Tags: Soap Character.
Clare Bates (previously Tyler) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders played by Gemma Bissix. Bissix originally played the character as a schoolgirl from 1993 to 1998. She left the serial with her screen stepfather Nigel Bates when his actor Paul Bradley opted to leave. After a ten-year hiatus Bissix returned to the role on 1 February 2008. The character was transformed from cute and sweet into a gold digging maneater chasing wealthy men for their money.