Juliet Nightingale (also Quinn) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Niamh Blackshaw.

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.

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.

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.

[1] Juliet is introduced as a new Year 11 student at Hollyoaks High School, placing her in direct scenes with established characters Imran Maalik (Ijaz Rana), Oliver Morgan (Aedan Duckworth) and Brooke Hathaway (Tylan Grant).

[10] Blackshaw agreed with his comments, adding that the reasoning behind Juliet's obsession with Darren is due to not having a primary caregiver whilst growing up.

Blackshaw stated that upon their initial interactions with each other, they do not like each other due to Juliet's "attempt to prove that she's tough and not to be messed with", which leads to people disliking her.

Blackshaw promised that Juliet would learn from her mistakes, grow and "develop a sense of right and wrong", adding that viewers would sympathise with her character to an extent.

[14] When the pair became involved in a county lines drug trafficking storyline, Blackshaw stated that without Sid supporting her, Juliet would "crumble", adding: "it's only because the two of them work as a team that they're able to go to a local party, and they manage to do what is asked of them.

[16] In November 2019, it was announced that Juliet would be involved in a long-running county lines drug-trafficking storyline, alongside Sid and his cousin Jordan Price (Connor Calland).

Blackshaw stated that her arrest is the turning point for Juliet, where she begins to "ask questions" and "make some decisions" about whether she wants to continue delivering drugs.

In the first two years of her tenure on Hollyoaks, Juliet was known to keep her light brown hair in a tight high side ponytail, which made Blackshaw feel like a young teen.

[9] In an episode broadcast on 31 December 2019, it showed Juliet a year in advance with dark brown loose hair, wearing street style clothing.

[6] Another exploration of Juliet's character that was featured in the New Year's Eve "flashforward" was her sexuality, when scenes showed her confessing her love for Peri Lomax (Ruby O'Donnell) and kissing her.

Duncan Lindsay of Metro confirmed that the scene would be explored further in a year-long arc that would show her switching from her feelings from Sid to Peri.

Blackshaw stated that at the point of filming their first romantic scene together, she did not know the exact details of how the pair got together, but she knew that a relationship would eventually develop.

[14] O'Donnell echoed Blackshaw's comments, stating that she "loves" their storyline and that the pair had "both already seen loads of fan accounts for Peri and Juliet".

[16] Following the release of Hollyoaks' spring 2021 trailer, a scene depicted newly introduced character Fergus Collins (Robert Beck) spying on Juliet and Peri with a camera planted in their bedroom.

People pay to watch the women being filmed without their permission and he employs Timmy Simons (Sam Tutty) to help him with the technological aspect of the business.

O'Donnell added that if Juliet were to die in the explosion, she would be devastated due to being best friends with Blackshaw in real life and loving their characters' onscreen relationship.

[37] When Juliet and Peri begin experiencing problems within their relationship, they start seeking advice from matchmaker Nadira Valli (Ashling O'Shea).

Misbah Maalik (Harvey Virdi) has tests done on Juliet and she is then diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, which she undergoes chemotherapy for.

[42] After returning, Juliet learns that her chemotherapy has been successful, but due to the aggressive nature of the cancer, she is told that she also needs a stem cell transplant.

Metro confirmed that the climax of the storyline would see Juliet die after Blackshaw had quit her role after five years as a mainstay on the series.

[47] Upon the announcement of her casting, Johnathon Hughes of the Radio Times thought that the character's name was unsurprising due to her brother being called Romeo.

Over time, viewer opinion began to change, which Blackshaw owed to scenes showing her family life and nice moments with Marnie.