Maxine dropped out of school as soon as she could claim benefit, planning to spend her days at the park with her mates and her money on the recreational drug habit she'd developed. Most of her friends deserted her - but there was a remarkable turnaround in her fortunes when Steph Haydock agreed she could stay with her. Maxine has returned to school and is making progress although she's easily led astray by Janeece and her part-time boyfriend Lewis Seddon.