I think it's particularly galling to think that there are women all over the world who are forced into being in relationships with criminals and being complicit in crime - because it's the only way for their family to survive, because they're trapped in a cycle of violence and poverty, because they know that a chaotic, uncertain, even dangerous lifestyle is as good as it'll ever get for them.
And then you've got women like Ferne, who are wealthy, have had the luxury of finishing their education, who have the support of their families and who have power and influence in their own right, actually chasing that kind of lifestyle.
A girl I know from home was and is still in a relationship with a local drug dealer. She has two kids with him. She certainly has more material goods than I ever will - designer clothes, 5* holidays, new cars every six months (although DH recently told me that was to change the plates, and be less traceable, rather than for the fun of it). It's no life in my opinion though - they have two front doors for extra security, everything deadbolted, constantly looking over their shoulders not just for police but for rival dealers.
She doesn't deal drugs but she definitely knows what's going on, although I don't think in any great detail. I saw her a couple of years ago and she was reasonably open about it - no reason not to be as anyone local knew it anyway. She said her partner's view is the 15-20 years of the good life is worth the 10 years inside. If he even gets caught, which, of course, he doesn't think he will.