Julia Goulding (born 27 March 1985) is an English actress who has played

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on the

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, ''

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'', since 2016.

Career

Goulding attended the

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. She has starred in theatre productions including ''The Crucible'', ''The Canterbury Tales'', ''Othello'', ''Merchant of Venice'' and ''The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith''. Goulding's first television role was on the long-running

soap opera, ''

'', beginning in December 2016 as

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, the new love interest of

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, (played by Jack P. Shepherd).

Personal life

She is married to Ben Silver. The pair married at Manchester Albert Hall in December 2018 after dating for three years. Goulding revealed that she was expecting her first child with Silver via an Instagram post on 30 May 2019. She gave birth to a boy on 30 November 2019. On 11 June 2022, she announced her second pregnancy. In November 2022, she gave birth to a girl.

References

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