0 . ▁ ▁Cre ation ▁and ▁casting ▁The ▁S cul ly ▁family ▁were ▁created ▁and ▁introduced ▁to ▁Ne igh b ours ▁following ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁Martin ▁family . ▁Steph anie ▁was ▁introduced ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁parents ▁Lyn ▁( Jan et ▁Andrew ar tha ) ▁and ▁Joe ▁( Sh ane ▁Con nor ) ▁and ▁her ▁younger ▁sister s ▁Fel icity ▁( H olly ▁Val ance ) ▁and ▁Mich elle ▁( K ate ▁K elt ie ). ▁Re por ters ▁for ▁e B road cast ▁said ▁Steph anie ▁was ▁twenty ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁preferred ▁le athers ▁and ▁motor b ikes ▁to ▁the ▁h obb ies ▁of ▁her ▁pe ers . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Jason ▁Her b ison ▁of ▁Inside ▁So ap ▁reported ▁that ▁Emma ▁Ro che ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁Ne igh b ours ▁as ▁Steph anie . ▁However , ▁Ro che ▁unexpected ly ▁quit ▁the ▁role ▁after ▁three ▁weeks . ▁ ▁When ▁Car la ▁Bon ner ▁dropped ▁by ▁to ▁see ▁her ▁agent , ▁she ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁phone ▁to ▁the ▁Ne igh b ours ▁casting ▁director , ▁Jan ▁Russ . ▁Russ ▁asked ▁to ▁see ▁Bon ner ▁straight away ▁for ▁an ▁aud ition ▁for ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Steph anie . ▁Bon ner ▁had ▁little ▁acting ▁experience , ▁having ▁appeared ▁in ▁television ▁bit ▁parts , ▁but ▁she ▁went ▁over ▁to ▁Russ ' ▁office ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁script ▁for ▁a ▁cold ▁read . ▁She ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁studio ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁where ▁she ▁aud ition ed