Claire King

Status: Housemate - Entered CBB14 on Day 1 - Left House on Day 14

Series: Celebrity Big Brother Summer 2014 - CBB14

Claire King

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Claire left the house on day 14 due to medical reasons.
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Claire, James, Gary, David and Kellie were nominated for eviction in week 1.
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Claire King is an English actress best known for playing villainous Kim Tate in Emmerdale, and tough governor Karen Betts in Bad Girls.

Claire’s acting debut was in a music videos for 80s band Zodiac Mindwarp

Before entering the acting profession Claire changed her name from ‘Claire Seed’ to ‘Claire King’, due to another actress using the same name. The change to ‘King’ was influenced by her love of horse racing (the sport of kings), and her favourite singer, Elvis Presley, (the King

In the past, Claire has been nominated for Villain of The Year and Sexiest Female for her role of ‘Kim Tate’ in Emmerdale. She also won the award for ‘Best Exit’ for the same role.

In 2002 and 2003, Claire received the TV Quick Award for Best Actress for her role as Karen

When compared to her sex-siren roles, Claire explains that “pretty much all the roles I’ve ever played, or at least the ones that have made my name, have been hard-bitten man-eaters. I’m the polar opposite of the women I’ve portrayed and incredibly conventional when it comes to love, romance...and marriage. I'm really a very down-to-earth, country girl