The rumors are true: Kiko Ellsworth is leaving both General Hospital and General Hospital: Night Shift.
The actor himself has chosen to abandon the role of Sam, which he's owned since February. Reportedly, he's leaving left to focus on other projects, such as the movie I Am that begins filming in September.
Interestingly, Stan's on-screen mom Sonya Eddy (Epiphany) was recently upped to contract status.
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There are a couple big happening across the soap opera world today. We'll recap them for you - as always - after they air, but consider the following previews;
On One Life to Live, fans finally get to find out who killed Spencer. The doctor was stabbed in the back with a pair of scissors on January 26 - and both David and Marty have been charged. Who's guilty? The culprit is nabbed this afternoon.
Meanwhile, get the tissues out: today's the day All My Children viewers will get to see Justin Bruening, whose character Jamie is about to head to Africa.
While real-life wife Alexa Havins (Babe) will stick around for now, insiders told Soap Opera Digest that the show is looking for a recast. The actress's contract expires in September.
Finally, ABC will be offering a second chance to see some recent buzz-worthy episodes on Labor Day:
Attention, The Young and the Restless and Days of our Lives fans: if you rely on SOAPnet for your daily episode fix , it's time to adjust your viewing habits.
The two soap opera will begin airing at different times beginning next month.
Starting in September, The Young and the Restless and Days of our Lives will swap time slots... again. This marks the second time in six months that the network has changed the primetime airings of these daytime dramas. Reportedly, fans weren't happy with the previous change.
"We are giving our viewers the schedule they seem to be asking for: The Young and the Restless at 7 p.m. and Days of our Lives at 11 p.m.," a spokesperson for SOAPnet said.
The Young and the Restless will also air early morning at 6:00 a.m. and late-night at midnight. Days of our Lives will air at 10:00 a.m. but the NBC soap will no longer have a late-night rebroadcast.
As is its custom, The Soap Dispenser staff has recapped all of the previous day's action in its official episode guides. Just click below on your favorite show ...
Visit The Soap Dispenser each day for recaps of the previous day's shows, as well as all the latest soap opera news, rumors and gossip. Enjoy!
Fans of The Young and the Restless may have missed seeing Joshua Morrow on screen a lot this summer, but the actor has been making the most of his time off.
"This has been the most fun summer I've ever had," the soap opera star told Soap Opera Digest. "I'm not doing much on the show. They were pounding me for a while with story, but now I'm watching Phyllis get thrown in prison. I'm just observing, and it's a welcome break."
And he's spending it with his boys, Cooper, who will be 5 in September, and Crew, 2.
"Man, it's heaven," he said. "They're getting to the level now where you don't have to bring strollers, diapers, bottles and everything. We can just throw on some trunks and baseball caps and roll. They're also at this great stage where all they want to do is play sports."
Morrow was recovering from a weekend of fun when the publication caught up with him.
"We have a beach house, and it was just me, the wife and the boys," he added. "We played baseball in the sand, made sand castles and took outdoor showers. It was awesome."
In closing, Morrow was honest about trying for another kid: "We're not on any clock, but I think it will happen some day. We're going by the seat of our pants."
The famous crooner and General Hospital star turns 58 today.
In his honor, we figured we'd post a clip of Rick Springfield donning a pink suit and singing "Whenever I Call You Friend" with Cheryl Ladd in 1982. Why not, right?
Tomorrow, meanwhile, marks Springfield's singing debut on General Hospital. Regarding the event, executive producer Jill Farren Phelps said:
"The town of Port Charles is literally going to rock. Long-time viewers as well as Rick Springfield fans will be entertained, while new viewers will see why General Hospital is appointment television."
We recently learned that co-stars refers to Melissa Claire Egan as "Boots."
But what else do we know about this All My Children star? Let's take a look...
According to Soap Opera Digest, the actress grew up in lovely Westchester County, N.Y., with her mother, father and pair of brothers. She began auditioning for small roles and commercials at a young age, but didn't dream of making a career out of acting.
But talent took over and Egan made her her soap opera debut at the age of 13, playing an extra on All My Children in 1994.
She attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated with a B.A. in Dramatic Arts. From there, Melissa moved to Hollywood and scored gigs on Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill. Twelve years after her TV debut, Egan landed a spot with the All My Childen cast as Annie McDermott, single mother of Emma (Lucy Merriam) and budding love interest of Ryan (Cameron Mathison).
Before arriving on this scene, though, Egan had previously auditioned for The Young and the Restless and As the World Turns.
Down the line, Egan hopes to work with the great Susan Lucci - but, really, who wouldn't?
Trevor St. John has nabbed a recurring role in ABC's mega-hyped new show, Dirty Sexy Money.
The One Life to Live star will play Nick George's (Peter Krause) father in flashback sequences.
Because the elder George dies in the show's first episode and how he dies is one of the series' first storylines how much St. John will be seen is uncertain.
The show focuses on the lives of the super-rich, super-spoiled Darling family of Manhattan, led by patriarch Patrick (Donald Sutherland). Nick inherits the dubious job of the family's attorney after the death of his father.
We had heard that Deanna Russo signed a new contract with The Young and the Restless earlier this summer, but the status of this actress on the show is now in question.
After Tuesday's episode, after all, the character of Logan left Genoa City to dedicate her services to Doctors Without Borders.
However, if you recall, when Brad said to Logan, Ill miss you. Come back sometime, Logan replied with a smile and: Maybe Ill do that.
So it's hard to say where Russo stands at this point. Especially because CBS doesn't comment on contracts. But we'll let you know the latest information when we learn it.
We still don't have a wedding date yet for Martha Madison and her fiance, AJ.
But the Days of Our Lives actress did post the following on her official website, describing the proposal itself:
He took the traditional approach and kneeled down on one knee to pop the all important question....instead of crying right away, I was hit with a wave of hysterical laughter...(you had to have been there)...it was just too cute.
Tears came later when I realized that I will have the privilege of spending my life with this man. He truly is my perfect mate. We are both so happy!!!
