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Julie Matthews is the ex-fiancée of Tony Hutchinson.
Biography[]
1995-1997: Relationship with Tony[]
Julie Matthews was a friend of Ollie Benson and Sarah Andersen. In October 1995, Tony Hutchinson - the best friend of Ollie's brother Kurt - met Julie and the pair were left smitten. The pair began a secret relationship until Tony proposed to Julie on her 16th birthday, which she accepted after initially rejecting. However, Julie was left jealous after Tony's friends Jude Cunningham and Ruth Osborne gave him an image overhaul and broke up with him. Julie ended up going to Scotland and Tony followed her for a reconciliation, but spotted her with another man and changed his mind.
After returning from a holiday in Ibiza with his friends Kurt, Jambo Bolton and Bazz, Tony decided to get back with Julie. However, things did not last long as Tony caught Julie kissing her bike instructor Bruce, and Julie discovered that Tony had slept with a number of women whilst in Ibiza. Tony began a relationship with a woman named Marilyn and Julie split their business, Got It Taped, in half, but the separation did not last long as Tony broke up with Marilyn in May 1997.
With marriage back on the cards, Julie's mother Maureen decided to take over all of the plans for the wedding, to Tony's annoyance. On the day itself, whilst walking down the altar, Julie changed her mind and declared that she could not marry Tony and fled. Afterwards, Julie decided to leave the village, ending her relationship with Tony for good.
2002-2018: Returns[]
Julie made a sudden return to the village in August 2002, expressing interest in becoming Tony's business partner and attempted to split up Tony and his girlfriend Izzy Cornwell. After helping him win Deva at auction, the pair began working even closer together - even ending up locked in a freezer together. In October 2002, Julie proposed to Tony and he accepted, despite accepting Izzy's marriage proposal the same day. However, Tony discovered that Julie had been fired when her boyfriend embezzled funds from her employer's company, and Julie had been conning Tony to get her boyfriend money. Julie then fled the village.
In October 2007, Tony's sister-in-law Tina Reilly planned a surprise 30th birthday for him by inviting everyone in his contacts - Julie included. Julie encountered Tony in the Jubilee Gardens to his anger. Julie attempted to make amends, telling him that she had undergone therapy but Tony reminded her what she had done and asked her to leave. However, at that moment, Izzy made a surprise return and made sure Julie left.
After his daughter Dee Dee Hutchinson was diagnosed with Autoimmune Encephalitis, he struggled with the idea of losing another child (his daughter Grace died of SIDS in 2006) and ran away from the village in July 2018. In September 2018, Ste Hay began a search for Tony, with someone claiming to have seen him on Hardcastle Street in Manchester. Ste knocked on Julie's door, telling her about Dee Dee. Julie claimed to have never seen Tony before so Ste would leave, before confronting Tony over telling her that Dee Dee had lied. The next day, Julie told Ste the truth and asked Tony to leave.
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| “ | We had an accident... | ” |
— First line, to Kurt Benson.
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| “ | Let him go! Let him go! What is wrong with you?! I will never understand why you did what you did, why you told such a heinous lie. Look, I can't have you here anymore, Tony. You have to go home. | ” |
— Final line, to Tony Hutchinson.
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