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DAYS Interviews 2006

DAYS OF OUR LIVES

Interviews 2006

— NBC

Salem Holiday Cheers and Jeers

The holiday season conjures up images of big turkey dinners, seasonal decorations and heartwarming drama on daytime. But what really goes on behind the scenes? Which annual traditions do the actors look forward to most? Soap Opera Weekly asked some DAYS OF OUR LIVES stars to share some of their favorite on-screen memories. MORE

— NBC

Mary Beth Evans' Five Greatest DAYS

When playing a daytime heroine you have to take the roses with the thorns — DAYS OF OUR LIVES' Mary Beth Evans (Kayla) will attest to that. Here, Evans recounts her top five memories of life in Salem. MORE

— Brian Lowe/JPI

Alfonso's Trinkets and Treasures

DAYS OF OUR LIVES fans have long been admiring and inquiring about Kristian Alfonso's (Hope) personal jewelry collection, so the stylish actress has finally decided to do something about it: She's starting her own line. MORE

— Brian Lowe/JPI

Time To Change

There are big changes ahead for DAYS OF OUR LIVES. Here's a sneak peek from Head Writer Hogan Sheffer's interview in the 9/12 issue of Soap Opera Digest. MORE

— NBC

Shayna Rose: Puppy Love

Shayna Rose's (Stephanie, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) greatest love outside acting, singing and her family is, without a doubt, animals. So when she moved to Los Angeles, getting involved with The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals seemed like a natural fit. MORE

— NBC

Darin Brooks' Hawaiian Punch

Planning a trip to Hawaii, specifically, the island of Oahu? Allow DAYS OF OUR LIVES' Darin Brooks (Max) to be your tour guide. The actor was born and raised in Honolulu. Here, Brooks offers some insider tips on the places to see, the foods to try, and the perfect souvenirs to bring back. MORE

— David Longendyke/JPI

Branding Bo Brady

Tattoos on the shoulders, arms or backs of daytime's leading men — think GENERAL HOSPITAL's Tyler Christopher (Nikolas) and ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Kamar de los Reyes (Antonio) — may be common today, but they weren't when Peter Reckell (Bo) debuted on DAYS OF OUR LIVES back in 1983. But that didn't stop him. MORE

— Paul Skipper/JPI

Mary Beth Evans: Sweet as Apple Pie

No one can accuse DAYS OF OUR LIVES' Mary Beth Evans (Kayla) of having idle hands. She thrives on keeping busy, something she proved while commuting between Los Angeles and New York for her role as Sierra on AS THE WORLD TURNS last year. Evans opened her own business, Mary Beth's Apple Pie Co. MORE

— Paul Skipper/JPI

Five Minutes With James Scott

After the Mardi Gras ball explosion on ALL MY CHILDREN claimed Ethan’s life, actor James Scott was eager for a new challenge. Then along came the DAYS OF OUR LIVES brass with the idea of joining the Salem set as EJ Wells, a sexy British race-car driver. MORE

— NBC

Matthew Ashford's Five Greatest DAYS

When Matthew Ashford (Jack) looks back on his DAYS OF OUR LIVES years, he remembers them being chock-full of mishaps and melodrama. Here are Ashford’s top five memories of life in Salem. MORE

Martha Madison
— Brian Lowe/JPI

Madison Speaks Up for MS

Among Martha Madison's (Belle) accomplishments since joining DAYS OF OUR LIVES, she is most proud of being named a national ambassador to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. MORE

— NBC

Dattillo's Having a Ball

Bryan R. Dattilo (Lucas, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) has passed his love of the game — actually, games, baseball and basketball — to his 6-year-old son, Gabe. MORE

— NBC

Hutzler's Winning Vegas 'Touch'

Despite his good-guy looks, Brody Hutzler just can't escape getting cast in shady, disreputable roles. On DAYS, his Patrick Lockhart is a man of questionable integrity. Hutzler did not fare much better when he landed a guest spot on NBC's prime-time hit LAS VEGAS, playing a masseur with roving hands. MORE

— NBC

Reckell Fights the Good Fight

Peter Reckell (Bo, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) is always up for a good fight — on-screen, that is. So when executive producer Ken Corday first told him about Zack's death and how it would prompt a change in the honorable, tried-and-true Bo, the actor was intrigued. MORE

— Paul Skipper/JPI

Yippee For Calliope

Arleen Sorkin had so much to say about her recent return to DAYS as Calliope Jones Bradford, we couldn’t fit it all in Soap Opera Digest. Here's what didn't make it in. MORE

— Evans Ward/JPI

Hall Spins the Wheel

DAYS OF OUR LIVES' Deidre Hall (Marlena) will take a spin with the WHEEL OF FORTUNE March 3 and donate her winnings to a cause near and dear to her and co-star Wayne Northrop's (Alex) heart: Mariposa Middle School in Mariposa, Calif. MORE

— NBC

Julie Pinson: Hooked on (Tae) Bo

Boot camp alumnus Julie Pinson (Billie, DAYS OF OUR LIVES), who slimmed down, toned up and totally transformed her body with the grueling military regimen a few years back, has found a new way to keep herself in tip-top shape. MORE

— John Paschal/JPI

Evans Serves Up a Love Match

Tennis, anyone? That's the question being asked around Judi Evans' (Bonnie, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) house ever since she, husband Michael and their 9-year-old son, Austin, took up the sport last summer. MORE

— NBC

Kyle Brandt - Chatter Box

DAYS fans delivered when Soap Opera Weekly sent out an SOS for questions for a Chatter Box feature with Kyle Brandt (Philip). In fact, there were too many queries to fit into the magazine, so here is a peek at the interesting tidbits that did not see print. MORE

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