Veronica Holdsworth (née Hardback) was Reg Holdsworth's first wife. Veronica was a forceful woman who seemed oddly immune to Reg's charms. She credited herself for Reg's ascension up the Bettabuy career ladder and described him as being great on flannel. Reg was similarly disparaging about Veronica, once describing her as having masculine tendencies. In April 1990, Veronica threw Reg out of their house in Hillside Road when she found out he'd slept with Renee Dodds. By July, he had wheedled his way back into the marital home.