From PopWrap’s interview with Rob:

PW: Do you think Clay’s female conquests have something to do with that?
Robert: I owe a lot of credit to the ladies of the show for that one. A little shoutout right there to Shantel [VanSanten] and Janna and all the other pretty ladies who have enabled Clay to be the little playboy. People always ask: “Are you and Clay similar?” And the one thing I always say is I’ve never just gone into a bar and had random, gorgeous women walk up and throw themselves at me — for no reason in particular. I would not mind that, that would be tremendous. But Clay’s world, uh, his love life, [is] definitely nothing like Rob’s love life. [laughs]

PopWrap: Speaking of Shantel, it seems like there is a brewing romance between her character, Quinn James (Haley’s older sister who also just arrived to “OTH”) and Clay. What do you think will happen with them down the line?
Rob: I love what they’ve done with relationships so far. It’s cool because with Clay, with the way we see him, he’s always on. You know, he’s always sort of in work mode or taking care of, things. You know, we never really get to see like what’s this guy like at the end of the day or when he’s by himself? But with Quinn, she’s the first person who he seems to have opened up to and let in. And they’re both going through their own personal struggles and found kind of a common ground in each other and I love that, I think that’s really great.

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