February 2008 News Archive (Page 15)

Let's take a look at the following Days of Our Lives spoilers. Feel free to talk about them in our forum...

• Steve (Stephen Nichols, pictured) sees Ava (the woman from his past) once more before he leaves for Ireland.

• Those in Ireland head back to Salem on John's jet. But it gets sabotaged and left without pilots. That can't be good.

• Grandpa Shawn gives Bo the last oxygen mask on the plane to save him. Might it be the end of Shawn Sr.?

• EJ (James Scott) and Sami (Alison Sweeney) leave the safe house, returning to their respective apartments.

Here's a day-by-day breakdown of next week's One Life to Live episodes...

Monday
Rex receives news from Gigi: he's not Shane's father.
Todd attempts to rip the gun from Lee's hands.

Tuesday
John seeks revenge on Lee.
Starr (Kristen Alderson) has a growing feeling that Cole and Langston are seeing each other.

Wednesday
Roxy (Ilene Kristen) begs Allison to stay quiet.
Gigi receives an invite the Go Red Ball.

Thursday
Starr receives a shock.

Friday
Mary J. Blige performs at Starr's surprise birthday party.
Allison goes on the hunt for Jessica.

Here's a look at what All My Children fans can look forward to one next week's episodes...

• Angie and Jesse come face to face with one another.

• Babe (Amanda Baker) is determined to get JR (Jacob Young, pictured) to agree to be Richie's bone marrow donor.

• Greenlee (Rebecca Budig) sees Kendall with a pregnancy test - and assumes she might be pregnant with Zach's child.

• Kendall (Alicia Minshew) fears she might be pregnant with Aidan's child.

Later today on General Hospital, Carly crosses paths with female mobster Claudia Zacchara. Why does this make for a fun inside joke for longtime fans?

"It's really funny," Laura Wright (pictured), who plays Carly, said to The New York Daily News. "Claudia is a nice, spicy addition to the show. She could slit your throat and kiss you at the same time, which I love."

The wink to fans, of course, is that Sarah Brown (who plays Claudia), actually created the role of Carly in 1996. She played her until 2001, winning three Daytime Emmys along the way.

Wright took over the role in 2005 (jumping ship from Guiding Light to become Carly number-four) and has played it ever since.

"I have been a fan of Laura's since I was on General Hospial back in the day," said Brown. "We have a natural camaraderie together, which was kind of unexpected."

Wright has similar praise for Brown.

"We're two totally different actresses and they're two different characters," said Laura. "So I think it's going to be a blast."

Here's a look at the list of top-rated soap operas from last week, ranked in order of total viewers:

1. The Young and the Restless: 6,012,000
2. The Bold and the Beautiful: 4,092,000
3. General Hospital: 3,122,000
4. As the World Turns: 3,115,000
5. Days of Our Lives: 2,859,000
6. All My Children: 2,784,000
7. One Life to Live: 2,664,000
8. Guiding Light: 2,583,000

Michael Graziadei will be starring in the indie drama The Outside. And he recently spoke to Soap Opera Digest about the part.

"It's a cool movie about a young surfer who ends up tangled up in the professional surfing industry," Graziadei said of his side project. "It's all about his journey and has some interesting life lessons."

This young star of The Young and the Restless is still amazed at his good fortune, as displayed in his reaction to his role in the movie.

"I'm the lead — isn't that nuts?" the actor asked. "It's unbelievable and such a big responsibility. I've never experienced anything like it. It's a lot of work. I've been putting in 15-hour days."

How does Graziadei handle the hectic schedule between the movie and the soap opera?

"Our weekend for the movie is Thursday and Friday, so I can drive back to L.A. and work here those days," he said. "I've been getting done at midnight Wednesday, driving back from San Diego and getting to L.A. at 2 in the morning to come in the next day.

Not so nice when I got hit with 50 pages of sides one day! It can be tough coming back here after being in my other character all week and trying to filter it out."

You'll never heard Graziadei complain, however. It's a pretty nice life and he knows it.

Patsy Pease (Kimberly) will return to Days of Our Lives for two episodes, beginning February 27.

"My relationship with the fans is what has meant the most to me," the actress told Soap Opera Digest. "When they write and tell me that it feels like there's a hole in the Brady family, then I want to come back. I am very protective of the loyal following I have.

If they're feeling down about a storyline, I want to go in there and contribute something to make them feel happy. Their happiness means a great deal to me."

Welcome! A week of daytime drama is almost complete and The Soap Dispenser has all the action covered. Our guides to Thursday, February 7 soap operas:

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

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According to Daytime Confidential, Mary J. Blige will perform for Starr Manning's 16th birthday.

One Life To Live spoilers are swirling that Starr and Cole sleep together after the party. Will the series actually move forward with this story line? What about the Cole and Langston pairing?

Guess we'll have to tune in next week and find out.

The Internet has been buzzing a lot these days with rumors about Kirsten Storms.

For starters, the actress says that Days of Our Lives has not asked her to return to the role of Belle Black. As for her status on General Hospital?

"I am working a lot (with Bradford Anderson) and loving every second of it. I have NO intentions of returning to Days, nor have they asked me. I'm beyond happy in "Port Charles" and plan to stay there as long as they will let me."