NEWS ROUNDUP: Patrick Muldoon Post-DAYS Plans, ATWT Alumns Cast In Film, Chandler Massey On GLAAD Award

Patrick Muldoon lining up post-DAYS OF OUR LIVES projects
Spending time in Nashville working on a solo record. We’re going to do a Sleeping Masses record, too. What’s up next? Since I’ve left DAYS, it’s like a train has suddenly stopped. My appetite for acting is huge right now. I just got cast in a new show with LAW & ORDER's Elisabeth Rohm, so I’m kinda excited about that.

Chandler Massey reflects on DAYS OF OUR LIVES winning GLAAD Award
"The best feedback you can get is the message that work you put into something is reaching somebody,' he said. 'GLAAD honoring the show is just more confirmation that the story is reaching people and, hopefully, changing the way they think about things. Hopefully it's promoting equality among human beings.'

EVAN ALEX COLE: Welcome to the Soap WORLD

Georgia native Evan Alex Cole will debut as Hunter on AS THE WORLD TURNS on Thursday, April 30. He spoke with We Love Soaps earlier this week about how his career path changed from cardiovascular surgery to acting, his new ATWT character and much more. Cole was a big hit with fans at the recent AS THE WORLD TURNS Fan Club luncheon and his charismatic personality has helped established a fan base before he even airs.

We Love Soaps: Tell me about your background. Where did you grow up?
Evan Alex Cole: I grew up in Marietta, Georgia, which is a little suburb north of Atlanta. I went to a private prep school in Atlanta called the Lovett School. I wanted to be a cardiovascular surgeon so I was really heavy into academics. I was also a musician so I did a lot of music in high school as well. That's what I spent my time doing - studying and playing piano.

We Love Soaps: How did you get into acting?
Evan Alex Cole: I was pretty fortunate to have a great adviser at my high school. I had done some plays, but I wasn't really considering it as an option for my career. I was considering a few different options in terms of colleges but made some last minute changes when a manager met me in Atlanta. We ended up going out to Los Angeles and getting signed with Talent Works. It was a right place, right time sort of situation.