Kirsty Phillips
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| Kirsty Sutherland | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 21 |
| Family | Rhys Sutherland (father) Michelle Sutherland (mother) Danielle Sutherland (sister) Jade Sutherland (adoptive sister) Laura DeGroot (twin sister) |
| Relationships | Kane Phillips |
| Children | unnamed child (miscarried); unnamed child |
| Relatives | Peter Sutherland Maximus Sutherland (cousin) |
| Portrayed by | Christie Hayes |
Kirsty Phillips (née Sutherland) was a fictional character on the Seven Network soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by Christie Hayes.
[edit] Character
The eldest of fraternal twin girls, Kirsty Sutherland was always more outgoing and confident than twin sister Jade. Her arrival in Summer Bay caused a stir amongst the local boys and she had relationships with Nick Smith and then Seb Miller.
During a brief period of rebellion, she dropped out of school, alienated her family and experimented with drugs. After a near overdose, she appeared to have calmed down. However, she later began a relationship with Kane Phillips that threatened to tear her family apart.
Kane, who had been accused of raping Kirsty's sister Dani, saved the life of Shelley Sutherland, Kirsty's mother, when the three were stranded in the bush. Kirsty and Kane developed a bond in the aftermath of the tragedy and began secretly dating.
The pair, aware that Kirsty's family would never accept their relationship, decided to run away together. But after a short time on the road, Kane decided that the best thing for Kirsty was to be with her family, and broke up with Kirsty.
During their time apart, Kirsty began a relationship with a new boy at school who turned out to be her half brother.
Kane returned to Summer Bay, determined to win Kirsty back. Kirsty had reunited with Seb by this stage, but broke up with him to be with Kane. When their family discovered the relationship, they were initially furious. However, fearing that Kirsty would run away again, they reluctantly accepted their daughter's boyfriend.
Kirsty and Kane eloped on the same day that her father married Beth Hunter. When Rhys found out, he threatened to have the marriage annulled. To pacify her father, Kirsty claimed she was pregnant. When Kane expressed delight at being a father, Kirsty was forced to continue the charade.
She later fell pregnant for real and decided to confess her lie to Kane. When he raised a hand to hit her, she fled to her mother's place in the city and took out an AVO against her husband. She eventually returned to Summer Bay and reunited with Kane.
Kirsty was devastated when she discovered that Jade was not her biological sister. A mistake at the hospital led to Jade and Kirsty's biological, identical twin sister, Laura DeGroot, being switched. She slowly developed a relationship with a real twin sister.
Despite the fact they were not actually related, Kirsty and Jade still shared a twil telepathy! That is until the writers decided to make them unrelated, and then for some reason decided not to explain how they had this connection! Hmmm, I wonder why?
Her pregnancy became dangerous when she developed kidney problems and required a transplant. Laura, although initially reluctant, was tested but wasn't a match. Shelley ended up donating a kidney. However, Kirsty lost the baby.
Kirsty soon fell pregnant again and the Sutherlands reluctantly accepted Kane. The Phillips survived Kane developing and overcoming testicular cancer and seemed likely to have their happy ending. However, when Kane was framed by his father for armed robbery, Kane, Kirsty and their unborn baby were forced to leave Summer Bay to live a life on the run.
[edit] Family Tree
- Rhys Sutherland (father), married to Shelley Sutherland (mother) and Beth Hunter
- Dani Sutherland (sister)
- Kirsty Sutherland, married to Kane Phillips
- ? (unnamed child)
- Jade Sutherland (non-biological sister)
- Laura DeGroot (twin sister, switched at birth with Jade)
- Peter Sutherland (uncle)
- Max Sutherland (cousin)
