43 Facts About Ethan Winthrop

Ethan Winthrop's mother was deeply in love with his father, but Ethan's grandfather, former governor Harrison Winthrop, saw to it that the young lovers stay separated.

At the age of 12, Ethan Winthrop met Gwen Hotchkiss at a joint mixer for both of their schools.

Once out of high school, Ethan Winthrop went on to attend an unknown undergraduate school and then Harvard Law School.

Ethan Winthrop takes a job as the lawyer for Gwen's parents, spends some time in private practice, and then works for Crane Industries.

Ethan Winthrop had loved Gwen from the time they were children, but he was reluctant to fully and finally commit to their relationship, until his aunt Sheridan pushed him into it.

However, their prospective engagement was pushed to the back-burner when Ethan Winthrop began being the victim of mysterious "accidents," and became determined to learn who was stalking him.

Theresa's teenage crush on Ethan Winthrop made her clumsy and accident-prone in his presence.

Ethan Winthrop befriended Theresa without knowing the depth of her feelings for him, all but oblivious as the starry-eyed ingenue assigned cosmic meaning to their every encounter and his every off-handed comment.

Not long after becoming engaged to Gwen, Ethan Winthrop began questioning his feelings for Theresa; his doubts culminated in his admission of his love for her at her hospital bedside as she struggled for her life after a motorcycle accident.

Ethan Winthrop eventually canceled his wedding to Gwen mere hours before the ceremony ; he proposed to Theresa in church, in front of all of Harmony, on Christmas Eve.

Early in the New Year, Gwen's mother, Rebecca, discovered that Theresa had information on her computer proving Ethan Winthrop was not a Crane and, with Gwen's consent, sent the information to a tabloid, timing the announcement to coincide with Ethan Winthrop and Theresa's engagement party.

Ethan Winthrop knew she was innocent and was covering for someone, but never realized that she believed she was covering for him.

Ethan Winthrop hid her labor pains, using all the time she had to convince Ethan that they could still have a future; it took the arrival of Gwen, who quickly realized Theresa was in labor, to allow for the delivery of Theresa's son, whom she named for Ethan.

Ethan Winthrop had been devastated, and was greatly relieved that Theresa was alive, and he quickly became enamored with her son; although he'd purchased an engagement ring for Gwen, he began to imagine a future with Theresa again.

Gwen didn't want to marry for the baby alone; Ethan Winthrop convinced her that his feelings for Theresa were over, and his loyalty would thereafter be to Gwen.

The doctors at the hospital informed Ethan Winthrop that he had to choose between his wife and unborn child but before Ethan Winthrop could choose, the doctors came and told him that they had lost the baby.

Gwen, angry at Theresa for her role in causing her daughter's death, colluded with her mother in causing the courts to take Theresa's son from her; Ethan Winthrop, bound by his promise on his daughter's grave, was powerless to openly help Theresa, and contented himself with working with Theresa's lawyer secretly to help her regain custody.

Once Julian and his wife, Rebecca, gained custody, Ethan Winthrop agreed with Gwen that they were inappropriate parents, and agreed that he and Gwen should take custody of the boy in the stead of Rebecca and Julian; and so Rebecca and Gwen's plan of giving Gwen Theresa's son to raise was accomplished.

Theresa, believing that without Ethan Winthrop's help she'd never regain custody of her son, resorted to stealing Ethan Winthrop and Gwen's embryo and having herself implanted with it, intending to exchange their child for hers once it was born.

Ethan Winthrop was arrested and put in jail, while Theresa fell into a coma.

Ethan Winthrop was devastated for both women, and torn by his love for and obligations to each.

Ethan Winthrop had planned to sue for custody of Jane, but offered to let Theresa keep their daughter if she would end the war with Gwen.

Shortly after the court decision, a heartbroken Theresa accused Ethan Winthrop of stealing her baby from her; Ethan Winthrop admitted to Theresa that he loved her and wanted to be with her and her two children, but could never break his marriage vows to do it.

That summer, Harmony was struck by an earthquake and tsunami, and Ethan Winthrop saved Theresa's life numerous times; Theresa's belief that this proved their connection and commitment, though, was met by Ethan Winthrop's insistence that they keep their love "bottled up" in deference to his marriage.

Ethan Winthrop was appalled by her actions, considering marriage to Alistair a deal with the devil.

Theresa's many attempts to kill Alistair were thwarted, but Ethan Winthrop nearly became a victim of the final one; she had poisoned guacamole with aspirin and Ethan Winthrop, after eating it, collapsed, became comatose, and was declared brain-dead.

Just as the service began Ethan Winthrop entered the church alive and well.

Ethan Winthrop forgave Theresa for accidentally poisoning him, and it was revealed that his supposed "brain-dead" state had been a trick of Alistair's, which is how Ethan Winthrop became one of the suspects at Alistair's New Year's Eve "Murder Party" when the man was found stabbed.

Ethan Winthrop was cleared, and it was discovered that Liz had been the one to stab Alistair, for raping her many years before.

Ethan Winthrop found himself in the position of having to resist Theresa's constant advances, as Theresa, realizing Ethan Winthrop would never leave his wife for her, offered to become his mistress.

Cornell, the editor of the tabloid in which Ethan Winthrop's paternity was revealed.

Ethan Winthrop was convinced she was lying and stormed out on her.

When Pilar was shot Ethan Winthrop went to see her, she told him to leave Gwen and go be a family with Theresa, Little Ethan Winthrop and Jane.

Ethan Winthrop always admitted his love for Theresa, and he was convinced that Jared was a criminal.

Ethan Winthrop was forced to watch in frustration as Theresa withdrew from him, allowing herself to be coerced into marrying Jared Casey, all because the mysterious blackmailer apparently wants Ethan Winthrop for himself.

Ethan Winthrop handed Ethan a baby boy and said, "This is your son, our son, yours and mine".

The NBC run of Passions ended with Ethan Winthrop holding the baby, Gwen smirking at her rival, and Theresa looking horrified.

When Jane failed to be used, Theresa arranged for her son Little Ethan Winthrop to be used in the procedure, unfortunately, she had to keep telling Ethan Winthrop lies, infuriating him.

Ethan Winthrop took this especially hard and said a tearful goodbye to the only woman he had ever loved.

At the prompting of his mother, Ethan Winthrop decided to stay with Gwen for the sake of his children.

Gradually Ethan Winthrop began to take notice of the children's nanny Gertrude, and the two bonded with he not realizing Theresa was in disguise all along.

Theresa and Ethan Winthrop were finally reunited in the August 4,2008 episode of Passions.

Ethan Winthrop furiously denounced Gwen and Rebecca and reunited with Theresa.