Clare Devlin is a main character in Derry Girls. She is one of the main characters in the series and is portrayed as a good-natured and slightly naive girl who is part of a group of friends attending a local Catholic girls' school.
Personality[]
Clare is clever, ambitious and, when faced with an authority figure, an enthusiastic grass. Nothing is more important to her than academic achievement. Her friends are a constant source of frustration. During the first season, she came out as a lesbian.
Clare is known as the most intelligent and cares a lot about her studies. She is also a worrywart as she is constantly anxious throughout the numerous predicaments the girls find themselves in.
Relationships[]
Romantic[]
Laurie - Clare had her first kiss with a girl named Laurie at a Fatboy Slim concert.
Family[]
Clare is an only child. Her mother is Geraldine Devlin and her late father is Sean Devlin.
Friendships[]
Clare is best friends with Erin Quinn, Orla McCool, Michelle Mallon, and James Maguire. Clare attended her school prom with Mae Cheung.
Professional[]
Career[]
Notes and Trivia[]
- She can speak Cantonese.
- Nicola Coughlan has said she knew her character was gay months before her cast members.
- Nicola Coughlan is almost double Clare's age.
- She has her own Spotify playlist.
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Memorable Quotes[]
- Well, I’m not being individual on me own.
- It is so sad. It really is, it's so so sad; but, at the same time, what's done is done so, lets just crack on.
- According to my ma, we're actually quite poor.
- You weren't 'like a thief in the night', you actually were a thief in the night.
- I'm very sorry for all your trouble. You know, the whole hoohoo at the power plant.
- I'm the wee lesbian.
- Actually, she's our dick.
- I am not a craic-killer.
- Drugs are for mugs, folks.
- I like my kneecaps, Michelle. They suit my knees.