Kelly Taylor (actress Jenny Garth) is a character in the popular 90s Beverly Hills 90210 series. The character of Kelly has largely influenced the teenage fashion of that time, as it was a standard of beauty and style for many fans of the series. Work on the character allowed actress Jenny Garth to develop in the profession throughout the series and show her acting capabilities from different angles, which was recognized by many critics.
Character
Kelly is the daughter of Jackie and Bill Taylor. During the growing up of the father, the girls were almost never there. Kelly met with Steve Sanders and Dylan McKay when they were still children, but she began to communicate closely with them already in adolescence, as a result of which she met for some time at school, and the other had a terminating, then renewed relationship. Having survived many dangers and personal failures, Kelly gradually grew from an egocentric teenager into a sensitive adult woman. A lot of guys pay attention to her on her way, but over time she becomes more wise in romantic relationships.
West Beverly
Just appearing, the girl was introduced as a popular, attaching importance only to appearance and material things, Kelly Taylor. Jenny Garth simply hated her character, considering her too one-sided. But over time, she changed her mind, because with each series the character was gradually revealed from different angles. By the end of season one, we already knew Kelly Taylor better. The actress, who played her role, also from time to time fell in love with her character, like all of us.
While studying in Beverly West, the best high school in Beverly Hills, Kelly Taylor meets the Walsh family who have just recently moved from Minnesota to Beverly Hills. The girl quickly became friends with Brenda Walsh and felt attracted to Brenda’s brother, Brandon, who was secretly mutual.
Kelly's problems began when it turned out that her mother was a drug addict.
It also became known that the girl received her first sexual experience when, in fact, she was raped by a handsome man named Ross Webber. This led to the fact that the girl became irresponsible and illegible in romantic relationships, which she later regretted, as this had a bad effect on her self-esteem.
University of California
When the teenagers went to college, Kelly and Dylan met, they broke up several times and put up again during the fourth season. In college, the girl studies psychology; she takes her studies very seriously. Over the last year of school and the first year at the university, Kelly has matured and become stronger. This evolution of the character will continue until the end of the series, as the girl will have a lot to go through.
When Kelly was 20 years old, she settled in an apartment in a beach house with her friends: Donna and David. During her first year at college, she helped Brandon in several university events. Gradually, romantic feelings reappeared between the guys, which ultimately led to a kiss. For a long time they managed to suppress their feelings, since both were paired. But at one point, Kelly’s relationship with Dylan came to a logical conclusion, Kelly began dating Brandon. From that moment on, their feelings began to develop from a simple attraction to true love.
Adulthood
After several breakups with Brandon, they were together again, although they often quarreled over the fact that he still kept old postcards of his ex-girlfriend. Kelly refused the planned vacation in Hawaii because she decided that she and Brendon needed to take a break from each other. However, she changed her mind when she found out that Brandon's ex-girlfriend is also in Hawaii now. They spent their holidays together with the whole company. On the way home, when the guys left the airport, bandits fired at Kelly. Friends quickly brought the girl to the hospital, and doctors saved her life.
However, after the operation, some complications arose that led to temporary amnesia. After some time, Kelly finally remembered her life with Brandon and returned home, but soon her daily routine got bored with her. Then they began to try to diversify their sex life by having sex in different places like the kitchen table and elevator.
Kelly got a job at Wyatt Clinic in the emergency room. At the same time, Kelly learns that Brandon cheated on her, the girl breaks off her relationship and returns to the beach house to Donna.
At the alumni meeting, Kelly had to meet again with her old acquaintance Ross Webber, who had raped her in the past. Kelly and Brandon renewed their relationship and became engaged. However, they canceled the wedding shortly before the ceremony, as they realized that they were not ready for this.
The final
In the end, it all ended well. Kelly and Donna opened their own clothing store, which was designed by Donna herself. At the end of the series, Kelly resumed relations with Dylan, stopped working in a store and opened her own PR firm.