| abstract | - Clare Diana Edwards is a graduate of Degrassi Community School from the Class of 2014. She is the younger sister of former Degrassi student, Darcy Edwards, and the daughter of Randall Edwards and Helen Martin. The latter is married to Glen Martin whose son, Jake Martin, became her stepbrother after the two dated and broke up. She is more lenient in her beliefs than her sister, and can sometimes break rules when she feels the ends justify the means. She can be a drama queen, getting upset when things do go her way. She has an on and off again relationship with Eli Goldsworthy. At the end of Season 13, she learned that she's pregnant. In Season 14, it is revealed she's pregnant with Eli's son, who was supposed to be named Adam but she later miscarried. Clare tends to come across as stuck up and innocent, but can also be sneaky. However, she is a kind-hearted person and cares for her friends and is willing to defend them if need be. During the Summer of 2013, she was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a type of cancer. Fortunately, Clare's chemotherapy treatment worked and she was declared to be in remission by the end of the summer, just in time to be Degrassi's Student Council Vice President for her senior year, the 2013-2014 school year. She is best friends with Alli Bhandari, Adam Torres (before his death), and Jenna Middleton. She is also good friends with Connor Delaurier, K.C. Guthrie, Wesley Betenkamp, Jake Martin, Drew Torres, Jack Jones, Katie Matlin, Imogen Moreno, and Mike Dallas, and is enemies with Luke Baker. She used to have conflicts with Mark Fitzgerald, and Holly J. Sinclair. She also has a major conflict with her former boss, Asher Shostak, who sexually harassed her. She also had a dislike of Zoë Rivas. She is labeled as "The Perfectionist." She is portrayed by Aislinn Paul.
- Clare signs on to the show as a main character, having transferred from her private Christian school to Degrassi as a freshman. Clare quickly befriends Connor Deslauriers and Alli Bhandari, but also shows romantic interest in new student K.C. Guthrie. In Uptown Girl, Clare arrives, still wearing her private school uniform. She talks to Darcy about school, and Darcy tells her to get some real clothes. Clare trips, and K.C. picks up her books, gives them to her, and grins. Darcy says that if she wore clothes like her, K.C. might talk to her. Clare says that she is here for school, not relationships. Clare looked down on many people, most notably skaterboy K.C, who is also new to Degrassi. She was confused as to why he was in the gifted program, as he did not appear intelligent. Clare talks to K.C., both crushing on each other. He questions why she always appears in a uniform, as if she were the best in academics. He also tells Clare that she cares about what people think of her. Clare denies this, and is told by K.C. to perform a talent at the "Welcome Back" mini-talent show. She begins reciting verses from the Bible, but is booed off the stage. She is sad, and taunted by her friends and peers. K.C. apologizes, saying that Alli and the others were joking around. Clare admits that she cares about what people think of her after K.C. says it is natural. She tells him that she must be the "smart sister" because Darcy gets all of the attention from the boys. K.C. tells her that she is "so much more than the smart one", and she smiles. In Fight the Power, Clare's older sister Darcy, is leaving to comlete her senior year in Kenya while volunteering. Even though she was supposed to only spend one semester there, she did not appear in season 9. But Clare gives goodbye presents form Darcy to all of her friends, including Jane. She and Alli also tell Jane that she is their hero for being the only girl on the football team. In Man With 2 Hearts, Clare, Alli and K.C. go over to Connor's to study. While she takes a bathroom break with Alli, and K.C. grabs a snack, they sneak into Snake and Spike's room, where they find a vibrator for Spike to use. Alli looks at it, and then puts it in Clare's bag when Spike comes in, telling them that she would have been curious in a teacher's house too. They examine it more closely at school the next day in the bathroom, but it gets set off when it falls. Jane discovers it, asking who it belongs to. Both girls deny that they own it, and ask if Jane has one. She says that she has different models, and that it is normal for people to touch themselves. Alli returns it to Clare's bag. Later, in math class, Connor is walking when his foot accidentally hits the bag. The vibrator goes off, and Mr. Armstrong thinks that it is Clare's phone. She tells him that she doesn't have a cell, and he discovers the vibrator, bringing her to the principal's office. The principal calls her mother, and talks to her. He then confiscates the vibrator when Clare's mom wants to chat with her. Clare denies that she has been sleeping with people, but her mom doesn't believe her. Later, at the house, Clare's mom apologizes, saying that Darcy's rape from seasons prior made her worry. Clare says that she has questions, and the two begin to chat. Rumors spread around the school, and Holly J. teases Clare, asking what Jesus would say. Clare uses her knowledge to diss the virgin, which causes everyone to laugh. In Lost in Love, Clare is asked by both Connor and K.C. to the Sweetheart Dance. The two boys begin arguing over her, and she rejects them both. Then, she chooses K.C., which saddens Connor. When Connor pressures her into going in front of eveyrbody, she agrees to attend the dance with him. However, she feels uncomfortable with him on the dance floor and leaves, only to bump into K.C.. The two dance for a minute, enjoying each other's company. But Connor sees them dancing, and yells at Clare. He leaves, angry, and Clare follows, comforting him. She later reappears by the punch bowl, telling K.C. she can't go out with anybody just yet. He accepts her answer, knowing that he'll have his time one day. In Causing a Commotion, Clare is surprised by Connor, who is acting strangely. Clare is seen dressing differently as well. She is also upset by Principal Shephard, and how he treats the jocks and cheerleaders better than the nerds of Degrassi. She begins to protest, but gets everyone in trouble. Alli gets mad at her, and everybody discourages her from protesting. At detention, Mr. Perino gets a phone call, and Connor starts tapping his pencil, even though Alli tells him to stop. Connor halts briefly, but begins again. Alli gets annoyed and tells him to stop. She then goes up and takes his pencil. When she refuses to give it back, he spits at her, and she breaks the pencil. Connor rises up and pushes Alli, causing everyone to gasp. Mr. Perino returns to send Connor to the office. Clare follows, telling Alli off for acting so dumb. She overhears Snake telling Connor to apologize, but Connor refuses to give in and runs away. Snake tells The Shep to wait until the "results" are in, but The Shep says that he is a loose cannon and that he would expel Connor anyway. K.C. arrives, saying that he and Alli are friends with Connor as well, but that he is acting up and that Clare can't keep defending him. Clare tells him that Connor has always been picked on, and that he needs frineds. She goes to Snake's house to visit him, and is surprised to see that he is leaving. She is also surprised to see that all of his clothes are the same. Connor, thinking that Clare, too, has turned against him, tells her to leave, and begins throwing his clothes around his room. Clare leaves and tells K.C. and Alli about her experience the next day at school. Snake informs her that Connor has Asperger's, and this shocks her. Later, K.C. and Alli are filming The Shep's Principal of the Year Award speech, when Clare barges in, telling the former Lakehurst principal that Connor should remain at Degrassi, even if he does has a mental disability. The Shep tells her that he needs to finish his speech, and that Degrassi would be better without a "weirdo" like him. Clare says that he only cares about popular kids, and he tells her to back off. She retorts by calling him a bad principal, and he tells her that she's a "little bitch". The trio of freshmen look at each other in surprise as the principal leaves, saying that he'll do the speech live at the assembly. Alli tells Clare that she could be expelled for her actions, but Clare says that she doesn't care if The Shep is still Degrassi's principal after winter break. K.C. says that they can show the school what he is really like, as he recorded the conversation. When the assembly begins, K.C. gives to tape to the projector people, and Alli and Clare take a seat. The video is played, much to the principal's dismay, and Snake and the Superintendant of schools are shocked. People, including Jane, protest him being the principal, tearing down the flyers of him. Clare tells the Superintendant the whole story as she watches in pride at the schoolwide protest. Later, she goes back to her private school uniform, and K.C. says that he likes it, though Alli is disappointed. Snake tells the three that Connor wants to see them, as he can remain at the school, and they begin asking him about Asperger's and comforting him. Snake is also revealed to be the acting principal until The Shep returns from sensitivity training. The four freshmen wish that he was fired, but understand how it is hard for that to happen. In Heat of the Moment, Alli wants to start cyberbullying Holly J. to "defeat" her after she gets tired of her bullying, which even ruined her relationship with Johnny. Clare discourages Alli, telling her to ignore the bullying, as that is always what Clare does. In Jane Says, Clare decides to get a makeover from Alli when getting rid of Darcy's old clothing. Clare uses her older sister's clothes, and gets rid of her uniform. However, Alli's parents find out about her wearing normal clothes to school, and they make her wear something more modest. When Clare begins to get boy attention, Alli gets jealous and tries to convince her to return to her old ways. Alli has a chat with K.C. about how Clare is perfect: straight A's and pretty. But K.C.. tells Alli that just because Clare got a makeover doesn't mean that Alli is ugly. Alli kisses K.C., then apologizes to both him and Clare. And after flirting with Johnny a lot throughout this episode, she begins another relationship with him, implying that the kiss was meaningless. Clare reconciles with Alli later. In Touch of Gray, Clare discovers the truth about K.C.'s past. She finds it difficult to accept, and even though her and K.C. argue, she still cares for him. In Heart of Glass, Clare is seen with Alli, telling her that sex is dangerous and that she shouldn't do it because she is only a "niner" (the Degrassi term for a ninth grader). Later, when Alli doesn't listen and dumps Johnny because of her insecurity, Clare tries to comfort and support Alli. Alli later gets back with Johnny. In Danger Zone, Alli and Connor tire of Clare and K.C.'s arguing, and Connor decides to secretly invite both of them over to his house for a playdate. He locks them both in the basement, but K.C. escapes. She asks Connor why he is acting so weird, and he says that K.C. likes her. Clare tells him to lock them in a room again, which Connor does. After they are locked up in a closet, Clare tells a surprised K.C. that this was her idea, not Connor's. She says that they always fight because they are afraid that they might...and she tries to kiss him, but he turns away. She nearly cries and tries to get out, but K.C. kisses her, and they begin their relationship publicly.
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