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Gemma Bissix to Exit Hollyoaks, Fueling Fan Calls for EastEnders Return as Clare Bates

Reports of her departure have prompted unconfirmed chatter about tying into Nigel Bates’s dementia plot.

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Overview

  • Metro, cited by UK outlets, reported via unnamed sources that Bissix is leaving Hollyoaks after her 2025 comeback as villain Clare Devine.
  • Fans on X urged EastEnders to bring back Clare Bates, the role Bissix first played in 1993 and last appeared as in 2008.
  • Nigel Bates returned to EastEnders at Christmas 2024 and is depicted living with early-stage dementia.
  • The speculation suggests a potential family-focused turn for Clare within Nigel’s ongoing storyline, though no casting has been announced by the BBC.
  • Coverage notes Bissix’s Hollyoaks stint was tied to the show’s 30th anniversary build-up, with sources framing her exit as part of that arc’s conclusion.