Friday, July 11, 2008

TIPS FROM A SOAP CHARACTER: EMILY STEWART (ATWT)

Want to land yourself a hot younger man?

It helps to look pretty in pink.



And bold in black.



And nearly naked.



And to have professional make-up help.



(Keep in mind, on screen, Emily's only given birth to one child. Actress Kelley Menighan Hensley has delivered three!)
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: KYRA SEDGWICK (EX-JULIA; ANOTHER WORLD) & STEPHEN MARTINES (EX-TONY; GUIDING LIGHT)

``The Closer'' star Kyra Sedgwick will have a new antagonist when the TV crime drama returns for a fourth season.

Soap-opera actor Stephen Martines will have a recurring role as a Hispanic news reporter who asks tough questions about how Sedgwick's police interrogator, Brenda Leigh Johnson, and her Los Angeles Police Department colleagues do their jobs.

The character played by Martines, whose credits include ``The Guiding Light'' and ``General Hospital,'' reflects an attempt to keep up with changing U.S. demographics, series creator James Duff said in an interview.

Read whole story, here.

Watch vintage episodes of Another World, here.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

ELLEN ALERT

As Margo continues to lose her mind over Casey's involvement with Emily this week -- and really, what's the big deal? Wasn't that Margo waxing sarcastic to Katie just a few short months ago about how dating members of the same family wasn't against the law in Oakdale? So maybe Emily slept with Margo's brother-in-law. And the father of her oldest son. And Margo's husband. Heck, that practically makes her family herself! -- we take a moment to check out some pix from actress Ellen Dolan's most recent photo shoot.

Enjoy!



Protect and serve Margo.



Down-home Margo.



Happy Margo.



Thinking about Emily Margo.

(P.S. Margo and Emily have another man in common - James Stenbeck. At least when Emily was sleeping with him, James was merely presumed dead. When Margo was sleeping with him, he was still married to Barbara.)
WALKING VANZANDT

Caitlin VanZandt (Ashlee; GL) spoke in front of the Capitol during the Walk From Obesity on Tuesday, June 17.



The Walk on the Capitol was a history-making awareness event geared to help bring National attention to the obesity epidemic and the need for expanded efforts in prevention and treatment.

For more information visit www.obesityaction.org.

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

YOU TELL US

Should it be Grady and Daisy?



Grady and Ashlee?



Grady and Dinah?



Or Grady and... Reva?



(Or are you more of the hey, he's a killer, maybe it should be Grady and the state penitentiary mind set?)
AS THE WORLD TURNS' TWO MS. RYANS

Meg Ryan, playing Betsy Stewart as she married Steve Andropolous in 1984.



Meg Ryan, as played by Marie Wilson, after marrying Paul Ryan in 2008.

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: MICHAEL CORBETT (WARREN; SEARCH FOR TOMORROW)

Michael Corbett's career has taken many unique twists and turns, all of which began with him appearing on Broadway (or Broadway bound) in shows like NEFERTITI, GREASE, MATINEE KIDS and COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA....

He first starred for 3 years on RYAN'S HOPE for ABC, next for 4 years on SEARCH FOR TOMORROW for NBC...

To read more, click here.

And to watch Corbett in action, check out vintage Search for Tomorrow on the AOL/PGP Classic Soaps Channel!
TWO SIDES OF LIGHT

Strike a pose...





Chill...



THREE IN A WEDDING

The bride.



The bride and groom.



The bride, the groom, and his mother.



Does anyone really think that's a good thing?

Find out, only this week, only on As The World Turns.

Monday, July 07, 2008

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: ED DESIATO

Ed Desiato will be the first person to tell you he's no John Barrymore.

”I'm not an idiot,“ Desiato says in a ­gravelly voice deepened by cigarettes and with a lingering New York accent. ”There was only one John Barrymore....

He (played) a role on the long-running soap opera The Edge of Night, a gig that lasted until he punched somebody backstage.

”The next day I was written out of the script,“ he recalls, noting that his character was killed in a car accident.

”I've since calmed down, and I don't hit people,“ ­Desiato says with a hearty laugh that fills the dining room at Natasha's. ”I may berate them verbally, but I don't hit them.“

Read the whole story, here.

And for the long-term EON fans... any idea what part he played? We don't have him listed as a contract player.

MAMA SAID THERE'D BE DAYS LIKE THIS

How does ATWT's Margo feel about her precious baby boy's tryst with the woman who almost destroyed Margo's marriage?



See for yourself...



Only this week, only on As The World Turns.
YOU'RE TIMELESS TO ME...

In honor of Guiding Light's newest hot couple...



Tina Sloan (Lillian) and Justin Deas (Buzz) have a little fun at their recent photo session...

Enjoy!

Friday, July 04, 2008

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

From As The World Turns



&



Guiding Light!

Thursday, July 03, 2008

BREAK OUT THE BURGERS!

It's the annual Bauer 4th of July BBQ!



Let the good times roll!





Well, maybe not for Lizzie!



But it's a soap, people!

Tune in this Friday to find out why she's crying -- and why everyone else is smiling, only on Guiding Light!


FIREWORKS! (A DAY EARLY...)


Today is the big day!

Don't miss Cyndi Lauper's special guest appearance plus performance on today's episode of As The World Turns!



More here from Entertainment Weekly, NewsForJax.com, and New York Daily News.

More photos, here.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: JANE KRAKOWSKI (TR; SEARCH FOR TOMORROW)

The aspiring actress landed her first television role at 14, playing Rebecca “T.R.” Kendall on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow. Six years later, she was nominated for her first Tony, for her turn as Flaemmchen in Grand Hotel. She then bounced back and forth between stage and screen, appearing in films like National Lampoon’s Vacation, Fatal Attraction and Dance With Me (and later, making Jude Law swoon in Alfie), all the while filming small television roles and appearing on Broadway.

“I’ve never wanted to do just one thing,” she explains. “I’m so lucky to be able to work in all three areas, because that means I probably have a better chance of consistently booking jobs.” She laughs. “I know the handshake between theater and TV. The only reason I got to be in Guys and Dolls in the West End is because they broadcast Ally McBeal in London and people recognized me there. It’s the nature of the business.”


Read the entire interview here, then watch teen Jane make her daytime debut here.

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

A LITTLE PRE-WEDDING FROLIC

Behind the Scenes at Guiding Light's will-they-or-won't-they? Lewis wedding:







PICTURE PERFECT

Visit the video vault at www.astheworldturns.net to see a behind the scenes interview with Marnie Schulenburg (Alison) and Dylan Bruce (Chris) during a recent photo shoot.

And for those who can't wait, here are a few snaps from the shoot itself, without you even having to click a key:







Tuesday, July 01, 2008

MAMA DRAMA

Are Janet/Liberty (ATWT) or Blake/Clarissa (GL) daytime's answer to The Gilmore Girls?



Both teams feature children worlds more mature than their flighty, youth-obsessed single parents. And both come from shows with a long history of less than healthy mother/daughter relationships.

On As The World Turns, Lily has had herself unadopted and readopted by Lucinda so many times, neither one remembers where exactly their legal status stands these days.

And then there are Susan and Emily. Susan drank and neglected her way through most of Emily's childhood, then seemed surprised when the barely legal teenage girl ended up as James Stenbeck's arm candy, not to mention a needy homewrecker and then, briefly, a hooker, to boot.

On Guiding Light, Lillian Raines turned a deliberate blind eye to the fact that her abusive husband was also beating her daughter. Beth had to be raped by her stepfather before Lillian was forced to deal with the situation and protect her child.



And Blake herself knows all about dysfunctional mother/daughter dynamics. Her own mother, Holly, once blurted out that she'd never loved Blake. The disconnect presumably stemmed from Blake being the child of devious Roger Thorpe, who'd previously raped and kidnapped Holly. But, then again, Blake sleeping with and stealing her mother's fiance most likely didn't help the situation.

Do you have a favorite daytime mother/daughter combo? Let us know in the Comments section below!

Monday, June 30, 2008

HAPPILY EVER AFTER

Can't wait for ATWT's celebration of Tom and Margo's 25th wedding anniversary this week?

Here's another picture to keep you going till the big day!



P.S. For all those who wrote to me asking why Chris isn't in the family photo, rest assured, there is a reason.

Here is a separate photo of Dylan Bruce to make up for his (ab)sence above.