Clare Cunningham
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Gemma Bissix as Clare Cunningham (2013)
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Samantha Rowley (2005–2006) Gemma Bissix (2006–2013) |
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| Duration | 2005–2007, 2009, 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 26 December 2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 16 October 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by |
David Hanson (2005) Bryan Kirkwood (2009, 2013) |
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| Spin-off appearances |
Hollyoaks: Back from the Dead (2006) | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Events supervisor (2005–2006) Club owner (2007, 2013) |
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Samantha Rowley as Clare Cunningham (2005)
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| Father | Fraser Black |
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| Mother | Tracey Donovan |
| Sisters | Grace Black |
| Half-brothers |
Adam Donovan Liam Donovan Jesse Donovan |
| Half-sisters | Dee Dee Hutchinson |
| Husband | Max Cunningham (2006–2007) |
| Nephews |
Curtis Royle Toby Wilde |
Clare Cunningham (nee Black, previously Devine) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks, played by actresses Gemma Bissix and Samantha Rowley. Bissix agreed to reprise the role in 2009 for the culmination of her character's enemies, Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) and Justin Burton's (Chris Fountain) storylines. She later returned to the show in 2013. The character was killed-off in October 2013 and Bissix said that it would allow the Hollyoaks to develop other villainous characters. Bissix has won three British Soap Awards for her portrayal of Clare. She has also been named one of the best British soap opera characters.
Clare first appears in December 2005 when Max Cunningham (Matt Littler) and Sam "O.B." O'Brien (Darren Jeffries) hire her as an events supervisor at The Loft. With her friendly face and likeable and vibrant personality, Clare quickly settles into life in the village and becomes popular with the other residents. Both O.B. and Max immediately fall for her, but after weeks of playing both admirers off against each other, she eventually chooses Max. Initially Max and Clare's relationship goes well, and Max soon asks Clare to move in with him. Max and Clare try to keep their relationship a secret from O.B, but after moving in, O.B. finds out but agrees to keep peace. Clare becomes friends with Mandy Hutchinson (Sarah Jayne Dunn) and Louise Summers (Roxanne McKee), and participates in a time-share scam set up by Louise's ex-husband Sean Kennedy (Matthew Jay Lewis) while on a holiday in late night special Hollyoaks: Back from the Dead. Sean begins flirting with Clare, who remains loyal to Max.
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