Kimber Henry

Infobox soap character | name = Kimber Henry McNamara


real_name = Kimberly Henry
portrayer = Kelly Carlson
creator = Ryan Murphy
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gender = Female
first = Pilot "(episode 1.01)"
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age = 30
occupation = Model/Actress/Porn Star
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romances = Ram Peters "(fiancé)
Christian Troy "(ex-fiancé)"
Merrill Bobolit "(ex-fiancé)"
Sean McNamara "(ex-boyfriend)"
spouse = Matt McNamara "(2007-2008, divorced)"
children = Jenna McNamara
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Kimber Henry is a fictional character in the American television series "Nip/Tuck", portrayed by Kelly Carlson.

Character history

Kimber is a one-time model, pornographic actress, and pornography producer.

eason One

Aspiring model Kimber meets Christian Troy at a bar. She is initially uninterested in him, before being told that he is a plastic surgeon. The two of them have wild sex, but the following morning Christian tells her that she is an "8 out of 10" and can make her a "10" by operating on her. After undergoing painful surgery and being ignored by Christian, she vandalizes both his luxurious sports car and his boat. While investigating the culprit, Christian rekindles their relationship and they begin dating. However, Kimber can't match Christian's playboy lifestyle, so he strikes a deal with Merrill Bobolit to push Kimber into his arms as a trade for Bobolit's Lamborghini Diablo SV. The trade works, but when Kimber discovers the truth she attacks Christian, tying him to his bed and slicing him with a knife. Kimber takes the car, and later becomes engaged to Bobolit. This breaks off when Bobolit loses his practice.

eason Two

Christian reunites with Kimber when he discovers that she has been in contact with Gina and will give evidence against him in the custody battle for baby Wilber. Christian initially plays on Kimber's remaining attraction to him, but is repulsed when her cocaine addiction is revealed. Christian discovers that her nasal septum has been destroyed, and he offers to fix it for free provided she keeps quiet during the deposition. Despite dreams of becoming an actress, Kimber gets involved with porn, and later returns to McNamara/Troy requesting surgery on the vagina of a life-size sex doll modeled on her image. A brief affair with Sean McNamara ensues after she discovers that he had sex with her doll. A psychic tells her that a crack in her 'love lines' means that she will suffer a romantic tragedy, so she goes under the knife in an effort to prevent it from happening. Kimber's fling with Sean falls apart, and she again falls into the arms of Christian. She also tries to further her porn career by going behind the camera and directing erotic films.

eason Three

In an effort to help Christian get back to his old self following his sexual attack at the hands of The Carver, a serial rapist, Kimber agrees to invite bisexual detective Kit McGraw into their relationship to spice things up. However, once the Christian she knows and loves returns, she puts an end to their agreement. Christian proposes to Kimber, but tragedy strikes when Kimber is kidnapped from their wedding by The Carver. Christian assumes that Kimber left him, and he later has this confirmed via a Dear John letter penned by her (but only under order from The Carver). Several weeks later, a dazed Kimber is found wandering along a Miami highway. It is revealed that The Carver has undone all of Kimber's previous surgeries without anesthesia, as well as carving his signature smile into her face. Christian fixes her destroyed body but Kimber ends their relationship soon after, displaying signs of Stockholm syndrome and feeling sympathy for her captor and his message that "beauty is a curse on the world".

eason Four

After her torture at the hands of The Carver, Kimber converts to Scientology. She runs into Matt McNamara at the gym and introduces him to the religion through an E-meter test. Matt initially explores the faith in an effort to sleep with her, but Kimber tells him that she is uninterested in having a sexual relationship with him. Kimber enrages Julia McNamara when she encourages Matt to move out of the McNamara home due to its "toxic environment". Christian talks Kimber into taking him back and they sleep together. The following morning Christian reveals that he was simply using her for sex, which destroys Kimber. As revenge, Kimber sleeps with Matt. Weeks later, Kimber and Matt show up at McNamara/Troy and reveal that they are married and expecting a baby together. Christian believes the baby is secretly his, but DNA tests prove otherwise. Kimber and Matt move in together, and Matt films a porn movie with her in an effort to spice up their sex life. A hallucination of Xenu forces Kimber to come to terms with what she has done in the last year, while Matt confesses to Sean that he has known all along that Kimber only married him to get back at Christian but loves her anyway. Sean tells Kimber about Matt's true feelings for her, and she replies that she is trying to love him.

eason Five

Kimber and Matt travel to Los Angeles with their new baby girl Jenna in tow. Matt tells Sean and Christian that he has taken Jenna and left Kimber, but this is in fact a ruse to get money to pay for his and Kimber's spiraling addiction to crystal methamphetamine. Kimber tries to return to the porn industry, but is shot down by producer Ram Peters due to her habit. After quitting drugs through Scientology, Kimber agrees to dump Matt in return for surgery on her meth-ravaged face and teeth. Kimber tells Matt that she never loved him, and moves in with Ram. They announce their plans to marry, with Ram legally adopting Jenna. Kimber's idea of a picture-perfect family turns sour, however, when Ram invites Eden Lord into their relationship, moulding her into Kimber's porn protégé.

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