News Round-up

Are GREY's Knight/Heigl really leaving?
Not that he's necessarily wrong, but how does James Pickens know for sure that either one of his costars is leaving? Actors are not always the most reliable sources of dish on upcoming scripts, let alone information about what's happening off the set.

Another DAYS Exit: Rachel Melvin out
Rachel Melvin (Chelsea), who joined the cast in 2005, has opted to leave the show when her contract expires this spring.

Mark Valley becoming a HUMAN TARGET on another Fox series
The former DAYS OF OUR LIVES and ANOTHER WORLD star will play a mysterious security freelancer who assumes the identities of those in danger. He is currently appearing on FRINGE.

INTERVIEW: 90210's Jessica Lowndes (Adrianna)
"I feel really fortunate, actually. I always feel fortunate that I'm able to play with such pressing issues of society. The drug stuff I have no personal experience with whatsoever, so it was a lot of work. I didn't want to make a mockery of it. As an actress, my number one goal is to affect people. When I have people come up and say that they can relate to my character and don't feel so alone, that's the best thing I can ever do. I've gotten fan letters from actual recovering addicts, I've had fan letters from girls who have controlling mothers. I feel really fortunate. It's a challenge."

PASSIONS' Daphnee Duplaix to OLTL
Soap Opera Digest is reporting that OLTL hired Daphnee Duplaix to take over the role of Rachel, Nora and Hank's daughter. Duplaix portrayed PASSIONS's Valerie from 2004-08, before the convoluted reveal that hermaphrodite Vincent was really Valerie.

Ana Ortiz expecting a girl, debuts her belly
In her first public appearance since announcing her pregnancy, UGLY BETTY's Ana Ortiz tried her best to make her burgeoning belly visible on Saturday while attending the Writers Guild Awards in NYC.

The return of Kendall on AMC is "surprisingly entertaining"
Sara A. Bibel blogs: "ALL MY CHILDREN's Kendall’s journey from months-long coma to waking nightmare is surprisingly entertaining due to sheer chutzpah of everybody else involved in the storyline."