CONTEST: Win a Pair of Tickets to See "Soap Stars Sing" in Los Angeles

On April 11, an all-star lineup will perform in "Soap Stars Sing" at the Thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center main hall. We Love Soaps is giving away two "Golden Tickets," a pair of seats in the first four rows and access to the meet and greet after the show. To enter, send an email to editor@welovesoaps.com with the subject "Soap Stars Sing" and tell us which star you are most excited to see that night. Below is current lineup of talent:

- Anthony Geary (GENERAL HOSPITAL)
- Bobbie Eakes (ALL MY CHILDREN, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)
- Ronn Moss (THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)
- Eden Riegel (ALL MY CHILDREN, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
- Kristen Alderson (GENERAL HOSPITAL, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)
- Vincent Irizarry (ALL MY CHILDREN, GUIDING LIGHT)

To find out more about the event, visit soapstarssing.com.

Entries for the Golden Ticket Giveaway must be received by Friday, March 14 at 11:59 PM ET. One winner will be randomly selected from all entries and will be announced on Monday, March 17.

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GLEE's Lea Michele: Kate Hudson Helped Me Get Through Losing Cory Monteith
"I called her and said, I don't know where I'm going to go because my house is swarmed [with reporters]," Michele tells Elle in a new interview. "She was like, 'Oh, you're going to stay at my house.' Like it was nothing."

Brandon Barash and Kirsten Storms take in a World Series game
Since Brandon Barash just finished shooting an indie film, he decided to spend some down time at Busch Stadium watching his childhood team, the St. Louis Cardinals, in the World Series.

"I was born and raised in Creve Coeur," said Barash, who played Johnny Zacchara on GENERAL HOSPITAL from 2007 until this past season. "But my family moved, so I didn't do the St. Louis high-school thing."

Former EASTENDERS actor Derek Martin will reprise his role as cab driver Charlie Slater for Christmas
Details of the upcoming return are being kept closely under wraps, but the character's reasons for returning are expected to involve his daughter Kat Slater, played by Jessie Wallace. Martin has already completed filming his scenes for the one episode return.

Bobbie Eakes Begins TAINTED DREAMS Tonight

Emmy-nominated Bobbie Eakes has arrived in New York City and begins filming TAINTED DREAMS tonight.

According to TD creator and executive producer, Sonia Blangiardo, “Eakes is playing Courtney Parish, a television network’s Vice President of Daytime programming. She’s strong, powerful and well-respected until one split-second decision changes everything.”

Blangiardo teases Eakes "first scenes are actually night scenes on location with her onscreen husband, Eddie, played by former One Life to Live heartthrob James DePaiva."

Though best known for her roles in ALL MY CHILDREN (Krystal) and THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL (Macy), Eakes has enjoyed a rich and varied career in the entertainment industry. Her TV credits include many guest star roles on prime-time dramas and sitcoms. Throughout the years, Bobbie has also worked as a television host.

NEWS: Ashley Madekwe, Terri Conn, Beverly Collard, Victoria Rowell, Bobbie Eakes, Joylessness of Sex on TV

Ashley Madekwe leaving REVENGE
Madekwe will not return to the show next season as Ashley Davenport. Her option was not picked up due to (lack of) storyline reasons.

Beverly Collard returning to CORONATION STREET
Collard is returning to CORRIE two years after she quit over mental health problems. The actress, who has played barmaid Liz McDonald since 1989, will appear on screen in October.

NBC renews HANNIBAL
More than two weeks after its upfront presentation, NBC has decided the fate of its last remaining bubble series, giving drama HANNIBAL a 13-episode second-season renewal for a return next midseason or later.

ISA4 Spotlight: FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES

Stars from TV, Broadway and The Web will come together on February 19 at ISA4: the 4th Annual Indie Soap Awards in order to celebrate and honor the very best of the rapidly-growing indie series genre. As we countdown to the big night, We Love Soaps will be spotlighting the nominated series and asking producers to tell us their favorite episode of the past year.

We kick off this special ISA4 series with comedy smash FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES, which is nominated for seven awards:

BEST WEB SERIES (COMEDY)
BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY) - Hillary B. Smith
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (COMEDY) - Diane Delano
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (COMEDY) - Robert Maffia
BEST WRITING (COMEDY) - Julie A. Smith & Donna Hurst
BEST ENSEMBLE (COMEDY)
BEST GUEST APPEARANCE (COMEDY) - Michele Lee

Showrunner Julie A. Smith chose the first episode of Season 2 as her favorite.

Vincent Irizarry, Bobbie Eakes, Walt Willey & Jacob Young Ready To "Fall In Love Again"

Vincent Irizarry (David, ALL MY CHILDREN) is producing "Fall In Love Again With Your Favorite Soap Stars," a cabaret show featuring a wide variety of songs from different periods and genres with a bit of stand-up comedy thrown in, all celebrating the heart-skipping splendor, yet often times maddening challenges, of romantic love.

Irizarry will join his former ALL MY CHILDREN co-stars Bobbie Eakes (Krystal), Walt Willey (Jack), and Jacob Young (J.R.) for a performance at the B.B. King Blues Club in New York City at 8 p.m. on October 28 . The stars will also participate in a Q&A with the audience, and there will be a Meet & Greet for VIP ticket holders.

Tickets can be purchased at bbkingblues.com or through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.

For more inforomation, visit fallinloveagain.vincent-irizarry.com

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WATCH: FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES Season 2 Premiere - Michele Lee & Bobbie Eakes Debut!

The much-anticipated Season Two premiere of FUMBLING THRU THE PIECES, starring Indie Soap Award winners Hillary B. Smith and Diane Delano, is here! In the episode titled "MOM's here!" written by Julie A. Smith and Donna Hurst, Eleanor (Michele Lee) and Janice (Bobbie Eakes) come to town to comfort Jesse (Kelsey Robinson) and share some good but unexpected news with the family.

Watch it below:

Bobbie Eakes To Emcee and Perform at Miss Virginia Pageant This Week

ALL MY CHILDREN's Bobbie Eakes, Miss Georgia in 1982, will emcee and perform at the Miss Virginia Pageant this week in Roanoke.

"It's great to be back in pageants again," she told WDBJ7. "It's been many years since I emceed a pageant and many years since I competed so it's very exciting and it's like coming back to family."

NEWS ROUNDUP: Carlos Bernard Joins DALLAS, GLEE, J.R. Martinez, Bobbie Eakes, Amherst Soap

24’s Carlos Bernard Joins the New DALLAS in a Recurring Role
Bernard will play a suave Venezuelan businessman trying to hammer out a deal with J.R. He debuts early in the season.

Ryan Murphy discusses the GLEE "First Time" episode
“We were talking about it [in the writers’ room] like, ‘Why shouldn’t [Kurt and Blaine] lose their virginity at the same time?’” Murphy said. “Everybody has seen a straight couple losing their virginity, but has anyone dovetailed the gay and straight stories together and given them equal weight? That seemed like an exciting choice and a new thing.” According to Murphy, the four actors’ only worry was that they look good in the love scenes: “The first thing they all said was ‘Do we have to go on diets?’”

Red Carpet Interview: Bobbie Eakes At Daytime Emmys

Bobbie Eakes has been entertaining daytime audiences for over twenty years.  But rarely has she been given the respect she deserves for her craft.  This year she was nominated for Lead Actress in the 37th Annual Daytime Emmys.  How did she prep for her heart wrenching scenes? Read on below.

We Love Soaps: You are nominated tonight for Leading Actress.  How are you doing?
Bobbie Eakes: I’m surprisingly very calm, happy, just very grateful to be here. 

We Love Soaps: The first time I interviewed you on Rock the Soap last year, you hinted there was a big twist coming up for your character, and I think the Emmy clip you submitted this year was the twist you were telling me about.
Bobbie Eakes: Yes! That’s right, that was the twin storyline. I come clean with Tad and told him that I sold my twin at birth.  That’s pretty brutal!

We Love Soaps: There are some naked emotions in that scene.  How did you prepare for that?
Bobbie Eakes: I don’t know.  What I usually do for emotional scenes like that is to get in a really raw place in my mind, and I try to stay there all day.  I use things like music to evoke certain emotions and then it really helps when I have to be emotional.

We Love Soaps: What song do you use?
Bobbie Eakes: It changes.  Depending on the situation. 

We Love Soaps: What can you tell us about what’s coming for Krystal, and about the Divas of Daytime?
Bobbie Eakes: Krystal is going to be working a lot with Caleb, so I’m looking forward to doing more work with Michael Nouri.  And the Divas are opening for Charlie Daniels in the Catskills in about two weeks.

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Damon L. Jacobs is a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist seeing individuals and couples in New York City at Mental Health Counseling & Marriage And Family Therapy Of New York.   He is also the author of "Absolutely Should-less: The Secret to Living the Stress-Free Life You Deserve".