Allen, Teresa

11/07/2009

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Teresa Mary Allen is from Coven. She enjoyed her experience on the plinth. She called her time on the plinth "my life in five layers". She started off in motorcycle clothing, then trekking clothing, then aerobics clothing (she got the audience to participate at this point). During her time she was offerred ketamine by some hecklers. Her next phase was being dressed as a doctor. Her final phase was being a party girl in a dress and with a glass of champagne. She then reversed the process. She also sang. She became less nervous when she realised she could talk to people. She liked that there was no agenda to being on the plinth because people were chosen randomly. She would not have applied to take part earlier in her life.