Claudette Beaulieu (Bree Williamson)

'''Claudette J. "C.J." Beaulieu'  is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital''. She is the previously unknown ex-wife of Det. Nathan West.

She has been portrayed by actress Bree Williamson since the character's debut on July 5, 2016.

Casting/Characterization
On May 26, 2016, Soap Opera Digest broke the news that Bree Williamson, formerly known for her role as (2003-12) on the now canceled ABC daytime soap opera , has been cast as the previously unknown ex-wife of Det. Nathan West (Ryan Paevey).

Claudette was characterized by Executive Producer Frank Valentini as a spicy, bad girl and by Nathan (Paevey) as different from other girls — smart, fun and has an allure about her.

Williamson made her first appearance on July 5, 2016.

Background
On February 26-29, 2016, while on pain meds after being shot, Maxie Jones (Nathan's now fiancée) tells Nathan that she loves him and he replies by saying "I love you too, Claudette." When Maxie asked about Claudette, Nathan lied and told her that she was his French poodle and then his ex-girlfriend. On March 14, 2016, Nathan revealed to Dante that Claudette was his wife.

Claudette and Nathan met at a bar while he was in uniform in New York and Nathan describes the French-Canadian Claudette as different from other girls. They went out and it went well so they kept going out and he proposed to her after the second date.

Then Claudette suggests on their second date that they do a bunch of New York stuff that people don't normally do. They hit the Bronx Zoo, rode the Cyclone and took the ferry across to Governors Island. Nathan then realized that Claudette was just checking boxes off because she wasn't going to be a New Yorker anymore as her visa had expired. So Nathan decided to marry her as he was single and wasn't doing anything. It was a marriage of convenience at first as Nathan fell in love but Claudette didn't and was cheating on him the whole time they were married. After he found out, he couldn't forgive her so they got an annulment. Nathan assumes that she is back in Canada.

He later revealed to his mother, Liesl Obrecht that he told Maxie about Claudette but didn't tell her everything. On April 28, Obrecht revealed that if Nathan told Maxie the truth about what happened with Claudette, then Maxie would tell Lulu and if Lulu told Dante, then Nathan would end up in Pentonville. On June 6-7, 2016, Nathan revealed that he had shot her lover in a drunken rage. Later revealed to the audience to be Dr. Griffin Munro.

She is formerly of Hell's Kitchen in New York City.

Storylines
In July 2016, Claudette Beaulieu -aka C.J. Bolland- is seen arriving at Metro Court Hotel for an interview with unsuspecting Maxie Jones about a graphic designing job with Crimson. After a short interview, Maxie is so impressed that she (Claudette) gets the job. Later on, Claudette surprises Nathan in a hotel room a the Metro Court Hotel. The two of them argue (the rehash the past) and she tells him about getting a job at Crimson with Maxie. Afterwards, she then apologizes to him but he tells her that she can't work with Maxie and that she needs to leave to Port Charles immediately to which she agrees. Nathan leaves to check her of the hotel but when he comes back he finds Maxie with her.

Crimes Committed

 * Adultery; had an affair with Griffin Munro while married to Nathan West [2006 ]

Health and Vitals

 * Fell while camping at Bear Lake and hurt her knee [2006; revealed on Jul 29, 2016]
 * Tripped over a rock and hurt her knee [Jul 29, 2016]