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Behind the Scenes: April’s Best Backstage Photos From GH, DAYS, Y&R, B&B & BTG

By Chris Eades
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During the month of April,  many stars from General Hospital, Young and Restless, Beyond the Gates, Bold and Beautiful and Days of Our Lives have been sharing photos and videos on social media taken backstage at the studios where the soaps are created. Highlights include Cameron Mathison (Drew) goofing around with Katelyn MacMullen (Willow) between takes on GH, Zuleyka Silver (Audra) marveling at being able to share the screen with Vivica A. Fox (Stephanie) on Y&R, and Don Diamont (Bill) and Heather Tom (Katie) showing off the Logan runway models on B&B. Take a look through our special behind-the-scenes gallery featuring actors including Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH), Deidre Hall (Marlena, DAYS), Tamara Tunie (Anita, BTG), Joshua Morrow (Nick, Y&R) and more!

  1. Kelly Thiebaud Finn Carr
    Instagram/Kelly Thiebaud
    Their characters are on the outs on GH, since Britt thinks she's a danger to Rocco, but Kelly Thiebaud and Finn Carr still pal around when the cameras aren't rolling.

  2. YR Billy Flynn Christel Khalil
    Instagram/Christel Khalil
    Christel Khalil (Lily) shared this cute selfie with Y&R co-star Billy Flynn (Cane) taken on the soap's Society restaurant set.

  3. BB Lawrence Saint Victor studio
    Instagram/Lawrence Saint-Victor
    "First day back at B&B from our spring hiatus," Lawrence Saint-Victor (Carter) shared in a video taken in various locations around the soap's studio. "Feels good to be home❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️"

  4. DAYS Rachel Boyd Deidre Hall
    Instagram/Rachel Boyd
    Rachel Boyd (Sophia, l.) grabbed a selfie with DAYS co-star and daytime vet Deidre Hall (Marlena), and wrote: "From today's episode with the wonderful, iconic, Deidre Hall."

  5. BTG Karla Mosley Tamara Tunie Clifton Davis Daphnee Duplaix
    Chris Reel/CBS
    On the set of BTG, (from l.) Karla Mosley (Dani), Tamara Tunie (Anita), Clifton Davis (Vernon), and Daphnée Duplaix (Nicole) posed in their Easter finest.

  6. GH Maurice Benard Nancy Lee Grahn BTS
    Instagram/Kate Mansi
    Kate Mansi (Kristina) used this pic of TV mom Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis) playing around between scenes on the courtroom set at GH — with Maurice Benard (Sonny) sitting nearby — to celebrate Grahn's birthday, captioning it, "Happy birthday to a woman like no other!"

  7. GH Nathan Dean Kate Mansi BTS
    Christine Bartolucci/ABC
    This backstage shot shows GH stars Nathan Dean (Ethan) and Mansi getting direction for the scenes where Kristina and Ethan caught up after many years apart.

  8. YR Mark Grossman Melissa Claire Egan
    Instagram/Melissa Claire Egan
    "Happy Friday!" enthused Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea), making faces with Y&R co-star Mark Grossman (Adam).

  9. BB Katherine Kelly Lang BTS
    Instagram/Katherine Kelly Lang
    B&B star Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke) shared this pic from her dressing room and wrote, "Getting ready for my scenes."

  10. DAYS Judi Evans Susan Seaforth Hayes
    Instagram/DAYS
    "Proof that the best chapters happen behind the scenes," declared the official DAYS Instagram account. "Judi Evans (Bonnie, l.) and Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie) in the Salem bookstore. 📚"

  11. BTG RhonniRose Mantilla Kenja
    Instagram/RhonniRose Mantilla
    "'Chadison' is engaged!" announced BTG star Rhonni Rose Mantilla (Chelsea, l.), using the couple's nickname as she and TV fiancée Kenja (Madison) showed off their characters' engagement rings.

  12. GH Katelyn MacMullen Cameron Mathison
    Courtesy of Cameron Mathison
    Willow has been tormenting Drew for months on GH, but behind the scenes, Cameron Mathison showed that he and castmate Katelyn MacMullen are having fun. "This one is causing A LOT of trouble for Drew these days," he joked.

  13. YR Vivica A Fox Zuleyka Silver
    Instagram/Zuleyka Silver
    Zuleyka Silver (Audra, r.) shared some pics she took with Vivica A. Fox, who recently returned to Y&R to reprise her role of Stephanie for a new storyline. "I grew up watching Vivica A. Fox in [the 2001 romantic comedy] Two Can Play That Game with my sister — an icon," Silver wrote. "Sharing scenes with Vivica was not on my 2026 bingo card… but here we are."

  14. BB Heather Tom Don Diamont Logan models
    Howard Wise/jpistudios.com
    B&B stars Don Diamont (Bill) and Heather Tom (Katie) posed with the models who walked the runway in Eric Forrester's designs for the debut fashion show of Katie's new design business, Logan.

  15. DAYS Peter Porte Emily O'Brien Greg Rikaart
    XJJohnson/jpistudios.com
    It's nothing but angst and drama between Dimitri, Gwen, and Leo on DAYS, but when the cameras aren't rolling, portrayers (from l.) Peter Porte, Emily O'Brien, and Greg Rikaart are all smiles.

  16. BTG Ernestine Johnson Morrison JenJacobs
    Instagram/Jen Jacobs
    Ernestine Johnson Morrison (Shanice, l.) posed with her BTG castmate Jen Jacob (Ashley) and she captioned the results, "Work besties."

  17. GH Rory Gibson BTS
    Instagram/Rory Gibson
    GH star Rory Gibson (Michael) snapped this pic of himself getting made up to go on camera with TV sister Mansi standing behind him seemingly judging the results.

  18. YR Melissa Ordway BTS
    Instagram/Melissa Ordway
    Y&R's Melissa Ordway (Abby) documented her wardrobe for the day and praised the soap's costume designer. "Mandi Line did it again," she declared. "Obsessed with this denim jumpsuit!"

  19. DAYS Robert Scott Wilson
    Instagram/Robert Scott Wilson
    DAYS star Robert Scott Wilson (Alex) captured this selfie in an ornately framed mirror on the Kiriakis estate set, though it's unlikely you'd ever see his alter ego wearing such casual duds on camera.

  20. Ashley Jones
    Instagram/Ashley Jones
    "So I’m working on a show," shared Ashley Jones with this selfie taken outside the studios where BTG tapes in Atlanta. "It’s far far away from… my life. But I really like the people. And I really love playing the character ;)" For now, the show is not disclosing who she is playing.

  21. GH Nancy Lee Grahn Maurice Benard
    Instagram/GH
    GH offered this look behind the scenes of the episode where Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) confronted Sonny (Maurice Benard) about her grandson, Danny, wanting to join the mobster's business.

  22. YR Michelle Stafford
    Instagram/Michelle Stafford
    "Good God… it really does take a village😩" joked Michelle Stafford (Phyllis) of this pic she took with Y&R makeup artists Jerry Avila and Orlando getting her camera-ready.

  23. Vico Escorcia Cherie Jimenez Hank Northrop
    Instagram/DAYS
    DAYS showed (from l.) Vico Escorcia (Ari), Cherie Jimenez (Gabi), and Hank Northrop (Liam) posing happily together between takes. Because on screeen, Gabi does not approve of daughter Ari having a crush on Liam!

  24. GH Michael James Scott Braedyn Bruner Giovanni Mazza
    Instagram/GH
    Braedyn Bruner (Emma) and Giovanni Mazza (Gio, r.) posed with GH guest star Michael James Scott backstage at Broadway's Aladdin, where he plays the role of Genie. And Scott is going to be bringing some of that magic to Port Charles when he sings in an upcoming episode.

  25. YR Mark Grossman Joshua Morrow
    Howard Wise/jpistudios.com
    Y&R stars Grossman and Joshua Morrow (Nick) posed outside of the exterior of the abandoned gas station set where their characters were lured by the evil Matt Clark. Thankfully, they escaped before the bomb went off!

  26. DAYS Stacy Haiduk Thaao Penghlis Cherie Jimenez Tyler Joseph Andrews Dan Feuerriegel Conner Floyd
    Instagram/Conner Floyd
    DAYS newcomer Conner Floyd, who recently took over the role of Chad, shared this DiMera family photo that also includes (top row, from l.) Stacy Haiduk (Kristen), Thaao Penghlis (Tony), Cherie Jimenez (Gabi), (bottom row, from l.) Tyler Joseph Andrews (Theo), and Dan Feuerriegel (EJ).
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