- Esther Valentine
Infobox soap character
name = Esther Valentine
series = The Young and the Restless
portrayer =Kate Linder
(1985-)
first = August 1, 1985
last =
cause =
creator =William J. Bell
caption1 =Kate Linder as Esther Valentine (2004)
nickname =
alias =
gender = Female
born =
death =
age =
occupation = Housekeeper toKatherine Chancellor
title =
residence = 12 Foothill Road
Genoa City,Wisconsin
parents =
siblings =
spouse = Norman Peterson
(invalid; 1994)
romances = Miguel Rodriguez
(dated)
Tiny, the Plumber
(one-night stand)
children = Kate Valentine
(daughter, with Tiny)
grandchildren = Unnamed child
(grandson, via Chloe)
grandparents =
aunts/uncles =
cousins =
relatives =Cane Ashby
(son-in-law)
color = #C3B091
color text =Esther Valentine (previously Peterson) is a
fictional character onCBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless ", portrayed byactress Kate Linder .Character biography
Esther has served as "Y&R"'s
comic relief and has beenKatherine Chancellor 's (Jeanne Cooper )maid since1985 . She is also a trained alcohol abuse counselor. She once had aone night stand with aplumber named "Tiny", with whom she had a daughter, Kate Tina Valentine, who wasn't seen until 2008, when she emerged as Jabot Cosmetics FashionistaChloe Mitchell 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 estatesafe . Rex was shot and killed in the altercation, leaving Katherine devastated. Norman was then arrested formurder and Esther has since been forgiven and named in Katherine's will.It was revealed that Chloe Ashby is her daughter. Esther then started attempting a normal relationship with her daughter, but Chloe/Kate is frequently embarrassed by her mother's status as a maid and her lack of bashfulness regarding the chosen career. At Cane's yearning, they are getting somewhat close again.
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