Jessica "Jess" Martello was a student at Degrassi, and a graduate of the Class of 2015. She was portrayed by Taysha Fuller.
Character History[]
Season 10[]
In 99 Problems (2), Jess is seen as one of the people in Alli Bhandari's dance crew. After she finds out Alli is only in it for popularity, she leaves. Bianca DeSousa said that Jess fell twice when they were working on a routine.
In Halo (1), Jess makes her official debut, when she is accidentally hit by a football thrown by K.C. Guthrie and Drew Torres. The boys run up to her to make sure her she's okay, and she expresses that her spine hurts. Drew asks her what her name is, and she tells him that it's Jess. K.C. sarcastically asks if she's going to sue them, and she jokes around saying, "I'll have to check with my personal injury lawyer" and walks away. It is acknowledged that both Drew and K.C. are interested in her. Jess is later seen sitting at lunch with Drew, K.C. and a few other people. When Jenna Middleton wants to sit at their table, Jess makes confused facial expressions. When Jenna tells K.C. she has her first prenatal class today, Jess again eyes them with a look of confusion. Jess ends up sending Drew a wishing star.
Season 11[]
In Paper Planes (2), she is seen in class as Connor DeLaurier, Wesley Betenkamp and Hannah Belmont are presenting their App.
In Should've Said No (2), Drew asks her out to Degrassi's Movie Night, and she agrees. However, during the movie, Drew ends up ditching her, as he leaves the room because he believes he saw Vince Bell.
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- In Season 10, she was a freshman. In Season 11, she was a sophomore.
- Jess is one of nine characters on Degrassi who have had braces. The others were Anya, Clare, Marco, Sean, Emma, Melanie, Spike, and Lucy.
- She had a crush on K.C., until she found out he was going to have a baby. She then had feelings for Drew.
- She is one of many Degrassi students who don’t go by their full name, her full name being Jessica.
Interaction[]
Friendships | Relationships | Conflicts | Attractions | Love Triangles |
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Drew-Jess Friendship | ||||
K.C.-Jess Friendship |