imaneassi — 15 years ago(September 12, 2010 05:30 AM)

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Chloe Lane: From Ghoul Girl to Darling Diva
When I started watching Days of Our Lives, Chloe Lane wasnt appearing much on the show. I saw her only as Nicoles competition for Brady and, being the Bricole fan I was, immediately decided to hate the char5b4acter. But that was seven years ago. Since then Nadia Bjorlin has definitely won me over. Chloe is now one of my favorite characters by far and Im still at a loss to figure out how I didnt love her from the beginning. Im beyond glad Ive corrected that wrong! This article is my way of atoning for that mistake by providing a tribute to the character of Chloe Lane, as well as her portrayer, Nadia Bjorlin.
Nadia Bjorlin debuted on Days in 1999. For the first fifteen years of her life, Chloe Lane believed she was an orphan. Having been told her parents died in a car accident, she moved between foster homes until she was offered a place in the home of Nancy Wesley, whom she learned was her biological mother. She accepted the offer to move to Salem and even agreed to the request that Craig not be told who she really was. She was instead referred to as being the daughter of a friend. Her relationship with Craig was a shaky one, since she had to constantly lie to him
One night, after overhearing an argument between Nancy and Craig, Chloe stole money from her mother and decided to run away. She continued with her plan, even after seeing Nancy being hit by a truck. However, once she learned her mother was in a coma, she decided to return, so she would be there when she woke up. It was actually Chloes singing which ended up waking Nancy.
As though dressing in all black all the time and wearing gl5b4asses wasnt bad enough for her reputation, Chloe was highly defensive in nature. Her nerves and tendency to be high-strung caused her to appear cold and condescending to her classmates. She thus became the victim of intense bullying and was unaffectionately known as Ghoul Girl throughout the school. It got to the point where dead chickens were actually being left on her doorstep.
Finally, Belle Black and Shawn D. Brady took pity on her and befriended Chloe. Eventually she became close with Philip Kiriakis, and he was the one to follow her to the docks after she sang an aria for Shawns birthday. Things were looking up for Ghoul Girl.
Of course, when have things ever stayed pleasant for a character on Days of Our Lives? Everything came crashing down when Nancys father (Dr. Albert Miller) came to Salem. He realized who she truly was, and she was tempted to leave town with him. Instead, she revealed the truth to Belle, and decided to stay in town. She walked in on Nancy telling Craig the truth about Chloe. Although Craig left briefly, he later came back and accepted her.
At the same time, Chloe was becoming closer and closer with Philip. Although she saved his life, it was actually her appearance at the Last Blast Dance which blew him away. Dressed uncharacteristically in a red sheath, he was mesmerized by her. In a Carrie-esque scenario, a bucket of chickens blood was supposed to be dropped on he16d0r head during the dance. Shawn pushed her out of the way and Philip took the dunking for her. They nearly kissed, but were interrupted by Nancy. She vowed to get revenge when he later broke a date with her, not realizing that he was just preoccupied trying to get his parents back together
When Mimis father lost his job, the Lockharts found themselves homeless and the teens of Salem set up a Habitat for Humanity type of thing. Trying to improvetheir public image, the Wesleys agreed to take them in. Chloe, however, was not at all thrilled about this decision and embarked on a campaign to get them out of her house. It didnt help at all that during the same time, her relationship with her mother was deteriorating rapidly.
Soon after, Chloe and Philip shared their first kiss, but it was tainted by the discovery that the only reason he had asked her to the Last Blast Dance was that hed lost a bet to Shawn. While trying to run away from everything, Chloe ran into Brady Black on the pier, and the two began exchanging quips about each other, and he mentioned that her singing had no passion to it. On Halloween, they saw each other again, while Brady was dressed as Zorro. They continued their verbal sparring, but by then she was officially dating Philip.
The couple nearly became intimate with one another while at the stables, but were interrupted by Victor, who, at the time, was thought to be dead. She was angry and took off in a fury, not giving Philip a chance to explain why he had lied to her. Craig and Nancy later found her and she toldthem he had raped her. She took back her statement after Craig punched Philip, but her mother didnt believe her until shed been formally examined. She leaned on Belle for support as she had the exam done and was horribly embarrassed by the whole experience. (Who could blame her, really?) She justified her lies about Phi