In December 2014, she joined the cast of the soap opera Coronation Street as character Erica Holroyd, a role she portrayed until 2017. On 24 September 2018, it was announced that King would reprise her role as Emmerdale character Kim Tate, after nearly 20 years away, for a special week of episodes from 8 October 2018. [ 4 ]

Claire King (born Jayne Claire Seed on 10th January 1962 in Bradford, Yorkshire) appeared on Coronation Street as Erica Holroyd from December 2014 to August 2017. She attended Harrogate Ladies College and is best known for playing the role of Kim Tate in the ITV soap Emmerdale from 1989 to 1999.

Nov 6, 2017 · Claire King has revealed the true reason behind her departure from Coronation Street. The actress joined the ITV soap as Liz McDonald's man-eating friend Erica Holroyd in 2014 but departed...

Jan 25, 2022 · Emmerdale star Claire King has explained why she left her role of Erica Holroyd in Coronation Street. She played the character between 2014 and 2017.

Jan 25, 2022 · Emmerdale star Claire King has revealed why she left her role in Coronation Street behind. Claire’s character, Erica Holroyd, was welcomed to the cobbles in 2014, and later left in 2017. She then returned to Emmerdale as Kim Tate the following year.

May 19, 2017 · Coronation Street star Claire King has revealed she is QUITTING the soap - to head for new challenges beyond Weatherfield. Claire, who had been well known as an Emmerdale star before...

Aug 3, 2017 · SOAP star Claire King has opened up about her reasons for leaving Coronation Street ahead of her character Erica Holroyd’s shock exit from Weatherfield. Speaking on today’s edition of Good...

Aug 10, 2015 · Actress Claire King has told HELLO! how having cosmetic surgery and landing her role on Coronation Street brought her back from the brink of quitting the career she loved.

Claire also appeared in Coronation Street, where she played Erica Holroyd between 2014 and 2017. Erica was a friend of Liz McDonald in the show and had a colourful love life on the cobbles, being linked to Kevin Webster, shop owner Dev Alahan among others.

Coronation Street actress Claire King is to leave the soap after three years playing feisty Erica Holroyd. Since joining the show in 2014 when the character returned from Spain with friend...