SWITCHED AT BIRTH's Lea Thompson & THE FOSTERS' Bianca Santos Will Live-Twitter Chat During Tonight's New Episodes

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Lea Thompson, who stars on SWITCHED AT BIRTH as Kathryn Kennish, and Bianca Santos, who guest stars as Jesus' girlfriend Lexi Rivera on THE FOSTERS, will participate in live Twitter chats with fans during the East Coast broadcasts of their series Monday, July 8th, starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Lea Thompson will be tweeting live during the East Coast broadcast of SWITCHED AT BIRTH from 8-9 p.m. ET/5-6 p.m. PT. Fans should tweet at Lea's handle @LeaKThompson and include the hashtag #SwitchedAtBirthChat in their tweets to ask their questions.

In the new episode of SWITCHED AT BIRTH, an alternate reality is revealed where both Daphne and Bay were raised by the Kennish family from age three. As a result, Daphne has a cochlear implant, and doesn't know American Sign Language. Having been spoiled by her parents to make up for the switch, she's manipulative and not the best student. Bay, on the other hand, is a straight-A student, often trying to compensate for being the Kennishes' non-biological daughter. In addition, Kathryn is a successful author of bodice-ripping novels and, while still married to State Senator John Kennish, their marriage is far from perfect.











Bianca Santos will be tweeting via her handle @Bianca00Alexa during the East Coast broadcast of THE FOSTERS from 9-10 p.m. ET/6-7 p.m. PT. To ask Bianca a question, fans should tweet at her handle and include the hashtag #TheFostersChat. Bianca guest stars on THE FOSTERS as Lexi Rivera, Jesus' girlfriend and Mariana's one-time best friend.

In the all-new episode titled "Saturday," the Fosters invite Lexi's parents to dinner and Stef worries that they will subjugate Jesus to views that disapprove of his non-traditional family. To make matters worse, Stef's conservative father shows up and the family dinner threatens to turn into an all-out moral debate.



Summary:

8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT - Lea Thompson of SWITCHED AT BIRTH - @LeaKThompson #SwitchedAtBirthChat

9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT - Bianca Santos of THE FOSTERS - @Bianca00Alexa #TheFostersChat

SWITCHED AT BIRTH is executive-produced by Lizzy Weiss, Paul Stupin, Becky Hartman Edwards and John Ziffren. The series stars Katie Leclerc as Daphne Vasquez; Vanessa Marano (GILMORE GIRLS) as Bay Kennish; Constance Marie (GEORGE LOPEZ) as Regina Vasquez; D.W. Moffett (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) as John Kennish; Lea Thompson (Back to the Future) as Kathryn Kennish; Lucas Grabeel (High School Musical) as Toby Kennish; Sean Berdy as Emmett Bledsoe; and Gilles Marini (BROTHERS & SISTERS) as Angelo Sorrento with guest star Marlee Matlin (THE WEST WING).

THE FOSTERS is executive produced by Jennifer Lopez, (AMERICAN IDOL, What to Expect When You're Expecting, The Back-Up Plan), Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige (QUEER AS FOLK), who created the series and will also serve as writers. Joanna Johnson (THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL), Elaine Goldsmith Thomas, Benny Medina and Greg Gugliotta also serve as executive producers. The series is produced by Nuyorican Productions, Inc., and Prodco, Inc.

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