
Clare Devine was a villain that appeared in british soap opera Hollyoaks from December 2005 to September 2007, making a return briefly in 2009 and again in 2013. Clare would serve as the main antagonist in 2006 and 2007 alongside villain rival Warren Fox, after departing in 2007, Calre would serve a* As minor antagonists in May to June 2009 and March to October 2013.
Clare is the daughter of Fraser Black and the sister of Grace Black. Clare clashed with many other villains most notably though that of Warren Fox but Clare also clashed with the doctor Paul Browning and had history with Trevor Royle. Clare would be killed off in 2013 putting an end to her terror.
Clare was played by Gemma Bissix, although she was originally played by Samantha Rowley.
History[]
First seen in December 2005, Clare arrived as a love interest of Max Cunningham and at first played Max and his best friend O.B. for her attention. Clare eventually settled for Max but it was eventually seen that Clare only cared for Max's money and businesses she would often hide well her true feeling of Max but while manipulating him. Clare would sleep with men behind Max's back first Sean Kennedy and the soon to be rival Warren Fox. Despite O.B.'s best efforts to try and stop Max from marrying Clare, Calre manged to manipulate Max into thinking O.B. is jealous, however by Christmas 2006, Clare attempted to kill Max in a bud to take his 500 thousand pound inheritance however Max would be saved by O.B, despite being arrested Clare would be released and continued to cause trouble only this time her true self was exposed. Clare made that many enimies by June 2007, it would lead to a whodunnit storyline when Clare would be pushed from a balcony and almost die. Justin Burton would be revealed as Clare's pusher which would lead to Clare to kidnap Katy Fox, Justin's girlfriend and Warren's sister as revenge but the men manage to get Katy back with Clare escaping.
Clare returns in May 2009 as part of the exit storyline of Warren Fox. Clare sneaks up on a unsuspecting Warren and knocks him unconscious, then ties him up to a chair, Clare tells Warren that the reason for this is because shes lost everything and it all links back to him and Justin. Clare waits for Justin however instead his girlfriend Hannah shows up. Clare eventually sets fire to The Loft with Warren tied to the chair, Clare escapes and its belived Warren is 'dead', Clare is later arrested for Warren's murder but Warren is later seen to be stoll alive in October 2010, its not confirmed but its assumed that Clare was told Warren was still alive.
in March 2013. Clare returns again this time in a bid to try and con the villainous doctor Paul Browning also known as 'Doctor Browning', at first, Clare struck a deal witb Paul's wifs Mercedes McQueen to stage a kidnapping however Clare soon turns on Mercedes when she backs out and kidnaps her for real. Clare lets Mercedes go after Browning pays her off but Clare is caught by the police when she confronts Max's little brother Tom Cunningham and would remain in prison until October 2013 when her father Fraser manages to get Clare released early. Clare enlists Trevor to aid her in revenge of Mercedes and plans to plant a bomb during Mercedes' 30th birthday celebrations, however a mix up when Sinead O'Connor removes the bag thinking its cash from Trevor. Clare plans to detonate the bomb but Trevor has second thoughts, a struggle ensures and Clare detonates the bomb, the resulting explosion kills three people but Clare confronts Mercedes and the pair get into a fight, Clare is eventually dealt with by Browning who has escaped prison, Clare would be purposely ran down by Browning in a stolen car, killing her instantly.
Villainous Deeds/Statistics[]
Crimes[]
- Assualt
- Blackmail
- Endangerment
- Fraud
- Kidnapping
- Murder
- Terrorism
Murders[]
Murders Directly Commited By Clare Herself[]
- Doug Carter - 2013 - Killed in a bomb explosion detonated by Clare.
- Ash Kane - 2013 - Killed in a bomb explosion detonated by Clare.
- Leanne Holiday - 2013 - Killed in a bomb explosion detonated by Clare.
Connected Murders And Deaths[]
- Dale Greer - 2009 (revealed in 2009) - Killed by Warren Fox and then dumped in the fire Clare started.
Attempted Murders[]
- Max Cunningham - Left to drown.
- Katy Fox - Attempted to drown.
- Warren Fox - Attempts to kill him in the fire.
- The McQueen Family - Intended to kill by planning to detonate a bomb.
Trivia[]
- Gemma Bissix won best villain at the 2007 British Soap Awards.
- Clare was intended to become a full time return in 2013 however behind the scenes conflicts saw Gemma decide not to agree to a full time return. Therefore the character would be killed-off as a result later in the same year.
- Its not confirmed so this is speculation but it can be a safe bet to assume that if Gemma decided to stay on in 2013 then the show may not have felt the need to create the character of Grace Black.
- It's unclear if Clare knows if Warren is still alive although it's very likely she does know.
- In 2024 Hollyoaks created a storyline for another exit for Warren Fox, this time he would be stalked by a gangster known as 'Blue', despite being cleary shown to be dead this did not stop Hollyoaks fans in speculating that Clare was Blue however it would in fact later be revealed that Blue is Dave Williams.