Martha Fitzgerald

### Relationships

Jas Salford (best friend), Lily Hampton (best friend), Ollie Coulton (boyfriend, best friend), Gustav (ex-boyfriend)

## Production

### Portrayed By

Sophia Dall'aglio

**Martha Fitzgerald** is one of the main characters in *So Awkward.* She is the only child of Saskia Fitzgerald.

## Personality

Martha enjoys studying and getting outstanding grades, and she says that getting grades is like Christmas. She is very tidy and professional much like her mother. Like her friends, she is socially awkward.

## Appearance

Martha has caramel blonde hair and brown eyes. She has light skin.

### Hair

From series 1-3, Martha has blonde hair which is usually pulled back into a tight and neat French plait on the back of her head. In Series 4, her hairstyles vary a little more and in Series 5 and 6 she wears her hair down with a head band. Her appearance reflects her personality, as she is a very neat and tidy person. On formal occasions (in Series 5 and 6), she usually has her hair curled.

### Clothing

When not in Cranmede uniform, Martha is seen wearing neat and plain clothing, usually comprising of blouses, skirts, tights and black shoes. In Series 6, she is mostly seen wearing a Fibonacci sequence necklace, which is fitting due to her love for science and maths. Occasionally though, she wears other kinds of clothing, usually during formal occasions or when she is trying out something new. For instance, at the Christmas party at the end of Series 5, Martha is seen wearing a grey dress and star earrings, when she was going on a date with Johnno, (Academic-Lily Speaking) she wore a rose-patterned dress, and she wore a light blue prom dress at the end of the Series 6 finale (Prom!).

## Personality

Martha is extremely clever and constantly strives for perfection. She aims to the highest standards in everything she does. Martha hates failing and struggles even saying the word "fail". When Martha got an A-Minus in a history test she was distraught and unable to talk. She is also very set in her ways, shown to have a strong dislike of change, particularly in Series 1 and 2.

## Relationships

### Mrs Fitzgerald

Mrs Fitzgerald is Martha's mum. She is a businesswoman with barely any time for her daughter, but this changes throughout the series. She just wants her daughter to become the best she can. Mrs Fitzgerald wants her daughter to follow in her footsteps, but later realises that her daughter should continue on her own path (*So Long, Farewell*). Their mother-daughter relationship is very professional. They are usually seen conversing through laptops, even when they’re in the same room. Martha is often anxious about disappointing her mother. This is shown when Martha doesn't want to tell her mother she got an A-Minus, and when she didn't want to tell her mother that she wasn't going to the girls in science conference.

### Ollie Coulton

Ollie Coulton and **Martha** are best friends and are brought together since they both share a passion for learning. They have been best friends for years, they once entered the school talent competition with a rap about the formation of igneous rock and when they were 7 they tried to change their names legally to Hydrogen and Oxygen. They did go out, because the love machine (created by Jas) said they had a 95% compatibility rate and decided that, because it is science, it must be right. However, since they didn't feel any romantic feelings for each other at that time, they realised their compatibility was more in friendship than romance, and decided not to go out anymore (Love Machine).
Though it was addressed that their feelings towards each other weren't romantic, ever since they kissed for a science experiment (The Kiss), it has been hinted that this has changed. When Ollie gets a girlfriend in Series 5, Martha is repetitively shown to be upset and angry. At Lou's Christmas party (All We Want for Christmas), the two almost share a kiss under the mistletoe, interrupted by Ollie sneezing due to his allergy. They started going out after this, but had to break up after becoming head boy and girl. Right before the end of year prom, Ollie asked out Martha and she declined, but eventually asked him out in return, explaining that she rejected him because she was scared they wouldn't be friends or work together if they split up. Ollie accepted, and they finally got together by the end of the series.

### Lily Hampton

Martha and Lily are best friends, and get into many sticky situations together, but they always help each other out in the end. They can also be competitive in school competitions, and have fought over a trophy (Cranmede Fever), a position as project manager (Science Chic) and being Head Girl (Heads We Win). Martha cares about Lily. This was shown when Lily was upset because Matt had a new girlfriend, and Martha attended the makeover party sleepover to comfort Lily, though she snuck Ollie in so she could sneak off and watch a comet with him. She later told Ollie that she couldn't go because Lily was her friend and she made her a promise. Lily told Martha that she should see the comet because it was important to her (Space Over).

### Jas Salford

Jas is clumsy, which makes Martha think that she can’t handle important tasks, and that she will ruin them. (Never the Bridesmaid, Never the Bride) They are best friends, who are both socially awkward. Although Martha is sometimes confused by Jas's actions and exasperated by her antics they are very good friends and Martha is shown to care deeply about her. Jas also often tries to get Martha to talk about her feelings throughout Series 4, 5 and 6.

## Trivia

* Martha has an IQ of 160.
* Bacon, France, puppies in hats and clouds all make Martha angry.
* Martha hates anchovies.
* From Series 1-6, 7 boys have had a crush on Martha.