 The character later had an affair with Buster Briggs (Karl Howman), and became critical in the events surrounding Max Branning's (Jake Wood) revenge campaign Albert Square - in light of the Who Killed Lucy Beale?saga - when James Willmott-Brown reappeared in his plan to recoup his relationship with Kathy by taking control of the square for her.Additionally, Kathy has had a brief relationship with Masood Ahmed (Nitin Ganatra) and feuds with both Max Branning (Jake Wood) and Rainie Cross (Tanya Franks) over the custody of her deceased adoptive grandson Steven Beale's (Aaron Sidwell) daughter with ex-lover Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald) - Abi Jr.

Kathy Beale and her husband Pete (Peter Dean) are financially stable.