She mentioned in her first book (which isn't the most objective source, I know) that she was bullied a lot in primary school because she was out of school for acting jobs so was always behind socially as a result and generally unpopular. Like apparently "Shut up, Carrie!" was a classroom catchphrase. Definitely reads like a mix of Carrie trying too hard to be a part of things alongside kids being general assholes (like launching stuff at her).I said this before on the Carrie thread, but was she actually bullied or did people just not want to hang out with her? People don't have to be your friends just because you're sharing a maths group. She's the type of girl to insert herself into peoples' conversations without invite and almost force relationships to happen.
And if your attempts to make friends are by name dropping and offering bribes - that's not a great way to create long lasting genuine friendships.
I've seen her a few times at McFly shows and she's always only ever there with Debbie and Bob. I've never once seen her bring a friend.
I think primary school was when the incident of girls using her for tickets happened (because I swear she's talked about taking a group of girls and they dropped her the day after) because she wrote about joining high school like a month late (due to a theatre role) then was targeted by the typical mouthy girl because the girl asked for free tickets off the bat and Carrie said no. Seems like it was typical 'mean girl' bullying - tripping her up, throwing stuff, making jokes about her, deliberately leaving her out, etc. But she did end up making a few friends at school quite quickly.
Honestly I'd wager that either she doesn't get a spare ticket (if Tom's already inviting her, their parents and his wife, etc) or her friends just aren't people she'd invite to a McFly gig. (Either they're McFly fans and then Carrie's sus of their intentions or they're not and won't go. You can't even go and get drunk with your pal for a laugh because she's with her maw. Like her mates have nae way to win )