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ONE LIFE TO LIVE

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— LOU ROCCO/ABC

Pamela Payton-Wright Tackles A Whole New Addie

ONE LIFE TO LIVE viewers were shocked when, after 15 years of seeing Blair's mom every now and then at St. Ann's, a freshly coiffed and seemingly normal Addie waltzed through Dorian's door on Christmas Eve. "It was pretty sudden for me, too!" shares Pamela Payton-Wright, who originated the role of childlike Addie in 1992. MORE

— ABC

Kathy Brier: I'm Not a Mother, but I Play One on TV

ONE LIFE TO LIFE's Kathy Brier has been playing Marcie-on-the-run for the past several months. Exhausting? You bet, but she's loving every minute of it. MORE

— FABRICE TROMBERT

Quiz Show

Farah Fath is settling in nicely as the sassy waitress and single mom Gigi on ONE LIFE TO LIVE. But having spent eight years playing Mimi on DAYS OF OUR LIVES, how much does she really know about her new daytime home? At a recent photo shoot for a feature in the January 1 issue of Soap Opera Digest, we tested her knowledge with one question for each time Asa Buchanan's been married. See how she fared.... MORE

— ABC

Love on the Rox-y

It's been a bittersweet end of the year for ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Ilene Kristen: Roxy is flirting with a love interest, while Kristen is flying solo after a broken engagement. MORE

OLTL's Brian Kerwin Remembers When...

Despite a lengthy resume, ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Brian Kerwin (Charlie) is not all that familiar with his IMDB entry (imdb.com lists actors' jobs). Read on. MORE

— Ron Riccio/Walt Disney World

Making Disney Magic With Kassie DePaiva

One of the perks of covering ONE LIFE TO LIVE for Soap Opera Digest is interviewing Kassie DePaiva (Blair), who is always gracious, sweet and has plenty to say. But at the recent Super Soap Weekend in Orlando, FL, DePaiva decided that for her 15-minute Q&A before the OLTL motorcade, she would be the interviewer since we've chatted her up so many times on the 12-year running Super Soap. MORE

— ABC

Brittany Underwood: A Delicate Balance

I caught up with Brittany Underwood (Langston) on the ONE LIFE TO LIVE set the day Timbaland was taping a performance at Capricorn. Though Underwood wasn't in the Capricorn scenes, she did come in to take a peek at the music mogul. MORE

— Doug Piburn/JPI

Christina Chambers On Leaving Llanview

As Marty Saybrooke No. 2. prepares to bid farewell to ONE LIFE TO LIVE, Digest checked in with her portrayer, Christina Chambers, to find out what went wrong with Marty and what's next for the actress. MORE

— ABC

Introducing John Brotherton

While viewers still don’t know what's up with new guy Jared on ONE LIFE TO LIVE, Soap Opera Digest demystifies portrayer John Brotherton as best we can. MORE

— SUE COFLIN/MAX PHOTOS

Barefoot And Fancy Bree

OLTL's Bree Williamson (Jessica) recently made her New York theater debut as Corie in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park. Soap Opera Digest caught up with the busy actress to hear all about her new endeavor. MORE

— Steve Fenn/ABC

JQ DePaiva's Acting Debut

The youngest DePaiva has been bitten by the proverbial acting bug. Ten-year-old JQ (son of Kassie and James, ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Blair and ex-Max) makes his acting debut on ALL MY CHILDREN on Sept. 20, 21 and 24. MORE

— ABC

Brier & Marston on Playing Parents

It's hard enough for the stars of ONE LIFE TO LIVE to crank out an episode a day, but throw a set of twin toddlers into a front-burner storyline and things can get downright dicey — or at least challenging. MORE

— STEVEN BERGMAN

Handsome Dan Goes Behind The Cam

After a recent stint on SUPERNATURAL, Dan Gauthier (ex-Kevin, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) is taking a little break from acting. Digest caught up with Gauthier when he was shooting OLTL's 10,000th episode and got the scoop on his latest project with Trevor St. John (Todd, OLTL). MORE

OLTL's Cowboy Cord Returns

Though John Loprieno was over the moon when he got the call to bring Cord back to ONE LIFE TO LIVE for a few episodes this August, he says he does not miss the acting profession all that much. MORE

— Brian Lowe/JPI

Tonja Walker Returns to OLTL

Tonja Walker (Alex) knew she didn't want to miss the opportunity to return to ONE LIFE TO LIVE, but she didn't want to disappoint her family, either. When the call came asking her to appear on three episodes, Walker faced a dilemma. MORE

— ABC

OLTL Head Writer Ron Carlivati Settles Into His New Gig

Two of the chief complaints commonly voiced by ONE LIFE TO LIVE watchers is that there’s no love left in Llanview and not enough story for beloved veteran characters. New Head Writer Ron Carlivati assures Digest that love is on the horizon and that Viki and others will get their deserved storylines. MORE

— Heidi Gutman/ABC

Choreographer to the Soap Stars

"I literally put my life on hold," says Horvath, who's currently writing a memoir, shopping a television show and running his reiki (the Japanese art of healing) practice, Downtime StageLeft. Horvath was contacted in April by Executive Producer Frank Valentini, who wanted the three Prom Night directors to each work with a different choreographer. MORE

— Yolanda Perez/ABC

Catching Up With Renee Goldsberry

Just days after her final episode of ONE LIFE TO LIVE, Renee Goldsberry (ex-Evangeline) called Soap Opera Digest to chat about what she's been up to since her contract expired in April, her response to the outpouring of fan support and her desire to see more women kick butt on daytime. MORE

— ABC

Bree Williamson on Jessica's Near-Death Experience

"At least she's not a drug addict," surmises ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Bree Williamson about her character, Jessica. "It's funny that Tess avoids getting addicted to heroin but leaves [Jessica] with hepatitis C." That and liver cancer. MORE

— PGP

OLTL's Chris Beetem Channels His Inner Maverick

On a snowy March afternoon, fans and colorfully costumed extras gathered to take part in a taping of Llanview's Tate Harmon (Chris Beetem) being interviewed on THE VIEW. MORE

— J.Graylock/JPI

John-Paul Lavoisier: One Happy Guy

ABC Daytime hit pay dirt when it hired John-Paul Lavoisier to play ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s Rex Balsom. Not only is he a fine young actor who fits the requisite cute/hunky profile, he’s so personable and fun that he is often sent out to do various fan/charity events. Fans love him. The press loves him. I had to know: Is he always so chipper? MORE

— ABC

Five Hot Minutes With OLTL's Forbes March

Jessica and Nash covered up what happened in the storage room during the fire at Capricorn, but we still want to know what the heck compelled them to get it on while a fire was blazing outside in the first place. Here, Forbes March discusses the hows and whys of his character's tendency to get into steamy situations. MORE

— ABC

Lavosier Pulls Out His Dancing Shoes

The mere idea of ONE LIFE TO LIVE's John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex) teaching a dance class makes many of us smile. So when the premise of this year's Fan February was each winner swapping a day with a soap actor, and one of the swaps was Lavoisier and a Virginia Beach dance teacher, well, we thought, "Where do we buy tickets?" MORE

— Jill Johnson/JPI

Goldsberry’s View from Llanview

ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Renee Elise Goldsberry (Evangeline) takes a break from Llanview to enjoy (co-hosting on) THE VIEW. MORE

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