Julia and Nadia – a sisterly feud

A celebrity spat between two showbiz sisters has the red tops riveted. Julia Sawalha, best known as Saffy in AbFab has taken exception to her older sister Nadia talking about their volatile relationship on the chat show Loose Women. Julia accused Nadia of crying fake tears for attention. Though they do appear to have had longish periods of not talking in the past.

Julia, 9 September 1968, appears to have been the father’s favourite and after she was born the older two sisters were sent off to live with the grandmother for a while which would sow the seeds of jealousy.

Nadia was born 18 November 1964 and is a Sun Scorpio in an expansive opposition to Jupiter in Taurus square Saturn in Aquarius with a Taurus Moon – intense, stubborn for sure and not good at sharing the driving seat with a focal point Saturn. She also has a tempestuous Mars, Uranus and Pluto in Virgo square Mercury in outspoken Sagittarius so will voice her opinions with force.

Julia has an expansive Sun Jupiter in Virgo conjunct Pluto with Pluto conjunct Uranus – so a stellium in meticulous Virgo. She’ll be confident, at times too much so, and controlling. There’s a flashy Mars in Leo in a showbizzy square Neptune. And she’s also got a difficult Yod of Neptune sextile Pluto (Uranus) inconjunct Saturn in forced-to-be-self-reliant Aries; and an Aries Moon.

So both have an emphasised/afflicted Saturn as well as a prominent Jupiter making for highs and lows in their approach – at times overly rigid, at others taking too much for granted. Both also have Venus in Libra, although Nadia’s is opposed by Julia’s Saturn which won’t help to bring a heartfelt connection.

There are similarities between them and Nadia’s Pluto and Uranus are conjunct Julia’s Sun Jupiter which will make Julia feel controlled but also unsettled by Nadia’s unpredictability. Nadia’s Scorpio Sun opposition Jupiter square Saturn collides with Julia’s Mars square Neptune – so it will get heated.

Their relationship chart does have an up and down, tension-erupting composite Uranus Pluto opposition Saturn, but also an affectionate Sun Venus in an amiable square to Jupiter. So it will lurch from good to bad every so often.

Two strong, independent-minded, stubborn women in the public eye, craving attention, plus all the undercurrents of early jealousies – not a good mix. Families – nearly always a minefield.