any of the Dorothy contestants read these forums or the comments on Youtube. I am sure they are advised not to but if any of them own even an iphone or a Blackberry they will be able to access them. Shame - if I were Emilie my confidence would be on the floor by now ! ! I suppose it is the downside for putting yourself up for these sorts of competitions in the current time of the internet and they should be well prepared for them. I couldn't do it - I don't think I have a tough enough skin !

The contestants aren't allowed emails or Facebook, but Stephanie posted a message on her mum's Facebook the other day, luckily all the commentys there are supportive, as youd imagine. I doubt the girls are allowed any internet access - they may not even be allowd to use the phone, as Stepahnie's mum said she didn't even know where the secret house was. Stephanie's Youtube account has been taken down, so presumably, so have any of the other girls' who had them.

It is a bit strange though, as American Idol contestants' pre-Idol Youtube vids etc are allowed to remain up, not sure if they're allowed to post random new updates but they do have an AI9 Contestants' Twitter

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