Mykel Shannon Jenkins has joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful in a contract role. He'll be portraying Charlie Baker, the son of Lt. Baker (Dan Martin).

Charlie has recently made detective rank within the police department and is introduced on canvas in the aftermath of Eric’s (John McCook) resurgence as owner of Forrester Creations and will be an integral part of  The Bold and the Beautiful’s hottest and most suspenseful story-arc of the year, according to the show's website.

Jenkins actually won the first season of I Wanna be a Soap Star, giving him something in common with this year's victor, Ashlee Holland.

Jenkins receives his big break as the host of New Orleans’ WB38 Kids’ Club, where he served as an on-air personality for more than four years, introducing kids and their parents to a world of knowledge.

The actor's first tape date was Tuesday, with  his first appearance on The Bold and the Beautiful scheduled for November 21.

As Nathaniel Marston sits in a Bellevue Hospital, the One Life to Live actor is yet to release a statement about his arrest.

However, the site's chief operator, Karen Neuman, had the following posted on Marston's official website:

"I would like to thank all the amazing people who have sent their support and well wishes to Nathaniel. I have spoken to him and passed on your kind thoughts, and please know that he was very, very appreciative of all the good will and support sent his way.

I hope you all understand that I have to respect his privacy and can't comment on the situation at this time. I'll keep you updated as much as I can as soon as I can, but until then I will continue to pass along your good wishes."

November is fraught with troubled relationships. Will true love survives?
- Days of Our Lives Executive Producer Ken Corday

Sounds intriguing to us. Let's see how Corday breaks down various characters in the next few weeks:

Marlena (Deidre Hall)
"She's grieving, dealing with the loss of John. It's extremely sad time for her. She will have a major story in December. Count on it."

Sami/Lucas/EJ
"Sami will enter a marriage of convenience with EJ, and Lucas (Bryan Dattilo, pictured) will have to trust that that's all it is. EJ is torn; he does care about Sami, but he is under his father's thumb. A very dramatic event occurs at the wedding."

Shawn/Belle/Philip/Chloe
"Chloe comes back right before Shawn and Belle's wedding and will realize what's going on between Philip and Belle (Martha Madison). Hope knows, too and there's a lot of pressure on Belle. Bo and hope are trying to keep Belle faithful to Shawn."

Step right up, Bradley Cole, you're the next soap opera star to get profiled on The Soap Dispenser!

Sorry, there's no cash prize for this honor. Just the revealing of a few fun facts behind this Guiding Light star:

• The actor has released three music albums: Tonight, All Your Dreams and In Our Time.

• Starred as Jordan on All My Children in 2003.

• Cole went to Europe after his initial foray into acting failed. In Paris, he played guitar in bars and on the streets to make money, while also studying French.

• Attended Pepperdine University in Malibu with the intention of playing sports. But an arm injury took him away from baseball and introduced him to acting.

You're in luck, General Hospital fans: here's a chance to meet Lucky!

The actor who portrays that character, Greg Vaughan, will be the star of a meet and greet event in a few weeks. Here are the details:
Where: Center Court, South Hill Mall, 3500 South Meridian, Puyallup, WA 98373.
When: Saturday November 17, from 1:30-4:30 p.m.
How: For more information, please call 253-840-2828 or go to the www.southhillmall.com.

Forget how Kimberly McCullough feels about the direction of her character on General Hospital.

What about the character herself, Robin Scorpio? Here's the latest blog by Robin, courtesy of the soap opera's official website:

I’ve finally found someone to father my baby, and he couldn’t be more enthusiastic. Damien Spinelli is the perfect genetic match. He’s youthful, kind, compassionate, loyal, and a technical genius. In fact, he possesses all the ideal qualities that I’d like my child to inherit.

As soon as I proposed the idea to Spinelli, he jumped at the opportunity to participate. I’ve always wanted my baby’s father to be someone I trust and admire, and Spinelli is that guy. Now that the search is over, I can relax and focus on the next step.

Think Robin is headed in the right direction, fans? Let us know at the General Hospital forum.

Seriously, do you?

This is the chance for fans of The Young and the Restless to live out a dream. It's called  "The Young and the Restless Screen Test" and it's coming to Atlanta on November 1 and 2. One talented actress will be selected to travel to Hollywood and appear in an episode of the show.

Here are the details, courtesy of the official website for The Young and the Restless:

WHO: Women 18 to 30 years old on December 1, 2007 and eligible to work in the United States.
WHEN: Thursday, November 1 - Open Call starting at 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. First round audition/interview for eligible actresses on an open call basis.

Friday, November 2 - Call Backs and Screen Test, time TBA. Callback for participants advancing to second round of auditions and on-camera test with scene partner for finalists.

WHERE: AMERICAS MART Atlanta, 240 Peachtree Street NW, Building 1 - First Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Additional information available on www.theyoungandtherestless.com. All press requests should be emailed to yrscreentestpr@cbs.com.

Welcome to The Soap Dispenser, where you can find daily recaps of all of your favorite soap operas. Below are guides to all soap opera episodes October 24:

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

Thank you for visiting The Soap Dispenser for daily soap opera spoilers, news and more. From One Life to Live to The Bold and the Beautiful, All My Children and so much more, thanks for making us the #1 online source for daytime TV.

We have a follow-up to the tragic story involving the son of Hunter Tylo.

The day he died, Michael Tylo Jr. was in town to visit his girlfriend, Stephanie Rivero and take one last high school exam.

However, by 11:55 that night, Michael was pronounced dead after his fully clothed body was found in the backyard swimming pool. The cause of death? Accidental drowning following a seizure.

"The last time I heard his voice was Thursday [October 18] around 6 a.m.,” Rivero said to Us Weekly. "I was going to come over, but he told me he was tossing and turning all night. He couldn’t sleep, and when he doesn’t sleep, he gets seizures. I told him I’d call him in an hour. He said, ‘I love you.’ And I said, ‘I love you too."

Sadly, these two never saw each other. As she relayed to the magazine, Rivero remembers Michael’s sense of humor most of all.

“He was full of life and so funny. He didn’t even have to try. He just was.”

Mary Beth Evans and Stephen Nichols often answer fan questions on the official Days of Our Lives website.

Below, they respond to a couple of inquiries related to the show and their characters:

Q: What are your favorite characteristics of Steve and Kayla?
Mary Beth: I like that Kayla stands up for what she believes in.
Stephen: Patch is an honorable guy. He always does what he says he's going to do. He's compassionate and he loves children...he tries to protect the little ones.

Q: Do you have any say in the direction of the show?
Stephen: In terms of the writing and the storyline, no. We could probably throw ideas out there and tell them what we think, but we don't have much control over that. What we do have control over is what goes on on the set while we're doing the scenes, we can throw those in. There's a real collaboration, especially now that there are new people there. They are smart and listen to the actors.
Mary Beth: It's great now, too, because we actually get notes...GOOD notes...and it's great. We can always use improvement and tips to tweak it and make it better. It's just way more collaborative now and so much more fun!