". ▁Robin ▁Oliver ▁writing ▁for ▁The ▁Sydney ▁Mor ning ▁Her ald ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁comp elled ▁to ▁watch ▁Steph ▁and ▁Max ' s ▁wed ding , ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁twenty ▁minutes ▁of ▁" good ▁fun ". ▁In ▁a ▁feature ▁by ▁Virgin ▁Media ▁dedicated ▁to ▁television ▁" y ummy ▁m umm ies ", ▁Steph ▁was ▁placed ▁fifth ▁on ▁the ▁list . ▁Virgin ▁Media ▁said ▁" After ▁several ▁ups ▁and ▁down s ▁and ▁a ▁battle ▁with ▁ill ness , ▁Ne igh b ours ''' ▁gl am ▁m ummy ▁Steph ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Car la ▁Bon ner ), ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁baby ▁Charlie ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ". ▁ ▁Ruth ▁D eller ▁of ▁television ▁website ▁Low c ulture ▁was ▁negative ▁towards ▁the ▁character , ▁saying ▁" She ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁awesome , ▁way ▁back ▁when ▁the ▁S cul ly ▁family ▁arrived , ▁but ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁her ▁whole ▁family , ▁her ▁not - that - con vin cing ▁relationships ▁with ▁Max ▁and ▁To ad ie ▁and ▁her ▁lack ▁of ▁useful ▁story lines ▁have ▁meant ▁she ’ s ▁felt ▁like ▁a ▁spare ▁part ▁on ▁the ▁street ▁for ▁ages ". ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁D eller ▁placed ▁Steph ▁at ▁number ▁five ▁on ▁her ▁list ▁of ▁worst ▁characters ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁seven ▁months . ▁She ▁said ▁" Ste ph ' s ▁decl ine ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁few ▁years ▁has ▁been ▁pretty ▁heart bre aking ▁for ▁those ▁of ▁us ▁who ▁remember ▁the ▁s ass y , ▁pretty , ▁smart ▁young ▁woman ▁that ▁she