“Days of Our Lives” fans know how important family is to the characters on the show.
The soap opera often celebrates family connections, and some of Salem’s families go back generations.
Claire has family ties to some of the most popular iconic soap opera characters of all time.
Through the years, viewers have watched Claire grow up, but her life hasn’t been easy.
Even Claire’s conception was a disaster.
At the time, Shawn and Belle were married to other people.
Belle had wed Philip Kiriakis, and Shawn had fallen for Mimi Lockhart.
Both couples were struggling to conceive, so they opted to try IVF.
However, there was a disaster at the lab when the specimens were switched (viaSoap Hub).
This led to Philip being the father of Mimi’s baby and Shawn becoming the father of Belle’s.
Of course, things got messy from there, and Claire’s childhood was filled with drama.
Ultimately, it was Zack’s organs that saved Claire’s life.
Soon after, Claire was kidnapped and was later discovered to be living in Ireland.
Belle and Shawn, along with many other Salem residents, headed to Ireland for answers.
Claire returned to Salem with dreams of becoming famous and revealed that she wanted to be a singer.
She eventually met Tripp Johnson (Lucas Adams) and developed a huge crush on him.
However, Tripp had feelings for Claire’s aunt, Ciara Brady (Victoria Konefal).
Claire became so jealous of the fake relationship that she tried to set another fire to kill them.
Claire later admitted to the arson and was taken to Bayview Sanitarium, perSoaps.
After receiving treatment, Claire was released from the mental hospital and made amends with Ciara.
She later took a job working with Theo in Africa and left Salem behind.
