Chloe Richards
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Chloe Richards is a fictional character
from the Australian Channel Seven
soap opera
Home and Away
, played by Kristy Wright
. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 28 June 1995. Chloe left in 1999, making a short return stint in 2005 when she died from the resulting injuries of a car crash. Chloe has relationships with Jack Wilson
, Curtis Reed
, Lachlan Fraser, James Fraser and Jesse McGregor
.
(Daniel Amalm
).
They begin relationship but Chloe's racist father Max (Rob Steele) takes an instant dislike to Jack, due to him being mixed race. When Max begins being physically abusive towards Chloe, she run away to Western Australia
to stay with her estranged mother, Maureen. After Maureen rejects her, Chloe returns to Summer Bay and is devastated when she finds out Max has left and Jack is dating his foster sister Sally Fletcher
(Kate Ritchie
). Irene Roberts
(Lynne McGranger
) takes Chloe in and fosters her. Chloe leaves again, this time to search for Max. When she returns, it is apparent that she is hooked on drugs, but keeps it a secret. When the police raid Summer Bay High, Chloe implicates her dealer, school secretary Joanne Brennan (Kimberly Joseph). Following the drama with the drugs Chloe is forced to repeat Year 11 and is deeply unhappy about this but she reconciles her relationship with Curtis
(Shane Ammann
), who had battled alcoholism the previous year.
Donald Fisher
(Norman Coburn
), Chloe's principal is impressed with the progress she is making but views Curtis as detriment to her studies. Upon learning that she could top the State HSC History results, Chloe applies for a scholarship but is rejected by the University when her drug past is revealed. Chloe and Irene blame Fisher for the revelation but he maintains he told the truth to give Chloe an honest start.
At an end of term HSC party, Chloe is raped while walking along the beach. The trauma effects her greatly causing her to cut her hair shorter and have nightmares about shooting Curtis. Alex Bennett (Nick Freedman) finds Chloe's shoe on the beach and is later arrested as a suspect, However, he is later released due to lack of evidence. Colin Parker, a man matching the description of the rapist, is brought to trial and after Chloe fails to recognise him in the courtroom, he is freed but shot dead by an angry Max.
Chloe and Curtis split amicably after several months and Chloe begins receiving counselling from Brad Cooper (Bruce Samazan
). She later falls for Brad and they go away for Christmas but Brad's true colours are revealed and Chloe, upon realising he is her rapist tries to flee. Brad hotly pursues her but catches his leg in a dog trap, which he had used to stop Chloe from escaping.
Chloe rolls up the window of the car and hides until morning Constable Terri Garner (Alyson Standen) and Travis Nash
(Nic Testoni
) arrive on the scene and Brad is arrested and tranferred to a psychiatric hospital after having his leg amputated due to severe blood loss. Chloe is finally able to put the ordeal behind her.
When Chloe kisses Jesse McGregor
(Ben Unwin
), her foster sister, Selina Roberts
' (Tempany Deckert
) boyfriend, it causes tension between the girls in the house. Jesse and Chloe have a brief dalliance which does not last as Jesse still loves Selina. Chloe then has a one-night stand with doctor Lachlan Fraser (Richard Grieve
) and becomes pregnant with his child. Most Summer Bay residents assume Jesse is the father but Selina figures out Lachlan is. After short while Lachlan develops feelings for Chloe. Lachlan's mother Diana (Kerry McGuire) is horrified when she learns about Chloe's pregnancy and threatens to reveal her drug past unless she stays away from Lachlan.Irene records a conversation between Chloe and Diana and plays it to Lachlan who orders Diana to leave their lives.
Chloe and Lachlan become a couple and move into a flat together. Before the birth Chloe experiences several false alarms and goes into labour while walking on the beach. Chloe gives birth to a daughter, Olivia. Several weeks later, Lachlan is diagnosed with a brain tumour and undergoes surgery but the procedure leaves him comatose for several days. When Lachlan regains consciousness he is left unable to move or communicate properly. Chloe offers to look after him at home but finds herself at odds with Diana when she returns and they argue over Lachlan's care. In the end, Lachlan agrees to undergo treatment in America which Diana funds and leaves Chloe devastated.
After deciding to surprise Lachlan in the states by taking Olivia with her to visit him for Thanksgiving
, Chloe is devastated when she learns that Lachlan has moved on with a new partner. Lachlan's brother James (Michael Piccilirri) comes to support Chloe and Olivia during this difficult time, and they soon become romantically involved. They later marry but face numerous problems, particularly when Lachlan dies of a second hemorrhage. Chloe leaves the bay after realising she does not love James like she loves Lachlan. Chloe and James agree to remain friends and she later sends him a card on his birthday.
Chloe and Olivia returns in June 2005 to stay with Irene in order to escape her abusive boyfriend Troy Bradley. She reveals she is now a lawyer and tells Irene that she had met Troy while living in the city and he is a colleague at the law firm. Chloe seeks
comfort in Jesse but Troy eventually arrives in town and begins terrorizing her and attacks Jesse.
When Alf Stewart
(Ray Meagher
) celebrates his 60th birthday, Chloe attends the party at Summer Bay House and enjoys herself. Jesse asks her out but she rejects him and apologizes for misleading him. Jesse, crushed leaves the party early. Troy arrives claiming he has been released on bail and Chloe refuses to talk to him. ill Smith and Flynn Saunders
(Joel McIlroy
) physical remove Troy who tells Chloe that if he can't have her no-one will. At the end of the night, Chloe drives home along with Alf, Ric Dalby] (Mark Furze
), Martha MacKenzie
(Jodi Gordon
) and Kim Hyde
(Chris Hemsworth
). The car is hit by an oncoming driver on the wrong side of the road. Ric and Alf battle to save Martha and Kim. Chloe is seemingly fine with only a broken arm. At the hospital, Chloe suggests someone deliberately ran them off the road and Alf agrees. She also blames herself for the accident and Martha's injuries as she was driving. Alf reassures her that is not the case and blames himself for moving Martha.
Chloe is scheduled to have an operation to repair the damage on her arm the following morning, but suffers an embolism caused by the fracture and she dies suddenly with Irene by her side. Following Chloe's death, Alf's son Duncan
(Brendan McKensy) is in the frame for the accident but is later cleared. It is soon revealed Jesse is the culprit as he had been drinking after he left he party, Jesse confesses and is arrested. Irene and Diana battle for custody of Olivia but due to a prior conviction, Irene is ineligible. Just it appears Diana has won, James returns and reveals that Chloe's will stipulates that he is to receive custody of Olivia upon her death and takes his niece to live with him in England. Chloe later appears to Irene as a vision when she begins suffering delusions after being poisoned.
award for "Best Episode in a Television Serial" in 1997 and was presented to the episode's writer Greg Haddrick.
For her portrayal of Chloe, Wright was nominated for Best actress at the 1998 Logie Awards and was nominated the following year for "Sexiest Female" at The Inside Soap Awards.
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from the Australian Channel Seven
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soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
, played by Kristy Wright
Kristy Wright
Kristy Wright is an Australian actress.Wright was born in Sydney, Australia, the oldest child in her family, with three stepbrothers and two half-sisters. Hoping to win a contest for acting lessons, she sent in her photograph and ended up with a full year's paid tuition...
. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 28 June 1995. Chloe left in 1999, making a short return stint in 2005 when she died from the resulting injuries of a car crash. Chloe has relationships with Jack Wilson
Jack Wilson (Home and Away)
Jack Wilson is a fictional character portrayed by Daniel Amalm in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. He made his first appearence on 4 April 1994 and departed on 8 May 1996...
, Curtis Reed
Curtis Reed (Home and Away)
Curtis Reed is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Shane Ammann. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 16 September 1994 and departed on 15 April 1997.-Character development:...
, Lachlan Fraser, James Fraser and Jesse McGregor
Jesse McGregor
Jesse McGregor is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away. The character was played by actor Ben Unwin between 1996 and 2000 and again between 2002 and 2005.-1996-2000:...
.
Storylines
Chloe is first seen when she works on a school project with Jack WilsonJack Wilson (Home and Away)
Jack Wilson is a fictional character portrayed by Daniel Amalm in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. He made his first appearence on 4 April 1994 and departed on 8 May 1996...
(Daniel Amalm
Daniel Amalm
Daniel Amalm is an Australian actor and musician.-Early life:Daniel's mother is Maltese and his father is Swedish. Daniel's Father introduced Daniel to Guitar from an early age...
).
They begin relationship but Chloe's racist father Max (Rob Steele) takes an instant dislike to Jack, due to him being mixed race. When Max begins being physically abusive towards Chloe, she run away to Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
to stay with her estranged mother, Maureen. After Maureen rejects her, Chloe returns to Summer Bay and is devastated when she finds out Max has left and Jack is dating his foster sister Sally Fletcher
Sally Fletcher
Sally Louise Fletcher is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Kate Ritchie...
(Kate Ritchie
Kate Ritchie
Katherine "Kate" Ritchie is an Australian actress, best known for her long-running role as Sally Fletcher on the television soap opera Home and Away. She played the character for 20 years from 1988–2008...
). Irene Roberts
Irene Roberts
Irene Roberts is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Lynne McGranger. She was previously played by actress Jacqui Phillips from 1991 until 1992 when McGranger took over the role. Irene was originally a recurring character, in 1993 McGranger...
(Lynne McGranger
Lynne McGranger
Lynne McGranger is an Australian actress best known for her role as Irene Roberts on soap opera Home and Away. She is the second-longest serving cast member as she joined in 1992 in the show at the moment, taking over from Jacqui Phillips.-Life and career:McGranger was originally a primary school...
) takes Chloe in and fosters her. Chloe leaves again, this time to search for Max. When she returns, it is apparent that she is hooked on drugs, but keeps it a secret. When the police raid Summer Bay High, Chloe implicates her dealer, school secretary Joanne Brennan (Kimberly Joseph). Following the drama with the drugs Chloe is forced to repeat Year 11 and is deeply unhappy about this but she reconciles her relationship with Curtis
Curtis Reed (Home and Away)
Curtis Reed is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Shane Ammann. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 16 September 1994 and departed on 15 April 1997.-Character development:...
(Shane Ammann
Shane Ammann
Shane Allen Ammann, born 8 October 1979 in Switzerland is an Australian Television actor most famous for his role as Curtis Reed in Home and Away from 1994 until he decided to leave the series in 1997. Amman also starred in short-lived soap opera Paradise Beach.-External links:...
), who had battled alcoholism the previous year.
Donald Fisher
Donald Fisher (Home and Away)
Donald Fisher is a fictional character in the Australian television soap opera Home and Away played by actor Norman Coburn as a regular character, from the soap's inception in 1988 to 2003. Coburn has since returned for brief appearances in 2004, 2005 and 2007...
(Norman Coburn
Norman Coburn
Norman Coburn is an Australian television character-actor notable for his roles primarily in soap operas,also his has appeared in many theatre roles .-Home and Away:...
), Chloe's principal is impressed with the progress she is making but views Curtis as detriment to her studies. Upon learning that she could top the State HSC History results, Chloe applies for a scholarship but is rejected by the University when her drug past is revealed. Chloe and Irene blame Fisher for the revelation but he maintains he told the truth to give Chloe an honest start.
At an end of term HSC party, Chloe is raped while walking along the beach. The trauma effects her greatly causing her to cut her hair shorter and have nightmares about shooting Curtis. Alex Bennett (Nick Freedman) finds Chloe's shoe on the beach and is later arrested as a suspect, However, he is later released due to lack of evidence. Colin Parker, a man matching the description of the rapist, is brought to trial and after Chloe fails to recognise him in the courtroom, he is freed but shot dead by an angry Max.
Chloe and Curtis split amicably after several months and Chloe begins receiving counselling from Brad Cooper (Bruce Samazan
Bruce Samazan
Bruce Samazan is an Australian actor who appeared in several soap operas and drama series on Australian television, the only actor to have played regular roles in Australia's "Big Three" soap operas of the 1990s .-E Street:Samazan was a brickie's labourer, until 1989 when he accompanied his...
). She later falls for Brad and they go away for Christmas but Brad's true colours are revealed and Chloe, upon realising he is her rapist tries to flee. Brad hotly pursues her but catches his leg in a dog trap, which he had used to stop Chloe from escaping.
Chloe rolls up the window of the car and hides until morning Constable Terri Garner (Alyson Standen) and Travis Nash
Travis Nash
Travis Nash is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by actor Nic Testoni. He made his first on screen appearance on 10 April 1995 and departed on 11 August 1999.-Backstory:...
(Nic Testoni
Nic Testoni
Nicolas John Testoni is an Australian actor and producer most notable for his Logie Award winning role of Travis Nash in Home and Away from 1995 to 1999. Testoni wrote the film Mr. Patterns depicting the life of Geoffrey Bardon, which was released by his production company "Reel World Productions"...
) arrive on the scene and Brad is arrested and tranferred to a psychiatric hospital after having his leg amputated due to severe blood loss. Chloe is finally able to put the ordeal behind her.
When Chloe kisses Jesse McGregor
Jesse McGregor
Jesse McGregor is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away. The character was played by actor Ben Unwin between 1996 and 2000 and again between 2002 and 2005.-1996-2000:...
(Ben Unwin
Ben Unwin
Ben Unwin is an Australian actor. He is best known for portraying the character Jesse McGregor on the Australian soap opera Home and Away from 1996 to 2000 and 2002 to 2005....
), her foster sister, Selina Roberts
Selina Roberts
Selina Roberts is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Tempany Deckert. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 30 March 1994. Deckert was given the role of Selina after her third audition for the show. In 1996, Deckert...
' (Tempany Deckert
Tempany Deckert
Tempany Deckert is an Australian actress and author. She is best known for her role on popular soap opera Home and Away.-Early life:...
) boyfriend, it causes tension between the girls in the house. Jesse and Chloe have a brief dalliance which does not last as Jesse still loves Selina. Chloe then has a one-night stand with doctor Lachlan Fraser (Richard Grieve
Richard Grieve
Richard Grieve is an actor, currently living in England. He was born in Hong Kong. He has worked extensively in film, television, theatre and musical theatre, but is perhaps best known for his roles in the British soap Emmerdale, and two Australian television series, Neighbours and Home and...
) and becomes pregnant with his child. Most Summer Bay residents assume Jesse is the father but Selina figures out Lachlan is. After short while Lachlan develops feelings for Chloe. Lachlan's mother Diana (Kerry McGuire) is horrified when she learns about Chloe's pregnancy and threatens to reveal her drug past unless she stays away from Lachlan.Irene records a conversation between Chloe and Diana and plays it to Lachlan who orders Diana to leave their lives.
Chloe and Lachlan become a couple and move into a flat together. Before the birth Chloe experiences several false alarms and goes into labour while walking on the beach. Chloe gives birth to a daughter, Olivia. Several weeks later, Lachlan is diagnosed with a brain tumour and undergoes surgery but the procedure leaves him comatose for several days. When Lachlan regains consciousness he is left unable to move or communicate properly. Chloe offers to look after him at home but finds herself at odds with Diana when she returns and they argue over Lachlan's care. In the end, Lachlan agrees to undergo treatment in America which Diana funds and leaves Chloe devastated.
After deciding to surprise Lachlan in the states by taking Olivia with her to visit him for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the...
, Chloe is devastated when she learns that Lachlan has moved on with a new partner. Lachlan's brother James (Michael Piccilirri) comes to support Chloe and Olivia during this difficult time, and they soon become romantically involved. They later marry but face numerous problems, particularly when Lachlan dies of a second hemorrhage. Chloe leaves the bay after realising she does not love James like she loves Lachlan. Chloe and James agree to remain friends and she later sends him a card on his birthday.
Chloe and Olivia returns in June 2005 to stay with Irene in order to escape her abusive boyfriend Troy Bradley. She reveals she is now a lawyer and tells Irene that she had met Troy while living in the city and he is a colleague at the law firm. Chloe seeks
comfort in Jesse but Troy eventually arrives in town and begins terrorizing her and attacks Jesse.
When Alf Stewart
Alf Stewart
Alfred Douglas "Alf" Stewart is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Ray Meagher. The character debuted on-screen during the serial's pilot episode on 17 January 1988...
(Ray Meagher
Ray Meagher
Ray Meagher surname pronouned "Marr" , is a veteran Australian character actor. He has appeared regularly in Australian film and television since the mid 1970s, and is notable as the longest continuing performer in an Australian television role, as Alf Stewart on Home and Away, having played the...
) celebrates his 60th birthday, Chloe attends the party at Summer Bay House and enjoys herself. Jesse asks her out but she rejects him and apologizes for misleading him. Jesse, crushed leaves the party early. Troy arrives claiming he has been released on bail and Chloe refuses to talk to him. ill Smith and Flynn Saunders
Flynn Saunders
Dr Flynn Saunders is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Joel McIlroy. The character was originally played by Martin Dingle-Wall from 2001 until 2002. He made his first on-screen appearance on 13 July 2001....
(Joel McIlroy
Joel McIlroy
Joel McIlroy is an Australian actor, best known for being the second actor to take on the role of Flynn Saunders, a character of the popular soap opera Home and Away. McIlroy took over the role of Flynn in 2003 after Martin Dingle-Wall left the role in 2002.-Early years:Joel McIlroy grew up in the...
) physical remove Troy who tells Chloe that if he can't have her no-one will. At the end of the night, Chloe drives home along with Alf, Ric Dalby] (Mark Furze
Mark Furze
Mark Furze is an Australian actor and singer who is best known for his role as Eric "Ric" Dalby on the popular Australian soap opera Home and Away. Mark played the role of Ric from September 2004 to July 2008.-Career:...
), Martha MacKenzie
Martha MacKenzie
Martha Jane MacKenzie is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Jodi Gordon. Martha made her first on-screen appearance on 8 September 1988. She was originally played by Burcin Kapkin until her departure in 1989...
(Jodi Gordon
Jodi Gordon
Jodi Lee Gordon is an Australian actress and model.-Early life:Gordon was born in Mackay to Bronwyn and Ray. She has an older brother, Ben. Her father was born in New Zealand and is of Māori descent. From the age of 8, Gordon's family moved to various locations along the coast from Mackay,...
) and Kim Hyde
Kim Hyde
Kimberly Jonathan "Kim" Hyde is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Chris Hemsworth. He made his first on screen appearance on 17 February 2004 and departed on 3 July 2007.-Casting:...
(Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth is an Australian actor most notable for portraying Thor in the Marvel Studios film Thor. Hemsworth is set to reprise his role as Thor in the upcoming films The Avengers in 2012 and Thor 2 in 2013. He also starred as Kim Hyde in the Australian soap opera Home and Away...
). The car is hit by an oncoming driver on the wrong side of the road. Ric and Alf battle to save Martha and Kim. Chloe is seemingly fine with only a broken arm. At the hospital, Chloe suggests someone deliberately ran them off the road and Alf agrees. She also blames herself for the accident and Martha's injuries as she was driving. Alf reassures her that is not the case and blames himself for moving Martha.
Chloe is scheduled to have an operation to repair the damage on her arm the following morning, but suffers an embolism caused by the fracture and she dies suddenly with Irene by her side. Following Chloe's death, Alf's son Duncan
Duncan Stewart (Home and Away)
Duncan Stewart is a fictional character on the Australian soap opera Home and Away, the son of Alf and Ailsa. The character was portrayed by first by actress Allana Ellis in 1989 and was born in the episode airing on 9 June 1989. Actor Lewis Devaney portrayed Duncan from 1990 to 1998. Brendan...
(Brendan McKensy) is in the frame for the accident but is later cleared. It is soon revealed Jesse is the culprit as he had been drinking after he left he party, Jesse confesses and is arrested. Irene and Diana battle for custody of Olivia but due to a prior conviction, Irene is ineligible. Just it appears Diana has won, James returns and reveals that Chloe's will stipulates that he is to receive custody of Olivia upon her death and takes his niece to live with him in England. Chloe later appears to Irene as a vision when she begins suffering delusions after being poisoned.
Reception
The episode involving Chloe's confrontation with her rapist Brad Cooper recieved the Australian Writers' GuildAustralian Writers' Guild
The Australian Writers' Guild is the professional association for all performance writers, that is, writers for film, television, radio, theatre, video and new media. The AWG was established in 1962 and is recognised throughout the industry in Australia as being the voice of performance writers...
award for "Best Episode in a Television Serial" in 1997 and was presented to the episode's writer Greg Haddrick.
For her portrayal of Chloe, Wright was nominated for Best actress at the 1998 Logie Awards and was nominated the following year for "Sexiest Female" at The Inside Soap Awards.