Irene smiles at that. She herself prefers to be in the centre of things, directing them, everybody's eyes on her- but she's a people-watcher nonetheless and can certainly appreciate an observer. Someone who comes to a sex club famed for its stage shows and finds their eye caught by the people on the floor has to be interesting.

"Good choice," she says airily. "Sex has a way of getting people to be honest, I think. They forget themselves...and act a little bit more like themselves, if you know what I mean."