Definição e significado de Esther_Valentine

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Esther Valentine
Kate Linder as Esther Valentine
The Young and the Restless
Portrayed by	Kate Linder
Duration	1982—
First appearance	April 8, 1982
Created by	William J. Bell
Profile
Gender	Female
Occupation	Residential Manager/Housekeeper at the Chancellor Estate
Residence	The Chancellor Estate 12 Foothill Road Genoa City, Wisconsin
Relationships Spouse(s) Norman Peterson (1994) Roger Wilkes (2009) Romances Tommy Cassidy Miguel Rodriguez Tiny Children Chloe Mitchell Grandchildren Delia Abbott

Esther Valentine (formerly Peterson and Wilkes) is a fictional character from the American CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. The role has been portrayed by Kate Linder on a recurring status since April 8, 1982.^[1] For years, Esther has been known for working as a maid for her longtime friend, Katherine Chancellor (Jeanne Cooper).

  Casting and Characterization

Linder was a recurring cast member until 1985, when she was upgraded to a full-time contract. She initially only a day-guest character, however she has stayed on for nearly 30 years. She is described by Kate Linder as "very loyal and a very giving person. She gets run over and people take advantage of her."^[2] The character originally had no name due to the role's lack of importance. The character's first name was then coined by Jeanne Cooper, who started calling her 'Esther' out of the blue during show tapings. The show's producers than ran a contest in a national magazine to let fans help determine the character's last name. Among the two finalists, "Diamond" and "Valentine", Linder selected the latter because she was married on Valentine's Day.^[3]

  Storylines

Esther has served as Y&R's comic relief and has been Katherine Chancellor's (Jeanne Cooper) maid since 1982. She is also a trained alcohol abuse counselor. She once had a one night stand with a plumber named "Tiny", with whom she had a daughter, Katherine Tina Valentine, who wasn't seen until 2008, when she emerged as Jabot Cosmetics fashionista Chloe Mitchell (Elizabeth Hendrickson).

Esther was indirectly responsible for the death of Katherine's husband, Rex Sterling (Quinn Redeker) when she answered a personal ad and met Norman Peterson (Mark Haining), 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 estate safe. Rex was shot and killed in the altercation, leaving Katherine devastated. Norman was then arrested for murder and Esther has since been forgiven and named in Katherine's will.

It was later revealed that Chloe Mitchell is her daughter. Esther then started attempting a normal relationship with her, 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.

On November 20, 2008, at the reading of a presumed-dead Katherine's will, Esther inherited 1/10 of 1 percent of Katherine's 1 billion dollar estate (1 million dollars) as well as Katherine's half-ownership of the Chancellor Estate. Esther is now financially secure for life and can enjoy the life of luxury living in her newly owned mansion. At the same time, Esther went out on a date with Roger Wilkes (David Leisure), with whom she became engaged after only a few dates. Esther seems completely unaware of the fact that Roger is scamming her. Esther and Roger eventually married, but their marriage was declared invalid after it became clear that Roger was in fact a bigamist.

Esther now takes great joy in being a grandmother to Chloe's daughter Delia.

  External Links

• Esther Valentine Character Profile on Soap Central

  References