Holly J. Sinclair - Character's Background

Character's Background

She is the adopted sister of Heather Sinclair. She insists on being called Holly J. rather than just Holly. She is rude, sarcastic, and at times cruel to other students. Holly J.'s personality is almost identical to that of Paige Michalchuk, with the exception that Holly J. is seen as being more short tempered than Paige. There is a webisode entitled "Queen Bees" featuring both Paige and Holly J.

Holly J. shares a locker with Mia, much to their displeasure, and Anya is her best friend at the start of Season 7. Later into the season, she forms feelings for Toby after he tutors her, but their relationship is short-lived. Also in Season 7, her friendship with Anya comes to an end when Anya fights back from all the abuse Holly J. has given her over the years. In Season 8, an artsy guy named Blue is interested in her, but when she falls for him just to lose her virginity, she gets rejected. Her family then goes bankrupt, forcing her to get a job at The Dot Grill. Under the pressure of financial crisis, she reveals to the media that Mia did some "things" to get where she’s at in the modeling industry, and is kicked off the Spirit Squad. She and Spinner bond while working together, and she soon finds herself being drawn to him. When Holly J. and Spinner get held up at gun point at the Dot, and Spinner is shot, she reveals she loves him. When Blue comes back to see why Holly J. keeps rejecting him, he saves her and Spinner’s lives by calling the police. She then goes to the Black and White Ball and when he calls her "Holly", she seems content. Although, it is hinted that she and Spinner will date in Season 9, it is also hinted that she will run for prom queen. Holly J.’s finally learned that there’s more to high school than popularity and manipulation. But that doesn’t mean she’s lost her being the Queen Bee. Despite her family claiming bankruptcy, it’s blue skies for Holly J. this term and there are no limits. She’s tired of being poor and waitressing at The Dot is not producing nearly enough income to keep up with the new privileged kids at Degrassi – Declan and Fiona. But life’s too short to complain and Holly J. starts a successful babysitting business.

From Season 9 onward, Holly J. makes a transformation into a much more likable character. She befriends Fiona Coyne and Sav Bhandari, albeit still competitive with them. Holly J. becomes more of a sympathetic character, and when Clare Edwards develops a crush on Holly J's boyfriend Declan and kisses him, Holly J. reassures Clare that she will find her "knight in shining armour", and politely asks Clare (in her typical queen-bee way) not to take hers. At the end of Season 9 and beginning of Season 10, while in Manhattan with the Coynes, Holly J. sees Fiona's jealousy and the following mental-breakdown, and almost calls-it-quits with Declan. However, Holly J. decided to stand by Fiona throughout the latter's extensive counseling and disastrous relationship with abusive boyfriend, Bobby. Holly J. begins to feel like Declan only wants her to live the same life as he's living, and after realizing that she almost lost track of who she really was, decided to break up with Declan. Holly J. begins to develop a crush on Sav while working on a dance, which is quickly reciprocated. They later start a relationship, stating that they will date till the end of high school and then go their separate ways, a deal that works for Holly J and Sav. However, she breaks up with him after finding out that she's not really in love with him. At the start of season 11, Holly J along with her friends begin their last semester of senior year.