Kin Shriner debuted as Scotty Baldwin on General Hospital, Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson performed on As The World Turns, Sharon Newman remarried Victor Newman on Young and Restless and other memorable soap moments that took place on August 2.
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In 1977, Kin Shriner debuted as Scotty Baldwin on General Hospital. He has played the role off and on ever since. The actor marveled to Soap Opera Digest on the occasion of his 45th anniversary with the show in 2022, "It all happened so fast. I had these two great actors, Peter Hansen [ex-Lee, Scott’s adoptive father] and Susan Brown [ex-Gail, Scott’s stepmother] and then Genie [Francis, Laura]. And then they sent a hurricane through Port Charles and wiped out half the cast and then Gloria Monty took over [as EP] and all bets were off! She changed the whole face of daytime."
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In 1984, Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson performed “Nobody Loves Me Like You Do” on As The World Turns while an additional duet, "Take Good Care Of My Heart,” was played during the episode's closing credits.
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In 1999, Ned Ashton (Wally Kurth) and Chloe Morgan (Tava Smiley) said, “I do" on General Hospital. The marriage was one of convenience, as Ned was trying to help Chloe fulfill a stipulation in the will of her wealthy uncle, Herbert, that required her to be happily married within a certain time frame in order to hang on to her inheritance, which she had used to found her fashion line.
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In 2012, Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) and Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) remarried on Young and Restless. Like their original union, which had taken place earlier in the year, this marriage was annulled.
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In 2016, General Hospital's Nina Reeves (then-Michelle Stafford) had a one-night stand (or so she thought) with a mysterious stranger, who turned out to be Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart). Nina and Valentin went on to marry, but are no longer together.
In 1977, Kin Shriner debuted as Scotty Baldwin on General Hospital. He has played the role off and on ever since. The actor marveled to Soap Opera Digest on the occasion of his 45th anniversary with the show in 2022, "It all happened so fast. I had these two great actors, Peter Hansen [ex-Lee, Scott’s adoptive father] and Susan Brown [ex-Gail, Scott’s stepmother] and then Genie [Francis, Laura]. And then they sent a hurricane through Port Charles and wiped out half the cast and then Gloria Monty took over [as EP] and all bets were off! She changed the whole face of daytime."
In 1984, Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson performed “Nobody Loves Me Like You Do” on As The World Turns while an additional duet, "Take Good Care Of My Heart,” was played during the episode's closing credits.
In 1999, Ned Ashton (Wally Kurth) and Chloe Morgan (Tava Smiley) said, “I do" on General Hospital. The marriage was one of convenience, as Ned was trying to help Chloe fulfill a stipulation in the will of her wealthy uncle, Herbert, that required her to be happily married within a certain time frame in order to hang on to her inheritance, which she had used to found her fashion line.
In 2012, Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) and Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) remarried on Young and Restless. Like their original union, which had taken place earlier in the year, this marriage was annulled.
In 2016, General Hospital's Nina Reeves (then-Michelle Stafford) had a one-night stand (or so she thought) with a mysterious stranger, who turned out to be Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart). Nina and Valentin went on to marry, but are no longer together.
