Clare Devine
| Clare Devine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hollyoaks character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gemma Bissix as Clare Devine (2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Samantha Rowley (2005–2006) Gemma Bissix (2006–2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2005–2007, 2009, 2013, 2025–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 27 December 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular (returning) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | David Hanson (2005) Bryan Kirkwood (2009, 2013) Hannah Cheers (2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | Hollyoaks: Back from the Dead (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crossover appearances | Brookside (2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samantha Rowley as Clare Devine (2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clare Devine (also Cunningham and Devine-Banks) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Gemma Bissix and Samantha Rowley. Bissix reprised the role in 2009 for the culmination of Warren Fox (Jamie Lomas) and Justin Burton's (Chris Fountain) storylines. She later returned to the show in 2013. Clare was killed-off in October 2013, and Bissix said that it would allow Hollyoaks to develop other villainous characters. In April 2025, it was announced that Bissix had reprised the role, despite the character previously being killed-off and returned again from 28 May 2025 until she departed again on 29 October 2025 during the soaps 30th anniversary celebrations. Bissix has won three British Soap Awards for her portrayal of Clare, and has been named one of the best British soap opera characters. On 22 October 2025 Clare was heavily involved in Hollyoaks' 30th anniversary one of the events was a crossover episode with former soap Brookside. On 10 February 2026, it was announced that Bissix had reprised her role of Clare again, and would appear for another stint later in the year.