Like most great soap opera feuds, the bad blood between Kate Roberts and Vivian Alamain started with a love triangle. "Days of Our Lives" fans watched Vivian arrive in Salem in 1992 to take over her family business. She soon met and fell in love with Victor Kiriakis (John Aniston). The power couple tied the knot, and Vivian was very invested in the marriage. However, Victor had other ideas. Upon meeting Kate Roberts, he couldn't resist her charms (via Soaps in Depth).
Victor eventually decided to divorce Vivian and move on with Kate. Victor and Kate began a romance, and he later popped the question, which Kate accepted, much to Vivian's heartbreak. However, Vivian vowed to get revenge on Kate for stealing her man.
In 1994, when Victor and Kate were having trouble conceiving a child, Vivian stole their embryo and had it implanted into her own body. She then became pregnant with the couple's son, Philip Kiriakis, and gave birth to the baby. In doing so, she stole that joy away from Kate, per Soap Central. Months later, Vivian crashed Kate and Victor's wedding rehearsal and tricked Victor into marrying her.
Of course, Vivian and Kate's feud only escalated from that point.
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