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Juliette Jolene Barnes-Barkley is a fictional character and one of the two leads in the ABC/CMT musical drama series Nashville. Juliette is portrayed by actress Hayden Panettiere since the pilot episode, which aired on October 10, 2012. Juliette was a teenage country sensation and is now making more mature music. She tries to take the throne, as Queen of Country music, from rival Rayna Jaymes. Panettiere has received critical acclaim for her performance as Juliette including nominations for two Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television Series Drama in 2013 and 2014, a Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 2012 and a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2016. Casting and creation The casting of Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes was announced on February 29, 2012. Juliette was characterized as an up-and-coming country-pop diva and rival of series co-lead Rayna Jaymes, a fading country star played by Connie Britton. Although best known as an actress, Panettiere had a brief music career, recording songs for several films between 2004 and 2007 and planning to release an album. Though she co-wrote and recorded some songs for it, it was never completed or released. She later explained: "I quit after about four or five years of recording, and I said this is not me. But I said that if I was ever going to do music again, I would do country music, and for this [Nashville] to come along and to get both of the things I love [acting and country music] combined in one show, it's a dream come true." Panettiere has denied media reports that her character resembles Taylor Swift, (who was also born in 1989) and states that Juliette is instead based on herself—a young woman in the entertainment industry—and Carrie Underwood. She was attracted to the character because she was "so multidimensional" and because she wanted to "break away from her character in Heroes." Panettiere has revealed that she was not the first choice to play the role, as the producers were not sure she would be able to render Juliette vulnerable enough to be likeable. After Panettiere was cast, the writers re-wrote Juliette, who was originally seen as a supporting character to Rayna James' series lead, to be a co-lead alongside her. Character profile Juliette Barnes, originally from Alabama, was discovered singing at a country fair by her manager, Glenn Goodman at age 14, who believed he could turn her into one of America's biggest country stars. Juliette, being young, beautiful and ambitious, had no qualms about leaving her dysfunctional home life and her drug-addicted mother behind (Juliette's father died when she was four years old). Juliette emancipated herself at the age of 16 and moved to Nashville, Tennessee. She quickly rose to become Edgehill Republic Records' biggest star, a pop-country sensation, with legions of young teenage fans and sell-out tours. Despite Juliette's singing talent being questioned by several characters, including Rayna Jaymes, she shows not only raw talent but has also proves to be a capable songwriter and works with talented musicians such as Deacon Clayborne and Avery Barkley. Both Juliette and Rayna had bad parents and left home when they were 16 to become famous country music stars. Juliette is initially played as a demanding, arrogant diva, but her hard exterior shields a world of pain that she rarely lets people see. She has no friends, no-one she can turn to, and she has seen the worst of people growing up, which has left her unable to connect with people emotionally. As a result, she shows a desperate desire to be loved by anyone who shows her the slightest bit of affection, such as falling in love with her mother's drug counsellor. In season 6, Juliette is diagnosed with dissociation due to trauma in early childhood. Season 1 When the series begins, Juliette is a fast-rising star, with the potential to topple Queen of Country, Rayna Jaymes. Juliette sees Rayna as a has-been, while Rayna sees Juliette as a talentless bimbo. To the public, Juliette is a sweet-natured, fun loving, glamorous bubble-gum country star, but this image contrasts with her cold-hearted, demanding, spoiled character who wants to be the Queen of Country. Despite a string of number ones and sell-out tours, Juliette struggles to be taken seriously, as her vocals are auto-tuned and her videos are cheesy and clichéd. She decides to work with Deacon Clayborne and when she writes with him, he is the first one to recognize her potential as a songwriter. The rivalry between Juliette and Rayna comes to a head when Rayna is promoted from an opening act to co-touring with Juliette and their management suggest they write a song together. Rayna tells Juliette a few home truths about her talent and her diva-like behavior, which upsets Juliette. When Deacon shows Rayna the lyrics Juliette has written, Rayna begrudgingly admits she may have been wrong. They admit their mutual dislike for each other and finish a song together called "Wrong Song" that goes straight to number one. The two are forced to respect each other despite their mutual dislike. In her personal life, Juliette is set up on a date by a famous football player for the Tennessee Titans named Sean Butler, as her management thinks it will be good press. Juliette finds him sweet, especially when he reveals his intentions to remain a virgin until marriage. She is scorned by Sean's family, especially his mother, who thinks Juliette is trash. Juliette seduces Sean, which leads to a rather hasty marriage. She realizes Sean is a genuinely good person and doesn't want to hurt him, so she agrees to an annulment. Juliette's life is further complicated when her drug-addicted mother, Jolene, re-enters her life. She remembers losing her irresponsible mother to drugs, resulting in Juliette having to clean up after her and often being on the receiving end of her mother's drug fuelled violence. Despite this, she helps her mother again by paying for her rehab and eventually falls for her mother's drug counsellor Dante. He swiftly begins to take over Juliette's life, her finances and her career, but Juliette is so blindly in love with him, she ignores everyone. Dante flees with a sum of Juliette's money and tries to blackmail her out of $10 million with a sex tape he has of the two of them. Juliette refuses to give into his demands and instead issues a statement confessing her role in the tape and stating that it was released without her permission, which garners respect. Jolene, finally deciding to help her daughter after years of neglect, murders Dante, destroys the tape and then kills herself with a drug overdose, devastating Juliette. Season 2 Juliette is introduced to Edgehill's new CEO, Jeff Fordham, and Layla Grant, who rose to fame after being the runner-up in a singing competition. Layla wants to take Juliette's place. Juliette complains that she is not country and makes.... Discover the Callie Barkley popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Callie Barkley books.