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All My Children fans - heck, soap opera fans in general - should be proud of how Cameron Mathison has held up so far on Dancing with the Stars.

The actor somehow found time in his schedule to speak with Soap Opera Digest about the experience so far...

You look like you’re getting more comfortable on the dance floor. All 9s [this week]!
Mathison: How about that! Yes. I am. I feel like I’m getting a little bit better every week. And, you know, the scores have sort of shown that. But more importantly, I don’t want to sound corny, I’m having more fun out there. I think by doing that, the people that have supported me are having more fun watching.

That’s become my main thing. I want people watching to have fun. Even if it means I fall on my face, I still want to look like I’m having fun, because hopefully everybody watching is going to have more fun, too.

Is it true that Thorsten Kaye has been designing your costumes?
Mathison: Yes. I didn’t know this about [Thorsten Kaye], but he is very passionate about wardrobe design. This has been an excellent opportunity for him to really let his creativity go. Ballroom dancing is a great venue for him.

He loves sequins and spandex and rhinestones and tight pants. He’s capitalizing on all the things he loves to work with when he designs.

With his family and All My Children costar Rebecca Budig (and her husband, former Bachelor Bob Guiney) rooting him on, Cameron Mathison leapt and bounded his way to a 27 out of 30 last night.

“This was a bit of a breakout week for me,” Mathison told People magazine.

Of course, outting in such a stellar physical performance has its price: While rehearsing for the paso, Mathison injured his hip flexor.

“I heard a really loud snap,” Mathison said. “But in the performance I was able to kind of land it. We got it checked out earlier today, and it’s definitely not a tear. It’s a little tight and bruised, that’s all.”

Or he dances like the caped crusader, at least.

During their fourth performance on Dancing with the Stars, All My Children actor Cameron Mathison and pro partner Edyta Sliwinska wowed the crowd with an heroic routine.

Just check out Cameron's chest for proof...

Cameron Mathison made it through another round of Dancing with the Stars last night.

Las Vegas lounge act Wayne Newton got the boot this week, as Mathison and partner Edyta Sliwinska weren't even in the bottom two.

This set up a busy day next Tuesday for the All My Children star: the Dancing with the Stars results show airs live at 9 p.m. on the East Coast. He'll then have to rush over to the set of SOAPnet's' first-ever live finale of I Wanna be a Soap Star, which airs at 11 p.m.

We hear a helicopter will be waiting for Mathison, who hosts that reality series. Fortunately, both shows are shot in California.

After his solid performance on Dancing with the Stars last night, Cameron Mathison was in a joking mood.

He conjured up a life similar to that portrayed on Big Love, the HBO series that documents a Mormon man with multiple wives.

“I’ve got my real wife and my TV wife here in the audience tonight,” Mathison said.

And what about his dance partner, Edyta Sliwinska?

“She’s my mistress for one minute and twenty seconds,” the All My Children star joked.

Melissa Claire Egan and Cameron Mathison have shared lots of time on screen on All My Children.

But the actress is especially impressed with the job her co-star has done on a different show recently: Dancing with the Stars.

“I thought he did an amazing job,” Egan told Soap Opera Digest when asked what she thought of Mathison's performance last Monday. “He's definitely improved since the first week. He seems more confident. He was having so much fun out there. This time around, he seemed really excited to be there and really into it. It was so cool to watch.”

Mathison hasn't stopped working on All My Children during his stint on the reality TV competition, as he travels back and forth from New York (where the soap opera is filmed) to Los Angeles on a constant basis.

“Most people aren't even working while they're on [Dancing with the Stars], and he's working on the other side of the country,” Egan said. “It's bananas, but he's holding up well. You never hear him complain about it.”

Another week, another solid performance by Cameron Mathison on Dancing with the Stars.

The All My Children actor was voted into the third week by fans at home. Keep calling on his behalf, everyone!

Cameron Mathison and Edyta Sliwinska strut their stuff.

As Cameron Mathison prepares to go Dancing with the Stars again tonight, one of his co-stars talked to Soap Opera Digest about Mathison's opening performance and more.

Here's what All My Children star Thorsten Kaye had to say:

What did you think of Cameron last night?
Thorsten Kaye: I think the guy was outstanding. With my dance background I look for performance on a much higher level. Cameron and I talked on Sunday night. He asked my opinion and I said, "The best way to start this thing is to lower the bar for yourself where people don't expect a lot from you. When you start this on Monday, your quest for the cup, you should slip down the stairs when you walk in.

Because then people will not think you've got it in you." He said he was not sure he could do that. I said, "You can. Act it and do it." So he did. People think, "Here's a guy who can't even walk down the stairs," and now he has a chance to surprise them. Dance is all about tight pants and strategy. That's how you win this thing.

How about Cameron's taped package?
Kaye: I liked it. It makes you think about how far he's come when you see that picture of him as a kid in leg braces. I wore an ass brace when I was a kid so I can relate to him.

How about the competition?
Kaye: I wasn't too sure about that model guy with the Barbie bathing suit. What was that? I thought it was a little much. This is ballroom dancing — what kind of ballroom can you wear that stuff in?

Did you give Cameron any advice for next week?
Kaye: Yes. I told him to stay with the black on black because it is slimming. He dances like I do: the music will tell him what dance to do. Wait for it to start and just feel it and go.

Here's a picture of Cameron Mathison during his Dancing with the Stars debut last night.

He and Edyta Sliwinska were received favorably by the judges and the crowd. Now... go vote for him!

Tonight, All My Children star Cameron Mathison takes the dancing floor.

The Dancing with the Stars floor, that is.

“I’m ready to do it,” Mathison told People magazine. “I think I’m good under pressure with things that I’m familiar with. I am not a dancer, but we’ve put a lot of work into it and I’m ready.