[luckyjimm]

A month back I went to someone's leaving drinks at the law firm where I'm working. Two dozen suited investment fund lawyers in a posh suite near the Inns of Court in London. Waitresses were bringing round canapes and pouring our drinks. (I'm just a temp). One of the waitresses, my colleagues realised, was on Big Brother a few seasons ago. Bubbkly Northern girl with dark hair, don't know her name. They talked to her a lot about that.

I thought what a contrast - who has the power, the girl from Big Brother who's now waiting tables and preasumably has zero money, or the anonymous lawyer / banker?

Fame when you've lost your money and earning power is a terrible thing.