Kirsty Phillips

Infobox soap character | name = Kirsty Phillips
colour=Television colour|Home and Away


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portrayer = Christie Hayes
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gender = Female
first = June 19,2000
Episode 2856
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age = 21
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parents = Rhys Sutherland (father)
Michelle Sutherland (mother)|siblings = Danielle Sutherland (sister)
Jade Sutherland (adoptive sister)
Laura DeGroot (twin sister)
spouse = Kane Phillips (2004-2008)
children = Oliver Philips (son)
relatives = Peter Sutherland (uncle)
Maximus Sutherland (cousin)
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Kirsty Phillips (née Sutherland) is a fictional character on the Seven Network soap opera "Home and Away". Christie Hayes originated the role in June 2000, departing the show in February 2005 and returning in May 2008.

Biography

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, which 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 Dylan Russel who turned out to be her half brother. Later this was proved to be false

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 but given that Kirsty was only 17 and under the marriage age in Australia the marriage was not legal anyway . To pacify her father, Kirsty claimed she was pregnant. When Kane expressed delight at being a father, Kirsty was forced to continue the charade. Then she pretended to have miscarried.

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.

Her pregnancy became dangerous when she developed kidney problems and required a transplant. Her parents asked Laura to consider donating a kidney to Kirsty, but because they had only known each other for a short while, Laura refused. She accused Rhys and Shelly for only wanting her for her kidney. Shelley ended up donating a kidney. However, Kirsty lost the baby. Laura later apologised to Kirsty for refusing to give her a kidney, but Kirsty reassured her that she understood, saying she didn't expect Laura to give up her kidney for a stranger.

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.

In May 2008 Kirsty returns to Summer Bay with their son Oliver, now aged 3, and leaves him in the care of Irene Roberts. Kane then breaks into a jewellery shop and is seen. He forces Kirsty and Oliver to go with him. The police chase Kane, Kirsty and Oliver until Kane realises Kirsty and Oliver are at risk. He lets them out and the police chase just Kane until he decides to give himself up. Kane had put Irene and Kirsty at risk of going to jail, but he made a deal with his prosecutor that he would plead guilty if Kirsty and Irene were cleared. Kane then tells Kirsty to move on with her life and forget about him, and she now lives in the Summer Bay House and is now having complicated affair with Miles. Kirsy has recently become an escort after receiving a letter from Kane to get him out of jail.