Maria Skinner is a character appearing in Bête Noire. She is portrayed by Siena Kelly.
History[]
Relationships[]
When she attended Colworth Manor High School as a teenager, Maria was popular and had many friends, including Natalie Caine. She was involved to an extent in the bullying of fellow student Verity Greene, a computer science enthusiast who developed a significant grudge against her.
She is in a relationship with her boyfriend Kae, and shares an apartment with him.
Career[]
Maria works as Head of Flavour for international food company Ditta, stationed in Research & Development at their UK head office. She is the creator of the company's popular chili flake infused ice cream Bête Noire, and in the episode is attempting to develop both a Miso flavoured variation of Ditta's signature chocolate bar, the HuckleBuck, and a new chocolate mallow product called the Doubloon.
She got interested in the food industry due to having to pay close attention ingredients from a young age due to a serious nut allergy, and has to carry an EpiPen with her at all times.