Katja Brandner

Katja Brandner †
Diana Frank as Katja Brandner (2008)
Verbotene Liebe character
Portrayed by	Diana Frank
First appearance	Episode 3084 January 15, 2008
Last appearance	Episode 3306 January 5, 2009
Profile
Occupation	Former cook for the Lahnstein family
Spouse Matthias Brandner (dissolved by her death) Children Lydia Brandner (daughter, with Matthias) David Brandner (son, with Matthias) Fabian Brandner (son, with Matthias) Christina Brander (daughter, with Sebastian) Grandchildren Nick Brandner (grandson, via Lydia)

Katja Brandner is a fictional character on German daytime soap opera Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love). The character was portrayed by actress Diana Frank from January 15, 2008 to January 5, 2009.

After a family visiting in Flensburg, Arno (Konrad Krauss) takes his cousin Matthias (Thomas Ohrner) and his wife Katja with him, to stay with him for a little bit in Düsseldorf. Katja enjoys the new town and wishes herself to live here with her family. In the first place, Matthias isn't into her plan, but after their daughter Lydia (Theresa Underberg) gets a job in Düsseldorf, Matthias reconsiders the idea. Lydia and Katja can persuade Matthias and the family stays, along with their younger son Fabian (Shai Hoffmann), in Düsseldorf. At the "Goodbye"-party for Leonard von Lahnstein (Lars Korten) and his wife Jana (Vanessa Jung), who is Arno's niece, Elisabeth von Lahnstein (Martina Servatius) offers Katja a job as cook.

Her marriage impends to fall apart, when she had a one-night stand with Sebastian von Lahnstein (Joscha Kiefer), her daughter's boyfriend. After they slept together, Sebastian and Katja only want forget about what happened and move on with their life's. But Sebastian talks to Katja that he can't lie any longer to Lydia and that she needs to know. Several times, Sebastian is short before to tell her everything, but refuses always in the last moment. Katja and Sebastian come to the end, that it's for the best, when Lydia doesn't know about their night. But then, Katja gets sick and has the deep feeling that she might be pregnant. When she takes a test, Katja finds herself in a bad position. She is pregnant! And the child could be from Sebastian or her husband Matthias. Matthias, who already knows that she betrayed him, but doesn't now with whom, has a hard time dealing with it and is considering, if he might should just leave Katja and end their marriage. But his love for her is stronger and Matthias tells Katja to accept the child as his. Soon later, Sebastian discovers that Katja is pregnant and asks her if the baby could be his. Katja denies it, but Sebastian later finds out the truth, when Matthias tells Lydia and him, in which week Katja is pregnant. Sebastian is shocked and doesn't know what to do, if the child is really his. Sebastian wants to tell Lydia again, but refuses also again, because Katja makes him clear, that this would ruin everybody life. Sebastian and Katja then have an ongoing fight what is, if the child is really his. In this fight, Katja breaks down and Sebastian takes her to the doctor. That's the first time, Sebastian sees that little child on the ultrasonics. They also find out that Katja is expecting a baby girl. From this moment on, Sebastian wants to play a role in the life of this child, if she is his.