Marie Erwin

Marie Yildirim (née Erwin) is a character on the Times of Passion.

Born as the younger child of Leo Erwin and Danielle Knight, Marie grew up as a quiet, introverted child who grew up to be a emo and befriended Alexander Wilder.

She was added to the main cast in Season 26, at age 15. When Alex returned from boarding school, Marie was the first person he came out to. They decided to pursue a fake relationship in order to protect Alex' sexual identity. Marie soon developed feelings for Alex, however, and soon didn't feel comfortable with their fake relationship.

After Alex had come out, he began hanging out with his new boyfriend Diego Ortega and his gang. Marie tagged along at first, but soon fell into a depression after her unrequited feelings continued and her father was diagnosed with cancer. After she fell and almost died in an accident with the gang, Marie abandoned all contact with Alex and began therapy. She and Alex eventually reconciled at Leo's funeral, but weren't as close as before.

In Season 36, Marie returned to Port Winston to open a harbor café. It was soon revealed that she had had a miscarriage shortly before, causing her marriage with Tumay to fall apart.

Marie then met and befriended Peter Rosenberg, leading to an affair and eventual marriage, which drew criticism from her friends and family alike. After an affair with Freddie Banks, Marie became pregnant again and decided to keep the baby, telling both men that the child was Peter's. After Brendon Henderson was released from prison, Peter feared for his life and left town, abandoning his family. After a period of mourning, Marie eventually moved on and began a relationship with Freddie.

In Season 37, after several unsuccessful attempts at another pregnancy, Marie decided to go for artificial insemination with Freddies' sperm but was found to be incompatible. Freddie eventually agreed to have Alex be the child's father. The IVF worked and Marie soon became pregnant. The girl, called Cara, was at the center of the infamous baby shower scene caused by Victoria Erwin, who had just lost her daughter.

Marie married Freddie, in a big party that was destroyed by the flood. She survived the flooding in the series finale and continued her married life with Freddie and their two children.