▁for ▁which ▁her ▁parents ▁bl amed ▁her . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁never ▁revealed ▁what ▁happened ▁to ▁her ▁or ▁how , ▁or ▁if ▁it ▁was ▁St ella ' s ▁fault . ▁This ▁is ▁later ▁confirmed ▁to ▁be ▁true ▁when ▁she ▁tells ▁Phil ▁Mitchell ▁that ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁she ▁was ▁ignored ▁by ▁her ▁parents ▁and ▁felt ▁like ▁a ▁g host ▁within ▁her ▁own ▁home . ▁ ▁St ella , ▁at ▁times , ▁gives ▁the ▁impression ▁of ▁being ▁em otion ally ▁imm ature , ▁a ▁frequent ▁side - effect ▁of ▁parent al ▁neglect . ▁An ▁interview ▁with ▁Soph ie ▁Thompson ▁says ▁that ▁Charlie ▁Jones ▁who ▁plays ▁Ben ▁mus ed ▁that ▁her ▁v icious ▁nature ▁is ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁unh appy ▁child hood . ▁ ▁Re ception Radio ▁Times '' ▁included ▁St ella ▁in ▁their ▁feature ▁on ▁b un ny ▁bo ilers . ▁They ▁stated ▁that ▁anyone ▁who ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Phil ▁needs ▁" the ir ▁head ▁exam ined ". ▁They ▁added ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁manip ulative ▁and ▁" pro ved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁basket - case ". ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁East End ers ▁characters ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁List ▁of ▁soap ▁opera ▁villa ins ▁List ▁of ▁suic ides ▁in ▁fiction ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁St ella ▁C raw ford ▁BBC ▁Online ▁ ▁Category : E ast End ers ▁characters ▁Category : F ict ional ▁law y ers ▁Category : T ele vision ▁characters ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Category : F