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Blake Collins was a minor character in Season 3.

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In the US adaptation of Shameless, Justine Lupe played the role of Blake Collins, a minor character in Season 3. The character is depicted as an eighth-grade teacher with inappropriate relationships, including a sexual encounter with Lip Gallagher.
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In the third season of Shameless, Blake Collins, portrayed by Justine Lupe, is introduced as a minor character. She is an eighth-grade teacher with a criminal history, having been convicted for illicit sexual conduct with a minor under 16. After serving a five-year sentence, she is released on probation.
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In the US version of Shameless, Blake Collins, portrayed by Justine Lupe, appears in the third season. She is a character with a controversial past as an eighth-grade teacher convicted for illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
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In the US series Shameless, Blake Collins was found guilty of 'Illicit sexual conduct with a minor under 16'. After serving a five-year term, she was on probation. She was an eighth-grade teacher and her crimes were revealed in Season 3. The character was played by actress Justine Lupe.
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Lip, Ian, and Carl's reaction to Blake Collins' past in Shameless is one of outrage. They learn about her history as a teacher convicted for illicit sexual conduct with a minor and decide to retaliate. They gather a group, including Terry and the Milkovich family, to confront Blake. However, upon realizing Blake is a woman, their initial plan alters.
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Background[]

A pedophilic eighth-grade teacher who was convicted of "Illicit sexual conduct with a child under 16 years of age" had serve 5 years and out on probation in the neighborhood.

Season 3[]

After finding out about Blake, Lip, Ian and Carl go to the Alibi to call Terry and the Milkovich family to beat up the pedophile, on their way, there are more and more people join them but when they arrive at the door and see that Blake is a woman, they all go their separate ways. Furious about the gender privilege, Lip pretends to be a 16-year-old student to trick Blake into proving that she is still a pedophile. This strategy works and he is able to seduce her, with them sharing a kiss and him secretly taking a picture. Soon Lip breaks it off and announces that he was about to leave but Blake stopped him and invited him to sex. Blake ran into the other room while asking him if he was about to join, as he stated he was but really he was preparing to call the cops on her though quickly stopped when Blake told him to bring the peanut butter. Intrigued by what was about to happen, he did so and scrap the plan after enjoying sex with her.

Later that night, Mandy finds out about the affair, she told her brother Iggy and a cousin to dig up a hole in Blake's house and threats to bury Blake if she doesn't move out of the neighborhood.

Episode Appearance[]

Shameless (US)[]

Season 3[]

Notes[]

  • She has a habit of correcting grammar, most likely from her past profession.
  • She never learned Lip was 18, thereby making her encounter with him legal.