Editing Julie Walters (section)

==Personal life==
Walters' relationship with Grant Roffey, a patrol man for the [[The Automobile Association|AA]], began in 1985 after a chance meeting in a Fulham pub, where Roffey told her that he voted [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=23 reasons why Julie's a real Lady {{!}} lady.co.uk |url=https://lady.co.uk/23-reasons-why-julies-real-lady |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=lady.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> He was invited to repair Walters' washing machine, a whirlwind romance ensued and the couple became parents to their only child, a daughter, whom they named Maisie Mae Roffey (born 26 April 1988). The couple delayed marriage until they visited [[New York City]] in 1997. The family live on an organic farm operated by Roffey near [[Plaistow, West Sussex]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9308213/Beer-bunting-and-Julie-Walters-village-celebrates-Diamond-Jubilee-with-style.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9308213/Beer-bunting-and-Julie-Walters-village-celebrates-Diamond-Jubilee-with-style.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Beer, bunting and Julie Walters&nbsp;— village celebrates Diamond Jubilee with style|newspaper=Telegraph|date=2 June 2012|access-date=15 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Walters is a lifelong supporter of [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion Football Club]], having been brought up in Smethwick. She is a patron of the domestic violence survivors' charity [[Women's Aid]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Patrons and Ambassadors |url=https://www.womensaid.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/patrons-and-ambassadors/ |website=Women's Aid |access-date=21 September 2020}}</ref>

===Illness===
Walters was diagnosed with [[Cancer staging#stage III|stage III]] [[bowel cancer]] in 2018. Having had surgery and [[chemotherapy]], she entered remission. This meant that she had to be cut from certain scenes in ''[[The Secret Garden (2020 film)|The Secret Garden]]'' and also had to miss the premiere of ''[[Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/feb/20/julie-walters-bowel-cancer-diagnosis-the-secret-garden|title=Julie Walters reveals bowel cancer diagnosis |newspaper=The Guardian|date=20 February 2020}}</ref> Walters did not announce her illness to the public until February 2020, when she said in an interview with [[Victoria Derbyshire]] that she would be taking a step back from acting, particularly from large and demanding film roles. Later that year, however, she stated that she would make an exception for roles that she was 'really engaged' with, including ''Mamma Mia 3!'', which was in development as of 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/julie-walters-i-dont-want-to-work-again-unless-theres-a-mamma-mia-3-fdn0dxsn3 |title=Julie Walters: 'I don't want to work again . . . unless there's a Mamma Mia 3' &#124; Times2 |work=The Times |date=2020-10-19 |access-date=2021-03-15|last1=Maher |first1=Kevin }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Ellise Shafer |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/mamma-mia-three-new-movie-trilogy-abba-1234643611/ |title='Mamma Mia!' Producer Teases Third Film: It's 'Meant to Be a Trilogy' |publisher=Variety |date=2020-06-20 |accessdate=2021-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/julie-walters-return-to-acting-for-mamma-mia-3#:~:text=Earlier%20this%20year%2C%20Julie%20Walters,was%20%22really%20engaged%22%20with.|title=Julie Walters Says She'll Return to Acting on One Condition|date=19 October 2020 }}</ref>

In March 2023, Walters announced she had withdrawn from appearing in a new Channel 4 drama, ''Truelove'', due to ill health. She was replaced in the show by [[Lindsay Duncan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Julie Walters Pulls Out Of Channel 4 Drama 'Truelove' Due To Ill Health, Replaced By Lindsay Duncan |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/julie-walters-lindsay-duncan-truelove-charlie-covell-iain-weatherby-the-end-of-the-fucking-world-bbc-studios-1235272847/ |website=Deadline |date=28 February 2023 |access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref>