C'est La Vie (TV)

C'est La Vie (a French phrase for "Such is life", abbreviated by fans as "CLV") is a soap opera in which award-winning Francis Bonnefoy is one of the main stars. C'est La Vie follows the life of several up-and-coming twenty somethings and their struggle to understand friendship, love, and what it truly means to be happy among tragic breakups and steamy love affairs. This show has been running since 2007.

C'est La Vie has been nominated for twelve Daytime Emmy Awards, winning four of the seven in 2009. C'est La Vie won for Outstanding Drama Series, Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Supporting Actress In A Drama Series, and Costume Design For A Drama Series.

Set in the fictional town of Golden Groves, Rhode Island, the story revolves around a pair of siblings named Donovan and Bridget Clark (played by Bonnefoy and [insert actress name here]). Having lived in France for fifteen years, they have returned to their childhood home to gain closure after their father's sudden death. Along the way they have met up with old acquaintances, formed new friendships, and fallen in and out of love. With a myriad of other colorful characters to interact with, the Clarks have to sort through their old lives so they can start anew in Golden Groves.

Donovan ("Don", "Donny")
Donovan Clark (played by Francis Bonnefoy) is the eldest of the two Clark children, and is having the hardest time coping with his father's death as well as the many women in his life since he returned to Golden Groves. For the first year of CLV's production, Donovan had been dating Rosaline Grayson (see "Rosaline" below), who had known him from their childhoods. He ended up breaking up with her after it was discovered she was having an affair with him. Then he dated Andrea Maddox (see "Andrea" below), became engaged to her in the middle of Season 2, and at the end of Season 2 broke up with her because of continuous strain on their relationship. There are currently rumors going around that Donovan and a newer charcter, Celia Helquist (see "Celia" below), will be the new couple for the upcoming season. Neither Bonnefoy nor Camille Marquès (Celia) have commented on the relationship of their characters since she was first introduced.

Bridget ("Bri")
Bridget Clark (played by [insert actress here]) is the younger of the Clark siblings, and has started to pick up her life and continue past her father's death, often struggling with her brother who has yet to truly get over their father's death. She has been steadily dating Nathan Fulton (see "Nathan" below), whom her brother despises. She still has remnants of her child crush on Colton Meyer, which causes her to doubt her relationship with Nathan. She despises Rosaline with a burning passion, not only because of what she did to her brother Donovan, but also because she has toyed with Colton's heart and become another stumbling block in her relationship with Colton. The Season 2 finale ended with her rushing to the hospital on foot to see Colton, who had alcohol poisoning, instead of staying for dinner at Nathan's house.

Rosaline ("Rosa")
Rosalina Grayson (played by [insert actress here]) was a main character in the first season of CLV. She was the daughter of wealthy businessman Solomon Grayson, who had also died previous to the show's timeline. When it turned out late into Season 1 that Rosaline was sleeping with Donovan behind Colton Meyer's back (see "Colton" below), both men denounced her at a welcoming party for Mr. and Mrs. Helquist, both of whom left the party shortly after. She left Golden Grove for Hawaii, only to return to Golden Groves (and to Colton) in the middle of the second season. Colton reunited with her for a tryst of several months, only to have her break up with him at the end of Season 2.

Colton ("Col")
Colton Meyer (played by [insert actor here]) is a quiet, sweet man that Bridget had a crush on until the Clarks left for France. He is a large investor in the stock market, taking frequent trips to New York City. For eight years he had been dating Rosaline, until Rosaline confessed at a welcoming party that she had been sleeping with Donovan behind his back. Outraged, he broke up with her and left the party, and in the span of a few months becoming an alcoholic. After enrolling in a program to combat his alcoholism, and completing the program, Colton swore he would never touch alcohol again, until Rosaline showed up in Golden Groves again. They had a fling for several months before Rosaline left him, to exact her revenge for his actions the night of the party. Later that night he returned to the bar, and began to show signs of his alcoholism again. The cliffhanger for Season 2 ended with Colton in the emergency room from alcohol poisoning.

Andrea ("Ann")
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Lydia ("Liddy", "Lils")
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Celia
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