Wednesday, March 11, 2009

News Round-up: Soaps Pre-empted, Fountain/Lomas, TRIC

INTERVIEW: Y&R's Michelle Stafford (Phyllis)
"Personally, sometimes I have an opinion on the way a story is told. But, one person does not make up for the all the reasons marriages fail. If Phyllis and Nick fall apart, it would not be Sharon who broke it up. I am talking as Michelle. Things break up for many, many reasons in life. Relationships fall apart not because one person stole them away. That’s silly, and Phyllis doesn’t feel that way. Phyllis and Nick got together because the loss Sharon and Nick had with Cassie was too great for them, and they couldn’t get together. Then Brad came into the picture, and Sharon went to him for support. Nick went to Phyllis for support and he fell in love with her, and that’s kind of what happened."

She later adds: "I know you are not going to believe this, but I really have a hard time playing bitchy scenes with women."

CBS soaps pre-empted in Richmond on Thursday and Friday due to ACC Tournament
WTVR in Richmond is one of many local affiliates who will be juggling their soap schedules this week due to the college basketball tournaments. This is likely to impact this week's ratings. Next week, CBS is pre-empted nationally on Thursday and Friday for the start of the NCAA Tournament.

REAL HOUSEWIVES‘ Alex McCord Out of a Job
Count Alex McCord as one of the millions of Americans being hit by the bad economy. THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK CITY, known for going on extravagant shopping trips with her husband Simon Van Kempen, was just laid off from her visual merchandising job at Victoria’s Secret.

You can catch McCord as Hilda, trusty assistant to Aiden Turner's news reporter extraordinaire, Kyle Carpenter, in Manhattanties later this spring.

GREY'S ANATOMY star Chandra Wilson to return to Broadway in "Chicago"
Broadway heats up this summer when three-time Emmy Award nominee and GREY'S ANATOMY star Chandra Wilson steps into the celebrated role of Matron 'Mama' Morton, the reigning cellblock diva of the smash hit musical "Chicago," for a four-week limited engagement, Monday, June 8 through Sunday, July 5, 2009 at the Ambassador Theatre.

Chris Fountain and Jamie Lomas leaving HOLLYOAKS
Chris Fountain and Jamie Lomas, who play the show's resident bad boys Justin Burton and Warren Fox respectively, will bow out in a storyline which sees their characters caught in a fire at The Loft.

Warren's past comes back to haunt him when an old adversary returns to the village and with neither prepared to bury the hatchet and move on, his enemy decides to settle their score once and for all. As The Loft blazes, Justin becomes embroiled in the incident and viewers will be left wondering who lives and who dies.

EASTENDERS wins TRIC Award
EASTENDERS has been named soap of the year at the Television and Radio Industries Club (TRIC) Awards. The Walford-based serial received the accolade at the industry-voted awards ceremony, which was held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel yesterday.

CORONATION STREET's Katherine Kelly also picked up an award at the event, winning the TV soap personality gong for her role as Becky Granger on the ITV1 show.

Preeya Kalidas to join EASTENDERS
Preeya Kalidas, famously known for her role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End musical "Bombay Dreams" has joined the cast on EASTENDERS. Starting in May sShe will play Amira Shah, the beautiful and exceptionally spoiled girlfriend of Syed Masood.

PHOTOS: ABC/SOAPnet Broadway Cares Event
We Love Soaps posted photos yesterday from Monday night's event, and today Broadway World has quite a few additional pictures on their website.

INTERVIEW: GH's John J. Work (Mac)
"I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when I was 15 years old. I lost 60 pounds in six months. I would say ulcerative colitis changed my life in a way that was profound. I was headed into football. I was 210 pounds when I was a junior in high school. All I thought about was football and sports. I was planning to head to a Big 10 school but the colitis forced me to rethink everything."

VIDEO: 90210's AnnaLynne McCord Wrecks Car
AnnaLynne McCord -- who plays the sexy but scheming Naomi on 90210 -- banged up her car on La Cienega in West L.A. Tuesday. McCord wrecked her new mini cooper as she rear ended a new Range Rover. AnnaLynne can be heard yelling "Do you guys mind" at photographers snapping pictures and shooting video at the scene. Fortunately, she was not hurt, but her car had to be towed from the scene.

INTERVIEW: FNL's Taylor Kitsch (Tim)
"A lot of times I’ll throw just absurd stuff at Kyle Chandler [Coach Taylor] and, also, Derek Phillips, who plays my brother. He’ll ask me something simple, and I’ll come back with something ridiculous, just to see what he can do. There’s no rehearsals, right? So that’s why I can getcha. You just have no fucking idea what I’m going to say."

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