An aspiring actress has become the first extra to be blacklisted from Shortland Street after leaking storyline details about the soap's romance of the year to a fan website.
Liz Shaw has been banned from Shortland Street and all other South Pacific Pictures productions because she posted on the Street Talk website information she gleaned as an extra.
Shaw, who also appeared as a wannabe on NZ Idol last year, has defended herself, saying her leak was "a mistake, big deal".
The leak was one of the soap's big-gest potboiler storylines - the love triangle between Craig, Huia and Sarah - and producers are planning a promotional blitz for its climax this year.
Shaw was outed as the leaker after other Street Talk users turned on her for breaching confidentiality of the show which is watched by more than half a million fans.
Producer Jason Daniel said Shaw had been told she was not welcome back on the Shortland Street set or any other South Pacific Pictures production.
They also warned further action could be taken if she leaked further information but that the leaked storyline was not correct.
August, the agency that got her the work, has dropped her from its books.
Shaw gained some notoriety last year after her angry reaction on NZ Idol when judge Paul Ellis derided her dress sense and said she was "a talent-free zone". She also posed for pornographic magazine NZX last year.
The Weekend Herald could not contact Shaw, but on Street Talk she said she had not read the confidentiality agreement and felt her treatment was "a bit extreme".
She said she was "just buzzing out on being an extra on Shortland Street" and had leaked the storyline as "a favour to people".
"I am trying to launch a TV and radio career and to say I should be blacklisted ... so I made a mistake, big deal."
Shortland Street publicist Rachel Lorimer said the leak wasn't "a complete disaster".
"For the Street Talk people, it seems bigger than the Telecom leak. But it was still a serious matter.
"Our biggest assets are our characters and our storylines.
"The more surprising the show is, the better it does so we try to keep surprises very much under our hats."
SAM!!! You know you're not supposed to say her name. You have to censor it. She's like a shark... she'll sniff out her name and her eyes will glaze over and there'll be split beavers and manhands as far as the eye can see.
//She also posed for pornographic magazine NZX last year.
Good lord. I bet that was a huge seller...( Sarcasm ) I can't imagine anything more vile than looking at pictures of "the one we do not speak of" naked. *Shudders*
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National News
Shorty Street extra banned over plot leak
Saturday May 20, 2006
By Claire Trevett
An aspiring actress has become the first extra to be blacklisted from Shortland Street after leaking storyline details about the soap's romance of the year to a fan website.
Liz Shaw has been banned from Shortland Street and all other South Pacific Pictures productions because she posted on the Street Talk website information she gleaned as an extra.
Shaw, who also appeared as a wannabe on NZ Idol last year, has defended herself, saying her leak was "a mistake, big deal".
The leak was one of the soap's big-gest potboiler storylines - the love triangle between Craig, Huia and Sarah - and producers are planning a promotional blitz for its climax this year.
Shaw was outed as the leaker after other Street Talk users turned on her for breaching confidentiality of the show which is watched by more than half a million fans.
Producer Jason Daniel said Shaw had been told she was not welcome back on the Shortland Street set or any other South Pacific Pictures production.
They also warned further action could be taken if she leaked further information but that the leaked storyline was not correct.
August, the agency that got her the work, has dropped her from its books.
Shaw gained some notoriety last year after her angry reaction on NZ Idol when judge Paul Ellis derided her dress sense and said she was "a talent-free zone". She also posed for pornographic magazine NZX last year.
The Weekend Herald could not contact Shaw, but on Street Talk she said she had not read the confidentiality agreement and felt her treatment was "a bit extreme".
She said she was "just buzzing out on being an extra on Shortland Street" and had leaked the storyline as "a favour to people".
"I am trying to launch a TV and radio career and to say I should be blacklisted ... so I made a mistake, big deal."
Shortland Street publicist Rachel Lorimer said the leak wasn't "a complete disaster".
"For the Street Talk people, it seems bigger than the Telecom leak. But it was still a serious matter.
"Our biggest assets are our characters and our storylines.
"The more surprising the show is, the better it does so we try to keep surprises very much under our hats."
SAM!!! You know you're not supposed ...
SAM!!! You know you're not supposed to say her name. You have to censor it. She's like a shark... she'll sniff out her name and her eyes will glaze over and there'll be split beavers and manhands as far as the eye can see.
lets call her liz s. no thats too ...
lets call her liz s.
no thats too obvious, make it l. shaw...
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//She also posed for pornographic ...
//She also posed for pornographic magazine NZX last year.
Good lord. I bet that was a huge seller...( Sarcasm ) I can't imagine anything more vile than looking at pictures of "the one we do not speak of" naked. *Shudders*
The phenomena is known as L** S***, ...
The phenomena is known as L** S***, motto, "Look at my vagina! Is it famous yet? Stop looking at my vagina! You are exploiting me!"
ho ho ho! Now she's claiming that the ...
ho ho ho!
Now she's claiming that the blacklisting is a publicity stunt to improve ratings. She Shaw knows how to (de)generate headlines.
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It's 20 - can you imagine being 20, ...
It's 20 - can you imagine being 20, and having done your dash? All very, very sad and pathetic.
she's not going to get any work in ...
she's not going to get any work in this town. well not any serious work.
If only there were a Kiwi Big Brother. ...
If only there were a Kiwi Big Brother. That would be an absolutely perfect environment for L** S***.
oh the knives..... fun thread...
oh the knives..... fun thread
The first lesson of being a media ...
The first lesson of being a media who**, rope, is that one is able to take the slings and arrows that come your way when you put yourself in front of a camera, or a reporter.
save the condescension for the kindy ...
save the condescension for the kindy kids
I'm old and boring, you're not - ...
I'm old and boring, you're not - what's to save?
i may not be as old, but i'm twice the ...
i may not be as old, but i'm twice the bore you'll ever be
LOL, the same post popped up 5 other ...
LOL, the same post popped up 5 other forums as well! Fuck, she's been on alot of forums :S
the train wreck that just keeps on ...
the train wreck that just keeps on crashing.
I guess I'll need to show everyone my ...
I guess I'll need to show everyone my vagina before I'll get on the front of the Herald.
Great thread, I laughed until my vagina mutated into a dead baby mouse and then I posed for NZX magazine, for my career.
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