Ex-editor Amy Molloy caught in a storm over comments Failed Grazia Australia editor Amy Molly. EX-Grazia editor Amy Molloy stands by her controversial column labelling her critics mediocre. The Bondi writer faced a barrage of online criticism and made international headlines yesterday after writing an article for the Daily Mail under the headline: "Being a success is so lonely and joyless. I wish I could be mediocre like my friends. It has since generated ridicule from readers. However, she stands by what she wrote. "There's naturally criticism but also a lot of people have said they relate to my story or find it an interesting topic," Molloy told Confidential. You always have to expect a natural level of critique when you write a personal piece like that - it's the nature of an opinion piece. In the article, the freelancer called her friends "failures" before complaining that "being successful is torturous. It's isolating - you lose weekends, holidays and (if you're not careful) your social life. Despite the very public criticism of her friends, Molloy doesn't think she has upset anyone: "It's a topic I've previously discussed with my true friends - we've often talked about the downsides of being a high achiever and having a type-A personality, so the article didn't come as a surprise to them." Molloy said she understood why she had been compared to Samantha Brick, who in April last year wrote an article titled: "Why women hate me for being beautiful." "I suppose I shouldn't be surprised," she said. I think it's rare for women to praise themselves so openly, to say they're beautiful or successful. Any woman who does is automatically lumped into the same category. I've written far more revealing articles in the past, criticising or disparaging aspects of my life, and they've never had such a response. Readers from around the world slammed Molloy for being "self-indulgent." "She wishes she could be mediocre like her friends," said Laurieann from Minnesota. She will now likely lose the few friends she had. Heatherasia from Canada said: "Insecure and boring. Get therapy.