Clare Arnold

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Clare Arnold was a supporting character played by Kathleen Robertson on the primetime television soap opera Beverly Hills, 90210. Her character was part of the series in seasons 4 through 7, spanning the years 1994 to 1997.

Clare Arnold was originally a brainiac bad girl who was pretty much insane (Robertson commented indirectly on this by saying her character would be "a little more sane" during Season 5, when she joined the regular cast) but later changed her ways and became more of a neurotic but likable brainiac in her later seasons on the show. The character of Clare beacame one of the most evolved characters on the show throughout her time in Beverly Hills.

Clare was introduced to the show as a senior in high school and the daughter of the chancellor at the fictitious California University, where the rest of the cast were freshmen. She unsuccessfully pursued Brandon Walsh (Jason Priestley) before dating David Silver (Brian Austin Green) for most of the fifth season. She then dated Steve Sanders (Ian Ziering) throughout the sixth and seventh seasons but had a lot of turmoil during the 7th season over his immaturity and her general dismissive attitude towards him. During the show's seventh season finale, following the older characters' graduation from college, Clare decided to move to Paris, France, with her father. Steve did not want to leave Los Angeles so they broke up. The sequence where they break up has been heavily edited in syndication airings and now consists of a very short exchange between the characters, with Steve later confirming to Brandon that his and Claire's relationship is done.

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