Get out your calendars, All My Children fans:
Jeff Branson (Jonathan), Colin Egglesfield (Josh) and Aiden Turner (pictured, Aidan) will be appearing at Mical's Catering in Deer Park, NY on Saturday, November 17.
Please call (631) 667-0330 for more information.
Jason Gerhardt stars on General Hospital.
He also stars as a family man in real life, as a recent interview with Soap Opera Digest revealed:
Soap Opera Digest: So, congratulations on the impending birth of your son in December.
Jason Gerhardt: Thank you! Yes, we're having a boy. I'm so excited. [Wife] Chalae's feeling great, but she's so ready to get that baby out. She's practically jumping up and down trying to get him to come out!
Digest: Does your wife watch your love scenes?
Gerhardt: She doesn't like to, but I'm always open for her to do that because I'm not hiding anything from her. It's my job to go home and make sure she feels okay. She met Kirsten Storms (Maxie) and they get along great. Kirsten has a boyfriend, and she and I have talked about it. It is a little uncomfortable because it's one of those things that's only supposed to be between you and your significant other.
But we're very respectful and we have our boundaries. We make sure the other one is comfortable with it and I'm not going to do anything that she doesn't want me to do. And Chalae's seen that it's very technical when you're on set. It looks very different on camera.
Digest: We hear you also just launched a fan club.
Gerhardt: Yes. The Official Jason Gerhardt Fan Club has just been launched. We're hoping it's not going to be your normal fan club. It's going to be very interactive with me. I'm going to be very available and it's really charity-driven. Right now we're working with World Vision, which is an organization that helps children all around the world.
It's such a great cause. We're just a bunch of people getting together, trying to do some good and change the world around us.
Amelia Heinle recently talked to Soap Opera Digest about the Clear Springs disaster story line on The Young and the Restless.
As her pregnant character was left comatose after the building collapse, Heinle - who was also with child during shooting, and it with husband Thad Luckinbill in this photo - spoke on filming those scenes...
Soap Opera Digest: The Clear Springs scenes turned out really well. They were suspenseful to watch.
Amelia Heinle: Thanks! I'm glad you think so. When I was filming, I wasn't sure how they'd do the explosive stuff on daytime. It took a long time to film those scenes.
Digest: I thought it was effective how they showed different characters' stories on different days.
Heinle: I hadn't realized they were going to do it like that. But then my mom wanted to see me and she was like, "Where are you? You haven't exploded yet." I was like, "I know I'm in there sometime."
Digest: Did you fall asleep during the coma scenes?
Heinle: It was hard not to. Would you believe that this was my first time ever being in a coma?
Digest: Really? But you've been on three soaps. [Heinle also played All My Children's Mia] How did you manage to avoid that particular soap convention?
Heinle: I don't know! It seems everyone on soaps is comatose at least once, right? It was kind of fun, though. I'd just lie there and relax while people cried over me. What wasn't to like [laughs]?
BethAnn Bonner parlayed a third place finish on I Wanna Be a Soap Opera Star 3 into a recurring role on One Life to Live.
Portraying Talia on the show, Bonner has become close friends with Bree Williamson and is thrilled to be living in New York, where she's been residing since October 2006.
"I'm so glad my character is from New York because I love it here. I love the people; I love the energy," the actress told Soap Opera Digest.
Here are a few more fun facts about the relatively new One Life to Live cast member:
It wasn't the best night of dancing for Cameron Mathison; so now the All My Children star needs your help in order to last another week on Dancing with the Stars.
Go vote!
Cameron and Edyta's high-energy Quickstep seemed much more fast-paced than the other Quicksteps on the evening, which isn't really a good thing.
Carrie Ann asked if Cameron drank a Red Bull before the performance. She called the routine "wild" and "out of control." Len told the couple to calm down, while Bruno believed that Cameron forgot the steps during his rushed performance.
Score: 24 (8, 8, 8).
Later in the night, the couple's jive was much lighter and less intense in comparison. There were still plenty of fun elements, though. Cameron jumped over Edyta's shoulders at one point.
Len informed us that the Jive normally suits short, compact dancers, but that Cameron did a fantastic job. Bruno said that there were "more kicks than a rodeo" and loved Cameron's performance, too. Carrie Ann added that Cameron began the competition as the good-looking guy who could "kinda" move, but developed into a great dancer.
Score: 27 (9, 9, 9).
We now take a break from delivering soap opera spoilers and news to provide fans of The Bold and the Beautiful with a couple cute pictures.
Sure, these photos of Winsor Harmon and Kyle Lowder are a bit old... but does that make them any less attractive?
Another week of daytime TV is now in the works, and The Soap Dispenser has kicked it off with recaps of all eight exciting soap opera episodes airing Monday, November 5. Below are the links to each of your favorite soap operas:
Thank you for choosing The Soap Dispenser for your daily soap opera spoilers, news and recaps. From The Young and the Restless to Guiding Light, One Life to Live and more, thanks for making The Soap Dispenser the #1 soap opera site online.
General Hospital star Minae Noji was recently asked about her character sex addiction story line on the show. Here was her response:
"I remember thinking it was very much a gift for the fact that they are even addressing it. I didn't know ... I knew it was special to me that it was a journey for me to go on my own. It's a tough topic to broach ... writing this story can be a little tricky.
It's incredible to hear from the viewers reactions to the story. FOR ME, I love playing roles that push me to be brave and open.
When the audience could feel the nakedness and vulnerability of the character and say,"Yes, I get it." It's really a beautiful thing when that happens...
The sex addict story was an interesting journey for me. I grew up around a lot of addiction so hit close to home."
To read the full interview, click here.
On his official website, Michael Easton recently answered a handful of questions from One Life to Live fans.
Here are a couple examples:
Q:First of all it's been a lot of fun watching you on One Life to Live these past years, and see your character of John evolve...thanks for keeping me watching. I'm curious to know how did you like being John the "mummy" for all those days as a burn victim, any humorous costume/makeup stories? You looked good in white... but I do prefer you in your black leather jacket too!
A: I literally fell asleep one day while they were filming.
Q: I read in a magazine article that you said you would like to do Dancing With The Stars but it would scare the hell out of you. All your fans know what a great actor and writer you are so how about showing us what kind of dancer you are. If you're gonna say you wouldn't be any good because you have two left feet I'm not buying it.
A: It would be a disaster. Id be ruining another perfectly good show for people.
Follow our link to read the full interview with Easton.
As previously reported, Kate Collins is coming back to All My Children in late November.
Once there, shell bond with daughter Amanda for Thanksgiving.
Then, in December, the character of Janet will meet Richie in Oak Haven, where the two plot to flee their institution.
