| Claire Palmer | |||||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Maggie Norris | ||||||
| Introduced by | Sue Pritchard | ||||||
| Duration | 1996–97 | ||||||
| First appearance | 8 May 1996 | ||||||
| Last appearance | 14 April 1997 | ||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||
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Claire Palmer is the girlfriend of Des Barnes, who first appeared on 8 May 1996 played by Maggie Norris. Des and Claire have a whirlwind romance, and she moves in with him two months later, despite still claiming her dead husband's army pension. The Palmers are forced to move out again to avoid being found out, but by the end of the year, Claire gives up the pension for Des. A few months later however, Claire sees Des make a pass at Samantha Failsworth and immediately packs her bags and leaves.
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