October 2007 News Archive (Page 8)

Detective Maggie can hold her own on The Young and the Restless. However, portrayer Tammy Lauren enjoys showing her softer side.

"Women who act as tough as Maggie are probably more scared of things than others," Lauren said to Soap Opera Digest. "It's such a boys' club on any police force that the women I've seen in law enforcement have to be tougher than the average woman. It's a defense mechanism."

But what about after hours?

"When they're with the guys they're into, they get to show their girly side," Lauren said. That's why she likes Maggie with Paul. "She has her two sides and that makes it more fun to play. One side would be boring."

Overall, the honeymoon is over for Maggie and her PI: "It's going to get complicated, which is way cooler than straight romance. The whole relationship, it's been work that's kept them together. Now all this information comes out — like Heather!

"That was a bombshell: If my boyfriend told me he had a grown daughter that didn't know about him, I'd freak out," the actress said. "It would make me think twice about him. And Paul (Doug Davidson) still has a few more surprises he's getting ready to drop on Maggie."

Tammy, of course, wasn't even meant to still be on The Young and the Restless.

"When I joined the show, it was just for the Carmen Mesta murder mystery and then I'd be done," Lauren said. "Since then? There are so many damn criminals in Genoa City that it's kept me busy!"

Now that Bruce Weitz is firmly aboard General Hospital, head writer Robert Guza, Jr. couldn't help but share his excitement with Soap Opera Digest:

"This has worked out extremely well," Guza said. "I had originally envisioned somebody who was much more physically imposing but when they told me that Bruce was out there, I was like, 'Oh, my God. You think he'd like to do it?' We brought him in, had a long talk with him and he is just unbelievable because the character he is playing is a certified whack job.

He is criminally and pathologically insane.

And what Bruce gives you is not only glimmers of a mobster who is ruthless and fearless, but you also get a sense of vulnerability because we're going to talk about what made the man this way. He will do anything. And the moment he walks on camera, you're almost cowering because, really, anything can happen."

For Nathaniel Marston, it's more like one criminal life to live now.

The soap opera star was charged with felony assault, reckless endangerment, criminal possession of a weapon and resisting arrest after allegedly attacking three men with a crate (breaking one guy's leg) in the early hours of Sunday morning in New York City's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood.

According to the New York Daily News, Marston flailed his arms and kicked at police officers as they tried to arrest him.

He later was taken to Bellevue, where he was labeled "emotionally disturbed" and then released. Police say that Marston appeared to be under the influence of narcotics (possibly cocaine) at the time of the melee.

Reportedly, the actor had been on edge all week, although no one knows what triggered this attack. Earlier in the week, he blew up on the One Life to Live set.

"He's got a split personality," a neighbor told the newspaper. "When I first met him, he seemed chill, but within about the last six months he's gone a little screwy."

In 1999, during his stint on As the World Turns, Marston was arrested for attacking/damaging an ATM. That's just odd.

Then, in 2003, he was killed off of One Life to Live — by some accounts, due to suspect work habits — but brought back as a different character following fan protest.

On November 5, Colin Egglesfield will take a break from filming All My Children... in order to participate in the New York City Marathon!

This shouldn't be too shocking. After all, Egglesfield has to maintain the following, incredible body somehow...

Coming up this week, on All My Children...

Monday, October 22:
- Greenlee (Sabine Singh) hides her thoughts about her fertilized eggs-from Zach.
- Annie is afraid that Richie may have poisoned Emma.

Tuesday, October 23:
- Greenlee seeks help from Aidan (Aiden Turner, pictured) to investigate J.R.'s statement.
- A horrified Krystal finds herself in bed... with Adam!

Wednesday, October 24:
- Babe is very confused by both sides of what she sees in Richie.
- Annie is romanced by Ryan.
- Adam is positive he'll win Krystal back.

Thursday, October 25:
- Greenlee tells Jack there may be chance that her embryos may still exist.
- Erica becomes suspicious of Jack's secret.

Friday, October 26:
- Adam warns J.R. that he should never trust Zach (Thorsten Kaye).
- Erica tells Jack that she wishes Greenlee would just leave Pine Valley.

Courtesy of the show's official website, here are this week's Guiding Light spoilers...

• Harley and Cyrus are trapped, with no way out.

• Natalia's (Jessica Leccia, pictured) feelings towards Gus take a turn.

• Cassie happily awaits Will's return, unaware of the danger.

• Daisy (Bonnie Dennison) takes matters into her own hands.

• Edmund has returned!

Here's a look at As the World Turns spoilers for the next few episodes...

• Meg questions the paternity of her unborn child.

• Lily gives Holden the wrong idea.

• Emily and Dusty have a fiery reunion.

• A heartbroken Katie (Terri Colobino) makes a decision about her marraige to Jack.

• Gwen and Will receive devastating news.

Here's a sneak peak at what's to come this week on The Bold and the Beautiful...

• Nick begs Taylor (Hunter Tylo) to open her heart.

• Ridge learns the truth about Taylor's baby.

• Brooke gets a visit from an uninvited enemy.

• Katie (Heather Tom, pictured) and Thorne's relationship blossoms.

• Stephanie tries to plead her case.

Welcome to The Soap Dispenser. For those new to our site, each day right about this time, you can find links for official recaps of all your favorite soap operas. Here are guides to all episodes airing Friday, October 19:

• General Hospital
• As the World Turns
• All My Children
• Guiding Light
• Days of Our Lives
• The Bold and the Beautiful
• The Young and the Restless
• One Life to Live

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We're sad to report the passing of Hunter Tylo's son last night.

As reported by TMZ.com, Michael Tylo, Jr drowned and was pronounced dead at 11:55. Michael went by the nickname Mickey.

The police were initially called to the house at 10:18 p.m. to respond to a report of a deceased male in a pool. We'll have more on the investigation as it progresses.

"We are doing a toxicology report, but that is standard with all bodies that come to us," said coroner Michael Murphy. "That information won't be available for several weeks. With this already having a cause of death, like a medical condition, it appears pretty evident that this is reason for him falling in the pool."

This isn't the tragedy to strike the actress' children: Hunter's youngest daughter, Katya, was diagnosed with retinablastoma and has had her eye removed.

Our best wishes go out to the family of this star from The Bold and the Beautiful.