DON'T IT MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD

The long march from Ramsay Street to the lower reaches of the Top 40 has been made so often, and is now so unsurprising, that Neighbours-actor-turned-singer Stephanie McIntosh has had to come up with a new gimmick.

Okay, so a reality fly-on-the-wall series isn't quite so original in any meaningful sense, but as the one who was Sky Mangel, she's going to need all the help she can get.

"When you look at the people who've had music careers out of Neighbours, from Kylie to Delta, they've all been so different to each other, and I'm about to be different again."

Well, it's true that Stefan Dennis was demonstrably different from the Alessi Twins, because he was a bloke, and only one, and not a twin, but beyond that, we're having difficulty sorting through them in our minds.

But if McIntosh is different from the other Ramsayites, then who is she like?

The concept of using a reality show to launch a music career was pioneered by American star Ashlee Simpson, who has influenced McIntosh's rock-pop style.

Pioneered by Ashlee Simpson, was it? That might come as a bit of a shock to Sheena Easton, don't you think?

So, does this mean we can expect something in the Ashlee Simpson mode - tame, half-hearted pop that thinks its edgy because it wears blue eyeshadow?

"It's definitely pop but it's going to be edgier than people will be expecting," McIntosh said.

Check, then. Indeed, maybe even check one-two.
[Thanks to the ever-lovely CFB for the tip]