'Young and the Restless' star holds second job as flight attendant to not ‘forget who’ she is
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"The Young and the Restless" actress Kate Linder has appeared in more than 2,000 episodes of the show, but chooses to keep a second job.
"It’s really interesting because one day I get to be on the set, the next day I get to be here doing this Hollywood Christmas parade, and then I get to serve coffee at 35,000 feet," Linder told Us Weekly on Sunday of her unique schedule. "You don’t forget who you are that way. It keeps you grounded." "I’ve seen a lot of people that sometimes believe their own press." Caroline Thayer is an entertainment writer. Follow Caroline Thayer on Twitter at @carolinejthayer and LinkedIn. Story tips can be sent to caroline.thayer@fox.com.
The actress, now 77, joined the show in 1982 as an unnamed maid and confidant to the late actress Jeanne Cooper's character, Katherine Chancellor. Linder was offered a contract and a name for her character – Esther Valentine – in 1985, thanks to Cooper, who used the name in rehearsal.