Stephenson received the highest scores at the first audition, where she sang Dina Carroll's song "Don't Be a Stranger".
[2] Stephenson was a member of the group for only a short period before commitment issues prompted Heart Management to remove her.
[2]: 30 Stephenson later challenged Herbert's claim, stating that it was her decision to leave due to her mother being diagnosed with breast cancer.
[9] However, many other accounts suggest that "Wannabe" was written after Stephenson had left the group, and that Beckham's absence from the track was due to a scheduling conflict during the writing sessions.
She also filmed a television show in Malta called Wild Games before forming a songwriting partnership with Ben Hackett and Mike Edwards (under the name SHEsongs).