Starmakers is a school in Oz where young ladies wishing to acquire poise learn to make an entrance, stand and walk properly, talk in public, deal with cameras, etc.
Exactly what a desperate, social climbing gold-digger from Hobart needed, and fast, right after meeting a Crown Prince.
Unfortunately for Mary, her Eliza Doolittle-ness was captured for posterity, and the infamous Starmakers photos have resurfaced again and again.
No wonder one of the first things Mary did right after her wedding, was to write the Starmakers owner, Teresa Page, to ask her to take the photos down from the website.
She is a chubby, flabby armed, greasy haired girl with tight lycra and spandex, and the most atrocious shoes, she screams "I'm vulgar".
Look at this shoulder pose. The nasty smirking look over the fat shoulder. If that is not a photo of someone screaming out ot be madeover - from trash to posh - I don't know what is.
These are only three of the Starmakers photos that have made the rounds out there. The sad thing is that the photos aren't the worst part of it all.
Mary's comment on the course defies description, it is clearly an attempt by someone to make themselves sound grander, and fails miserably:
"What I have experienced - much and varied. Probably one of the strongest elements is the connection between mind and body, not only that a connection exists but how to develop it and work it to your advantage. As an absolute novice, I walk away with the understanding and appreciation of the industry and the requisite tools and techniques to progress in the industry. And one final thing, it was delivered from an experienced experience. Thank you. Mary Donaldson."
Uh. Okay.
Since then, Mary has claimed she took the course before meeting Frederik, while Teresa Page says that Mary was there in October 2000, AFTER meeting Fred on September 16 at the Slip Inn. Tsk, tsk, Mary.
