Gina Russo is a character in the American television series Nip/Tuck. She plays a bitter, troubled sex addict, and is often the foil to Christian Troy. She is portrayed by actress Jessalyn Gilsig.

Character history

Christian and Gina met at a Sexaholics Anonymous meeting, where they began a love/hate sexual relationship initiated by Christian when he breaks Gina's months-long vow of celibacy for a one-night stand - a move he's probably been regretting ever since, incurring Gina's wrath against him for months.

Gina believed she was carrying Christian's child, conceived from their one-night stand. This seemed to spark a tremendous change in Christian who decided he wanted to be the best father he could to the child. The pair only found out in the delivery room that the child was not his because baby Wilbur was half-black. Christian still vowed to raise him as his own, but when he tried to take sole custody from irresponsible Gina, she tracked down Wilbur's biological father, James Sutherland, an older married man from Arizona. James initially took Christian's side and agreed to give up custody rights to the baby so Christian to raise the child, but he later recanted and won custody of Wilbur, taking away the one thing that brought Christian and Gina together.

Months later, Gina revealed to Christian she was HIV-positive which forced Christian to rethink his life as he called up every girl he has had sex with to warn them, and then tracked down James and Wilbur (who had since been renamed Gabriel) so they could be tested - all three were HIV-negative. James convinces Christian to see the good in Gina, leading him to forgive her for all her misdeeds. Christian ends up paying for Gina's HIV medication (upon finding out that she was without any healthcare and was not on any HIV medication), and the rent on her apartment.

The two had since developed a friendship, though that quickly changed when Christian's money troubles forced him to stop supporting Gina, and she now despises him again. She soon found a way to support herself by embarking on an ambitious business venture with Julia McNamara, a surgical recovery spa called "De La Mer."

In the Season 3 Finale, Gina was attacked at Troy/Mcnamara surgery by the Carver. Later when asked by Sean and Christian, she explained that she was there to ask Christian to be her date. Christian refused, saying that he did not want to ruin their friendship.

HIV-positive fictional characters | Nip/Tuck characters | Promiscuous fictional characters