The Chateau Diaries #50 Her laziness is spreading quicker than the delta variant.

[MagpieSassyPants]

My favorite moment in yesterday's vlog was Stephanie calling out Dan for making the stove a mess making the spun sugar, and that he would be in trouble with IJ; without missing a beat, Dan retorted, "She may love me less, but it won't make her love you more." I felt the burn and it was glorious!

 

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What an honor!
First, I'd like to thank SJ's Academy of Grifters and SJ herself for making me viciously indignant.
I would've never become a Tattle Life VIP without you.
Second, I want to say Thanks to Michael Petherick, whose tidal waves of tears after his first woe-is-me vlog brought me here.
I now know where and how you squandered the hard-earned dollars I sent you on Patreon. F*ck you, Michael!
Third, carry on...

 

[LonePalm]

I feel so sad for self employed people ...... how can they just keep doing this!
I have a girlfriend that was in a supermarket this week and it became a "hot zone"..... she is self isolating at home and the Gov rang her up and came round to test her and ask questions..... today the Health Dept and a Army person arrived at the door to ask if she is living alone ( she does and they know that ) plus she had to the up the nose test again. They were not mucking about with her!
If she is ok ... she will be able to get out next Tuesday .
I have heard many people over the radio say they have come back to Melbourne via plane and no one checked them !!
So .... some places they really go for it and yet .... places like the darn airport they do not !!!
Nuts !!!!
Gosh , Sydney is getting worse.

I know this isn't going to be a popular post, but I honestly feel like the borders in all countries need to be closed until this is contained. At the rate we are going, we will never get there. People just refuse to do the right things, wear a mask, get vaccinated, you know common decency for your fellow humans. The healthcare systems are on the verge of collapse all over the world, nurses, doctors leaving because they are just burned out and who can blame them. The area I live in has a 99% vaccination rate, but other parts of our state have 40%, the farther east you go in our state the dumber they get. I just saw where Sturgis is having their huge biker rally again after last year there were 1000's of cases, but you know "freedom" and all. You just can not fix stupid! I think if you refuse to do the right thing and get the vaccination, you should be denied healthcare, at least in countries that have full access to the vaccine. Thanks for the rant, I hope you all stay safe and healthy and we see the end of this soon.

 

[Seeingitasitis]

The title of the Success Stories' vlog about Marie: "The chateau who changed my life"!

Of course. It was a stupid error. I am sure once she has read your post she will correct it: "The chateau what changed my life."

 

[chillijam]

I finally watched the CD flog with Dan cooking. I don't watch any others (pathetics, Ryan , Marie yawn, cadoooooh nah) any more except for Dan's, partly because I think he's a bit of a hottie and partly because I love his music choices and general vlog style. Fun. But the cooking one just got my goat. First, our darling Stephanie stuffs her face with crisps and peanuts, making sure it's all filmed and says so several times, 'just in case'. WTF. I would have kicked her to the curb at that point. Then she's all over the prep in the most useless way, stuffing up his filming and generally being a pain in the ass, how he didn't lose his temper is beyond me. Then the oh-so-hilarious 'has anyone died yet' not just once but several times - so ungracious and so rude, simply not funny Fanny. That was a real eye opener. So thanks to Dan for cooking a great meal and not so much thanks to Stephanie for being so rude, belittling and downright bitchy.

 

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I'd love for someone to start a topic on Stephanie and The Chateau Diaries (don't know if I can as a newbie)! Used to binge the vlogs but lately just feel like it's becoming weird with all the gifting and money-grabbing compared to the free labour from the volunteers.

I watched some older eps of Escape to the Chateau DIY and always felt that Angel has a lot of envy issues - she tries to hide it, but it's clear the show needs to always remind us that their chateau is the "OG" and superior to the others.


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Button up your three piece suit, polish your loafers, or throw on your favorite Vivienne Westwood….We’re going to a flea market in Le Mans!

In today’s episode of Sundays at the Shat-a-loo, we’ve got a wad of cash burning a hole in our pocketbook and we are going to spend, spend, spend!!!

It’s an early morning start with Philip and Stephie, the sun barely making it’s way over the horizon. A sight Lalalanders have read about in books, but didn’t know actually existed. For years, the sun at LaLande was directly above them when they awoke from their nightly slumber, as they get ready for their morning ritual. It’s confused Steph for a decade. The morning dawn, (and George and Sarah’s van) continue guiding them through town as Staphanny shares what she hopes to find today…We are looking for something that makes a statement, so keep your eyes peeled folks, that mean ‘tacky’ and yellow in Stephanese. Perhaps some bedside tables and an over mantle mirror for her bedroom or study, you know, stuff we put up before the rooms are finished, because at LaLande it’s not considered work if we don’t do it twice.

Fanny takes time to make a special announcement, “All of the Patron money that comes in for the chateau is used for the restoration and renovation of LaLande, so it doesn’t cover furniture. Which means I set aside part of my You Tube ad revenue every month so that when things happen, I can start to make the inside of LaLande look like a chateau.” Well there you go. Apparently Stephaneee has been living in a barn for the last 14 years, and has just had the epiphany that it’s not shatooey enough, antique furniture should sort out her dilemma. Thank goodness for ad revenue, because without it she might still be sleeping in the stable, with only the hay to keep the nightly chill away.

We finally make it to the flea market…oh, sorry, antiques fair, and park the van. Sarah pops out of her purple van to greet us. Everyone is ready to throw down some cash and fill vans to the brim with French antiques. We flashback to our stay with George and Sarah weeks ago, as Steph gets a jump start on the rest of us by taking the opportunity to go shopping in their barn. They run a small black market brocante on their property and specialize in hideous chairs. You and I both know Fanny can’t say no to an ugly chair, so she buys six of them, a matching settee, plus a over-the-mantle mirror frame, that French touch every barn needs to turn it into a chateau. George is a great salesman, he likes to get you drunk so he can talk you into buying stuff that he bought when he was drunk. If you live in France and have unwanted and unloved furniture, Steph is your mark, she’ll buy the lot! Selling to her could be someone’s lucrative side hustle, act fast before she spends all of her you tube monies! Be sure to call Philip to set up an appointment, he loves to take Steph barn hopping for deals, he holds the purse strings now.

Those groovy chairs and settee will look stunning with her new woodwork in the grande salon, a real feast for the eyes. But as I look into my crystal ball, I see them taking up permanent residence in Selmar’s workspace because “they’re not quite right”. I’m sure she’ll go through four more groupings of chairs before finding the paaarfect set that compliments the molding. Anyway, after what seems to be an eternity of looking at decrepit chairs, we are ready to buy more furniture! Yes friends, we are now ready to tackle the flea market, our shopping list in hand, our shopaholic gal pal at our side, and the constant sound of cash register ‘cha ching’s‘ dinging through our brains.…

You didn’t think I was serious did you, of course we’re not shopping yet, we have to get through the inconsequential nonsense first, like Philip trying on a purple velvet pirate coat for his upcoming Halloween costume. He’s going as a pirate princess this year and he’s on the hunt to complete his ensemble. We have to fuel up with croissants held delicately in our hands so we don’t damage them, it makes it harder to grip our credit cards. Steph required the help of Sarah this morning to get dressed, bless her heart, she would have been teeter tottering around in 3 inch stilettos if it weren’t for Sarah’s advice on wearing flats. What a revolutionary discovery for walking great distances, she saved me from wearing ski boots when I go hiking. Thanks Sarah!

Are we ready to shop yet? She’s strung us along forever and now I don’t even feel like shopping.…Just kidding!!! Let’s blow through our money like a lottery winner on Ambien, and buy things we don’t need!!!

Outside, we look at some long tables designed for embalming giants, pass…there’s no room in the chateau for that nonsense. Off we go into the first building, Philip is so excited, the build up has been super intense for him as he’s literally been holding in farts all morning. Stepheee spots a chandelier, all crystals with a few pastel flowers sprinkled in that I‘m shocked she walked away from. She finds that over the mantle mirror she’s been hunting for! It’s gilded and gaudy, and expresses her taste paaarfectly! And the price was right at 700 euros. Check that off the list, moving on to a cream painted secretary she’s in love with as opposed to the pale green painted bombay dresser Philip is in love with. Who will win in the battle of the tasteless? Neither, we were just window shopping. Instead we buy broken gilded frames to use as bed crowns. I think her obsession with bed crowns stems from never getting the canopy bed she longed for as a child. A treasure emerges hidden within the furniture distractions in the form of an oil painting from the 18th century, a woman dressed as Diana the Huntress. It’s to pricy for Steph, but don’t worry she talks herself into buying it. It’s been a great morning for Steph, it’s been an even better morning for the venders, cha ching!!!

We‘re back outside, and spy two yellow brocade chairs, without hesitation they get snatched up by Steph, she needed something to bring out the golden highlights in her hair and set off the green paneling in the grande salon. Hopefully she’ll find a self help book for battling her addiction to chairs. Philip is enamored by a small table, one he’d use to eat dinner at as he most likely spends his nights eating alone because no one can stand hearing him blather on about his allergies. “Squirrel!!” He spots a chair off in the distance, a green velvet flocked nightmare just waiting to be plucked. For 150 euros, a chair three old ladies have died in after being attacked by their own knitting needles, has now found a home with Philip.

We stroll by venders peddling their wares in the form of lace, fabrics, champagne flutes. Philip is contemplating what to purchase from a brooch collection, but ultimately decides to walk away, that must have taken a lot of willpower, we know Philip loves a good brooch. Instead he buys a bodice to go under his pirate coat, or for Fanny’s mannequin. Because it’s not enough to dress up ourselves, we dress up inanimate objects too. Let’s continue window shopping as we allow Philip some time to ponder his questionable choices. It’ll take a while, he had to replace the hamster in the spinning wheel in his brain for a hedgehog, and it’s now the poor thing‘s nap time. Steph looks at mantle lamps to bring out the blue in her veins, another painting of an 18th century woman, and a taxidermied snake. Philip thumbs through some cutlery, admires a wooden stamp for handblocking fabrics, put the piece de resistance is a collapsible top hat. The finishing touch to the pirate princess costume, but alas, it’s too small to fit over Philip‘s wig.

I‘m sad to say the shopping portion of our trip has finished. We’ve managed to check two things off our list, the mantle mirror and the “something that makes a statement” in the form of the huntress Diana. We’ve spent thousands of euros to make our potting sheds look like chateaux and now our imaginary friends have places to sit. Sarah and George show off their prized purchase, heads of garlic. Sarah’s mother-in-law is a 200 year old vampire and she keeps asking George if she can move in. Philip and a porter load the goods, jenga style, in the back of the van. Diana takes pride of place in the front, nestled between Steph and Philip.

Our day of retail therapy has come to an end and so have our bank accounts. We’ve spent ourselves out of house and home and will now have to burn the furniture we bought to keep warm at nights. This is where I leave you, penniless, but with plenty of places to rest our weary bones. Until next time friends, when we will inevitably purchase more chairs for the grande salon after our you tube ad revenue account replenishes. Now go forth and sit.


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[Dippy Hippy]

How I came to follow Chateau Diaries. I used to watch Dick Strawbridge's programnes on British TV. (I used to know his first family), and was interested.I wanted to see what Angela was like, and was she like Brigit?
I saw he had a new programme with Angela and children. Really enjoyed "Escape to the Chateau". I have lived and worked in some of these old places in the UK and Ireland. I found it fascinating and watched the spin offs. I saw Stephanie, she was with Marie and her mother, struggling through a freezing winter, clutching her hot water bottle and I felt sympathy. Its hard to heat these rambling places. She seemed to have no money, the building was crumbling round her, her mother was a harridan. She was so sweet, I got a girl crush on her. At the start of lockdown I loved the vlogs. They made me feel happy. I noticed snarky remarks in the comments and felt annoyed. As the pandemic set in I felt uneasy about the way the chateau inhabitants and habitues were flouting covid regulations. The gift grab got boring, the people living there were boring, I began to dislike the manic superfans taking over the site. I got savaged by the right wing mafia a few times, and having been on BGs Facebook group for a brief time, charmed by her Irish Mammy persona, found out about Tattle.life. Joined, felt rather horrified by the sometimes nasty comments, left and came back under another name after a month to give it a go again. By this time PJ had arrived and I found him intensely annoying. I started to enjoy Tattle and realised they were not nasty but realistic.

 

[Hihellohowr31]

Did anyone see the recent Patreon video.. In that Stephanie mentions about Tatiana who is selmar's gf for the past 6 months.. They have never met.. And September is the first time she is meeting selmar... And will be Introduced to selmar's mother and then brought to lalande to introduce to the rest... One thing i can agree with Stephanie on this.. Stephanie is very skeptical of this girl and tells selmar to be careful

 

[MrsPoker]

Can anyone post this video? Still catching up.


August Start of Month Update! - YouTube

Oh....urgh, poor Ian got flashed and a face full every time she raised her arms, here you can see the point he screams 'stop stop my eyes are bleeding' ....

 

[Jeeves]

Time to reinstate the Tattler caption competition. Here we go......

 

[Marty McFly 9]

First time commenter, lurker of about a month (though I first found you after MP's video several months ago where he talked about the Strawbridges and online bullies and read a bit back then)

I found SJ's last vlog super interesting. Dan was cool as a cucumber, but Natti and SJ seemed extremely nervous, like I felt like offering them a paper bag to breath into. And Dan kept his cool even with all their silly nerves hovering around. The man has cooked for more than 10 people at a time in a professional kitchen, which means he is used to timing and high stress .... cooking for 10 people out of his own kitchen is like easey peasey for him!

Dan took all the jabs thrown at him and made the barbs funny. He had some pretty good jabs going the other way too!
His comments on how SJ films up his nostrils and yet puts the camera up above her own head when shooting herself!!
His meh, response to Phillip's table setting, which got a strong reaction from SJ "oh, come on, it's beautiful"
Saying he was going to tell the guests that there were less berries for them because SJ had eaten them! "Someone has been eating my goose berries!"

The comments under the vlog were so so so positive about Dan, and 99% about Dan ... if there are jealousies there than this vlog has rubbed a lot of salt in wounds! But a the same time, I think if SJ would try to get rid of Dan now she would get a MAJOR negative reaction. He's much loved, not just by Isabelle, but her whole fan base.

 

[Clara Burnett]

the chalk could be for place cards for the table settings.
Also, I dont see Dan doing the cooking ever again after that fiasco. sj spent too much time away from her guests to inspect each moment of the prep process. why spend time at the shinto when he could be with his family? also where is his vlog today!!?? He was getting a surprise yesterday!!

In his own vlog about the cooking, Dan mentioned not having had the time to film himself plating the food, so he had to ask SJ for pictures of how it turned out. We now know what really happened: SJ ruined his rough material by standing in front of his camera all the time, filming him herself while constantly talking down on him and his skills, not just as a chef but as a vlogger as well. Instead of handing in her shots (as she expects him to hand in the drone shots he makes of the HMN) she threw him some lousy photographs and used the filmed stuff to mock him. Deplorable.

 

[Clara Burnett]

Good observation. SJ has nothing exclusive to feature anymore, and it's her fault. She shoots content days (even weeks) in advance, and it's all stale even before it comes out. She treats vlogging like "British TV"! It does not work like that for her "line of work."

The most laughable in tonight's shitshow was when she explained to the musician how much she loved living in the countryside (yeah right, you are always wandering outside enjoying nature) and how creative it makes her (if what she is doing is labelled creative then I'm truly lacking imagination or original ideas).

 

[TheTaxInspector]

*** BULLSHIT ALERT ***

SJ (painting the skirting boards in the downstairs toilet): 'My father taught me to do each coat in a different direction, ending with one that goes along the grain'. Since when does MDF have grain?

 

[Beau Monde]

Hello all, relatively new here. I started following CD during the pandemic. MP was on there back then and I started following him, too. I totes bought into how he was "abused" by Angel. I almost sent both of them money. Thank Dog I didn't. I saw through the grift early on. These people do not deserve charity. The gifts of food they receive alone could feed a small village. It's disgusting. SJ should just say "all gifts will be turned over to the local hospital." End of story. MP is pathetic. He's obviously spent his ill gotten gains on hookers and blow. Why people are still funding him is a good question. I suppose it's why people living in trailer homes on Social Security continue to send Orange Fat Hitler their last savings. They just can't admit they've been taken. The other scammers like Marie, Selmar, Ryan et al are disgusting too. No shame. I am so glad I found this venue to vent my ire at these Scamgelicals. Thanks for letting me let off some steam.

 

[Patriciarella]

Ready for tomorrow? Snorty throws out a jam jar, oat milk and some FRK’s left over grey food. Dan moves the compost bin so it is used to hide the garbage bins. Then Klaus makes new compost that accommodates tractor and finishes downstairs loo. Selmar is called and is told not to come back. Selmar is crying “but Tatiyanna hasn’t shown up, I am confused”. New girl (Canadian but came from NY) takes a walk with Davy and we see them holding hands. Mason shows up early and rips the big bird dress off SJ and they “sun gaze”. Nutty has to tell Snorty he must pack his things. All his things, they never want to see his hedgehogs, beanie caps or toe socks again. Now Snorty is crying “but I can’t find my grandma’s forks, they were right here”. Thor poops on something and that’s a show.

 

[Patriciarella]

True confession: I too had a girl crush on SJ, thought she was worldly, cultured and I may have shed a tear hearing about her dad- at first. Tonight SJ you made over 30 negative comments to Dan. I know you kid but it was uncomfortable! Snorty not only spends your money but now makes rude comments about you, your volunteer/friends, employees and has attracted your mother on numerous occasions. It is one thing we have to endure his looks, clothes, and unpleasant personality but the truth is the show is better when he is not in front or behind the camera.

 

[Parrfect Porcelane]

Poor Hash(tag) . All that time - including COVID Christmas amongst the motley chateau crew -spent currying favour and peddling his wares was for nothing. Such grand ideas, so many plans drawn up and costings calculated. With the salesman mentally spending the commission he'd be paid by a grateful company. And not an order for even the simplest cupboard came of it. Such a shame. Such an obvious outcome.

The lunatic idea of a china pantry, housed in a room about 6 miles from any dining table, is now in the hands of Ian. Who has created a design to accommodate the octagonal display unit, on which BJJ will rehearse tablescapes for themed dinner parties. The drawing looks like the floor plan of a bijou boutique selling exclusive tat.

The joke of it is that there is no really good china, nothing particularly special. But it's another layer to the myth Stephanie has created and which her followers mistake for reality.

If memory serves, Hash did get a One Hundred Stars robe out of it!

your true....to much honour.. its a nasty bitch...i also think she didnt do her imagine a lot of good....in stead of praying him for helping her out.she tries to bring him down...Dan has good manners.....if this would happen to me...i would have put my shoesize 43 in her epicentre.......And i think our theory is right..he is outshining her..and she hates it to her guts...whe she thinks she is better ...she prays the fools...like marie with her stupid florals...but when you upstage her ..she is becoming nasty and jealous...under a smoke of so called humor and wit...

Someone agrees with you - this is from the flog comments

 

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[Seeingitasitis]

I have just been sent this audio recording, by Diesel, my dear friend, who set up a hidden device in the Grand Salon and picked up a conversation between Stephanie and Philip this evening:

Muffled sounds, could be kissing or Diesel’s tail dusting back and forth against the stone flooring. The theory that Stephanie could be kissing Diesel has been discounted as being unlikely.

Stephanie: So Philip. Are you properly self isolating? The only reason I ask is because if we are having a guest with an auto immune disease staying here, it is not going to look good if she catches Covid.

Philip: Yes, I am strictly self-isolating.

Stephanie: Does this mean you won’t be able to bring me my tea and croissant in the morning?

Philip: Of course you will be able to have it. I went to the bakery with Selmar and the new bloke who fixed the door earlier today. Honestly Steph, half the village was there. Anyway, I will just bring the flask and the bakery bag and put it by my side of the bed. You can just nudge me awake in the morning when you want it.

Stephanie: Excellent. I knew you would find a way to make self-isolation work effectively. Why are you coughing? No tissue? Never mind, just cough into this mask. I was using it earlier and please don’t ruin it because I will need to wear it again when I start cadeaux in a minute.

Philip: OK I am looking forward to cadeaux. I am getting a stuffed hedgehog today. Natti told me when I was chatting to her and Ian in the Petit Salon earlier. I even managed to give Marie a smacker on the cheek as a goodbye.

Stephanie Well don’t forget after hugging it and kissing it, to pass it round to everyone else so they can hug and kiss it too.

Philip: Roger that.

Stephanie: Ooh la la Philip. You’ll be offering to take me up the Eiffel Tower next.

Philip: That will have to wait until my guest arrives. After all, she might like that too. By the way, I have put out the large cabbage bowl full of snacks. We can all delve in during the opening.

Stephanie: Of the presents?

Philip: No. Of the new volunteer’s zip.

Stephanie: Loud, squealing laughter. Seriously though Philip. Should we all be sharing crisps from one bowl as you are self-isolating?

Philip: We will be fine. I said this to everyone in the kitchen when I was chatting to them all this morning. By the way Dan, Annalise, the boys, the Amazon delivery man were all there. I mean, have you read any reports of anyone catching Covid from a bowl of crisps?

Stephanie: No. I haven’t read anything…..

Diesel: Can be heard stifling a Mutley laugh.