Esther Valentine

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Soap opera character
Esther Valentine
First appearance	November 1985
Address	Chancellor Estate 12 Foothill Rd. Genoa City
Date of birth	Unknown
Gender	Female
Parents	Unknown
Siblings	Unknown
Marriages	Norman Peterson (invalid)
Children	Kate Valentine (daughter, from one-night stand with a plumber named "Tiny")
Occupation	Long-time housekeeper (and friend) to Katherine Chancellor
Portrayer	Kate Linder

Esther Valentine is a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by actress Kate Linder.

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Esther has served as Y&R's comic relief and has been Katherine Chancellor's (Jeanne Cooper) maid since 1985. She is also a trained alcohol abuse counsellor. She once had a one night stand with a plumber named "Tiny", with whom she had a daughter, Kate Tina Valentine, who hasn't been seen since.

Esther was also indirectly responsible for the death of Katherine's husband, Rex Sterling (Quinn K. Redeker) when she answered a personal ad and met Norman Peterson, a notorious con man. In an effort to impress Norman, she posed as lady of the manor, and Rex and Katherine went along with it and disguised themselves as her servants. Norman coerced Esther into convincing Katherine to include her in her will and marry him. A suspicious Katherine and Rex arranged a fake wedding. Then, not content to wait for Katherine to die to inherit her riches, Rex caught Norman breaking into the estate safe. Rex was shot and killed in the altercation, leaving Katherine devastated. Norman was then arrested for murder and Esther has since been forgiven and named in Katherine's will.