Single mother-of-two Stacey Hampton often spoke of having a law degree on last year’s season of Married At First Sight.
But despite her lofty qualifications, the 27-year-old blonde seems to have difficulty getting her head around basic spelling and grammar.
While a typo here and there is forgivable, Stacey butchered the English language so badly on Friday it almost seemed like a deliberate act of vandalism.
Whoops! Despite her lofty qualifications, ex-Married At First Sight star and qualified lawyer Stacey Hampton seems to have difficulty getting her head around basic spelling and grammar
She misspelled the word ‘connoisseur’ – a French loanword meaning someone who is an expert judge in matters of taste – as ‘conesour’ during an Instagram Q&A.
Stacey made the bizarre gaffe after a fan asked her: ‘What do you do for work?’
‘I like to consider myself an food conesour,’ she replied.
In addition to misspelling connoisseur, she also made a grammatical error by using the wrong indefinite article before the word ‘food’.
‘I consider myself an food conesour’: While the odd typo is forgivable, Stacey butchered the English language so badly on Friday it almost seemed like a deliberate act of vandalism
Double fail: She misspelled the word ‘connoisseur’ – a French loanword meaning someone who is an expert judge in matters of taste – as ‘conesour’ during an Instagram Q&A. She also made a grammatical error by using the wrong indefinite article before the word ‘food’
She incorrectly used ‘an food’ when she should have written ‘a food’.
Despite avoiding the question about what she does for a living, Stacey did allude to travelling interstate for ‘work’ elsewhere in her Q&A.
‘Did you move back to Adelaide?’ one of her 205,000 followers asked.
‘I regularly travel still for work’: Despite avoiding the question about what she does for a living, Stacey did allude to travelling interstate for ‘work’ elsewhere in her Q&A
She replied: ‘I never left Adelaide. I came to Sydney to work and then went back home and now I regularly travel still for work.’
Meanwhile, another fan asked Stacey if she supported trans rights.
She replied: ‘Absolutely. It’s 2021, homosexuality and transgenders are equal and should be treated how any human should be.’
Another gaffe: When asked if she supported trans rights, Stacey replied: ‘Absolutely. It’s 2021, homosexuality and transgenders are equal and should be treated how any human should be’
Oops: ‘Transgender’ is generally used as an adjective, not a noun. Calling someone ‘a transgender’ or ‘transgenders’ is considered rude, and the preferred terms are ‘a transgender person’ or ‘transgender people’
‘Transgender’ is generally used as an adjective, not a noun.
Calling someone ‘a transgender’ or ‘transgenders’ is considered rude, and the preferred terms are ‘a transgender person’ or ‘transgender people’.
It’s likely Stacey was not aware of this and did not mean to cause offence.
Busy woman: In March last year, when her season of MAFS was airing on TV, Stacey offered proof she was a qualified lawyer by publishing her law degree and diploma on Instagram
In March last year, when her season of MAFS was airing on TV, Stacey offered proof she was a qualified lawyer by publishing her law degree and diploma on Instagram.
After fellow bride Hayley Vernon questioned her legal credentials at the girls’ night, she decided to upload photos of her qualifications to settle the debate.
Her certificate issued by the Supreme Court of South Australia clearly stated she could legally practise law in the state.
The truth: After fellow bride Hayley Vernon (left) questioned her legal credentials at the girls’ night, she decided to upload photos of her qualifications to settle the debate
Stacey was first awarded a Bachelor of Laws from the University of South Australia in August 2017, after five years of studying while raising two children.
She went on to receive a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from The College of Law in April 2019.
A month later, she was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of South Australia.
Achievement: Stacey was awarded a Bachelor of Laws from the University of South Australia in August 2017, after five years of studying while raising two children
Diploma: She went on to receive a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from The College of Law in April 2019
Admitted: A month later, she was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of South Australia