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The truth about soap's most hated man
He’s embroiled in one of the darkest and most disturbing storylines EASTENDERS has ever attempted – and Chris Coghill knows it will turn him into public enemy number one. He’s barely been in Walford five minutes and already his character, evil pedophile Tony King, has become the most hated figure in soap.

“From time to time members of the public may confuse reality with the soap, but I’m an actor, not Tony. I’m a bit worried about that, but I’m a big boy – I’ll get a big hat and a pair of sunglasses.”

The shocking moment teenage temptress Rosie Webster strips on CORONATION STREET
While ITV dumps its commitment to serious programmes it shows no signs of losing its taste for the salacious. CORONATION STREET executives have put the character Rosie Webster at the heart of a tawdry storyline which sees the teenager try to seduce a man twice her age.

Greetings from the Shore a disappointment to Jersey
"The actors are cast well and fit their roles by look alone, despite poor acting and accents fading in and out among the immigrants. Shaw and [ONE LIFE TO LIVE's David] Fumero do a decent job in portraying their cliché movie roles, but still lack the substance to make their story believable."

Brandon and Dylan return to 90210....sort of
In "Model Behavior," the episode of 90210 airing Sept. 30, we learn that Brenda (Shannen Doherty) has been keeping in close contact with twin brother Brandon and ex-boyfriend Dylan. In this ep, Brenda reveals some heretofore unknown details about Brandon's current whereabouts.

But that's not all. Next week, that wayward Dylan finally phones home again. Apparently the call is to Brenda's phone, but both Brenda and Kelly end up talking to him, and after the fact, the two girls get into a "tense" convo (most likely because he calls Brenda's phone).

CADY MCCLAIN: More Thoughts
"I have found that it is important to recognize that while we may be special and unique as individuals, as human beings we are more similar than different. Recognizing that we all have similar needs and dreams is useful to making laws to help us as a large and varied nation within a large and varied world."

DANCING WITH THE STARS Power Rankings, Week One
#9 - Susan Lucci & Tony Dovolani: ALL MY CHILDREN star needs to work on pretty much all her moves.

Jean Carol to Star in Actor's Group Theatre's "Mastergate"
Former GUIGIND LIGHT star Jean Carol will star in Larry Gelbart's Mastergate, to play the Actor's Group Theatre, October 3-November 2. Penny L. Moore will direct. The satiric farce takes the form of a congressional hearing looking into shady doings between a film studio and the White House.

OLTL airdate from ESPN fantasy sports expert Matthew Berry
"For those that care, the episodes of ONE LIFE TO LIVE that I appear on will air Nov. 5 and 6. I'm guessing I might bring it up a lot more as it gets closer."