February 2008 News Archive (Page 9)

What's in store for Chelsea on Days of Our Lives? Let's find out from the actress that portrays her, Rachel Melvin:

I feel extremely privileged and honored that the writers and producers of Days of Our Lives have entrusted myself and my character to experience what is to come. It is possibly one of the hardest acting challenges I am going to face, and definitely the most worthwhile.

I can't wait to tape them and even more so, have them air. The current storylines and pace in which they are unraveling, I believe, are really going to take us back to the Days of Our Lives that we all so know and love. I will be extremely surprised if our ratings don't skyrocket during such an intense situation.

Read Melvin's full blog entry now.

Warning: As the World Turns spoiler ahead!

On February 25, Ameera (Tala Ashe), a young woman from Iraq, approaches Noah and Luke with some interesting information about Colonel Meyer. Here's a look at this new As the World Turns character from her debut:

Shawn Christian has been cast a Dr. Daniel Jonas on Days of Our Lives. He's a new doctor at Salem University Hospital.

Sources say the actor began taping on February 11. His first actual appearance on a new episode is unknown at this time. Previously, the actor briefly appeared on As the World Turns and One Life to Live.

Congratulations to Michelle Ray Smith! The Guiding Light actress is pregnant.

The star and boyfriend Michael Laydon are expecting a child on July 21. Interestingly, this isaround the same time that Smith's contract with Guiding Light is due to be renegotiated.

Alicia Minshew will soon be appearing at two book signings to promote the book "Charm." The book was written by Alicia's All My Children character, Kendall Hart.

• On February 20 at 7:30 p.m., the actress will sign books at Barnes & Noble, Clifton Commons, 395 Route 3 East in Clifton, NJ.
• On March 6 at 7:00 p.m., she will sign books at Borders, 1499 Post Road in Fairfield, CT.

A new villain is coming to Llanview.

An the character will be be portrayed by none other thanDavid Andrew MacDonald. MacDonald. The actor recently returned to Guiding Light as Edmund Winslow for a short stint, only to now jump networks and join One Life to Live.

We'll have more details as they emerge. But do you think MacDonald is a good addition to One Life to Live?

The Young and Restless cleaned up at the NAACP Awards last week. Two of its stars, Kristoff St. John and Christel Khalil (pictured), won the Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series and Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series, respectively.

The Young and Restless has won both awards every year since 1994, with the exception of 2007 when Passions' Tracy Ross won in the Outstanding Actress category.

Shots rang out Friday on General Hospital, but who got hit?

The New York Daily News asks - and attempts to answer - this question, as it previews tomorrow's new General Hospital episode.

"Monday picks up with both Kate and Carly lying on the ground," says Laura Wright, pictured, who plays Carly. "You don't know who got hit. Jax comes to Carly and says, 'Carly, are you okay?' She's, like, 'I guess I got queasy and fell over.' Carly thinks she must have passed out from being pregnant. She didn't even hear the gun go off."

Which means she doesn't know it was her son Michael who accidentally fired it.

"She has no idea," continues Wright. "They just assume the gunfire means bad news that they should probably get away from. Jax takes her to the hospital to make sure she's okay."

Read the full General Hospital preview now.

Here's a look at the top-rated soap opera (in total viewers) for the week of February 4:

1. The Young and the Restless: 5,551,000
2. The Bold and the Beautiful: 3,738,000
3. General Hospital: 3,032,000
4. As the World Turns: 3,028,000
5. Days of Our Lives: 2,980,000
6. All My Children: 2,758,000
7. One Life to Live: 2,628,000
8. Guiding Light: 2,535,000

If you blinked you may have missed singer Mary J. Blige‘s performance near the end of One Life To Live Friday. The good news is she’ll be back tomorrow.

Blige and her real band performed at character Starr Manning’s (Kristen Alderson) sweet 16 birthday party. It was by far the best 2-3 minutes of the otherwise tedious cliffhanger Friday show.

Blige gave an exuberant performance of her song, “Just Fine.” It was the R&B singer’s second time performing on One Life to Live. Her first go around in Llanview was back in 2006.

Incorporating real stars into the fictional world of soap operas can come across as clunky at times (think back to Timbaland’s appearance on One Life to Live last year when he claimed to be a fan of fictional singer Sarah “Flash” Roberts).

Read the full article now.