Colleen began using drugs but gave them up after realizing it could be dangerous for herself and others.
She tried to avoid trouble from the on and surprisingly found support in her new friend-turned-lover, J.T.
Hellstrom (Thad Luckinbill).
and Colleen’s romance hit a snag early on
J.T.
Hellstrom and Colleen Carlton first connected whenJ.T.
found himself in troublebefore his first year at Genoa City University.
Colleen took this opportunity to get closer to him.
She tutored J.T., but he rejected her romantic advances due to their age difference.
fell in love, but their relationship hit a road bump when J.T.
slept with his friend Brittany’s mother, Anita Hodges (Mitzi Kapture).
They separated for a while but soon reunited.
Their bond was strengthened when J.T.
’s dream of a music career.
Hellstrom had moved on.
But Colleen swooped in and reconciled with him when his current fling dumped him.
Unfortunately, he didn’t hold her attention for very long.
While studying art history in college, Colleen was attracted to her professor Adrian Korbel (Eyal Podell).
They slept together, and Colleen tried to break up with J.T.
without revealing her infidelity, but he wouldn’t let her go.
Finally, she was able to dump J.T.
At the cabin, she was kidnapped by Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk).
When she tried to escape and cross the lake in a canoe,Colleen tragically drowned.
was by her side when she arrived at the hospital after being pulled out of the water.
He told her he loved her before she was taken off of life support.
Even though their relationship was never meant to be, they cared for each other until the very end.
