May 2008 News Archive (Page 6)

Welcome, fans of daytime TV drama, to The Soap Dispenser. Below are links to recaps of Wednesday, May 21 soap operas:

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

Thank you for visiting us for soap opera news and spoilers from The Bold and the Beautiful to One Life to Live, Guiding Light and more, and for making The Soap Dispenser the #1 soap opera site online!

From the flashing fashion pictures to the dormant button for a section that's still a work in progress, restlessstyle.com looks precisely like the site for an up-and-coming publication.

Of course, the website, which launched last week, is an extension of the a new fashion and lifestyle magazine on The Young and the Restless, Restless Style.

On the series, Phyllis, Nicholas, Jack and Sharon Abbott run the site; in real-life, it's another example of how daytime dramas are trying to hold onto viewers, while also hoping to attract in new ones.

''It was just a way to expand the fiction into reality,'' executive producer Josh Griffith told Entertainment Weekly. ''I think that wherever we can go to reach the largest number of people and get them excited about coming back to our show, you gotta do it.

There are so many options out there, so many places that people could go to find their entertainment. I think it's important to branch out and reach new viewers using the most cutting-edge technology.''

Congratulations are in order for Jessica Leccia.

The Guiding Light actress married Brian Malloy at the Gran Melia Resort in Puerto Rico on May 3. Stars in attendance included Ricky Paull Goldin, Caitlin Van Zandt, Murray Bartlett and Beth Ehlers.

Miss USA Crystle Stewart will be guest-starring on Days of Our Lives. Look for her appearance on the June 20 episode.

Reportedly, Stewart will mix it up with Chelsea (Rachel Melvin) and Morgan (Kristen Renton) as their Alpha Chi Theta sorority advisor at the Salem Health Club. Sounds intriguing.

As previously announced, Ne-Yo will be guest starring on All My Children on May 21 and May 22. He'll be performing two songs on the episodes, while also hanging out with the character of Jessie.

Which you can get a sneak peek of here:

Below are links to recaps of Tuesday, May 20 soap operas:

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

Thank you for visiting us for soap opera news and spoilers from The Bold and the Beautiful to One Life to Live, All My Children and more, and for making The Soap Dispenser the #1 soap opera site online!

Daytime Confidential has just received a big-time scoop on Beth Ehlers (Harley) will exit Guiding Light:

Reportedly, Rafe shoots Jeffrey O'Neal and Harley gets him out of town to protect him. The two are on the run for an unspecified period of time. In the end, Rafe somehow ends up back in Springfield, but Harley does not. Details are still unclear of how this angle ends.

We do know, of course, that Ehlers will soon turn up on All My Children.

Kristen Alderson and Brandon Buddy were recently on The View. The One Life to Live stars discussed their controversial story line.

Check it out now:

According to Michael Lohan of TV Guide, Finola Hughes, best known as Anna Devane on General Hospital, was set for a guest starring role on The Young and the Restless this summer. But there was just one problem:

ABC wasn't having it!

Reportedly, the network convinced Hughes to turn down The Young and the Restless. Now, it has issued the following statement on the situation:

"General Hospital always planned a big summer storyline revolving around the characters of Anna Devane and Robin Scorpio as the mother-daughter relationship continues to grow in the face of Robin becoming a mother for the first time.

Upon learning Finola Hughes had booked a role in a short story arc on a competing daytime drama, General Hospital requested that she honor her commitment to our show, and she graciously obliged."

Over at CBS, The Young and the Restless had set Hughes for a four-episode appearance as Zara, the flirty, opportunistic mother of Sabrina (Raya Meddine). The character isstill  due to arrive in Genoa City June 19, just in time for Sabrina's wedding to mega-mogul Victor Newman (Eric Braeden). Hughes just won't be playing her anymore.

All My Children star Leven Rambin recently updated her personal blog to give herself a shout out for turning 18.

Here's what the actress had to say:

the blessed day hath finally come. yesterday marked the 18th anniversary of my birth. for those of you wondering, yes, it does sound weird to say “i was born in 1990.” i wouldn’t think so much of it except for the occassional non-believer stands in momentary shock after i recite my year of birth.

i’m 18, i can actually sign off on my new apartment now without tedious legalities. i can actually purchase (or distribute) nicotine-filled cigarette sticks; i can purchase miraculous lottery tickets (scratch-offs by the dozen) that are sure to change my destiny forever with compenstation in the MILLION dollar range...

i can register for tasteful erotic website without consent, i can vote for our nation’s next president ( woohoo); i can finally visit gentlemen’s clubs or no-cover clothing optional discoteques.

wow, it feels good old.