Lesego Motsepe, star of popular South African soap opera ISIDINGO has chosen World Aids Day to reveal that she has been living with the Hi-virus for almost 13 years.
ISIDINGO is a South African drama series which is also aired on the Africa Channel in the US and on SKY Africa Channel 268 in the UK.
The soap sets out to reflect South Africa's diverse people their struggles, their debates, their concerns, their fears, their reasons to celebrate - back at themselves.
Daytime soaps come to life on Strand
About 250 fans gathered Saturday during a VIP event at Myrtle Beach Convention Center to meet some of CBS' most popular daytime soap stars.
"They're in my living room, and no one calls at that time as they know I'm watching it or I won't answer the phone," said Y&R fan Kathy Whisnant as she waited to see "Adam" and "Phyllis" at Saturday's Soapstar Spectacular.
Rediscover ALL MY CHILDREN's Hillary Wilson: Carmen Thomas-Paris
"It’s been very exciting to get so many calls and e-mails asking if I am returning to the show! I wish that I knew more about this intriguing prospect and how perfect that the show is now right here in my own back yard!! I have been in touch with some of the actors on the show who were my friends when I was on the show who are all very jazzed at the idea of me returning to the cast to revive my role."
NBC, Comcast Not Expecting Zucker To Testify This Time Around
Numerous sources speaking on background said Monday (March 8) that NBC--and Comcast--are not expecting NBCU President Jeff Zucker to be asked to testify at the Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the $30 billion Comcast/NBCU joint venture this week. No witness list had been issued at press time for the Thursday hearing, but Zucker and Comcast Chairman Brian Roberts have been the star witnesses at the previous three Hill hearings on the deal.
Brittany Snow joins David E. Kelley pilot
Snow has landed a lead on David E. Kelley's NBC dramedy pilot KINDREDS. The show follows a curmudgeonly former patent lawyer and her group of misfit associates at a storefront law firm. Snow will play her assistant and a key member of the firm.
ISIDINGO anorexia ordeal
ISIDINGO's Jess Webster is painfully thin. Obsessive dieting and exercising has left her close to a breakdown. And actress Kate Tilley, who portrays Jess, knows the agony of anorexia. "I can relate to what Jess is going through," she says, recalling her seven-year battle with the eating disorder from the age of 13.
David Hasselhoff leaving AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
According to an exclusive statement given to People.com, former YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS star David Hasselhoff will be leaving the AMERICA'S GOT TALENT judging table after four years. “I am proud that I was part of making AMERICA'S GOT TALENT the No. 1 rated show for the past four summers,” the statement read. “It’s been a rewarding experience and now I’m thrilled to be able to follow my dream to do my own TV show, which will be announced very shortly.”
INTERVIEW: B&B's Betty White (ex-Ann)
"I died, and I got to act a lot. Oh, I died very dramatically. Alley Mills is a regular on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, and she's wonderful. She's married to Orson Bean, who's an old friend. So Orson wrote me a note saying that he had heard about the SAG Award and he said, 'I'm freaking proud of you, Betty.' So I wrote him back and thanked him for the note. I said, 'I'm on a roll. I just got nominated for president of the FOAS,' and I put a star and then I translated it at the bottom: the Freaking Over-Acting Society."
Audrey Landers Takes on New Role as Fashion Designer
A successful television and film actress, singer, writer, composer, and producer -- as well as mother of teenage twin boys -- Audrey Landers (ex-Afton, DALLAS; ex-Joanna, THE SECRET STORM; ex-Connie, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; ex-Heather, SOMERSET) can now add fashion designer and style entrepreneur to her credits. Audrey and her mother and business partner Ruth Landers bring their passion for fashion and their decades of experience working with clothing designers, to the Landers STAR Collection.
Eva La Rue engaged
La Rue is engaged again to to ex-boyfriend, Joe Cappuccio. She appeared on ALL MY CHILDREN's 40th anniversary special earlier this week.
INTERVIEW: ISIDINGO's Judy Ditchfield (Stella)
"Years ago a friend made buffalo for supper. Try soapy rubber. I ate it 'cos I was being polite to a friend who had so sweetly made me a special supper. Needless to say I went home and the bathroom was my bedroom for the night!"
AD AGE: People's Choice Awards Embraces Social Media
Procter & Gamble went out of the way to get more people involved in its 36-year-old People's Choice Awards, a sign of how TV producers are quickly tweaking the way they make their shows to cater to emerging viewer habits.
CES 2010: Panasonic, DirecTV Partner on 3D Launch
Panasonic and DirecTV answered weeks of speculation over which U.S. pay-TV operator would be first to launch a 3D HD service by announcing Wednesday at CES that DirecTV will launch 3 3D channels by June 2010, two linear channels and one video-on-demand-based channel.
INTERVIEW: OLTL's Farah Fath (Gigi) On the Stacy Morasco storyline: "I haven’t gone on record yet to state how much I loathed that storyline. This is not news to [head writer] Ron [Carlivati] and [executive producer] Frank [Valentini]. They saw right through me! They knew I was fed up. The most frustrating was that Rex and Gigi were so blatantly stupid. I knew the viewers would have the same reaction. I have enough experience to know what makes a good soap story, and this wasn’t it. You can’t piss off soap fans. Maybe for a few episodes, fine, but not for half of the entire year. There was nothing rootable about this storyline. It’s been the hardest storyline of my career."
Y&R's Tonya Lee Williams (Olivia) joins THE BORDER Williams will play a senior U.S. Department of Homeland Security agent, and Park her lieutenant in the Canadian drama about elite Canadian immigration and customs officers working with U.S. authorities to defend the Canadian-U.S. border against outside threats.
DEGRASSI's Aubrey Graham (ex-Jimmy) joins US AND THEM Graham, also known as the recording artist "Drake," and fellow actor Mazin Eisadig are to co-star as best buddies -- and polar opposites – trying to make their way in the entertainment industry.
Shawn Pyfrom leaving DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Shawn Pyfrom, 22, who plays DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES' Andrew Van De Kamp, the troubled son of Marcia Cross’s character, won’t be coming back full-time.
“Shawn’s not returning for a full season next fall,” a source tells People. “But he’ll come back and make a few guest star appearances.”
The source says it was a tough call for the actor to make. “His decision didn’t come easy,” the source says, “but he wants to pursue new television and film opportunities.”
Michael Nouri cast on ARMY WIVES Nouri will appear in the final two episodes of the third season of the Lifetime series, which airs Sundays at 10/9 CT. His character, Lt. General Walter Ludwig, will visit Fort Marshall to deliver some unexpected news to Claudia Joy's husband, Colonel Michael Holden (Bryan McNamara).
INTERVIEW: GH's Bradford Anderson (Spinelli) “Spinelli was supposed to die in a car crash a few months into the run,” dishes Anderson. “But Steve Burton allowed himself to become emotionally invested in this relationship between these polar opposite characters. It became a bit of an image changer for him. Suddenly, Jason is reacting to these crazy comedic things that Spinelli does. Let’s face it. Without Jason’s reactions, there is no Spinelli. I basically owe my job to Steve Burton.”
Waiting on GL's replacement Michael Davies is also waiting for word from CBS on the fate of THE $25,000 PYRAMID and THE DATING GAME, two more new takes on classic gamers for which Embassy Row recently shot pilots. The Eye has been developing a handful of game revivals (those two, as well as LET'S MAKE A DEAL) to fill the slot being vacated by the canceled GUIDING LIGHT.
It was 1937 when GUIDING LIGHT, produced and sponsored by the soap manufacturer Procter & Gamble and aimed at housewives, was first broadcast on US radio. Long-running serials remain a broadcasting mainstay - but it is the soap opera's funding model, where a company pays for a program to be made in order to reach a certain demographic - that is increasingly being reconsidered.
"I really didn't think I would get the news flash while watching my favorite soap opera, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, every day at 12:30," Rice said. "And that's what I was doing when I got the call."
Rice described it as "the phone call you thought you'd never get," but he insisted he doesn't harbor any negative feelings about having to wait so long for induction.
"To me, it doesn't matter that I got called this year versus my first eligible year," Rice said. "What matters is that I got in."
President Zuma's daughter lands role in South African soap opera President Jacob Zuma sang and danced his way to power. Now his daughter hopes to revive a struggling South African soap opera. Gugulethu Zuma, 24, will take a leading role tomorrow in ISIDINGO on state channel SABC3. The five-days-a-week soap sensationally brought South African television its first mixed-race kiss 10 years ago, but now the show's ratings are at an all-time low.
AFTRA elects board members AFTRA announced the results late Wednesday of its Los Angeles Local elections. The seats in play included those on the national and local boards, and delegates to the AFTRA national convention this summer.
Re-elected to three-year terms on the Los Angeles Local Board of Directors were actors David Bowe, Raza Burgee, Andrew Caple-Shaw, Gabrielle Carteris (ex-Andrea, BEVERLY HILLS, 90210), Bob Joles, Kate Linder (Esther, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), and Paul Napier; announcer Mike Sakellarides; dancer Galen Hooks; broadcaster Pepe Barreto; and singers Susan Boyd Joyce and Dick Wells. Incoming Los Angeles Local Board members include actors David Andriole, Mimi Cozzens, David Jolliffe, Marcia Strassman; and announcer Chuck Southcott.
Killer tried to raid home of EASTENDERS star It was revealed in court that killer Dano Sonnex tried to burgle the home of EASTENDERS actress Laila Morse (Mo) less than an hour before the brutal murders. Sonnex climbed on to a conservatory with a knife between his teeth but when disturbed by a friend of the star said he was after her autograph.
South African soap actors to march to SABC Some of South Africa's top actors and television producers will take to the streets, on Thursday, and march to the South African Broadcasting Commission (SABC). They want the public broadcaster to address the many problems that have beset it including non-payment of millions of rand. Those behind popular soap opera's like GENERATIONS, ISIDINGO and MUVHANGO will be part of the march calling for the SABC board to step down.
GH's Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis) answers fan questions "There are few people on this planet that I love more than Connie [Towers]. NuKristina is cute and you would totally believe she is the grown up version of little Kali."
"Brian Frons is extremely generous with his [Dodgers] season tickets, if he can't go he lets one of us go. I have no idea who won, that's not why I go. I was busy admiring the backside of the players, looking around at everyone and eating. Isn't that why everyone goes to a game?"
Teacher who appeared on AMC and OLTL pleads guilty to sex with student Lisa Glide, 35, of Howell Township, tearfully admitted to Superior Court Judge Frederick De Vesa in New Brunswick that she had sexual relations with one of her male students twice. But under questioning by her attorney, Michael Nolan, she said neither time was on high school property.
Glide pleaded guilty to fourth degree endangering the welfare of a child and faces up to 364 days in the Middlesex County jail when she is sentenced in August. She also agreed to give up her teaching certificate and not reapply for a teaching certificate in any public school New Jersey.
Bierdz artwork on display Works by Y&R star and author Thom Bierdz will be on display at Brown's Fine Art in Jackson, Mississippi, until June 30.
NBC Uni eyes Lifetime stake NBC Universal, owner of Oxygen and iVillage, might add another female-driven property to its portfolio. Hearst, Disney ABC Cable and NBC Universal Cable are considering restructuring their partnership in A&E Television Networks to include Lifetime Networks. Hearst and Disney ABC both own 37.5% of A&E Networks, and NBC Uni holds a 25% stake. Lifetime is a 50-50 partnership between Hearst and Disney ABC.
The Great Auto Dealer Closure Debate With General Motors closing 1,100 dealerships and Chrysler cutting 789 franchises, many industry observers believe this is yet another punch to the chin of the beaten-down station business. But there are also those who don't anticipate much fallout, and even see some long-term upside.
TVB's data for the fourth quarter of 2008 ranks Chrysler as the No. 3 ad spender with stations. The company's ad spending was down 29.2% from the year-ago period to $88 million. General Motors Corp. ranked No. 11 and had increased its spending by 10% to $63 million, while its dealer association reduced spend by 69.4% to $38 million.
INTERVIEW: FNL's Zach Gilford (Matt) "I got super lucky. I auditioned in New York and then went to L.A., and a month after the fact, I ended up getting the part. I like the show a lot. We don't play into a lot of cliches. You think about high school football and how I play the quarterback, and you'd think I'd be this stud-superstar kid, but what makes it interesting is that he's kind of this shy, unsure-of-himself kid who has to overcome that in order to step into this position that has an extreme amount of pressure on him."
Fountain and Manning exit HOLLYOAKS Chris Fountain and Stuart Manning's final scenes on HOLLYOAKS will be aired next week. Chris's character Justin Burton leaves the village after the police issue a warrant for his arrest in connection with the fire at The Loft. And Stuart's alter-ego Russ makes a swift exit after kidnapping his baby son Max.
SABC boss adds fuel to indie fire Hostilities between the SABC and the country's unpaid independent producers heated up several degrees this week, with producers planning a picket and the broadcaster publicly threatening to produce up to 40% of its content in-house. This week independent producers reacted vehemently to the veiled threat by chief executive Gabs Mampone that the broadcaster might begin to sideline their sector.
Levern Engel, managing director of Endemol South Africa, which recently threatened to pull its soap opera, ISIDINGO, off air, this week called Mampone's statement "ludicrous and against the public broadcaster's mandate".
Maroulis stole his skinny jeans from B&B After a recent performance of his Tony nominated show, "Rock of Ages," Constantine Maroulis finished autographing Playbills and emerged in T-shirt, J. Lindeberg skinny jeans (“I totally stole these from THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL,' ” he said, referring to the soap opera where he used to appear), Yohji Yamamoto tennis shoes and his signature dark tresses.
VIDEO: Jennie Garth reveals heart ailment "I've been affected by heart disease practically my whole life," Garth, 37, told ACCESS HOLLYWOOD's Tony Potts at an American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women BetterU Program event. “My father has struggled with heart disease since he was 50 and I lost him a year ago.”
Dawson and Gareis are this week's Gold Standard Tommy Garrett of the L.A. Canyon News writes: "This week’s Gold Standard goes to Trent Dawson who portrays Henry Coleman on CBS’s AS THE WORLD TURNS, and Jennifer Gareis who is Donna Logan Forrester on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. The two stars could not have had different storylines this week, but they both shined through the clouded emotions their alter egos were going through."
Two deserving Emmy nominees "Julie Pinson and Susan Flannery both show their peers what the best actresses in the daytime industry are capable of doing."
Callahan moves to CA to be near daughter Kaya There’s only one thing to do when a man’s ex-wife packs up and leaves town with their only child. Pack up and go with ‘em. Which is exactly what actor John Callahan did. Following the news of his ex-wife, actress Eva LaRue, leaving for the West Coast with daughter Kaya McKenna, Callahan said he knew what that meant for him: “I was moving to California,” he told People.
South African soaps in trouble? Jared Orlin writes: "By now you've probably heard that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is seriously in debt: we're talking millions of rands. The SABC, which is the biggest TV network in South Africa, hasn't got the bucks to support all the amazing local productions it has bankrolled. And who's bearing the brunt of the mismanagement over in Auckland Park? The soaps!!!"
Daniel Goddard Reveals How Y&R Pulled Off Its Shocking Twist "I have to give all the credit to Maria Bell. She did a phenomenal job keeping this quiet. I was so honored to be part of it. When you have a great plot twist the last thing you want to know is let people know early because it dilutes it. I wasn’t really told anything. I try to work page to page because if you get too far in front you start to play something that may or may not happen. If you start to play what you think is going on and then it doesn’t happen, you’ve put yourself in a corner."
Upfronts 2009: Time To Restore the Network Faith The Great American Sales Trip is over, and now the television advertising world congregates this week in New York. And this year's upfront is a jump ball like no other. Marketers-and procurement departments-are scrutinizing TV ad buys like never before, looking for the ultimate in flexibility and, of course, value for money.
Tug-of-War on Upfront Prices Media buyers are still calling for price rollbacks going into television’s annual upfront advertising market this week, but network executives say demands for price cuts have softened since the stock market bounced higher. This week, the broadcast networks—plus cable networks Turner Broadcasting System and ESPN—will be unveiling schedules and wooing advertisers in New York at presentations mostly downsized from the glitzy bashes they staged only a couple of years ago. Last year, advertisers spent $9 billion in the upfront. Analysts forecast that spending at this year’s upfront, where commitments for about 75% of TV ads are sold, could be down as much as 20%.
No more soaps for South Africa's SABC? TV producers are to hold an urgent meeting on Monday to decide what to do regarding the SABC's outstanding payments of millions of rands, which is threatening to derail the production of several TV programs. Some of the country's most popular programmes - including GENERATIONS and ISIDINGO - could disappear from TV screens within weeks, to be replaced by repeat broadcasts, if the SABC can't find the money to pay its outstanding bills for programmes which have already been delivered to the broadcaster.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: EDGE OF NIGHT's Tony Craig In the 1970s, Craig was at the pinnacle of his career playing Draper Scott on the ABC soap opera THE EDGE OF NIGHT Women fawned over him as he lived a lavish New York City lifestyle.
"That was probably the best time in my life," Craig said. "I was living the dream. "The producer of THE EDGE OF NIGHT pulled me aside and said I needed to work on my accent. I didn't think I had an accent, but Pittsburgh people never do. But we have a terrible accent. I worked with a speech therapist for six months to adopt a Midwestern non-accent-accent."
Craig moved home to Pittsburgh in January 2008, to be near his brother and sister-in-law, nieces and nephews, and his aunts. He signed with a local casting agent and though he's had many call-backs, he hasn't landed any roles. He said he considers himself retired, but he wanted to get out of the house.
When the Pittsburgh Pirates hired him last spring as a part-time employee at the ballpark, it "changed my life," Craig said.
Alfieri Risks All for Tom Hanks in Angels and Demons Victor Alfieri has gone from THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL to a bankable star with his new vehicle, controversial film Angels and Demons, starring Tom Hanks. “He is such a good person,” Alfieri tells Hollywood Today, of Hanks. “He does this for the love of movies. There was no pressure at all.”
A look at the Lexington ratings impact of the firing and hiring of a Kentucky basketball coach During the afternoon conference announcing the firing of Bill Gillispie as Univ. of Kentucky basketball coach, WKYT, who normally airs GUIDING LIGHT at 3 p.m., and the show typically draws one ratings point and a 6 share, saw its ratings soar to 6 points and a 16 share. When WLEX broke into programming, it scored a 7/16, well above the 4/13 average for ELLEN.
Similar increases were seen for the press conference announcing John Calipari's hiring. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS on CBS typically scored a 3/15. Calipari's hiring scored a 7/26.
David Cryer honored with honorary Doctor of Arts degree Calling the moment a "wonderful serendipity," David Cryer (ex-Phllip, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Hugh, WHERE THE HEART IS), the 1958 DePauw University graduate who performs in the record-setting Broadway musical "Phantom of the Opera," was honored at Sunday's 170th annual commencement with an honorary Doctor of Arts degree.
Elizabeth Hubbard to guest on Dutch soap GOEDE TIJDEN SLECHTE TIJDE "I am very excited to be joining such a distinguished cast on such a popular show. I already feel welcomed by my new Dutch family and I look forward to all the upcoming challenges. This is an actors dream and I can't wait to get started."
Fox picks up Kelli Giddish series Fox has added the Warner Bros. TV drama PAST LIFE to its tally of 2009-10 season pickups as it preps for Monday's upfront presentation in Gotham. Reincarnation-themed drama about a psychologist and an ex-NYPD homicide detective who team up to help people solve past-life traumas and present-day crimes comes from scribe David Hudgins. Cast includes Kelli Giddish (ex-Di, ALL MY CHILDREN), Nicholas Bishop, Richard Schiff and Ravi Patel.
Janney wins Drama Desk Award Allison Janney (ex-Ginger, GUIDING LIGHT) won the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical award last night for "9 to 5," which features the music of Dolly Parton.
Edward Woodward coming to EASTENDERS Edward Woodward, 78, who is best known for being THE EQUALIZER, will stroll into Albert Square next week as mild-mannered Tommy Clifford. But EASTENDERS fans will soon see a darker side.
A soap source said: "Tommy meets Mini Mart owner Patrick Trueman and begins quizzing him about his past. Patrick fondly recounts tales from his youth under the pretence it is research for Tommy's book. It's a front for something far more sinister but Patrick is blissfully unaware."
"[Galen and I] did tape a scene together two weeks ago....it will come up soon."
"I agree....Brady needs some lovin!!! I'm sure it's coming soon....stay tuned."
NASCAR's Jeff Burton on his GH appearance "I had my lines on a piece of paper on the table in front of me covered up with a newspaper," he said. "I could glance at them. I know my limitations quite well. Short term memory is one of my limitations."
Barker shaiks up ISIDINGO Akin to the unfolding real-life drama, where convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik was medically paroled, ISIDINGO's villain Barker Haines is now a free man and looking to reclaim his influential position.
"Barker may have got his just desserts but S'thembiso Shezi was no Eliot Ness, which would have made it a very clear-cut tale of good triumphing over wickedness. In a way, the story became ambivalent on both sides," actor Robert Whitehead explains.
"He bounces back in a more complex way. I am looking forward to the developments in the year ahead. Right now, Barker is extremely damaged. He has had everything taken away from him, especially with the loss of his daughter, and it is just piling on and on. But he is determined to claw his way back to the top."
"I apologize to you AMC fans that Dixie won’t be returning anytime soon, but it wasn’t in my control. If they don’t ask, I can’t answer! I’m very excited about the new Rosanna and I hope you will find it as much fun as I do!"
"Somebody asked me if it’s hard to kiss other dudes on TV when you’ve got one at home, and the answer is yes and no. If you can’t bear the sight, smell or acting of your partner, it’s hard. If you think he’s a tasty cupcake, it’s hard, too! If you have a nice friendship and it’s all just silly and ridiculous, you do a shot of tequila, shake hands, and get it on. That’s how it was with Thorsten and me. We were just such good buds, and he was a tasty cupcake, but a more devoted to his family cupcake I have not met, plus I was devoted as well, so we were always just friends, and when it came time for a love scene, I can’t think of which one of us was more embarrassed."
Former soap director working with EKU students Emmy Award-winning producer, director and writer George Taweel (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, LOVE OF LIFE) will spend two days on the Eastern Kentucky University campus, working with electronic media and film students, and make a public lecture/video presentation.
Ron Silver dies at 62 Actor Ron Silver died this morning after a two-year battle with esophageal cancer. Silver, 62, had a long, distinguished career on stage, screen and television. One of his roles was Larry Goldman on the Fox primetime soap, SKIN, which aired on SOAPnet for a while.
SAG plays politics with peace With SAG's TV/theatrical contract negotiations stuck in neutral, there is growing concern that the guild's leadership is preparing to coast until its next election cycle, which would keep the industry in a state of permanent uncertainty throughout the summer. Or, worse, fears are surfacing that a resolution could be years away.
I've reported about GENERATIONS (not the NBC soap with the same name) and ISIDINGO before, but if you haven't checked them out, they are airing on The Africa Channel on cable systems across the United States.
More on B&B's Ashley Jones on TRUE BLOOD Sam Trammell (TRUE BLOOD's Sam) spoke with Michael Ausiello at the Globes and he teased that his new love interest (played by Jones) is up to no good. "I don't know the whole storyline, but I've read the first three episodes, and it's going to be really twisted and dark and exciting. She's got some serious secrets and questionable intentions."
Justin Melvey hosting new show on Fox8 in Australia MAGINE yourself on a seat at a tram stop. Beneath your perch is a stray mobile phone, which starts ringing. If you're the sort of person who would answer it, you're well on your way to being a participant in the latest reality show on Australian TV screens. And if you're the sort of person who would accept the offer of $US25,000 ($A34,650) from a stranger at the other end of the phone, you might as well prepare for your close-up.
Welcome to THE PHONE, an appealingly pulpy reality-cum-competition show. Posing as a millionaire playboy, former DAYS OF OUR LIVES and HOME AND AWAY star Justin Melvey is the mysterious caller who guides the show's contestants on their crazy real-time journey around a different city each week.
"I've had a broad and epic journey," he says. "I haven't got caught up in the whole acting, ego-driven avenue where (someone says) you can only do this, you can only do that. I stick to the challenges that make me want to get out of bed."
Check out iPhone TV NBC, CBS, CW and others have full episodes and clips available to stream to your iPhone. They are free, legal, and do not consume the precious iPhone memory. Full episodes include DAYS OF OUR LIVES and THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.
SingTel First in Singapore to Offer SORIRITY FOREVER 'mobisodes' Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) has launched Warner Brothers’ shortform digital series SORIRITY FOREVER – from director/ producer McG - as a value-added service for its iPhone and 3G mobile customers.
SORIRITY FOREVER consists of 37 mobisodes (each between 2-3 minutes in length) and the entire series is now available for viewing for free with no data charges or any additional fees.
The series stars Jessica Rose (GREEK), Mikaela Hoover, Taryn Southern, Anabella Casanova, Candice Patton (THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS), Annemarie Pazmino, Jessica Morris (ONE LIFE TO LIVE), Cary Hungerford, Angie Cole, David Loren and Joaquin Pastor.
Case involving ate ISIDINGO star Ashley Callie moved Relatives of actress Ashley Callie on Wednesday described as "irritating" the transfer to another court of the culpable homicide case against the man involved in her fatal accident.
"This is highly irritating and frustrating because it is just a metre away from the jurisdiction," her sister Lauren Callie told journalists outside the Randburg Magistrate's Court.
Prosecutor Gary Famanda told the court a decision was taken to transfer the matter as Randburg had no jurisdiction over it. It emerged during proceedings that the February 8, 2008, accident in which Callie's car collided with Pretorius' car was a few metres short of being within the Randburg jurisdiction.
Natalie Cassidy's EASTENDERS return? Natalie Cassidy is in talks to return to EASTENDERS. The 25-year-old actress is desperate to reprise her role as Sonia Jackson in the BBC soap opera and show bosses have already started talking to her about the possibility of a comeback.
Two newcomers arrive on HOLLYOAKS HOLLYOAKS fans will be pleased to hear new producer Lucy Allan has already made her first mark upon the Channel 4 soap, by signing up two newcomers. Characters Loretta and Cheryl - played by Melissa Walton and Bronagh Waugh, respectively - made such a good impression during their time on HOLLYOAKS LATER, that they've been taken on by the main show.
Allan told Digital Spy: "Cheryl and Loretta will bring an energy and a sense of fun to the show. Both Melissa and Bronagh impressed me with their performances in Hollyoaks Later and I'm sure viewers will warm to them quickly."
Wrapping up FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS season three "Season three has found a way to recapture the magic of that first year, which was one of the most perfect first seasons ever for a TV drama."
I created the video below as a tribute to the actors, writers, producers and other behind the scenes folks who have passed away in 2008.
Here is a summary of those who died this year. If someone is missing from this list, it was unintentional. Please let me know so that I can update.
Irene Dailey (September 12, 1920 - September 24, 2008) - (Pamela Stewart, THE EDGE OF NIGHT; Liz Matthews, ANOTHER WORLD)
Eileen Herlie (March 8, 1918 - October 8, 2008) - (Myrtle Fargate, ALL MY CHILDREN/ONE LIFE TO LIVE/LOVING)
Augusta Dabney (October 23, 1918 - February 4, 2008) - (Isabella Alden, LOVING; Helena Ashley, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; Carolyn Chandler Baldwin, GENERAL HOSPITAL; Betty Kahlman Barry, A WORLD APART; Barbara Norris Thorpe, THE GUIDING LIGHT; Peg Hale, LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING; Ann Holmes, AS THE WORLD TURNS; Laura Baxter, ANOTHER WORLD)
Robert Calhoun (1930 - May 24, 2008) - (Executive Producer, AS THE WORLD TURNS/GUIDING LIGHT; Producer, TEXAS; Director, ANOTHER WORLD)
Ray Goldstone (1919 - March 13, 2008) - (Writer, RITUALS; FALCON CREST; DAYS OF OUR LIVES; SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING)
Edie Huggins (THE DOCTORS; THE EDGE OF NIGHT; LOVE OF LIFE)
Wade Battley (Art director, GENERAL HOSPITAL; DAYS OF OUR LIVES; PORT CHARLES)
Keith Pruitt (1961 - November 12, 2008) - (Frank Wendall, AS THE WORLD TURNS; Flynn Reilly, LOVING; Robinson, GUIDING LIGHT)
Christopher Allport (June 17, 1947 - January 25 ,2008) - (Tim McGowan, ANOTHER WORLD)
Shell Kepler (October 5, 1958 - February 1, 2008) - (Amy Vining, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
Clissold “Budd” Hill (1931 - November 20, 2008) - (Costume Designer, ALL MY CHILDREN)
Sherrell Hoffman (1938 - October 18, 2008) - (Director, GUIDING LIGHT; ALL MY CHILDREN, ANOTHER WORLD)
Claudio Capone (November 18, 1952 - June 23, 2008) - (The voice of B&B's Ridge in Italy)
Wayne Heffley (July 15, 1927 - November 19, 2008) - (Vern Scofield, DAYS OF OUR LIVES)
Dody Goodman (October 28, 1914 - June 22, 2008) - (Molly McDermott, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; Mavis Cobb, TEXAS; Martha Shumway, MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN; Althea Franklin, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW)
Studs Terkel (May 16, 1912 - October 31, 2008) - (MA PERKINS)
Keith Charles (March 4, 1934 - July 1, 2008) - (Rick Oliver, THE EDGE OF NIGHT; Nick Kane, THE SECRET STORM; Ross Cavanaugh, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; Robert Jardin, WHERE THE HEART IS; Ted Chandler, LOVE OF LIFE; Alex McDaniels/Brandon Spaulding, THE GUIDING LIGHT; Ralph Mitchell, AS THE WORLD TURNS; Ted Clayton, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; Homer Dowd, RYAN'S HOPE)
James E. Reilly (July 15, 1948 - October 12, 2008) - (Writer, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; GUIDING LIGHT; PASSIONS; SUNSET BEACH; THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; RYAN'S HOPE; Consultant, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL)
Larry Haines (August 3, 1918 - July 17, 2008) - (Stu Bergman, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW; THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS; Sidney Sugarman, ANOTHER WORLD; Neil Warren, LOVING)
Beverlee McKinsey (August 9, 1935 - May 2, 2008) - (Martha Donnelly, LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING; Iris Cory/Emma Ordway, ANOTHER WORLD; Iris Wheeler, TEXAS; Alexandra Spaulding, GUIDING LIGHT; Myrna Slaughter, GENERAL HOSPITAL)
UPDATED: Dorothy Green (January 12, 1920 - May 8, 2008) - (Jennifer Brooks, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)
Anthony Minghella (January 6, 1954 - March 18, 2008) - (Writer, GRANGE HILL; EASTENDERS)
Here are some of the latest soap additions to YouTube:
ERICA KANE BIG: The latest DANCING WITH THE STARS promo. The show kicks off a three night premiere on Monday, September 22 on ABC.
GENERATIONS & ISIDINGO: In October, U.S. viewers (on The Africa Channel) will witness the shocking departure of two fan faves from GENERATIONS (same name but different than the US soap), while the mystery surounding the death of Duncan Haines continues to slowly unravel on ISIDINGO.
FUN IN PEAPACK: Tina Sloane's (Lillian, GL) first day in Peapack, New Jersey.
MCDEAN'S SUNSET ENDING: John Paul and Craig leave for Dublin on HOLLYOAKS.
TV Guide Canada's Weekly "Nelson Ratings" Nelson Branco reviews the week in soaps, names his top-rated actors, and provides next week’s viewing cheat-sheet! Plus: ‘OLTL’s Melissa Fumero returns!
Deep Soap: Location, Location, Location Sara A. Bibel blogs: "2008 may go down as the year that soaps left the studio. During the golden era of soap operas, shows rarely left the confines of their soundstage. When the shows aired live, it was impossible to go on location. There were too many variables and it would have been impossible to switch from location to taped segments. Once soaps switched to pre-taping in the 1970s, some began experimenting with location shoots. By the 1980s, sending the show to an exotic location had become a ratings sweep tradition. Supercouples married in lavish outdoor ceremonies. Adventure storylines culminated with cinematic action scenes. Shows even traveled to other countries. As ratings and budgets declined, location shoots largely disappeared. CBS has decided to bring them back, in an attempt to re-engineer the genre."
Where Things Stand With SAG Election... On Tuesday, the Screen Actors Guild is scheduled to release the official list of candidates for the upcoming election now that the nominating period has closed and the Election Committees have confirmed candidate eligibility. Approximately, 1/3 of the total 69 national board seats are open for election this year. Hollywood and New York Division ballots will be mailed to all eligible SAG members on August 19 with a return deadline and tabulation on September 18. Election results are expected to be announced that evening. The Hollywood Division will elect 11 national board members and 22 alternates. Each seat is for a 3-year term (all national board alternates serve one year). The New York Division will elect 5 national board members and 9 alternates. Each of those seats is for a 3-year term (all national board alternates serve one year). Directors holding 7 other national board seats will be elected from SAG branches in Boston, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Nashville, Nevada and Washington, D.C./Baltimore.
SORDID LIVES not renewed for second season....yet Per Del Shores latest blog, the renewal rumor is false. "As much as I appreciate all the congratulatory emails and myspace messages regarding LOGO picking up the show for Season 2, this is an internet rumor."
From Donaldsonville to Hollywood It’s quite a journey from Donaldsonville to Hollywood, but Stacy Caballero has made it with a few significant stops in between.
She’s an up-and-coming costume designer who worked on two recently released movies, the Will Smith superhero movie Hancock and the action racing movie Speed Racer, as well as the next, Star Trek, scheduled for release in May 2009. She was the assistant costume designer on all three films.
After an internship in Los Angeles, Caballero moved there. Even though she had very few "connections," she started sending out resumes and working in daytime television. She worked on the wardrobe team for THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and SUNSET BEACH and was finally offered a full-time position for THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. She stayed two years.
What attracted Y&R's Michael Damian to his wife? "Her smile, and her beauty and energy," he tells OK Magazine. "She was shy when I first met her. She’s staring at me right now. She’s leaving the room now because I kicked her out. Actually, I met her at a telethon in Utah for the Children’s Miracle Network. She was there with her dad, which I didn’t know was her dad at the time, James Best, who is Rosco from THE DUKES OF HAZZARD. I thought it was her boyfriend! Later, I found out from my brother that it was her dad. Yeah, I was like ‘God, she’s so pretty and sweet’ and I got this really good feeling when I met her. I was actually in shock when she said she was a SOLID GOLD dancer because I thought she’d be like ‘hey I’m really cool, I’m on TV all the time,’ but she was very shy and soft-spoken."
Give the man a break already The pitfall of playing a menacing soap character is that viewers, who become so immersed in the twisted storyline, find it difficult to distance the actor from their fictional persona.
While Robert Whitehead (Barker Haines, ISIDINGO), Joseph Mascolo (Stefano DiMera, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) and Seputla Sebodogi (Kenneth Mashaba, GENERATIONS) are famed villains, it is harder for soap addicts to accept it when the relatively good guys succumb to morally corrupt ways à la Jack Devnarain's ISIDINGO character, Rajesh Kumar, and, more recently, Marlon Roelfze's EGOLI character, Shaun, turning into a wife-beater.
HOLLYOAKS star praises lack of stereotypes OLLYOAKS newcomer Lena Kaur has praised producers for not stereotyping Asians on the program. The actress, who plays Leila Roy, revealed that she has been impressed with her character's storylines since she joined the show alongside Stephen Uppal, better known as her on-screen brother Ravi, earlier this year.
Kaur told Take 5 magazine: "The storylines for me and Stephen aren't being dictated by the colour of our skin. We're both British Asians in real life as well as in the show. We are both totally westernised. We've been brought up in Britain, so the storylines will reflect people like Stephen and me."
Fans on soap box don't scare 'Sam' The star of new web soap THE SECRET LIFE OF SAM KING has said he isn't daunted by the prospect of viewers posting critical comments about him online.
Greg Foreman plays record company runner Sam in the show, which allows fans to send messages to characters and shape plotlines on the social networking site Bebo.
Greg, who has previously appeared on CASUALTY said: "Because it's on the internet, people can interact with the characters on a day-to-day basis. They can watch an episode and then go on Sam's profile and say 'I can't believe you've done this' or 'You're lucky to be there'. Even if it's the most negative criticism people are giving you, at least they're watching it and they take an interest in it."
SheKnows: Top ten soap opera romances. "Our fascination with power couples extends from the big screen to the streets of Hollywood and into our home TV sets. If household names such as Luke and Laura or Doug and Julie take you back to the days of romance obsession, read on to learn our Top 10 picks for the most popular and influential soap opera romances."
Vanity Fair: One of Hollywood’s greatest stars, Joan Crawford, was redefined as a sadistic control freak by Mommie Dearest, her daughter’s 1978 tell-all. In an excerpt from the author’s new Crawford biography, based in part on interviews with another Crawford daughter, a very different story emerges. Christina, like her mother, became an actress, and for a time was a regular on the CBS soap opera THE SECRET STORM. During a leave Christina took for major surgery, in 1968, Joan, who was then in her early 60s, replaced her 29-year-old daughter on the show. That created an unhappy rivalry, which resulted in a long estrangement and, ultimately, the book we were discussing that day at lunch.
CBS: VIDEO: Behind the scenes of THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS cast photo shoot.
Daytona Beach News-Journal: AS THE WORLD TURNS' Lisa Miller Hughes Eldridge Shea Colman McColl Mitchell Grimaldi Chedwyn.
Soapdom: ALL MY CHILDREN's Justin Bruening (ex-Jamie) Scores Big with KNIGHT RIDER on NBC.
Carlisle Sentinel: Carlisle woman finds soap opera spotlight. If her performances seducing ALL MY CHILDREN actor Cameron Mathison and ad-libbing with ONE LIFE TO LIVE star Forbes March are any indication, she isn’t far off the mark. During a trip to Super Soap Opera Weekend at Disney World in November, Carns was picked to participate in “I Wanna Be a Soap Star,” acting alongside the stars of daytime TV for a shot at a walk-on role on an ABC set.
Tonight (South Africa): ISIDINGO actress Ashley Callie caused the accident that led to her death. "She was on the wrong side of the road," says Johannesburg metro police officer Mark Lottering.
San Diego Union Tribune: Viewers took extreme measures to avoid TV's snoozers and losers during the strike.
NBA.com: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS' quarterback Zach Gilford on his “Pip 33″ tattoo on the red carpet prior to the start of the NBC All-Star game on Sunday night: "I was a dumb, 13-year old kid. My best friend and I were tattooing each other and it was the year Jordan retired and Pip was carrying the team on his back. And now I'll have it for the rest of my life. I've learned my tattoo lesson."
Variety: Weekend Box Office results. Definitely, Maybe featuring former AS THE WORLD TURNS star Annie Parisse debuted at #5.
PGP Blog: In honor of Presidents' Day, a look at the intersection of First Ladies and AS THE WORLD TURNS.
Columbus Dispatch: Daytime dramas can use a lift, having seen almost a 50 percent erosion of their audience during the past decade. How do networks hope to draw viewers who have strayed from daytime serials? Entice them with actors they've loved but lost.
PR Leap: The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF) has announced the line up of films, parties, and red carpet premieres. The eight-day extravaganza will run from February 28 - March 6 2008, all over Manhattan and will showcase a record number of international features, shorts, documentaries and animations from all over the globe. One soap related film of note: LIME SALTED LOVE Starring Kristanna Loken (AS THE WORLD TURNS, THE L WORD) and Jason Brooks (DAYS OF OUR LIVES). This minimalist, surreal and visual examination of abandonment, guilt, abuse and psychic pain is set in the hipster enclaves of Los Angeles. The film, told in rippling flashbacks from its four main characters, flows out of the eyes of the institutionally confined, *Directed by Danielle Agnello and Joe Halli, 86 min. Art house, U.S.
TV Squad: his season, LAW & ORDER was looking for a way to get some new energy and interest in the long-running NBC Emmy-winning series, so on the judicial end of the show, they promoted Sam Waterson's Jack McCoy to DA and cast Linus Roache as Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter. His dad is William Roache, star of CORONATION STREET, the longest-running soap opera in Britain; he's been on the show since 1960! Linus spoke of his father in a 1998 interview, saying, "He's like a national institution. He's the sole member left in the original cast. I played his son on the show for a while when I was a kid. I didn't like the attention. I remember going with him to some event and it was just crazy; it was like the Beatles had arrived or something, just ridiculous. I got quite upset by it."
Citizen (South Africa): Popular ISIDINGO actress Ashley Callie will be remembered in a memorial service at the Johannesburg Country Club on Thursday.
Building: The BBC is planning to relocate the EASTENDERS set because poor renovations to the original will not stand up to the scrutiny of high definition television.
Metro: EMMERDALE actress Charlotte Bellamy has apparently spoken about the cot death storyline about to hit the soap, admitting the scenes were tough to shoot. The 34-year-old plays Laurel Thomas, who is left devastated when her six-month-old son Daniel dies of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
AfterElton: Best Gay Week Ever. "Fans of Nuke definitely didn't get the Valentine's gift they were hoping to receive from AS THE WORLD TURNS. In fact, judging from the comments on Brian's liveblog of Thursday's episode, viewers feel they were handed a big bouquet of cow puckey. And I can't say I entirely blame them."
Televisionista: It was Valentine's Day on CBS' Procter & Gamble-sponsored and increasingly insulting daytime soap AS THE WORLD TURNS and although kisses were abound, the iconic gay teen couple got to do the only thing they appear to be allowed to - hug. Last time I checked it was 2008, not 1988. But I suppose time has stopped for an old-skewing CBS and an obsolete Procter & Gamble. How utterly embarrassing for them.
New York Daily News: SPOILER ALERT: Stephanie barges into Eric and Donna's love nest today on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, which causes Eric to scramble - right out the window.
MSNBC: VIDEO: Meet the new KNIGHT RIDER star, former ALL MY CHILDREN hunk Justin Bruening.
Augusta Chronicle: Winners of the 39th annual NAACP Image Awards: Actor in a daytime drama series: Kristoff St. John, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Actress in a daytime drama series: Christel Khalil, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Directing in a dramatic series: Seith Mann, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: "Are You Ready For Friday Night?" Actress in a comedy series: America Ferrera, UGLY BETTY Supporting actress in a comedy series: Vanessa L. Williams, UGLY BETTY
SABC News: ISIDINGO star Ashley Callie has died in a Johannesburg hospital after being injured in a car crash in Linden last weekend. She underwent surgery to relieve pressure on her brain, but never recovered.
Cherry Hill Courier Post: David Groh, who played DL Block on GENERAL HOSPITAL in the 80s, died at age 68.
New York Daily News: ONE LIFE TO LIVE writers Elizabeth Page: "Soap opera writers - or 'daytime' writers as we're called in the biz - get paid once a week. Unlike screenwriters, we're "paycheck" writers, living from week to week."
UCLA Daily Bruin: After 14 weeks and an estimated economic impact of $1 billion, the Writers Guild of America strike may finally be coming to a close. 2005 UCLA graduate Marina Alburger, a staff writer for the daytime soap opera THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, attended the meeting Saturday in Los Angeles and voiced similar expectations. “This isn’t a perfect deal. It’s not wonderful, but it’s definitely an improvement over previous offers,” she said. “It sounded as if to me that people were responding positively to the gains we made even if they weren’t in all the areas we had hoped for.”
Variety: Was the strike worth it? In the eyes of many scribes, the answer is an unqualified yes. But when it comes down to dollars and cents, the answer is murkier. The victories in new media that may pay big dividends in the future have come at a high price in the here and now.
PGP Blog: A letter to the fans from GUIDING LIGHT.
Express: The kiss seen ’round the world. YouTube turns AS THE WORLD TURNS' gay couple into worldwide sensation.
Theater Mania: Former ONE LIFE TO LIVE actress Kerry Butler: "Primetime is very different from daytime in some ways in that you wait longer for the set-ups; but you still don't get lots of takes."
MyParkMag: Chris Fountain could never date any of his HOLLYOAKS co-stars because it would be too "awkward". The heartthrob actor - who is currently impressing viewers with his skating skills on DANCING ON ICE - admits he's had a few kisses with some of the girls but knows it could never go any further.
Press Association: In the early years of BBC One soap EASTENDERS, Anita Dobson was the ruling queen of the show, thanks to her phenomenally popular character Angie Watts. However, that devotion hasn't stopped Dobbs, who quit the soap in 1988, offering her thoughts on former on-screen husband Leslie Grantham's sex scandal in 2004. "It was his own fault, wasn't it? It was a shame. It was silly and really unfortunate. He was a silly boy."
PR Newswire: In 2002, Mark Coker and his wife, Lesleyann, co-authored a roman a clef novel entitled "Boob Tube" that explores the behind- the-scenes world of daytime television soap operas (Lesleyann is a former reporter for Soap Opera Weekly Magazine). Despite two years of representation from one of New York City's most respected literary agencies, their agent was unable to land a book deal. Some publishers said they rejected the manuscript because they questioned whether soap opera fans read books.
Sun Herald: My Damn Channel (www.MyDamnChannel.com), the entertainment studio and new media platform, today premieres three new reasons to work less and watch more video: HORRIBLE PEOPLE, COOKIN' WITH COOLIO, and CARNIVAL OF STUFF. The company also debuts a new look and all- new features designed by Big Fat Brain and built by Reborn Studio. HORRIBLE PEOPLE is an evil comic soap opera. Actor and comedian A.D. Miles ("Wet Hot American Summer", "Dog Bites Man") writes, directs and stars in a depraved soap opera, which takes place at a never-ending cocktail party. Kristin Schaal ("The Flight of the Conchords") and Mather Zickel ("Dancing with Shiva") co-star with A.D. Miles. The series is produced by Jonathan Stern, and new episodes will unfold every Monday at lunchtime for 10 weeks of "addictive workus interruptus."
Mad (UK): Advertisers are rolling out Australian-themed spots for the first commercial break in long-running soap opera NEIGHBOURS, which makes its debut on Five today. Among the ad executions appearing in the show will be one for Red Bull that has an Australian setting and one for soap powder Daz that features former NEIGHBOURS actress Kimberley Davies in a soap-type situation.
Dispatch Online (South Africa): Daytime soap DAYS OF OUR LIVES on SABC3 at 4.55pm holds the record as the longest running in history, but it’s time it bids us goodbye. I can hardly think of anyone who can seriously say they are a follower of this soap, which has lost the plot on too many occasions. No offence intended to those who are fanatics – perhaps you can convince me why I should not think my intelligence is being insulted when I see people rising from the dead and mysteriously ending up stuck on some island. That should give you a fair indication of the last time I bothered to watch DAYS OF OUR LIVES. Frankly, I don’t even bother to watch it anymore. For me, it’s right down there with PASSIONS on e.tv’s daily daytime soap slot. Both these feature too many bizarre, out-there occurrences, including dolls that can change form to become human, to humans that change into animals. Sure enough, there’s space for creativity, but that is a realm of fantasy that should be left to fairy tales, children’s books or folklore if you want to push it that far out. Local soaps have so far done well in not going too over-the-top. Speaking of which, the poor little rich girl, Agnes, in MUVHANGO must be on the brink of an identity crisis.
The Times (South Africa): ISIDINGO cast members rallied around critically injured actress Ashley Callie with messages of support while her family have been at her bedside throughout the weekend.
Lesego Motsepe, star of popular South African soap opera ISIDINGO has chosen World Aids Day to reveal that she has been living with the Hi-virus for almost 13 years.
Rediscover ALL MY CHILDREN's Hillary Wilson: Carmen Thomas-Paris
INTERVIEW: B&B's Betty White (ex-Ann)
INTERVIEW: OLTL's Farah Fath (Gigi)
Shawn Pyfrom leaving DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
INTERVIEW: GH's Bradford Anderson (Spinelli)
After long wait, Jim Rice goes into Baseball Hall of Fame (mentions Y&R in speech)
Killer tried to raid home of EASTENDERS star
INTERVIEW: FNL's Zach Gilford (Matt)
Fountain and Manning exit HOLLYOAKS
VIDEO: Jennie Garth reveals heart ailment
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: EDGE OF NIGHT's Tony Craig
DAYS' Eric Martsolf answers fan questions
Cady McClain on ATWT's Parker and Liberty, returning to AMC and Thorsten Kaye
