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ON WITH THE SHOW
“I look forward to the Nurses’ Ball every year because I always get to be part of the musical number,” beams Jacklyn Zeman (Bobbie, GH). “I’m a theater person, and I was a dancer when I was younger, but I don’t sing at all. I always say to people, ‘I want to come back in my next life as a great singer so I can do Broadway shows!’ Not to compare what we do with that, but just the fun of going into the rehearsal hall with all the great dancers they hire to work with us, a great choreographer putting the moves together for us, is always so exciting. Frank [Valentini, executive producer] picked such a great song for our opening number, ‘Everyday People’, and I just loved the vibe of that performance. And then, of course, between takes, it’s so much fun just to catch up with people. I was sitting with Risa [Dorken, Amy] and Marc [Anthony Samuel, Felix] and Dioni [Michelle Collins, Deanna] and it was just nonstop chatter. Finola [Hughes, Anna] and Kimberly [McCullough, Robin] and Tamara [Braun, Kim] were right near me, too, and we got to play a little bit of musical chairs and talk. I love them all so much and it was just a great time.” She was bummed not to share a moment of on-screen acknowledgement with Braun, who formerly played her character’s daughter, Carly. “I’m still hoping for a scene with Tamara where I get to say, ‘Hey, you look familiar.’ And I know the audience wants to see us together, too!”
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THE REAL THING
Victoria Konefal (Ciara, DAYS) says the real-life dynamic between her and Olivia Rose Keegan (Claire) is nothing like their alter egos’. “She’s one of my best friends,” Konefal reports. “It’s so funny because up until the point we start filming, we’re usually always laughing, and then as soon as we finish we start bursting out into laughter. We love each other so much and it’s so funny that our characters hate each other. We give each other these death stares and then as soon as they yell, ‘Cut!’ we’re like, ‘I love you!’ and we give each other hugs, we embrace, and it’s wonderful.” Konefal hopes to see the characters get along someday. “I can’t wait for a scene where Claire and Ciara genuinely reconnect because they’ve had those fake reconnections where maybe they can be friends again and then they end up still being hostile toward each other,” she points out. “They’re family, for crying out loud! It’s Ciara’s brother’s baby. I would never treat my nieces like that in real life. They were best friends before Ciara left for Hong Kong. I just want them to rekindle their friendship. I’m waiting for that in the script.”
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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED
Y&R’s Bryton James (Devon) has had some memorable scenes with TV dad Kristoff St. John (Neil). “There was a scene where Hilary is having a dream or fantasy about what would happen if Neil found out that she and Devon were cheating behind his back,” James recounts. “In this sequence, Neil was supposed to grab Devon by the shirt and punch him. When it came time for the action, Kristoff was doing a great job when he grabbed me, but when it came time for the hit, he actually made contact and clipped my nose. We still finished the scene but I just remember looking up at him and just how scared he looked made me really laugh.” Then there’s the intentional prank. “One time, we were doing a court scene and Kristoff put a fart machine underneath the witness stand,” James chuckles. “He would let it go and everyone couldn’t stop laughing! That was pretty damn funny.”
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OH, BROTHERS
B&B’s Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy) is thrilled that she can keep in touch with the former co-stars who played her siblings via social media. “I’m glad things are going so well for both of my brothers!” she exclaims. “Pierson [Fodé, ex-Thomas] is always up to something new and exciting. I was so sad that we didn’t get to work with each other when he [recently] came back.” As for Fodé’s predecessor, Adam Gregory, “I can’t believe he’s a father!” she marvels. “His boys are absolutely adorable. Adam was always so wonderful. I remember screen-testing with him back in the day and I just thought he was so great. He was always so nice and so kind. We laughed a lot! He was very easy to work with and such a good guy.”
ON WITH THE SHOW
“I look forward to the Nurses’ Ball every year because I always get to be part of the musical number,” beams Jacklyn Zeman (Bobbie, GH). “I’m a theater person, and I was a dancer when I was younger, but I don’t sing at all. I always say to people, ‘I want to come back in my next life as a great singer so I can do Broadway shows!’ Not to compare what we do with that, but just the fun of going into the rehearsal hall with all the great dancers they hire to work with us, a great choreographer putting the moves together for us, is always so exciting. Frank [Valentini, executive producer] picked such a great song for our opening number, ‘Everyday People’, and I just loved the vibe of that performance. And then, of course, between takes, it’s so much fun just to catch up with people. I was sitting with Risa [Dorken, Amy] and Marc [Anthony Samuel, Felix] and Dioni [Michelle Collins, Deanna] and it was just nonstop chatter. Finola [Hughes, Anna] and Kimberly [McCullough, Robin] and Tamara [Braun, Kim] were right near me, too, and we got to play a little bit of musical chairs and talk. I love them all so much and it was just a great time.” She was bummed not to share a moment of on-screen acknowledgement with Braun, who formerly played her character’s daughter, Carly. “I’m still hoping for a scene with Tamara where I get to say, ‘Hey, you look familiar.’ And I know the audience wants to see us together, too!”
THE REAL THING
Victoria Konefal (Ciara, DAYS) says the real-life dynamic between her and Olivia Rose Keegan (Claire) is nothing like their alter egos’. “She’s one of my best friends,” Konefal reports. “It’s so funny because up until the point we start filming, we’re usually always laughing, and then as soon as we finish we start bursting out into laughter. We love each other so much and it’s so funny that our characters hate each other. We give each other these death stares and then as soon as they yell, ‘Cut!’ we’re like, ‘I love you!’ and we give each other hugs, we embrace, and it’s wonderful.” Konefal hopes to see the characters get along someday. “I can’t wait for a scene where Claire and Ciara genuinely reconnect because they’ve had those fake reconnections where maybe they can be friends again and then they end up still being hostile toward each other,” she points out. “They’re family, for crying out loud! It’s Ciara’s brother’s baby. I would never treat my nieces like that in real life. They were best friends before Ciara left for Hong Kong. I just want them to rekindle their friendship. I’m waiting for that in the script.”
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED
Y&R’s Bryton James (Devon) has had some memorable scenes with TV dad Kristoff St. John (Neil). “There was a scene where Hilary is having a dream or fantasy about what would happen if Neil found out that she and Devon were cheating behind his back,” James recounts. “In this sequence, Neil was supposed to grab Devon by the shirt and punch him. When it came time for the action, Kristoff was doing a great job when he grabbed me, but when it came time for the hit, he actually made contact and clipped my nose. We still finished the scene but I just remember looking up at him and just how scared he looked made me really laugh.” Then there’s the intentional prank. “One time, we were doing a court scene and Kristoff put a fart machine underneath the witness stand,” James chuckles. “He would let it go and everyone couldn’t stop laughing! That was pretty damn funny.”
OH, BROTHERS
B&B’s Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy) is thrilled that she can keep in touch with the former co-stars who played her siblings via social media. “I’m glad things are going so well for both of my brothers!” she exclaims. “Pierson [Fodé, ex-Thomas] is always up to something new and exciting. I was so sad that we didn’t get to work with each other when he [recently] came back.” As for Fodé’s predecessor, Adam Gregory, “I can’t believe he’s a father!” she marvels. “His boys are absolutely adorable. Adam was always so wonderful. I remember screen-testing with him back in the day and I just thought he was so great. He was always so nice and so kind. We laughed a lot! He was very easy to work with and such a good guy.”