In E4′s latest reality series, six teenagers are attempting to live independently to prove to their parents, and themselves, that they really are as grown-up as they think.

But halfway through the six weeks and having to work, shop, cook, clean, and get along with each other is proving a real struggle for some.

This week, the house receives a new guest. Rachel from Barnsley has joined the others in a bid to overcome her shyness and improve her sociability. At first she struggles, but after getting a job, she helps the others out by using her wages to buy her hungry housemates food.

But when it comes to deciding whether Rachel is going to stay, will she have done enough to win their friendship, or will it be a harsh life lesson? But before the housemates can gather to decide Rachel’s fate, Elliott drops a bombshell…

Stop Treating Me Like A Kid can be seen on E4 on Tuesday 14 November 2006