Saturday, February 14, 2009

News Round-up

26 True (Fictional) Lovers: Pop Culture's Best Couples
Luke and Laura made EW.com's list of the best couples. Abby West writes: "Their love helped put soap operas on the map. GENERAL HOSPITAL's Luke (Anthony Geary) and Laura (Genie Francis) set off a national craze with their 1981 wedding, still the most watched event in soap opera history, with about 30 million viewers. They've since divorced, Luke's married to someone else now, and Laura's catatonic, but their love remains legendary."

Susan Lucci starts her vacation on the runway
As a onetime model, soap temptress Erica Kane has clocked her time on fashion's runways. Susan Lucci, who plays Kane on ALL MY CHILDREN - not so much.

"Nerves? Yeah, sure," said Lucci, who hadn't done the catwalk thing "in a really long time." In Gustavo Cadile, she was among a bevy of red-garbed leading ladies to walk in the Heart Truth Red Dress Collection, along with Tori Spelling, Jennie Garth and sequiny Vivica A. Fox.

February sweeps tapings have kept Lucci from the show in years past. "But today is actually my first day of vacation, so I'm going to have a wonderful life experience walking the catwalk in New York," the Garden City actress said before the show. Early today, she'd embark on yet a second wonderful life experience.

"I'm going to St. Barts."

Hunky soap stars to make splash with fans today at Silver Springs
Silver Springs attraction in Marion County is presenting "Soap Stars -- Hunks of Daytime TV" from 1 to 3:30 p.m. today. Scheduled to appear are Greg Vaughan, best known for his role as the adult Lucky Spencer, son of the famous soap-opera couple Luke and Laura from GENERAL HOSPITAL; Brandon Beemer, who plays bad-boy attorney Owen Knight on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL; ALL MY CHILDREN's Jacob Young, who has played J.R. Chandler on the series since 2003, and Christian LeBlanc, who plays attorney Michael Baldwin on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.

CORRIE's Kym Marsh leaves hospital
CORONATION STREET star Kym Marsh has been told by studio bosses to "Take as much time off as you like", following the death of her baby son this week.

Ms. Marsh, 32, who left hospital yesterday, and her actor boyfriend, Jamie Lomas, 29, are said to be "shattered" after Archie Jay died within minutes of being born on Wednesday night.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIHGTS: Zach Gilford blogs last night's show
"Drama in Dillon. After Smash road off into the sunset of College Station, Tex. (and he will be greatly missed), everyone's lives kept going. Tami is all up in everyone's business, trying to keep Tyra from dating a pill-popping cowboy, and freaking out that Julie got, in my opinion, an extremely tacky rope-heart tattoo. Watching this story unfold was extremely special for my parents and me, because at the young age of 13 the words "pip 33" were inked into my flesh (still there today). These scenes with the Taylor family were so similar to the 'discussions' (me being yelled at) that took place in my house; it felt like I was watching home movies."

HOLLYOAKS duo voted sexiest soap couple
HOLLYOAKS hunks Craig Dean and John Paul McQueen have been voted the sexiest couple in soap, in a new poll by Virgin Media. The pair, played by actors Guy Barnet and James Sutton received 45.5 per cent of the votes after keeping viewers of the soap hooked with their on-off-on-again screen romance.

And voters placed them far ahead of Carla and Liam from CORONATION STREET, who finished second with 13 per cent. EASTENDERS duo Roxy and Sean, played by Rita Simons and Robert Kazinsky, finished third in the poll.

Court denies Alan Rosenberg plea
Alan Rosenberg's struck out again in court in his attempt to overturn recent moves by SAG's national board to fire Doug Allen and abolish SAG's negotiating committee.

Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling: Just Like Old Times
"It just feels like it never stopped," Garth said on the red carpet for The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection 2009 fashion show in New York City. "But it's not like we're living in yesterday; it's just our lives kept evolving, and here we are again."

Spelling, who walked the red carpet with Garth, has just wrapped her reprise of the Donna Martin character for the CW series. "I've been having a really good time. I've been getting to work with Jennie everyday, and the new cast is great," said Spelling. Donna is reportedly still married to David, but is torn between joining him in Japan, where he works, and opening a clothing boutique in Beverly Hills.

Michael Fairman celebrates A Soapy Valentines
Fairman was a guest on "Stardish Radio" last night.

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