Five Things That Happened April 10 In Soap History

In 1985, Finola Hughes made her General Hospital debut as Anna Devane. The British actress, who was an accomplished dancer who had appeared in the original cast of the musical Cats and starred opposite John Travolta in Stayin' Alive, had never seen GH before and in 2023, she told Soap Opera Digest that she had been floored when fans first started recognizing her in public. She became aware of Anna's growing popularity, she noted, "when mail started to arrive, and there was a lot of hate mail to begin with because they were mad at the character. It would arrive in these giant bin bags and I was supposed to answer them. I remember them arriving at this house where I was staying at the time and my brother was living with me and he would start to read them and he would get really offended and sad from some of them. I would look at him and I would think, 'This is my, this is about my character.' That was amazing."

In 2007, Scott Bryce returned to As The World Turns as Craig Montgomery. Bryce had originated the role in 1982 and exited in 1987, then returned from 1988-89. He also appeared in 1990 and from 1993-94. He exited for the final time in 2008. The role of Craig was also played, at various times, by Hunt Block, Jeffrey Meek and Jon Lindstrom.

In 2012, Bold and Beautiful's Hope Logan (Kim Matula) nearly drowned while under the influence of pills. Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton), among others, rushed to her rescue. The pills Hope had been popping, which were to treat anxiety, had been tainted by Amber Moore.

In 2013, Emme Rylan (pictured with Ignacio Serricchio as Alex Chavez) exited Young and Restless as Abby Newman. She had played the role since 2010, having succeeded Hayley Erin (who would later go on to play General Hospital's Kiki Jerome before returning to Y&R to play Claire) as Abby. Rylan exited the show to join the cast of GH as Lulu Spencer, and Abby was recast with Melissa Ordway.

In 2019, Sean Dominic made his Young and Restless debut in the role of Nate Hastings, son of Olivia Barber and the late Nathan Hastings. The actor was living in New York City when he was hired. “I was out here hitting the pilot season and Y&R was one of the last ones I had,” Dominc explained to Soap Opera Digest that year. “After I auditioned I said, ‘I’ve got a flight back to New York in a couple of days,’ and my agent was like, ‘Hold up!’ ” The toughest adjustment for him when he began working, he teased, was finding his way around the cavernous Y&R studio. "I’m just really trying to not get lost,” he laughs. “At first I was always getting off on the wrong floor — and it’s only three floors! Now I know my way around but every so often I’ll get off on the wrong floor, so I’m still learning.”