Chloe Lane is a fictional character from the American NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, portrayed by actress and singer Nadia Bjorlin.
Chloe's social life was also bad as she was bullied at school for her personality and appearance, leading to her being called "Ghoul Girl" by her peers.
Chloe had also been Holly's legal mother during custody battles and when Nicole was temporarily presumed dead.
She returned on a recurring status from December 2004 to September 16, 2005, when she left Days of our Lives to pursue a role in the UPN series Sex, Love & Secrets.
[14][15] In November 2019, it was announced that Bjorlin would again reprise the role for the digital series, Last Blast Reunion.
[16] In February 2020, it was reported that Bjorlin would be briefly returning to the show; she made her two day appearance on August 3 and 4, 2020.
[20] Chloe has been described by William Keck of USA Today as: "soap's tragically disfigured soprano diva.
Her turning point came when Belle Black (Kirsten Storms) and Philip Kiriakis (Jay Kenneth Johnson) befriended her.
[23] Michael Logan of TV Guide noted twelve years later in 2012 that: "She's had the craziest trajectory from Ghoul Girl.
"[2] In recent times, however, Chloe has diverted far away from her early image and her storylines focus more on her relationships, especially her habit of cheating.
[24] Soap opera journalist Michael Fairman noted that Chloe tends to befriend women who have done her wrong, such as Nicole Walker (Arianne Zucker) and Carly Manning (Crystal Chappell), to which Bjorlin responded: "At least Carly was horrible within reason, but Nicole I don't understand.
Of this, Bjorlin stated that it was easy for her to fall right back into place as far as Philip and Chloe's relationship goes: "It's sort of undeniable.
[25] Chloe began romancing Lucas Roberts (Bryan Dattilo) after the demise of his relationship with Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney).
Chloe—after being duped by Vivian Alamain into thinking Daniel and Carly were having an affair—had a one-night stand with Philip while they were drunk and she ended up pregnant.
Having lost Daniel, Chloe sank into a state of post partum depression and tried to commit suicide.
[4] Bjorlin said of her decision not to renew her contract: "It's a bittersweet moment for me, but fortunately I have been at these crossroads before, and I've always rose to the challenge in everything I pursued [sic] I will miss the cast and crew dearly, and they — including executive producer Ken Corday — will always be considered family to me.
[31] Bjorlin announced during an interview with TV Guide on August 21, 2012, that she would return to the role of Chloe, with her first airdate being January 4, 2013.
[2] Speaking out about all of the rumors that had circulated, Bjorlin stated: "I find out a lot about myself through reading magazines [sic] There was a little bit of talk throughout the year.
A lot of what made Chloe so lovable — her integrity, her fun, her wit — was gone and I don't blame anyone for dropping her from the show.
[33] Originally introduced as a brainy "nerd" character with few friends, Chloe hides her incredible beauty behind frumpy clothes and horn-rimmed glasses making her an outsider at Salem High where she is picked on and often referred to as "Ghoul Girl."
One night, having been tricked by Vivian Alamain (Louise Sorel) to think that Carly and Daniel were having an affair, Chloe turned to Philip.
Unable to deal with the pain of losing Daniel, Chloe slipped deep into depression and tried to commit suicide.
Chloe tried to get herself together by giving voice lessons to students in Salem and petitioning the court for supervised visits with Parker.
Then Chloe met a handsome stranger named Quinn Hudson (Bren Foster), whom she hooked up with, later finding out that he had taped the encounter and used it to blackmail her into prostitution.
Quinn (later revealed to be Vivian's estranged son) had been hired by Kate Roberts to ruin Chloe's life and keep her away from Parker.
However her call girl days end when she was viciously attacked by Gus, Vivian's manservant-turned-vigilante who was assaulting hookers, putting her into a second coma (although it was shorter this time).
When she awoke from the coma she identified Gus and received a sizable reward which gave her the means to move to Chicago, to pursue a more lucrative singing career and work towards regaining custody of her son, Parker.
On January 7, 2013, Chloe returned to Salem and revealed to Daniel that he is actually Parker's father, hoping they could be a family again.
In January 2016, Chloe came back to Salem to comfort Nicole after Daniel died in a car accident on New Years Day.
Chloe later returns permanently to Salem in December 2020 at Nicole's behest to help her run Basic Black.