http://soapzone.com/boards/read.php/gh/main/9998621According to this weeks SOD:
Sydney Penny - The actress has been let go. Her exit is slated to coincide with the reveal that Kathy is really Kate, Tad and Dixie's daughter.It's really sad to me that they didn't give her something to do. They woo'd her back to the show just to be in the BBC for the last three years.