Gillian Taylforth is an English actress. She is known for her role as Kathy Beale on the BBC soap opera, EastEnders and has also appeared as Jackie Pascoe-Webb on ITV's Footballers Wives, and more recently as Sgt. Nikki Wright in ITV's The Bill. She has also appeared in film...
Sink or Swim, On Safari, Footballers' Wives, EastEnders, Hollyoaks, Jane Hall, The Rag Trade (1977), The House That Jack Built, Footballers Wives Franchise
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Has been in a relationship with David Fairbairn since July 2012 and engaged since January 2013.
Daughter of Ronald Frederick Taylforth (1931-1991) and Margaret Doris Borer (1933-2003).
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Returned to work 3 months after giving birth to her son Harrison to begin filming her guest return to EastEnders (1985).
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Returned to work 2 months after giving birth to her daughter Jessica to resume filming EastEnders (1985).
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Was 7 months pregnant with her daughter Jessica when she took maternity leave from filming EastEnders (1985).
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Her EastEnders (1985) character Kathy Mitchell became the 7th woman on the soap opera to give birth. Kathy had a son Ben (played by Charlie Jones and then Joshua Pascoe), born on 21 March 1996.
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Currently lives in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire with her two children.
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Became pregnant by her partner Geoff another twice; she suffered a miscarriage in 1996 and then went on to have an abortion in 1997 after a scan showed that her unborn child was deformed.
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Was in a relationship with her EastEnders (1985) co-star Nick Berry (1985-1986).
Was originally chosen to play Sue Osman in EastEnders (1985) before producers decided to cast her as the younger character Kathy Beale and Sandy Ratcliff as Sue.
Was in a long-term relationship with Geoff Knights from November 1986 to June 2009. During their time together they had a daughter Jessica Rae (born February 1992) and a son Harrison Jay (born April 1999).
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
EastEnders
1985-2017
TV Series
Kathy Kathy Sullivan Kathy Beale ...
Children in Need
2015
TV Series
Kathy Sullivan
EastEnders Does Top Hat: Children in Need 2015
2015
TV Movie
Kathy Sullivan
Hollyoaks
2013-2015
TV Series
Sandy Roscoe
Eastenders: The Ghosts of Ian Beale - Children in Need Special
$15 Million
