Stella Philomena Potts

Description

Stella Philomena Potts Society Columnist. Private Detective. Pink List Fixer. Alias (whispered, never shouted): The Flamingo With The Receipts Current Occupation: Writes The Pink Margin — a society column read by the powerful, the paranoid, and people who pretend they “don’t really do gossip”. Stella never “left” polite society — she simply moved through it like a beautifully dressed rumour. Her column grants her access to the top tables: gallery launches, charity galas, private viewings, country-house weekends where everyone’s smiling like it’s a hobby… and hiding something like it’s a career. She writes just enough sparkle to be invited back — and just enough truth to make the right people sweat through their silk. And when a Pink Lister gets “misunderstood” (translation: profiled, scapegoated, or framed for being too fabulous in a system built for beige), Stella doesn’t rage-post or plead for fairness. She fixes it. Quietly. Ruthlessly. Elegantly. Like a woman tidying a room… except the mess is someone else’s corruption. ⸻ Why she fights for the marginalised Because Stella knows the hierarchy isn’t based on “good” and “bad” — it’s based on who gets believed. She’s watched the same trick play out again and again: • If you’re polished and well-connected, you’re “eccentric”. • If you’re different and unapologetic, you’re “dangerous”. • If you don’t fit the brochure, you become a convenient story other people tell about you. And once you’ve seen that pattern, you can’t unsee it. Stella fights for the marginalised because she’s learned this simple truth: The system isn’t broken. It’s doing exactly what it was built to do. So she builds workarounds. For people who don’t get the benefit of the doubt — only the side-eye. Her work is less “hero” and more high-end pest control: removing parasites from positions of power. ⸻ Her methods (aka: how Stella fixes things) • The Column: Her access pass. Everyone loves being mentioned. Nobody loves being accurately described. • The Network: Staff see everything. Stella treats them like humans. The powerful… do not. • The Smile: A social weapon. It disarms people who assume she’s decorative. • The Glasses: Not just fashion. They’re her “I’m listening” sign. • The Receipts: She doesn’t argue. She documents.