Julie is married to film maker Chris Jupe and is due to give birth in the spring of next year. She is already mum to 8 year old Noah and 5 year old Jemma.
Corrie cant make Julie pregnant on the soap as she's had her ovaries removed earlier this year after the phantom pregnancy scare. So, cue lots of scenes of Julie sitting at her sewing machine in Underworld and/or hiding her bump with the clipboard.
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