#James DePaiva

[laboulaie]

Max Holden vs Todd Manning

one of my personal favorite OLTL rivalries

I loved both these characters so much and of course Blair Cramer, who was 99% of the time the reason for these two feuding: Max was her first love and Todd of course her true love but with an intense jealousy problem. Also, Max was the only intellectual equal of Todd’s rivals who proved a worthy opponent and actually got the upper hand on him quite a few times!

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Blair Cramer. (Mia Korf, Kassie DePiva) (One Life To Live-GH)

Ethan Lovett (Nathan Parson, James Ryan)

Jerry Jacks (Julian Stone, Ssebastian Roche).

So, the recent recast of Jagger Cates made me aware than in the past, other soap characters had been recast by actors who did not resemble their predecessors. These are a few.

[wutbju]

John Quentin Wesley, age 93 of Morganfield, KY went home peacefully on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Quentin believed the promise of eternal life and that Jesus has prepared a home for him in heaven (John 14:2-4). He was born on October 29, 1929 at the very start of the Great Depression. Times were hard. He did not have an official birth certificate until 1964. With God’s grace, he and his 5 siblings endured a rural life in Sturgis, KY.

After graduating from Sturgis High School in 1948, Quentin attended Bob Jones University 1948-1949 in Greenville, SC. After one year, he transferred to Western Kentucky University where he was on the track team. He went on to law school at UK. While in Lexington, he met the love of his life, Hildegarde Taylor from Hardinsburg, KY. They married in 1955 and had 4 children. He served in the United States Air Force from 1954 until his honorable discharge in 1965 as Captain. While based at Wright Patterson, he worked on contracts for the B52 bomber.

Quentin practiced law for 50 years in a bustling office on Court St. across from the courthouse. Mr. Wesley represented the people of his community with honor and compassion. He was dedicated to his beloved community and answered the call to serve. Quentin utilized his popularity and his integrity to serve in many positions. Early in his professional years, he presided as Sturgis Kiwanis club president and served on the Henderson Community advisory board. He served as Morganfield City Attorney for 25 years and Union County Attorney. He represented the U.C. Board of Education for 50 years and the U.C. Water District. Quentin was selected Union County Judge Pro-Tem. In 1968 he was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives and represented his constituents of the 7th district at the State Capital in Frankfort and served on the Executive Branch Ethics Committee. He was a Commonwealth Attorney. Quentin served on the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway for 8 years. Mr. Wesley was a Charter Life Fellow of the Kentucky Bar Association.

Through his education, military service, community service, and career, he traveled and collected many friends along the way. He and Hildegarde loved to travel. Their destinations included China and Russia. He and Hildegarde enjoyed driving across the country to see the wonders of this country he so loved; always returning to realize his blessings in Union County. On many occasions he proudly drove around “to look at crops”. Quentin was devoted to his faith. He was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Morganfield, where he led an adult men’s Bible study class for 50 years. In recent years, he helped with children’s vacation Bible school and facilitated the construction of the steeple on the existing sanctuary in Morganfield.

Quentin enjoyed the game of golf and cherished his regular golfing buddies. He planted many of the trees, bushes, and flowers by hand at the Breckinridge Golf Club. He wanted to preserve the course’s beauty for future generations of golfers. Quentin was a fan of all sports. He followed the Union County Braves, UK Wildcats, Oakland Raiders, and the Cincinnati Reds. Uncle Quentin adored all of his nieces and nephews. He kept up with their lives and supported their interests. He was always proud of their many accomplishments. He appreciated that his family frequently came to visit to just catch up on current events and news of family members.

Quentin is preceded in death by his parents, Charles Ray Wesley and Roberta Wynn Wesley; 2 brothers, Bob Wesley and wife Ida and Bo Wesley and wife Lillian; 3 sisters, Mary Cowan and husband Fred, Kas Sprague and husband A.D., and Susie Davis and husband Bob.

Survivors include:

Wife of 68 years: Hildegarde Wesley of Morganfield, KY

2 Sons: Jeffrey Taylor Wesley of Morganfield, KY

John Quentin Wesley and wife Karen of St. Petersburg, FL

2 Daughters: Katherine Virginia “Kassie” DePaiva and husband James of New York, NY

Sara Lincoln Mills and husband Brad of Louisville, KY

5 Grandchildren: Lindsay Woomer and husband Keith

Rachel Mills

Kallie Lobel and husband Jordan

J.Q. DePaiva

Dreams DePaiva

3 Great Grandchildren: Ollie Lobel, Wes Lobel, and John Quentin Woomer

The service will be 2PM Sunday, May 28, 2023 at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield. The burial will be in Pythian Ridge Cemetery in Sturgis. The visitation will be 12 Noon until service time on Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be made to the Gideons International, c/o Bob White, 1839 SR 270 East, Sturgis, KY 42459.

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Nathan at the OLTL reunion & surprises Kassie & James DePaivia!!! (x)

[thegeneralhospitalawards]

General Hospital Week Awards: W/C 26th March 2018

Hey, y’all. For those that celebrate Easter, how was your holiday?

Anyway, here are the results from this little (test trial?) of the mini awards of last week’s episodes. I also included runner-up since the field of results was admittedly small.

Also included a little/medium sized paragraph on the results. Let me know what you think, if you would just like the results in future or like the paragraphs with the little thoughts on them.

Also if you’d like the results to be paired with videos or pictures etc.

Would you like to see this done again? Let me know on your thoughts, if you agree with the results etc.

Performer of the week:

Sam McCall/Cain (Kelly Monaco)

Okay, so this one ended up being a no brainer with everyone saying Sam McCall, which I’d admit did surprise me, because the general consensus regarding Sam these past few months have been a little mixed concerning the love triangle. Everyone is pretty much Team Sam, but some want her with Jason, others with Drew - but what we all tend to agree on is that the writing hasn’t done Sam the character much favours, with many getting frustrated at her. Finally this week, Sam was finally honest with not only herself, but with Jason and Drew as well. I personally think it’s nice to see the fandom acknowledge the performance Kelly put on last week during those scenes, fans can really see and understand her struggle, she never truly got closure regarding Jason, especially when Drew came in as “Jason” - she adapted to loving and developing feelings for Drew’s Jason, but she never truly shut down those old feelings - so she’s really torn on who she is, and who she wants and what she wants in her future. These men both mean a lot to her and she doesn’t want to hurt either and both men will forever be a part of her life due to Scout and Danny (as well as them being brothers). So it’s nice to see Kelly be given some decent good material in a storyline that many are probably getting tedious of. 

Best Storyline of the Week:

Mike’s Alzheimer's (Max Gail and Maurice Benard)

This one, I don’t think surprises many, maybe a little because it wasn’t featured as heavily compared to other storylines. But I think we can agree that since they brought back Mike, this has been one of the most consistently good storylines currently on the show. A big factor of that has to go to the actors portraying the characters in this storyline (Not just Max and Maurice but as Laura and the Corinthos clan), also what I think makes this story connect so well with the fans is how relatable it is, in a show and a genre where everything can become over the top, sensationalised and focusing on romantic relationships, there is some real and raw to this storyline, it’s been written slowly, almost in the background compared to other storylines and I don’t know how long Mike is staying on at General Hospital, but let’s hope this get’s developed long term and they don’t kill Mike off soon or ship him off. 

(Sidenote: If you want to look at a storyline similar to Mike’s, I’d recommend UK Soap’s Emmerdale and their recent long-term storyline of Ashley Thomas’s Dementia. The character got diagnosed in 2015 and the storyline lasted 18 months - until the character died. It was written so well to show how he struggled as well as the family. They also did an episode completely from the POV of a person with dementia. I really would like it if GH could commit or do something like this regarding Mike’s Alzheimer’s)

Runner-Up: Kiki being harassed by Dr Bensch (Hayley Erin and James DePaiva)

This storyline has kind of been building for some time. Arguably back when Dillon was still on the show, but then it kind of faded into the background and then here it is, back and they are following through. This storyline is very important to tell, especially during the age of the Times Up #MeToo Movement, it goes to show how subtle sexual harassment can start off, the person in the position of power, lulls you into a false sense of security that you aren’t aware that you are being groomed - every though, some of us were predicting this would happen - It’s only once when Dr Bensch tries to kill Kiki because he feels confident now and entitled enough to try that our fears are confirmed and this is solid sexual harassment, there is no “It’s up to interpretations”, this is a storyline that I’m intrigued to see not only where it goes, but how bad it does, if Kiki will meet any other victims of Dr Bensch that were afraid to report. With Ava go bad and get revenge on Dr Bensch? This is another storyline where it will be interesting to see if it gets resolved short term, will it be long-term or will it be resolved soon and have long term effects on Kiki? Will Dr Bensch go full on villainy manipulating others around him, hurting Kiki?

Standout Scene:

Jason snaps at Drew and calls out on how he views the way Drew treats Sam (Steve Burton and Billy Miller)

Okay, so I wrote a huge (I personally think) unbiased thing on this scene, how pivotal it was for their relationship as well as the storyline and how everyone needs to get their lives sorted, but I accidentally deleted it and couldn’t not be bothered to type it up again.

Runner-Up: Sam and Jason’s conversation and how Sam needs space (Kelly Monaco and Steve Burton)

Again, the same thing happened, it was kind of the same thing as before, how it’s best for everyone and let’s hope that the writers commit to this as well as finish the love triangle soon.

[adoringjesstuck]

Ｏｎｅ Ｌｉｆｅ ｔｏ Ｌｉｖｅ ➤ 𝓜𝓮𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓼

[classic-soaps]

James DePaiva (Max) and John Loprieno (Cord) of One Life to Live at the Surf All-Star softball game to benefit Cystic Fibrosis. They’re pictured with the Cystic Fibrosis poster child.

[dream-beyond-the-fantasy]

So since Alexis is no longer dating Dr. Bensch and we haven’t seen him lately, even with Kiki, does that mean we won’t see James DePaiva on GH anymore?  

[legacysoapfan]

Kassie DePaiva and James DePaiva OLTL SID 4/24/17 @toddandblair

[classicsodcovers]

Classic SOD Cover Date: September 23, 2003

Drake Hogestyn (John, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) (left insets) Matthew Ashford (Jack, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) Finola Hughes (ex-Anna, GENERAL HOSPITAL) James DePaiva (Max, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) (bottom left inset) Ronn Moss & Katherine Kelly Lang (Ridge & Brooke, THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL) (bottom inset) Liz Keifer (Blake, GUIDING LIGHT)

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Days cast at Ken Corday's Hollywood Walk of Fame

[laboulaie]

BAD NEWS BLAIR

She May Be Llanview’s Resident Bad Girl, But ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Blair Just Wants To Be Loved

In 1991, a conniving woman by the name of Blair Daimler (now Cramer) blew into Llanview. Mia Korf originated the role but when the Amerasian left the show in 1993, blonde-haired, green-eyed Kassie DePaiva took over. “Blair is perfectly dysfunctional,” laughs DePaiva. “She feels everything deeply, whether it’s happiness, anger, lust, jealousy, fear… I love that she’s a bitch with a lot of heart.” Here, in character, DePaiva remembers the ups and (mostly) downs of Blair’s life.

1993

“Viki and Sloan hunted me down because they needed me to verify something for his book on Victor Lord - they wanted to know if Dorian had admitted killing Victor,” recalls DePaiva. “They found me down in Miami with my boys.” Blair had kids? “I was hanging out with some young boy toys,” she laughs.

1994

As soon as Blair returned to Llanview, she began blackmailing Dorian (again) and hitting on Max (again). “I pursued Max in every way I could,” she grins.

Around this time, The Wild Rose Club casino opened, and Max became addicted to gambling. While Cord and Luna tried to break his bad habit, Blair encouraged it. “It was a way for me to spend time with him,” she explains. “Max was addicted to gambling and I was addicted to him.” One night, Luna kicked Max out. Feeling rejected, Max turned to Blair. “We went to Atlantic City and hooked up with RJ, who was a loan shark,” she explains. “Everything tailspinned from there. I became more obsessive and possessive as Max’s gambling addiction became worse.”

After their escapade, Max took his son, Al, to his ranch in Texas and Blair tagged along. But soon after, Luna arrived to patch things up. Cord kidnapped Blair and took her to Asa’s nearby ranch so that his friends could reconcile. With Blair out of the picture, Max, Luna and Al went to the local fair, but Blair escaped from Cord and took off in his truck. “I was driving to the fair to find Max,” explains the actress. “I swerved to miss Al and accidentally hit Luna instead.” Luna was paralyzed and Max broke things off with a distraught Blair.

“I attempted suicide by turning up the gas stove in my apartment,” she explains. Luckily, Cord found her passed out and stood by her while she recovered. “I finally realized that I was addicted to Max and started up a relationship with Cord because he was nice and safe.” Unfortunately, Blair found herself playing second fiddle to Tina and finally got fed up. “Around this time, I ran into Todd at Rodi’s,” she remembers. “Initially, I didn’t know who he was. We commiserated about what losers we were.”

That is, until Blair dropped her purse and spotted the prison I.D. bracelet that Todd was wearing around his ankle. “At that point, I thought, ‘Stay away from me.’” But the two lost souls kept running into one another, and Blair finally realized that Cord was never going to put her first. “On Christmas, I went over to Todd’s and offered myself to him as a Christmas gift,” she chuckles. The couple had sex and it was the beginning of what seemed to be a beautiful relationship.

1995

When Blair figured out that Todd was the heir to the Lord fortune, the money-hungry vixen set out to land him. “I tricked Todd into getting married by faking a pregnancy,” she admits. The couple wed on a beach in Key West.

Several weeks after the nuptials, Tina revealed to Todd that he was her brother and Todd inherited 27.8 million. “After Tina warned Todd that I was a gold digger, he made me take a pregnancy test,” the actress says. “I thought for sure I wasn’t pregnant but I was. It was hilarious!”

Sadly, when Blair was mugged a few weeks later, she lost the baby. “Those were really tough scenes,” DePaiva reveals. “Blair wanted a baby; so did Todd. It was the first thing that she would have had on her own.”

When Max informed Todd that Blair had originally lied about being pregnant, Todd lost it. “He almost raped me,” says DePaiva. Blair stopped Todd by reminding him of his past rape of Marty but the marriage was over. “We had lost the baby and that was a reason for us not to be together.” Todd filed for a divorce.

But Blair soon discovered that she was pregnant - again. “Everybody thought I was lying this time for sure,” laughs DePaiva. “But I really was pregnant. I contemplated not having the baby, until it brought Todd and me back together.” The couple remarried at St. James church. “We were really, really happy,” she smiles. Before they could go on a honeymoon, Todd decided that he wanted to make amends with Marty and flew to Ireland. “It was always about Marty,” DePaiva sighs. “I thought the only reason that Todd loved me was because I looked like her.” In Ireland, Todd was mistaken for Patrick, shot and presumed dead. A bitter Blair blamed Marty for Todd’s “death.”

1996

Luckily, baby Starr filled the void in Blair’s life. After a run-in with Marty, an enraged Blair cut off her hair (because she didn’t want to look like Marty), then went into labor - but gave birth prematurely.

Soon afterward, Blair began chasing Patrick. “Marty took my man away so I wanted to take away hers,” she says. “At first, I just wanted to get back at Marty. Then, I really started to like Patrick.” When Blair finally got the poet to sleep with her, Todd “returned from the dead” and spied their sexual encounter. Figuring that Blair never mourned his death, Todd kidnapped Starr. Eventually, he returned the baby, and Blair and Todd were about to reconcile. But Blair learned that she was pregnant - yet again - this time, with Patrick’s child. “That ruined everything,” the actress groans.

1997

Blair and Todd remained at odds. Though Todd filed for custody of Starr, the judge awarded temporary custody to Blair. Starr became ill with aplastic anemia and was in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. Of course, Starr’s best bone marrow match would have been Blair and Patrick’s unborn child.

“Then we had the car accident,” says DePaiva. On a rainy night, Blair and Patrick were on their way home from the hospital when a sobbing Kelly (who had just been dumped by Joey) ran their car off the road. “I lost the baby and thought I had lost Starr too because of the accident. Those scenes were very difficult because I was pregnant in real life,” she confides. “Looking back, I wish I’d never had to play it.” After the accident, Alex donated bone marrow to save Starr’s life. Meanwhile, Blair was hospitalized.

“I was in a coma and Todd hooked up with Téa to betray me yet again!” she exclaims. “While I was in a coma, he divorced me and took custody of my daughter.” But Blair fought back and after a speedy recovery, vowed to win Starr. Unfortunately, on the night before the custody hearing, something went terribly wrong. “Téa provoked me to the point that I pushed her out a window so I lost custody because of that,” DePaiva says.

1998

Mel and Cassie began looking into the Cramer family’s history of mental illness. DePaiva notes that Blair and her mentally ill mother, Addie, have a very loving relationship. “Starr and Addie are the two people who Blair would do anything for.”

While working to sink her claws into billionaire Ian Armitage - she thought his money would help in her fight to win Starr back - Blair hooked up with Max as part of a plan to double-cross Todd and give Ian control of The Sun. “My relationship with Max since then has continued as a love-hate relationship,” explains DePaiva, adding that she loves working with her real life hubby.

Blair also found herself working with Todd again when he re-hired her as a reporter for The Sun. “I think the Todd/Blair relationship is my favorite storyline because it’s so multifaceted,” she says.

Slowly, Blair and Max started to fall in love again, until she discovered that Max was working for Asa and using her to obtain incriminating information about Todd. Max apologized profusely and even proposed, but Sam entered the picture. “I just want to be loved - but honestly!” DePaiva cries, in character.

Today, Blair is torn between two men: she cares for Sam but is being blackmailed by Max, who knows that Blair knows Todd is faking his alternate personalities. And if the truth comes out about Todd, Starr will lose her father because Todd will be sent to jail. “I think Blair wants to choose the high road, but I don’t think she’ll ever be able to do it,” says DePaiva. “Blair will probably be the ultimate loser and get screwed over like she always does.”

Soap Opera Digest (1998)

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//SPOILER CAST NEWS 2020: DAVID A. GREGORY HA ANNUNCIATO DI ESSERE IL NUOVO VINCENT WALTER DA APRILE 2020. DA ROBERT FORD DI ONE LIFE TO LIVE (Una vita da vivere) A VINCENT WALTER DI TELENOVELA D’AMORE.

L’attore David A. Gregory durante una recente intervista ha dichiarato che sarà il nuovo Vincent Walter nella soap opera Telenovela D'Amore subentrando all’attore Dan Ewing che interpreta il ruolo dal 2018.

David inizierà a girare le sue scene a partire dai prossimi mesi. UNA NUOVA AVVENTURA PER LUI STA PER INIZIARE (l’attore ha anche annunciato che negli anni passati aveva cercato di ottenere prima il ruolo di Louis Chiummi e poi quello di Cooper Foresta andando ai provini di entrambi ma alla fine non era mai stato accettato dalla produzione di T&A per quei ruoli). RIMANE IL FATTO CHE I FANS E LE FANS DELLE SOAP OPERA MA SOPRATTUTTO PER LE FANS LUI RIMARRA’ PER SEMPRE IL DONNAIOLO ROBERT FORD DI OLTL (che ha interpretato dal 2009 al 2012, anno in cui il suo personaggio è morto DOPO UNA CADUTA DI UN LAMPADARIO ADDOSSO 3 puntate prima della chiusura della soap ONE LIFE TO LIVE che ha chiuso dopo tre puntate dalla morte di ROBERT).

David: Al momento non conosco cosi bene Brandon Beemer (Billy Walter di T&A), Jeff Kasser (Daniel Walter di T&A) e Darin Brooks (Shawn Walter di T&A) ma spero di avere gli stessi rapporti che avevo con i miei ex colleghi Nic Robuck (ex James Ford di OLTL) e Lenny Platt (ex Nate Salinger di OLTL).

L’attore si è detto anche felice del fatto che nel cast di T&A si ritrova alcuni suoi ex colleghi che avevano recitato con lui nella soap opera ONE LIFE TO LIVE (che ha chiuso i battenti nel 2012 tre puntate dopo la morte di Robert Ford) e ha citato alcuni nomi dei suoi ex colleghi di OLTL che torneranno ad essere suoi colleghi ma in T&A: Per esempio Mark Lawson (Ryan Cup di T&A), Melissa Archer (la Sabrina Specchio di T&A), Bree Williamson (la Sabina Specchio di T&A), Kassie DePaiva (la Nancy Wood di T&A), Meghann Fahy (la Annalisa Johnson di T&A). Inoltre Vincent Walter è fidanzato con Sabrina Specchio e nei prossimi mesi dovrebbero sposarsi e oltre ad avere un figlio da lei, ha pure due figli da Sabina Specchio, sorella gemella di Sabrina.

ROBERT FORD DI OLTL RESUSCITA IN VINCENT WALTER DI T&A????? EH MAGARI, FORD RIMANE FORD.

In foto David A. Gregory (Ex Robert Ford) recentemente mentre le altre due foto David A. Gregory (Ex Robert Ford) insieme ai suoi ex colleghi Nic Robuck (Ex James Ford) e Lenny Platt (Ex Nate Salinger) ai tempi di OLTL quando nella soap interpretavano i fratelli FORD INDIMENTICALI.

[mysamcedesmadness]

The St. Jameses of the Eye Series

Jesse: Jonathan Groff

Jurgen: Christopher McDonald & Willa: Kassie DePaiva

Working on Book of Matthew, I’m reminded of how diabolical this Jesse St. James is and kinda gotta throw up in my mouth a little that I’ll be writing more of him for the sake of that story.

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Jessica Tuck Is Checking Back Into 'General Hospital' as Cassandra Pierce

By Michael Maloney | TV Insider - July 30, 2019

Villainess Cassandra (Jessica Tuck) was last seen nearly a year ago on General Hospital as she was being driven away in a car, the “guest” of a mystery man who was wearing a ring belonging to the Cassadine clan. (Hmmm…)Viewers will see what’s been going with the calculating Cassandra when Tuck returns to GH starting Thursday, August 1.

TV Insider spoke to the actress about reprising her GH role, her guest spots on Freeform’s Good Trouble, and about her Emmy-nominated run as beloved Megan Gordon on One Life to Live. Among Megan’s stories was a memorable turn as a soap opera actress on fictional Fraternity Row, which was honored at the also fictional (and spectacular) Daisy Awards, a tribute of sorts to The Daytime Emmys.

GH left your return open and it’s great that’s happening. Cassandra is so evil!

Jessica Tuck: Really evil! She didn’t have many redeeming qualities, but there’s something sort of fun about that, too, playing someone who’s really, really despicable. Having been a vampire on True Blood, ruthlessness is in my wheelhouse. Perhaps, we’ll get a tiny peek at some other parts of her character? I’m not hinting at anything. I’m just throwing it out there. Who knows?

Does being at GH reunite you with any former OLTL pals?

I think Roger [Howarth, Franco; ex-Todd, OLTL] and I crossed paths at some point. I haven’t worked with James DePaiva [ex-Dr. Bensch; ex-Max, OLTL] at GH, but we have passed one another in the hall there. If he [comes back] perhaps our paths will cross again!

Last year, when Cassandra was lying in the hospital, it brought to mind Megan dying on OLTL.

[Laughs] In a very different way! People want to eat me alive as Cassandra. As Megan, it was sending me on my way.

When you were on OLTL, the show wasn’t always being recognized at the Daytime Emmys in key categories including Outstanding Drama Series. The Daisy Awards storyline was then-executive producer Paul Rauch’s response to that.

The Daisy Awards was a huge production. That was Paul’s brainchild and he went for it. The writers did an amazing job. We had a great time and all worked really hard on it. They choreographed and wrote songs for it. They tried to make it very much the same [as the Daytime Emmys], but also different. They were a little campy with it, but it was incredibly fun.Sharon Sharth, who played [Megan’s rival] Spring Skye, is fantastic. I love her as a human being. She’s also an amazing actress, singer, and dancer. She was fun to work with and incredibly generous. She’s a musical theater person. I am not and had to fake my way through it.

Respectfully, I beg to differ! You were fantastic. In fact, you could end up performing at next year’s Nurses Ball.

[Laughs] Well, I don’t know about that, but I certainly had a lot of fun. Back then, soaps didn’t shoot as quickly as they do now. What we do now in the time and money constraints that we have would make it so that we could never do a Daisy Awards today.

OLTL had a soap within the soap – Fraternity Row – and it was unique in that the genre was treated with respect. It wasn’t a spoof like Soapdish.  The Daisy Awards took the genre seriously.

I think you’re right about that. We had fun, but we weren’t necessarily making fun of ourselves. We wanted to be respectful of and underline that soaps are an art form. And they have something to contribute to daytime television. It wasn’t making fun of soaps even though there were fun and funny aspects to it — if that makes sense.

Perfect sense. Also, OLTL cast Robin Leach of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous as himself to host the Daisy Awards. What was it like working with him?

That was so much fun. Robin helped bring some authenticity to the story. He was really great. Robin had fun with it. He also found that line to walk of having fun, but not making fun of it.

Megan having been on Fraternity Row laid the foundation for a great speech — written by Scott Sickles from a breakdown by Chris Van Etten (both now at GH) — that Viki gave in the penultimate episode about why people watch soaps. Why was it important for you to come back for that last episode?

I was happy to. Soaps were where I began my career. It was such a great group of people. They were like family to me, truly. It was such a great privilege to go back. Also, the fans are incredibly supportive.

You recently recurred on Good Trouble, too.

Yes. My character, Libby, is the wife to Judge Wilson, played by Roger Bart. He’s great. I feel so lucky that I get paired with all these great people. To be honest, I haven’t done a ton on that show but from what they’ve shown, Libby helps show a different side to him. She’s not afraid of him the way a lot of other people are. They have a playful relationship and it adds a little balance to his character. They’re a great group of people on that show.

Who from OLTL are you in touch with?

I’m in regular contact with Grace Phillips, who played the second Sarah. Also, Frank has been a great friend since day one of One Life and we’re in contact. I’m in touch with Chris Cousins (ex-Cain), too. I love him! We see each other a lot at auditions. We got to play husband and wife on a show, but our characters were at each other’s throats! I’m always hoping I get paired with him on something. He is so much fun to work with and he’s so talented.

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Daytime Emmy's Predictions

We have arrived at the big week for Daytime Television. As you have may have already done so, I will be giving you my predictions for who will be the big winners. Now, I just want to put it out there that I have been mainly watching GH for the last few years, but I have spent time watching clips of the other soaps as well. Feel free to interact with me, and comment your thoughts! Here we go..

1. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)

Marci Miller (Abigail Deveraux DiMera, Days of Our Lives, NBC)

Heather Tom (Katie Logan, The Bold and the Beautiful, CBS)

Maura West (Ava Jerome, General Hospital, ABC)

Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos, General Hospital, ABC)

My prediction: Maura West. She is soap royalty, and doesnt get enough credit for what she brings to the table, mainly because it is easy to dislike her role. 2018 was a big year for West as she had a self-realization storyline early in the year, followed by the aftermath of the Dr. Bensch- Kiki assault case, as well as the Kiki-Griffin affair. If not West, I can see Jacqueline Mcinnes Wood or Marci Miller taking the award.

2. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital, ABC)

Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott ,The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Tyler Christopher (Stefan DiMera, Days of Our Lives, NBC)

Billy Flynn (Chad DiMera, Days of Our Lives, NBC)

Jon Lindstrom(Ryan/Kevin Collins, General Hospital, ABC)

My prediction: This is was the hardest category for me to decide. I easily had 3 winners but if I had to choose one, it would have to be Jon Lindstrom. It is about time he gets recognized for his talents, and after so much time in the background, Jon Lindstrom got a meaty storyline that happens to be hitting the climax in the next few weeks. He played dual roles, with one role being Dr.Kevin Collins who was kept in Ferncliff and was also blind for a long time, while his identical serial killer twin brother Ryan Chamberlain wreaked havoc on Port Charles. Playing two roles is difficult and not many can pull it off like Lindstrom did.

(My runner-up would be Peter Bergman for his portrayal of Jack Abbott, although it was presumed he wasnt an Abbott, which gave us brilliant acting from Bergman)

3. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Kassie DePaiva (Eve Donovan, Days of Our Lives, NBC)

Linsey Godfrey (Sarah Horton, Days of Our Lives, NBC)

Martha Madison (Belle Black, Days of Our Lives, NBC)

Beth Maitland (Traci Abbott, The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Mishael Morgan (Hilary Curtis, The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Vernee Watson (Stella Henry, General Hospital, ABC)

My prediction: Martha Madison. I didn't watch too much of Days, but she amazed me in her scenes while Doc was dying.

4. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Max Gail (Mike Corbin, General Hospital, ABC)

Bryton James (Devon Hamilton, The Young and the Restless, CBS)

Eric Martsolf (Brady Black, Days of Our Lives, NBC)

Greg Rikaart (Leo Stark, Days of Our Lives, NBC)

Dominic Zamprogna (Dante Falconeri, General Hospital, ABC)

My prediction: Even as the oldest in this category, he was a rookie to daytime soaps and he captured our hearts with his portrayal of a man diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Max Gail allowed us to feel his pain, fear and suffering, and this storyline altogether has brought a renewed awareness to a cruel disease.

(My runner-up would be Bryton James, whom I strongly believe will yet again have a great chance to win next year as well)

5. Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

Hayley Erin (Kiki Jerome, General Hospital, ABC)

Olivia Rose Keegan (Claire Brady, Days of Our Lives, NBC)

Victoria Konefal (Ciara Brady, Days of Our Lives, NBC)

Chloe Lanier (Nelle Benson, General Hospital, ABC)

Eden McCoy (Josslyn Jacks, General Hospital, ABC)

My prediction: I strongly believe that the reigning winner of this category, Chloe Lanier, will yet again be the winner. Her portrayal of Nelle Benson once again haunted Port Charles, specifically the Corinthos-Jacks clan. Her twisted way of bringing pain to others to somehow offset the pain they caused her was intense, especially in the ever entertaining showdowns between Carly and Nelle.

My runner up would be Eden McCoy, who was also linked in this storyline with Nelle and Carly. I'm sure this is the first of many nominations for McCoy.

Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series

Lucas Adams (Tripp Dalton, Days of Our Lives, NBC)

William Lipton (Cameron Webber, General Hospital, ABC)

Kyler Pettis (Theo Carver, Days of Our Lives, NBC)

Garren Stitt (Oscar Nero, General Hospital, ABC)

Zach Tinker (Fenmore Baldwin, The Young and the Restless, CBS)

My prediction: In my opinion, there were no standouts like the other categories. I do see one of the GH boys winning, with it most likely being Garren Stitt.

7. Outstanding Drama Series

Bold and the Beautiful, CBS

Days of our Lives, NBC

General Hospital, ABC

The Young and the Restless, CBS

My prediction: Days and General Hospital really brought the drama. They had some huge storylines that brought some amazing performances, mainly why most of the nominees come from those two shows respectively. I could see GH pulling in the big award, but its definitely there's to lose as well.

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