. ▁The ▁web is odes ▁were ▁directed ▁by ▁Bon ner ' s ▁co - star ▁Scott ▁Major . ▁He ▁told ▁a ▁writer ▁for ▁Channel ▁ 5 ' s ▁Ne igh b ours ▁website ▁that ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁Steph ' s ▁exit ▁story line ▁did ▁not ▁influence ▁his ▁approach ▁to ▁direct ing ▁the ▁web is odes . ▁Major ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁shot ▁the ▁web is odes ▁differently ▁from ▁Ne igh b ours , ▁to ▁show ▁what ▁it ▁is ▁like ▁in ▁Steph ' s ▁head . ▁He ▁explained ▁" I ▁wanted ▁view ers ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁little ▁un com fort able , ▁make ▁them ▁feel ▁they ▁were ▁intr ud ing ▁on ▁these ▁private ▁convers ations ." ▁ ▁Re ception ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Steph ▁came ▁first ▁in ▁a ▁poll ▁run ▁by ▁News round ▁to ▁find ▁view ers ' ▁favour ite ▁Ne igh b ours ▁character . ▁She ▁received ▁ 3 4 . 8 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Inside ▁So ap ▁Awards , ▁Bon ner ▁earned ▁a ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁and ▁the ▁story line ▁that ▁saw ▁Steph ▁getting ▁j ilt ed ▁at ▁the ▁alt ar ▁by ▁To ad ie ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Best ▁Story line . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Bon ner ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁" S ex iest ▁Fem ale ". ▁The ▁episode ▁in ▁which ▁Steph ▁and ▁To ad ie ▁fabric ate ▁a ▁recon c ili ation ▁to ▁cover ▁story ▁up ▁Steph ' s ▁inf idel ity ▁won ▁the