Channel 4 star, 50, missing as cops grow ‘increasingly concerned for her welfare’ and desperate search launched

A DESPERATE hunt has been launched for a much-loved Channel 4 star, 50, arsenic cops turn "increasingly acrophobic for her welfare".

Katherine Watson was past seen successful the Heaton Road country of Newcastle at astir 1pm connected Thursday September 19.

A spokesperson for Northumbria Police said: "The 50-year-old was past seen successful the Heaton Road country astatine astir 1pm today, and we're increasing progressively acrophobic for her welfare.

"Searches are ongoing to find Katherine, who is described arsenic a achromatic woman, astir 5ft 6ins successful height, of slim build, with abbreviated airy grey hair.

"Katherine was past seen wearing a greenish hat, a backmost pack, with acheronian trousers and a acheronian hooded top.

"She has a fig of tattoos connected her arms, arsenic good arsenic a subject tattoo connected her chest.

"She has links to the Heaton and Jesmond areas of Newcastle - but could person travelled further afield.

"Any info? Please get successful interaction by sending america a nonstop message, utilizing the unrecorded chat relation oregon study forms connected our website, oregon by calling 101 quoting reference: NP-20240919-0717."

Katherine, known arsenic Katie by many, featured successful the fashionable TV bid Geordie Hospital.

The amusement displayed her enactment arsenic a chaplain astatine the RVI and Freeman.

A retired doc who worked with her astatine the infirmary wrote a heartfelt connection connected societal media pursuing her daze disappearance.

"For galore of america astatine Newcastle Hospitals she was our stone during the worst parts of the Covid Pandemic," they penned.

Another described her arsenic "one of the astir fantastic women I person had the pleasance of knowing".