‘I love writing and words’: Married At First Sight’s Stacey Hampton brags that she was so good at English in high school she skipped a grade and even won an AWARD
She’s the aspiring lawyer who shot to fame as the breakout villain on this season of Married At First Sight.
And with a law degree under her belt, Stacey Hampton has also explained she excelled in high school.
In a YouTube Q&A this week, the 26-year-old bragged about being so good at English in school that she advanced a grade and won an award.
‘I finished Year 12 English in Year 11!’ In a YouTube Q&A this week, Stacey Hampton bragged about being so good at English in school that she advanced a grade and won an award
‘I did Year 12 English in Year 11 and won an award for it,’ she boasted.
‘And all the Year 12 [students] were like, “what the hell?” I wasn’t even meant to be in that. So, I finished Year 12 English in Year 11.’
The reality star then explained her love for the English language.
‘I love English and I love writing and I love words and I love the impact that words have on life and people and everything and the way they perceive and deceive you,’ she explained
‘I love English and I love writing and I love words and I love the impact that words have on life and people and everything and the way they perceive and deceive you,’ she added.
Despite her passion for law and the English language, the blonde pursued a very different career after finishing high school.
In 2016, Stacey and her mother Tracey bought a takeaway chicken shop in Adelaide called Chicken Castle.
Brains and beauty! The 26-year-old often poses with books or her laptop on Instagram
They bought into the business with money inherited after the death of her father, who committed suicide, and her brother who was killed in a motorcycle accident.
When they took it over, Chicken Castle was a thriving business with a strong local reputation built up over 28 years of operation but its doors were closed for good in December 2017 – only 20 months after Stacey and her mother took it over.
Stacey said that the failure of the business was due to her split with Rebels bikie boss Shane Michael Smith and postnatal depression following the birth of their first child.
Smart cookie! The Married At First Sight star poses in front of her law degree and some books on Chanel and Louis Vuitton
After Chicken Castle went under, Stacey shifted all her focus onto completing her legal studies.
She 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 Practise from The College of Law in April 2019.
Proud: 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