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Susan Lucci will retire Erica Kane from daytime TV tomorrow. She may be a fictional character, but Erica Kane's icon status rivals that of Elizabeth Taylor partly because both women really loved to get married. While Elizabeth Taylor married six men in seven marriages, All My Children's Erica married six different men in seven marriages, while also racking up a total of four invalid marriages. Read more
Susan Lucci will say goodbye to soap opera stardom after four decades this September when All My Children goes off the air. Stopping by other daytime staple The View today, she discussed her new book, All My Life, and her career playing Erica Kane — a character married over 10 times, while Susan's been married for 41 years! Fans of Susan have seen her in few roles other than the iconic Erica Read more
The news that Guiding Light is ending (after 72 years on radio and TV!) made me think about the staying power of soap operas. Now it's a bit of a cheesy cliche that the stories just keep going and going and the actors get replaced and nothing ever ends on soaps, but in some ways, there's something comforting about that. In a poll last year, many of you answered that you do follow some daytime Read more
I don't know about you, but I like to describe products just as if I were in a commercial! Or, in this case, as if I were in a soap opera and doing really unsubtle product placement for Prego's heart-smart sauces that are oh, so deliciously nutritious for you and your loved ones. Read more
I just love this picture of Jeanne Cooper, the 79-year-old actress who just won her first Daytime Emmy Award for playing the grand dame of The Young and the Restless, Katherine Chancellor. The show has long been a staple in my family, so her win puts a smile on my face. It also got me thinking: Are you a soap opera fan? If so, let me know in the comments which series you never miss! Source Read more
Until last week, I was only vaguely aware of Soapnet, but if you're a fan of "The OC," it might be time to get the obscure cable channel on your lineup. Starting tonight, Soapnet is adding the recently canceled teen drama to its regular programming, which includes evening rebroadcasts of traditional soaps like "All My Children" and "Day of Our Lives," as well as reruns of "Melrose Place" and Read more
Opening today, Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, which is based on the gothic soap opera of the same name, promises to deliver some truly wild set design, as well as signature Burton kookiness. Take a look at some of our favorite aspects of the set design, and then learn how you can adapt it to fit your style. You may be surprised by how well this look could work for your home! All film photos courtesy Read more
Shocking news hit lovers of Pine Valley today — ABC announced it's canceling All My Children! Erica Kane and her many husbands, lovers, friends, and enemies will say goodbye in September, and they aren't the only casualties. One Life to Live will take its last breath in January. Considering the soaps have been on for a combined total of 83 years, many fans will be sad, including me. When I was Read more
You may want to call her the mother of reinvention. In the public eye since she was a teenager starring her dad's hit teenage soap opera, Beverly Hills, 90210, Tori Spelling has more recently been known as an innkeeper, a reality star, a best-selling author, a boutique owner, and a jewelry designer. But the role that's giving her the most attention these days is mom. Currently pregnant with her Read more
Kourtney Kardashian trades in reality TV for daytime TV when she makes an appearance on One Life to Live. Read more
