How old is Kate Roberts on Days of Our Lives? Age explored

Lauren Koslow frrom Days of Our Lives (Image via Instagram / @laurenkoslow)
Lauren Koslow frrom Days of Our Lives (Image via Instagram / @laurenkoslow)

Days of Our Lives is an American television soap opera telecasted on NBC from November 8, 1965, to 2022. It was moved to the television streaming platform Peacock in 2022. It blends romance and rivalry and has dynamic plots, given that the storyline addresses mental health issues, same-sex marriages, etc., which has been praised by audiences over the decades.

Kate Robert debuted in Days of Our Lives in 1993. Deborah Adair otiginally played the role, but she exited in 1995 as she retired from her acting career. Thereafter, Kate was reintroduced, and Lauren Koslow took over the role in 1996 and continues to play it to date.

According to the Days of Our Lives fandom page, the character Kate Roberts was born in 1951, which would make her around 73 years old in the universe of the show. Lauren Koslow portrays Kate Roberts. She was born in 1953 and will therefore be 71 in 2024.

Kate was introduced as a villainess who is stoic and aggressive but family-oriented. She arrived in Salem with her son, Lucas, in 1993. However, as the story developed, it was revealed that she previously lived in the city with her husband and two children but was kicked out when she got pregnant with Lucas.

After her return to the town, she reunited with her children, Austin Reed and Billie Reed, who were alive and living in the city. Kate's is a central draw to various plots.

Read more: When did Days of Our Lives start? Complete timeline of the show explored


Days of Our Lives: Kate's Story

Kate arrived in Salem in 1993 as a facilitator and a woman of business, though it was revealed she harbored a dark secret. She first married Victor Kiriakis, which put her in the right social class in the town of Salem. But her affair with Bill Horton and the revelation about Lucas Horton being her son caused some problems in her marriage, which resulted in divorce.

Kate was also in a rivalry with Vivian Alamain, but her position in Days of Our Lives changed when she entered into a wedlock with Stefano DiMera in 1996. There was not much love in this marriage at all, mostly because Stefano only wanted the company and help of Kate in his plans. Nevertheless, such an alliance exposed her to numerous risks, complicating her life.

Thereafter, she gets involved in the business world, often with other influential characters such as Victor, and DiMeras steps up to the show’s goal as she is depicted as an ambitious character.

Kate had relationships with the children, such as Lucas, Philip, and Billie, within the storyline. She has always exhibited work-life challenges since she could not manage between being a mother and working in the capacity she held.

In later years, Kate was diagnosed with cancer, which was quite a severe illness for her. It made her weak, and efforts at making a change, particularly about her children, were made.

Kate tried to humanize and redeem. However, her machiavellian tendencies are still noticeable, marking her as a formidable and unpredictable force in the series.


Fans can now stream new episodes of Days of Our Lives on Peacock.

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