers at the time but Debbie and big Sharon became streetwalkers later on. No one was shocked as it was quite normal for girls on the scene to dabble in this "looking for Trade down the Dilly" is what they did after Louise's.
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thought she could replace Jordan but didn't have the charisma or the originality, she was in the right place at the right time with that one look. She used Vicks mentholated rub on her hairdo, so she stank
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