cing ; ▁she ▁also ▁enjo ys ▁her ▁usual ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁brow nie ▁leader . ▁Po ppy ▁Mann ing ▁( K ir sha ▁South ward ) ▁( 2 0 0 2 – 2 0 0 5 ), ▁a ▁girl ▁who ▁frequently ▁appears ▁as ▁a ▁rival ▁to ▁Josh , ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁similarly ▁sch em ing , ▁s ne ak y ▁person ality . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁rival ▁to ▁Lucy ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁moral ▁differences ▁and ▁compet itive ▁attitude . ▁She ▁appears ▁mostly ▁in ▁series ▁ 4 ▁& ▁ 5 . ▁She ▁also ▁has ▁the ▁catch phr ase ▁of ▁' It ' s ▁too ▁easy ' ▁what ▁she ▁uses ▁against ▁Josh ▁on ▁many ▁occasions ▁while ▁sc am ming ▁him . ▁T ania ▁Thomas ▁( Z oe ▁Thor ne ) ▁( 1 9 9 9 ); ▁Em ily ▁Fle esh man ▁( 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ; ▁S asha ▁T ille y ▁( 2 0 0 5 ), ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁Josh ' s ▁aff e ctions . ▁In ▁the ▁" Val ent ine ' s ▁Day " ▁episode ▁she ▁is ▁shown ▁to ▁har bour ▁a ▁secret ▁affection ▁for ▁Josh , ▁though ▁he ▁mistaken ly ▁bel ieves ▁she ▁has ▁sent ▁him ▁hate ▁mail ▁and ▁is ▁determined ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁at ▁her . ▁Brian ' s ▁well - mean ing ▁attempts ▁to ▁ask ▁her ▁out ▁while ▁morph ed ▁as ▁Josh ▁apparently ▁ru in ▁any ▁potential ▁relationship . ▁She ▁gets ▁together ▁with ▁P ete ▁Walker