Ellie Nash
Eleanor 'Ellie' Nash is a fictional university student on the Degrassi: The Next Generation television series. She is portrayed by Stacey Farber.
Season 2
Ashley's only friend
After Ashley's fallout with her friends, she met Ellie, Degrassi's newest punk girl. Ashley, relieved to have a friend again, was going to get her navel pierced with Ellie but chickened out at the last minute. Ellie then told her that they were best friends and that she didn't have to do anything to impress her. They have remained friends ever since.
Dating Marco
Ellie had a crush on Marco and was sending him secret-admirer emails (inspired by Edward Gorey's The Gashlycrumb Tinies) but didn't think this was working, as it seemed as though Marco liked Hazel Aden instead. However, once Marco found out that it was Ellie sending the emails, they started to date. The problem in this relationship was that it seemed as though Marco was never really into Ellie that much. He subsequently realized that he was gay and told Ellie. She accepted this and went along with the pretense of dating him, so that Marco could keep his secret safe. However, in Season 3, she eventually got tired of pretending and "broke up" with him, leading to his coming-out. However, they remained close friends.
Season 3
Cutting
Ellie's father went off to a peace corp in Afghanistan, leaving Ellie with her mother, who was battling alcoholism. Ellie's problems began to slowly mount; her grades were rapidly slipping, her interview with Caitlin Ryan went horribly, and Paige wasn't exactly giving her any support. This, combined with taking care of her mother - who was drunk virtually every night, became too much for Ellie and she began to cut herself. Paige later discovered this when she walked in on Ellie cutting herself in the girls' washroom and told Ms. Sauve, the school's guidance counselor. She offered Ellie a shoulder to lean on and it seemed as though they called a truce.
First Real Boyfriend Sean
During a Saturday detention with Jimmy, Toby, and Hazel, (The Breakfast Club style), Ellie and Sean began talking and instantly bonded. They confided in each other on the school roof, with Sean admitting that he was stealing from the school and Ellie showing him her scars from cutting. Ellie secretly recorded this, as she was writing an article for Caitlin Ryan about the thefts of Degrassi, and as a result felt conflicted by this. However, while rummaging through her bag, her tape recorder fell out, playing Sean's admission for all to hear. Furious, Sean crushed the tape and stormed away, despite Ellie's insistence that she wasn't going to use his name. The next day, Ellie approached Sean at his locker and gave him the tape, telling him that there would be no story on the thefts. They then began dating.
Season 4
Moving In with Sean
Ellie's mother's drinking was getting worse, and this caused Sean to worry as he suspected that she may be cutting herself again, despite her denial of this. He offered Ellie to move in with him, which Ellie rejected, as she believed that she needed to take care of her mother. One night, however, Ellie woke up to the beeping of the fire alarm and the stench of smoke and discovered that her mother had left a pot burning on the stove before proceeding to get drunk and pass out. The flames spread to the curtains, destroying the kitchen and forcing Ellie and her mother to temporarily relocate. Ellie told her mom that she would stay at Ashley's, but instead moved in with Sean. However, her mother quickly discovered that Ellie had lied, leading to Ellie's revelation that her mother's drinking had made her cut. She then officially moved in with Sean, with her mother checking into rehab.
Sean Returns to Wasaga
Following the school shooting, Sean decided to reconcile with his parents and move back to Wasaga Beach. Heartbroken, Ellie returned to Toronto, living in their home by herself. After having trouble paying the bills, she eventually moved back in with her mother, who was now sober and promised Ellie that she would try to stay that way.
Season 5
Crushing on Craig
While Ashley was away in England, Craig and Ellie bonded over the summer, becoming best friends. Ellie replaced Spinner as the drummer in Craig's band, Downtown Sasquatch. This eventually evolved into a crush on Ellie's part shortly following Ashley's email, which stated that she was breaking up with Craig and staying in England. Craig, however, chose to date Manny instead, resulting in Manny being uncomfortable with Craig's friendship with Ellie while also leading Ellie to be noticeably and snarkily jealous of Craig's relationship with Manny. Craig eventually moved to Vancouver in order to pursue his dream of becoming a musician, still keeping a long-distance relationship with Manny.
Helping Jimmy
With Craig and Manny dating, Ellie became friends with Jimmy, who discovered that he was a talented artist and that he enjoyed expressing himself through art, especially after the shooting. She spent time with him, showing him art exhibits and generally helping him understand that he didn't have to follow through with basketball. Jimmy started to crush on Ellie (thus resulting in his breakup with Hazel) but was ultimately rejected when Ellie told him that she only liked him as a friend.
Season 6
A New Relationship
In Season 6 Ellie is attending the university with Marco and Dylan. She will be in a relationship with the university newspaper editor, his name is Jesse one of the new cast members. They meet when Ellie sends in an anonymous article about roommates.