She has a sense of humor about herself and her own cheery disposition, and she in fact knows Oscar is just a huckster of trickery but tells him point blank she has to make use of what she has to work with.

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Neither knows what she is doing for the other unless she tells him.

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His enormous love for her won't allow him to turn his back, although Stephens knows she's not his daughter anymore.

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Still, Iqbal encourages him to blog and play "EVE Online" as much as possible because she knows his fans are eager for more advice on how to get fit.

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"If he knows the world is on his side, it will help him come through, " she added.

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