Her grandmother Olive died of cancer in 2002 at the age of 82. As a
lucky charm, Julia takes her granny's teddy bear, Sweetheart,
everywhere.
Her Emmerdale Farm (1972) character Dawn Woods became the 14th woman on the soap opera to give birth. Dawn had a son TJ (played by Connor Lee), born on 19 October 2003.
Family: Mom Sue (born c. 1947, works as a primary school teacher), dad
Joseph (born c. 1951, works as a hospital driver) and brother Robert
(born c. 1979).