Jess Weston is the mature, yet scheming daughter of Phil and Anne-Marie Weston. She instantly disliked her father's new partner Maggie Calder, and did not hide this fact, opting to try and break up her father’s relationship. At Christmas, Jess visited her mother, but was late back from her break. Phil got worried and drove down to try and find her. This continued to put strain on her father’s relationship. Her portrayer, Ruth Abram, was one of the people who won singing competition Soapstars but the family were so negatively received that they left a few months after arriving.