They hit the headlines and found instant celebrity. But when the fame starts to fade, what comes next? We investigate the women who have turned a fling into a fortune - and others who have fallen apart.

Rebecca Loos, 29, hit the headlines in April 2004 after selling the story of her affair with married footballer David Beckham.
In the three years since the story of her steamy affair with David Beckham broke in a UK tabloid, Rebecca Loos has done everything possible to extend her 15 minutes of fame.
She says: "People called me a liar and called me names. But at the end of the day, these are the facts. I shouldn't be ashamed of it. I was wrong to have done what I did, but it did happen and I am not going to live with a lie for the rest of my life."

Daisy Wright, 28, revealed her fling with actor Jude Law in 2005, leading to the end of his engagement to actress Sienna Miller.
Even today, Daisy Wright wishes she could turn back the clock. The nanny, who had an affair with her employer Jude Law, says she was "devastated" by the press attention after she decided to sell her story in July 2005.
"I know it sounds naive, but I didn't realise how big the story was going to be," she says. "To this day, I can't bring myself to read it."

When Lisa Robertson, 39, sold her story about her mid-air tryst with actor Ralph Fiennes in January this year, she could never have predicted the consequences.
Lying on her bed in her Sydney unit, Lisa Robertson felt helpless and alone. Ever since news of her short-lived affair with British actor Ralph Fiennes made headlines all over the world, her life had been turned upside down. She lost her job, her parents were devastated, and her brothers refused to speak to her.
"I felt I had nothing left," she explains.
Desperate for help, Lisa picked up the phone to call some friends. Most of them knew she had suffered from depression for years and that the stressful events of the past few weeks could tip her over the edge. "But it was one o'clock in the morning and they didn't want to speak to me," she says. They told her she'd be alright, that they'd talk to her tomorrow. They could never have known
that tomorrow might be too late. Convinced she had become a burden to everyone around her, Lisa decided to end her life. "I felt empty," she states simply.

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