Above: Tracy Shaw. If the wedding of Nicky and Leanne stretched credibility, Maxine getting hooked to meat-flogger (and no, thats not a euphemism) Ashley stretched it like an elephant would stretch Olympic Diver's trunks on Boxing Day. Or so runs the common theory, finding it hard to believe that the generally assumed sexy Max would be able to be in love with someone squeaky who comes home from work smelling of pig's innards. This misses, of course, that Maxine is a very sweet, loving girl, who actually loves Ashley. Even if his cock and bollocks don't work right.

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