Kate Madikane
played by Kellie Bright
Description
Kate has spirit, spark and courage, but these qualities can spell as much trouble as they can success. Never one to shy away from a challenge, she has always flouted convention, diving into protest rallies, exotic foreign adventures and stormy relationships with equal fervour. From her teenage years when she was expelled from school right up to the present day she has never run with the crowd. She could now best be described as on the mellow side of New Age verging on Earth Mother, her growing maturity much aided by the calming influence of South African husband Lucas.
Personal details
- Born 30 September 1977
- Address Johannesburg
- Status Married to Lucas Madikane
- Children Phoebe Aldridge, Noluthando (Nolly), Sipho
- Occupation Volunteer (AIDS orphanage)
Most likely to say
"I'm planning to have a home birth in the garden..."
Likes and dislikes
Likes Horses (she's an Aldridge at heart), travel, veggie food
Dislikes Convention
Highs and lows
High Meeting and marrying journalist Lucas Madikane
Low Her potentially disastrous flirtation with drug culture in 1995
Gets on with
- Lynda Snell (an unlikely pairing, but it's always worked)
- Her aunt Lilian Bellamy (she once admitted to modelling herself on her)
Doesn't get on with
- Authority figures
Family
Husband Lucas, daughter Phoebe Aldridge, daughter Noluthando (Nolly), son Sipho, father Brian Aldridge, mother Jennifer Aldridge, half-brother Adam Macy, half-sister Debbie, sister Alice Aldridge
Messageboard
- New Family Trees
- Archers, Aldridges, Grundys and more. Interactive and informative
- The Actors A to Z
- More about the current cast
- Interactive Map
- Explore the locations of Ambridge and the Borsetshire countryside.
- The new Who's Who
- Essential – and fun – details of every current character.
- Timeline
- The key stories 1951 – 2006, plus photos and audio clips.
- Hill Climb Quiz
- Choose from tough or topical questions and help David feed his hungry sheep.