Kate Mitchell - Storylines

Storylines

Kate meets Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) in hospital where he visits his godson, Jamie Mitchell (Jack Ryder), who is dying from injuries sustained in a road accident. When Jamie dies, Kate supports Phil, and they begin a relationship. As an undercover policewoman, she says her full name is Kate Tyler and she is a nail technician. Kate helps her boss Jill Marsden (Sophie Stanton) and DI Dominic Price (Paul Brennen) set up the honey-trap on Phil to get a confession after rumours that he murdered his former wife, Lisa Fowler (Lucy Benjamin) surface but it does not work when Kate falls in love with Phil, so Marsden fires her. Despite initial anger, he forgives her and she sets up a nail salon called SophistiKate's. Phil proposes to Kate and she accepts. On their wedding day, her alcoholic father, Geoff (Maurice Roëves), is an unwelcome presence; he openly dislikes Phil, but they make up for Kate's sake.

Another unwelcome presence on their wedding day is the reappearance of Lisa, who demands to see her daughter, Louise (Rachel Cox), and they come to an agreement regarding access. Lisa, however, is unhappy with this and aided by Den Watts (Leslie Grantham), who frames Phil for attempted robbery and assault, reclaims her daughter and leaves Walford. Disgusted, Kate ends their marriage. Kate takes on a new work partner, Den's wife Chrissie Watts (Tracy Ann Oberman), a hairdresser. Kate and Den begin an affair, and when Chrissie finds out about this after seeing a text on Kate's phone, she ransacks the salon and smashes the mirrors. Chrissie then offers to cut Kate's hair but she refuses saying she is to busy, after insisting that she accept the haircut, Chrissie manages to lure an unsuspecting kate into the chair. With the reason that the mirrors are smashed explained. Chrissie begins asking awkward questions about her 'mystery man' with Kate unaware that Chrissie knows about her and Den. Whilst Chrissie questions Kate about her lover she cuts her long brunette locks off leaving most of it cut short at the nape of her neck. Chrissie attacks Kate and puts a window through before informing her family about their affair and flees walford for a couple of months. Kate manages to get her hair cut to a shoulder length bob and continues her work at the salon. Chrissie returns and also continues work there until her money she invested can be taken back. After a while Kate and Chrissie become friends again when offered her job back, Kate closes the salon and proceeds a move to Brighton.