Katherine Wood

Nicole Slater

Donna Slater

Kellie Slater

Katherine Wood (nee Slater) is the daughter of Pat Slater, younger sister of Tammie Slater, the older sister of Kayleigh Slater, Nicole Slater, Donna Slater, Kellie Slater & Jodie Slater, and the wife of Simon Wood. She made her debut in February 2015. She is currently one of the lead characters. She will be offscreen from July to October 2022 due to a suspension.

## Storylines

### 2015-

Katherine arrived in February 2015, alongside her returning sister Nicole. Both get a job at The Corner Shop. In 2016, Katherine meets Simon Wood along with his two brothers Oliver and Michael, who are taken by Delilah Moonsbury and Alex Evans respectively. In August, Katherine and Nicole are joined by their sisters Tammie, Donna & Kellie. In October, Katherine and Tammie rescue their other sisters Kayleigh & Jodie from their villainous mother, Pat. Simon proposes In spring 2017, and the pair marry in Spain in July 2017. In August 2018, after Simon is assaulted by Ryan Barker, Katherine temporarily splits with him after he won't tell her about it, but they get back together soon after. In September 2018, the Slaters decide to look for clues in the recent crimes, however Tom Golding finds out and leaves a can of petrol outside 1 Poshnob Place. In December 2018, Katherine is unimpressed when Pat returns, looking for forgiveness, though she later forgives her. In May 2019, Nick Evans and Emma Murphy give her a job at The Tumpetty. In September 2019, Katherine upsets Alice Carpenter by asking her jokingly if someone had died, when her mother Rosemary had in fact died that afternoon. Alice continues to show disdain towards Katherine due to her insensitivity, & ends up throwing a bucket of water over her. However, the two make up. Katherine & Simon go on holiday to Barbados in October 2019. In June 2020, Katherine is surprised when an old friend, Joseph Andrews turns up. He asks her about Jodie. Jodie overhears this, and asks her the truth. After a lot of denial, Katherine admits that Joseph is her father, and that she is actually her mother. Jodie goes to the Slaters house, and confronts Pat. Pat confirms this is true, and her sisters know this too. Devastated, Jodie leaves, and starts packing. Pat runs up the stairs after her, and suffers a heart attack. On Christmas Day 2020, Jodie finds out that Pat had removed all photos of her. When Jodie demands why, Pat gives a vile rant saying she never loved her and wished she had never been born. Katherine flies at Pat, who pushes her into Jodie and knocks Kayleigh, who is sitting on a polished banister rail, and she falls off to her death. The family disown Pat for good. On new years eve 2021, Katherine gets a phone call saying Pat has died from Covid-19. She tells Tammie, Jodie and Delilah, and says she feels mixed emotions.

## Background Info

In September 2014, it was announced that Nicole Slater (Nicole Stapleton) would be returning in 2015, along with her sister Katherine, played by Eastenders actress Jessie Wallace. NJE picked Wallace as they were impressed by her acting on an episode of Eastenders. "Her acting blew me away in this episode. I thought, she's joining N&F!". Wallace had previously played another character called Hilary for three episodes in May 2012, who worked in The Tumpetty but got sacked. She made her debut in February 2015, and was an instant hit with viewers. In 2019, when made a member of the "Tumpetty Team" (alongside Nick Evans, Emma Murphy, Hayli Squinteye & Julie McAlddon, a critic said "I feel these characters running The Tumpetty is the start of a new era for N&F. The characters all have big personalities, so will work well together." The character went on a two month break from October to December 2019. In June 2022, Jessie Wallace was given a three month suspension after drunkenly assaulting a police officer. She will appear onscreen for N&Fs 20 year anniversary episodes, however she will not be seen until October.