Sammy Winward - Katie Sugden

Sammy Winward - Katie Sugden

Sammy Winward - aka Katie Sugden

DOB: 2 September 1987 
Marital Status: Divorced  
Address: The Woolpack
Occupation: Jointly owns a stable business with Perdita Hyde-Sinclair

First arrived  
19 July, 2001, when she first met Andy Sugden in detention at school after her mobile phone had gone off in class. Both of them ended up on litter duty together where they started flirting.
 
Character reference  
Popular Katie has the right clothes and the right friends but has never been a spoilt brat. She’s always worked hard for everything she’s got.

Love life  
Katie’s first love was Andy Sugden although both of their fathers were horrified at them going out with each other at such a young age. But, just like Romeo and Juliet before them, Katie and Andy swore that no one would keep them apart and she moved into Butler’s Farm with him.

The excitement soon wore thin and Katie began sleeping with Andy’s adopted brother Robert, while she was planning her wedding to Andy. After the wedding, Andy found out what had gone on and in a rage, he tried to shoot Robert and hit dad Jack instead.

Katie moved out of Butler’s Farm and openly dated Robert until he betrayed her with sexy Sadie King. Robert realised his mistake, proposed to Katie and although she wasn’t yet divorced from Andy, she accepted his proposal. However, Katie was devastated when she found out about Robert and Sadie’s fling and moved back to Butler’s Farm to work things out with Andy. She decided she needed to get away to think things through and left Emmerdale for a year.

When Katie was left in a coma after a tragic car accident that killed her dad, Andy rushed to her side and nursed her. She returned to Butler’s Farm once again and both of them decided to give their marriage another try. However, lusty lodger Jo Stiles had ideas of her own and started a steamy affair with Andy which lead to Katie moving out of the Farm once again. Jo took Katie’s place with Andy and his daughter Sarah, after the child had been returned by Emily Kirk.

In an attempt to move on from her failed marriage, Katie enjoyed a steamy kiss with David Metcalfe who at the time was dating Del Dingle and the pair were caught out by Del’s cousin Chas.

More recently, Rosemary has tried to set Katie up with her son Grayson in the hope that he would leave Perdy, who is unable to have children. Rosemary was desperate for a grandchild and hoped Katie and Grayson could give her one. Rosemary has since left the village, but her stirring caused Katie to think of Grayson in a new light which threatens to put an even greater stress on Grayson and Perdy’s fragile marriage. 

Memorable scene  
The muddy catfight with Jo Stiles when Katie fought for her man.

What next?   
We were convinced Katie was going to get revenge on Jo, but it seems there will be other thoughts on her mind in the coming months when she gives two friends the ultimate gift – but is she doing it for the wrong reasons?

About the actress
Sammy Winward was training to be a ballerina when she was picked to audition for Emmerdale. She also appeared in ITV’s Soapstar Superstar in 2006.


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