Kathy Hills (previously Beale, Mitchell) was a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. She was played by Gillian Taylforth. Her current surname is unknown, so she is referred to by her maiden name, Kathy Hills (which would've been her name upon her divorce and before her most recent marriage). A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera which was first broadcast on February 19, 1985. ...

Kathy was married to Pete Beale, and together they were parents to Ian Beale. Before the first episode, she had already been raped when she was 14 by Marcus Duffy, resulting in a pregnancy. Her daughter was given up for adoption She would then be raped again in 1988 by James Wilmott-Brown . Kathy had taken employment as a barmaid at The Dagmar, and Wilmott-Brown had been slowly moving onto her, Pete described Kathy as dressing like a tart which pushed her closer to Wilmott-Brown but when he attacked and raped her she was left bruised and shocked. It resulted in the breakdown of her marriage to Pete. Pete Beale was a fictional character played by Peter Dean on the soap opera EastEnders. ... Ian Beale is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Dagmar was the name of a wine bar in the BBC Soap Opera EastEnders. ...

In 1994, Phil Mitchell proposed to Kathy and she accepted. However on the night of the engagement party, Kathy learned of Phil's affair with Sharon (his brother Grant's wife) some years previous (although this occurred before Kathy started a relationship with Phil), and Kathy splapped Sharon, calling her a slut. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Kathy found herself pregnant by Phil and gave birth to a baby boy, Ben, in 1996. But Kathy and Phil were arguing at the end of the year, which became more violent as Phil became an alcoholic. Phil started an affair with somebody he met at Alcoholics Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous (known commonly as A.A. or AA) is a world-wide fellowship of alcoholics whose primary purpose is to stay sober and carry the message of recovery from alcoholism through the Twelve Steps. ...

After her marriage to Phil ended, Kathy spent the night with his brother Grant, she also had a brief encounter with Rev. Alex Healy. In the end she left the Square to get away from all of them. She currently lives with her son in Cape Town, South Africa, and has since remarried. Grant Mitchell is a fictional character in the British soap opera EastEnders. ... Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ...

Family

• Children: Donna Ludlow (deceased), Ian Beale Ben Mitchell
• Brother: Ted Hills
• Nephew and niece: Simon Hills andSarah Hills

Ian Beale is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

External links

• Kathy Mitchell, BBC character profile