Take Sophie & Sian. Somehow it became Amber's fault that Sophie fell for her. A single kiss - a kiss delivered to rescue Sophie from an unwanted suitor, remember, not a romantic one - and Amber became the target of Sophie's desires. She did nothing to encourage it, there was no affair or furtive hand holding, and when Sophie came clean Amber immediately said she wasn't interested. After that, she was simply being a good friend, rightly questioning how Sophie could declare her love for Amber one minute and Sian the next.
The kiss at the hen do was a bit extreme, but again, she was right; Sophie needed to realise that she wasn't ready for marriage to Sian. Yet Amber's the one who's getting screamed at in the Street and given the cold shoulder.
Similarly, Amber seems to be getting the blame from Sunita for her new car. It was her 21st birthday and Dev surprised her - why is she getting any heat at all? Sunita, of course, just plain dislikes Amber, which is another problem for me - whatever the circumstances of her birth, she's Dev's daughter, and Sunita needs to stop being jealous of how he treats her.
I love Amber. She is more brittle since she returned, admittedly, but I love her sarcasm and her willingness to prick Dev's pomposity. She's also just a fun character - while Sophie is full of angst and pain, it's nice to have a girl who just wants to go out on the lash, have a couple of snogs and enjoy herself.
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