Katie Sugden

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Katie Sugden
Emmerdale character

Played by	Sammy Winward
Duration	2001-2005, 2006-
Date of Birth	13th October 1986
Date of Death
Marital Status	Married
Occupation
Family	Andy, Caroline and Sam

Katherine '"Katie"' Sugden (neè Addyman) a character in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, and is played by Sammy Winward.

[edit] About Katie

Young Katie Addyman may have had the face of an angel when she first got close to school pal Andy Sugden, but she was to be branded a devil by his father Jack.

While their peers were busy enjoying their youth and freedom, Katie and Andy had got very serious, very quick. Their burgeoning romance horrified both their fathers, who simply thought they were too young to be so in love. But, like Romeo and Juliet before them, this couple swore no one would keep them apart.

In a bid to show their elders how deadly serious they were, Katie deliberately got pregnant. Sadly she miscarried, but Andy remained a constant source of love and support to her. As they grew older, the couple remained together. When he was old enough, Andy took over Butler’s Farm and Katie moved in.

With the reality of the hard grind of running the farm and the relationship becoming a bit static, Katie longed for a bit of excitement in her life. It came when she began sleeping with Andy’s adoptive brother Robert behind his back!

Even though she was busy planning her wedding to Andy, Katie couldn’t resist Robert and soon realised she’d fallen in love with him. Unable to face the terrible heartache she was going to cause Andy, Katie went ahead with the wedding – having spent the night before in Robert’s arms.

Secrets like these have a habit of getting out and it was Andy and Robert’s sister Victoria who caught them out. The shock and Robert’s threats made Victoria so scared she refused to talk – worrying Jack to death. When the truth finally came out, Andy went mental and tried to shoot Robert – hitting Jack instead.

Katie moved out of Butler’s Farm and began openly dating Robert, with whom she was now deeply in love. All seemed to be going well for the couple until sexy Sadie King got a bit bored with her husband. Although he was in love with Katie, Robert couldn’t help himself when Sadie offered him no-strings sex.

Just a few days before Katie discovered how badly she’d been betrayed, Robert proposed and – although she was not even divorced yet – Katie accepted. But her happiness was ripped apart when Cain Dingle let the truth about Sadie slip to Andy and Robert’s dirty secret came out.

Devastated, Katie dumped Robert and turned to Andy for comfort, that night she slept with Andy as they picked over the ruins of their marriage – and he offered her the chance to try and rekindle their relationship. But Katie knew when she was beaten and having lost her house, her dignity and her man, she fled Emmerdale. Katie said her goodbyes to friends Donna Windsor and Chastity Dingle, and parted on good terms with Andy before leaving the village, and a heart broken Robert and Andy behind. (This was due to actress Sammy taking maternity leave).

Nearly a year went by and Katie stayed away from the village, making a new life for herself with her father. But tragedy struck when the duo were involved in a horrific car crash on the 27th February 2006 that claimed Brian’s life and left Katie in a coma. While she was in hospital, Andy rushed to her side and as she got slowly better, so did the rift between them. When it came for her to leave the ward, Katie had to chose between going to Spain with her mother or going back to Butler’s Farm with Andy.

Although it seemed like madness to everyone around them, the couple had fallen in love again and decided to make their marriage work. However, the road to reconciliation was paved with obstacles and Katie had to face down many critics. Andy’s family couldn’t believe he’d agreed to take her back after her affair with Robert and his younger brother Daz even moved out of their house.

Meanwhile, Andy himself was struggling to trust her again – and went mad when they threw a BBQ and she chatted to newcomer Jamie Hope. But Katie was determined to make her marriage work. Knowing it would mean the world to Andy, Katie was happy when Daz agreed to move back in – although he made it clear he despised her.

So when he kissed her – to prove she was still capable of cheating – Katie went mad. To make matters worse, their lodger Jo Stiles had witnessed the kiss and assumed Katie was having a fling with yet another of Andy’s brothers.

Katie had struggled to get along with Jo for a while, especially since she insisted on parading around the farm in her underwear and flirting with Andy. But now Jo had blackmail material, she had no intention of complying with Katie’s request for her to move out.

Now Katie’s got to contend with Jo’s blackmailing, Andy’s jealousy and his family’s disapproval – can she possibly make her marriage work?