| Juliet Nightingale | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Niamh Blackshaw | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2018–2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 5032 21 November 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 6149 6 July 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Bryan Kirkwood | ||||||||||||||||||
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Juliet Nightingale (also Quinn) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Niamh Blackshaw. Hollyoaks announced the character and Blackshaw's casting on 4 September 2018, with the character making her first appearance as Juliet on 21 November 2018. Juliet was introduced as the half-sister of Romeo Nightingale (Owen Warner) and the daughter of Donna-Marie Quinn (Lucy-Jo Hudson) and was brought into the soap as part of the decision to expand their family. Juliet is later revealed to be Mac Nightingale's (David Easter) daughter. The shock twist links her to the established Nightingale family, especially Marnie (Lysette Anthony), who she forms a close bond with. Juliet is initially shown to be an aggressive and harsh character, with an initial storyline seeing her bully Brooke Hathaway (Tylan Grant) due to seeing them as an easy target. However, throughout her tenure, her vulnerable and emotional personality has been explored.
Later storylines see Juliet form a relationship with Sid Sumner (Billy Price), as well as getting groomed into a county lines drug trafficking ring. A flashforward scene aired at the end of 2019 sees Juliet admitting her love for Peri Lomax (Ruby O'Donnell) and kissing her. The scene formed the start of a sexuality arc that was previously unannounced. The storyline sees her questioning and eventually accepting being a lesbian, before admitting her feelings for Peri and the pair getting together. Both actresses have praised their onscreen relationship and enjoyed working together. After Juliet's release from prison following her involvement in the drug ring, Blackshaw hoped that she would settle in the village and form a meaningful relationship with Peri. However, the pair are stalked, manipulated and spied on by Timmy Simons (Sam Tutty), as well as being involved in an explosion that leads to Juliet and Peri's engagement.
2022 saw the character have an affair with Nadira Valli (Ashling O'Shea) before reconciling with Peri, as well as being diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. It was eventually confirmed that Juliet's cancer would result in her death after Blackshaw had made the decision to leave after five years as a mainstay on Hollyoaks. Juliet's final scenes aired on 8 June 2023. For her portrayal of Juliet, Blackshaw was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2019 Inside Soap Awards and later the British Soap Award for Best Leading Performer in 2023. Viewers of the series showed a positive reception to Juliet's relationship with Peri, with many rooting for them to stay together throughout their tumultuous storylines. They have also been given the portmanteau "Jeri" by viewers.