Thanks to Soap Opera Digest for the following answers to questions from fans of The Young and the Restless:

Q: Has Jeanne Cooper (Katherine) starred on any other soaps?
A: Not exactly, but The Young and the Restless grande dame did a brief crossover to sister show The Bold and the Beautiful in 2005.

Q: Is Thad Luckinbill (J.T., pictured) related to actor Laurence Luckinbill, who was once wed to Lucille Ball's daughter, Lucie Arnaz?
A: Yes, the men are distant cousins. Laurence Luckinbill was also once wed to Robin Strasser (Dorian, One Life to Live), which makes Thad also related to Strasser and Luckinbill's sons, Nicholas and Benjamin.

Q: Is Darcy Rose Byrne, the little girl who plays Abby on The Young and the Restless, the child of Martha Byrne (Lily, As the World Turns)?
A: No. Darcy Rose Byrnes is not related to her. However, entertaining is in the little actress's blood. Her father, C.J. Byrnes, has appeared in many prime-time programs and movies, including Big Love and The Horse Whisperer; and her mother, Cathy D'Arcy, appeared in Twelve Monkeys and Hackers.

Click here to read the full Q&A about The Young and the Restless.

Soap Opera Digest caught up with Walt Willey after the performance of his All My Children co-star on Dancing with the Stars.

So, how did he think Cameron Mathison did after week six?

Q: What were your impressions of Cameron this week?
Walt Willey: I thought he was Captain John Smith on steroids. I told him the other day, "You are my hero. You are calming down and enjoying yourself." He's relaxed, and he looks great. I asked how much weight he's lost, and he said, "I've lost two pounds. I've driven all the water out of my body and made leaner muscle mass." He's pretty psyched about that.

Q: What did you think about the little headbands on his arms?
Willey: They were a little too Village People for me. But dancing with Disney Property was a really good idea. "Hey, you be Pocahontas!"

Q: What did you think of Cameron's boast at the end?
Willey: I think he is really sorry that he said "I'll take off my shirt if you vote me into the finals." I could see the regret fill his big wide eyes. I could see him thinking, "I can't believe I said I'll do this in a thong if I get to the finals because they'll make me do it. Why do I always do things like that?!"

Forget peering a week ahead. Let's look a couple months ahead with these updated Guiding Light spoilers for the fall:

Reva/Jeffrey: Reva and Jeffrey grow closer, as Jeffrey plays the role he's been fighting since day one in their relationship: Reva's hero.

Cassie/Josh: Cassie just wants to build a happy family, but things aren't going as smoothly as she'd like.

Harley/Gus/Natalia: Harley (Beth Ehlers, pictured) makes it clear they are through so Gus dives into his relationship with Natalia. While Gus is determined to make up for lost time, a very attractive obstacle pops up, adding more complications along the way.

Alan/Rick/Beth/Olivia: Alan continues to pull strings with his family. As the birth of Beth's baby approaches, Alan tries to remind Beth she'd be happier with him. He also is pulling Olivia into his web, using her fear of Phillip.

Edmund: Edmund's return to Springfield causes Josh, Cassie, Reva and Jeffrey all work together to stay one step ahead of the master manipulator. But what does Edmund (David Andrew Macdonald) really want with them?

Dinah/Mallet/Vanessa/Matt: Mallet tries to get his wife back to the way she was, but she doesn't want to be a burden. Dinah switches her focus on her family - but what will that mean for Vanessa, Matt and Bill?

Ashlee/Coop: Ava and Doris do all they can to pull them apart. Plus, there's Ashlee's own doubts about Coop's (John Driscoll) feelings for her.

Rafe/Daisy: Rafe and Daisy are struggling with their feelings for each other after the pregnancy. Daisy wants to get Rafe and their old relationship back, but Natalia is hoping she'll leave Rafe alone. Harley and Dylan both face feelings of guilt for not being there when Daisy needed them the most.

SOURCE: Soapcentral.com

Attention, One Life to Live fans:

You have a chance to receive an autographed CD from Kassie DePaiva on November 9.

The actress will be appearing at The Writer’s Stop at the Disney-MGM Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

The event takes place between 1-2:30 p.m and access to the CD signing will be included in regular theme park admission.

The Soap Dispenser staff has posted its recaps of all eight terrific soap opera episodes airing Wednesday, October 31. Here are the links to each below:

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

Thank you for choosing The Soap Dispenser for your daily soap opera spoilers, news and recaps. From The Young and the Restless to Days of Our Lives, One Life to Live and more, thanks for making The Dispenser the #1 daytime TV site around.

We'll get back to As the World Turns spoilers and news soon.

First, though, allow us some time to bask in the shirtless glory of two soap opera hunks: Agim Kaba and Austin Peck.

Swoon... 

Dena Higley will be returning to Days Of Our Lives as Co-Head Writer.

Higley returns to the NBC daytime drama, a show she has written for from the mid 1980s to 2004, before leaving to take over at One Life To Live from 2004-2007.

According to report, Higley replaces Meg Kelly, who will remain on the writing staff.

We'll have more in this story as it develops.

Sterling Sulieman is a new face on All My Children.

Meanwhile, the show is preparing to welcome back an old one.

ABC has confirmed that Kate Collins will return to the show on November 21. The actress who portrays Janet Green will be making appearances on All My Children through the end of the year.

There's an interesting article in the current Soap Opera Digest, as a number of General Hospital actors discuss the best advice they've received from co-stars.

Here's a sampling:

Josh Duhon (pictured, Logan)
"Kin Shriner (Scott) has been mentoring me. Maurice Benard has taken a liking to me, too. They both told me that in this genre you've got to learn what to throw away and what to put emphasis on, what to make a solid point on, because in daytime you have so much material.

They told me that soap actors have some of the best instincts on television and [to rely] on them. They said, 'Hone your craft. Hone your instincts and trust them.'"

Jason Gerhardt (Coop)
"When I started, Rick Hearst (Ric) told me that if you're playing an evil character, you always have to find the likability and the truth that the character feels. Because no matter what he's doing and how bad it is, to the character, it's the right thing to do.

Maurice Benard also told me that you're going to get a lot of feedback from everybody about what your character would do, but that you know the character the best, because he's growing with you. He told me to take their advice and internalize it. If it's good, process it with your own choices. Then, give them a little of what they want, and they'll think it's a lot.

Kirsten Storms (Maxie)
"I was upstairs in [writer] Bob Guza's office one day, talking about my scenes. I was a little frustrated. He said, 'Kirsten, go with your instincts. That's what we hired you for.' I realized that sometimes I second-guess myself. I over-analyze how I do things, especially if I start watching the recorded episodes. That advice has helped me...going with how I initially feel I should do something."

Click here to read the full article.

All week, we've been sharing with you a handful of soap opera spoilers, courtesy of the latest issue of Soap Opera Digest.

Today, the focus is on One Life to Live.

"It's sort of ‘all roads lead to Texas,' " said One Life to Live writer Ron Carlivati of the Buchanan-infused November. "There's a few major storylines going on that all will come to a head in November and will collide into each other and I think be really exciting and give a lot of payoff for the audience."

Natalie/Jared/Sarah/Cristian: "The push-pull between Jared and Natalie is continuing on into Texas. Basically, Sarah invites Jared to the will reading to get under Natalie's skin and of course, Natalie being her feisty self, does everything in her power to kind of tick off Jared. And we hope and wonder if they'll cut past all of this and see that they maybe have some feelings for each other underneath.

Sarah and Cristian (David Fumero) also have this building romance, but Sarah goes down to Texas with Jared, partially to upset Natalie, and we might see Cristian finding himself a little jealous of what's going on."

Antonio/Talia: "Antonio and Talia is a romance that we're continuing to build. We've had some fun with her being forced to pretend that Shaun is her boyfriend, and we use Jamie a lot as a little, maybe unintentional matchmaker. I think she's a little girl who wants a mother and also wants to see her father happy, and she continues to kind of put them together in situations."

Rex/Adriana: "There's sort of a pregnancy scare that may or may not be what it appears to be between Rex and Adriana. Rex comes to believe that Adriana is pregnant and keeping it from him but there's sort of a little twist on that."

John/Todd/Marty/Blair: "John and Todd have taken off together and we don't want to lose sight of the romance that's going on, so Blair and Marty, another unlikely duo who can't stand each other, become very worried that John and Todd (Trevor St. John) together on the road will most likely kill each other, so similarly to what we do with John and Todd, they kind of reluctantly agree to team up and hopefully bail them out of any trouble that they get themselves into."