News Round-up: Tom Pelphrey, Celebri-Tweets, Soaplife

CORONATION STREET deaf star Ali Briggs set for return
"Freda was cast in the mould of many great Corrie women, she was funny, nosy, and a smart woman who just happened to be hearing impaired. We hope to carry on where we left off with her."

INTERIVEW: GL's Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan)
Pelphrey, who will be returning to GUIDING LIGHT this summer, was a guest on "BuzzWorthy Radio" on Wednesday night. He starts taping at the end of June.

E! Seeking Celebrity Tweeters
E! is planning to harvest the power of Twitter for “Celebri-Tweets.” The network will run tweets from a number of celebrities in the news crawl at the bottom of the screen during its programming.

Soaplife offers 11 interviews per issue
Says UK Soaplife magazine editor Hellen Gardner: "Our magazine promotes soaps in more depth than any other title and we see our relationship as a two-way street – we are good for the shows, the shows are good for Soaplife."

INTERVIEW: Former ATWT star Anthony Herrera (ex-James)
On how his allogenic stem cell transplant made history: "What is important to know is that chemotherapy, radiation, and a transplant using my own stem cells failed. In 1999, my battle with mantle cell lymphoma became a pioneer case. Because of my new immune system (made possible by the allogenic stem cell transplant), there has been NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE in my body for nine years."

David J. Cummins' small role on ATWT
He appeared on Wednesday's episode. ""It is my debut on the show playing the role of Danny Byrd. Hopefully it will lead to many more days spent in the lovely town of Oakdale."

Who's the Longest-Running Fictional Character Ever?
Superman over Nancy Hughes?


Included in multi-award winning European producer and distributor Power Corporations's action-packed lineup of thrillers and dramas for the L.A. Screenings (May 19-27) is AS THE WORLD TURNS. Power owns the international distribution rights to ATWT and GL.

B&B's Katherine Kelly Lang is Jolly Green daughter
Lang's parents are Keith Wegeman, an Olympic long-jump skier who went on to play television's Jolly Green Giant, and Judith Lang, a film, television and commercial actress.