Kate Howard
Birth name is Connie Falconeri
Actor History
Megan Ward (May 4th, 2007 to Present)
Other Names
Born Connie Falconeri; Legally changed to Kate Howard at 18.
Occupation
Former Fashion Editor for Couture Magazine
Resides At
Next door to Greystone Manor
Marital Status
Single/Never Been Married
Past Marriages
None
Relatives
Children
None
Flings & Affairs
Trevor Lansing
Sonny Corinthos
Crimes Committed
Hit and Run; hit a parked car in The Hamptons. [pre-2007]
Hit and Run; hit a police cruiser [Aug 2007]
DUI; Was drugged and had a single car accident [Sep 2007]
Maladies and Hospitalizations
Drugged by Trevor Lansing
Minor injuries from car accident following the drugging
Bitten by a poisonous snake while saving Morgan Corinthos from drowning
Brief Character History
Kate Howard first arrived in Port Charles during a storm. Her car broke down and she needed to call for help. She barged into Sonny Corinthos' coffee house and demanded to use his phone and office until help could arrive.
Sonny thought there was something familiar about her but Kate brushed it off. She insisted that she was a powerhouse in the fashion world and never crossed paths with the likes of a man like Sonny Corinthos. Sonny couldn't let it go. Kate seemed to be everywhere suddenly and each time that familiar feeling grew. Finally he figured it out. She was his first love, Connie Falconeri from Bensonhurst, New York -- the one that got away.
At first Kate tried to deny it but she quickly realized that Sonny wasn't buying it. She finally admitted that she was indeed Connie Falconeri. She explained that she had every intention of meeting Sonny one fateful night when they planned to run away together and get married but at the last minute she realized that as much as she loved Sonny she wanted more out of her life. She didn't want to be married with a passel of kids and living in Bensonhurst for the rest of her life.
She decided to go away to college instead. She also decided to change her name to Kate Howard when she turned 18. She wanted to be in the fashion industry and didn't feel that people would take her seriously as Connie Falconeri from the block. They would take socialite Kate Howard seriously though. After legally changing her name, she created a persona and took the fashion world by storm.
We would later find out that during this time, she met and had a long affair with Trevor Lansing. He was a high powered attorney and married. Kate admits that Trevor opened doors for her but she was the one who put in the hours and sweat that it took to build the reputation that she had for being a cutting-edge fashionista. Eventually that association would turn on her.
As Kate and Sonny grew closer, after several bumps along the way, Trevor came to town and immediately tried to pick up with his ex-lover. Kate refused to be anything more than friends. Furious that Kate was choosing Sonny over him, Trevor set out to destroy Kate's career. He set her up for a DUI which led to her boss firing her as Editor and Chief of the prestigious fashion magazine, Couture. Kate was crushed but determined to prevail. She decided to create a new magazine that catered to ordinary women who wanted a sense of style in their lives at an affordable price. She pitched the idea to Jax, hoping he would like the idea enough to back it financially. Jax was interested despite Carly's outrage who insisted the idea was stolen from her.
The idea actually came from a discussion Kate had with nurse Epiphany Johnson while Kate was serving out her community service for the DUI - a crime for which she was framed by Trevor Lansing.
