Soap Opera Digest March 13, 2023

Adam Huss, who pinch-hit for Marcus Coloma as Nikolas several times over the last few months, was called back to play out his most dramatic GH material yet during his most recent stint, which ended with the character’s apparent demise at Ava’s hands. Prior to his GH appearance, Huss had a brief but memorable 2002 run on B&B as Lance, who was killed when Sheila unleashed a swarm of killer bees upon him. “I had so much fun with that because it was ridiculous in the best way,” he chuckles. “The storyline was so crazy and Kimberlin [Brown, Sheila] was so wonderful. She was very kind and very open and she taught me the art of stuffing the scripts behind the pillows [laughs]. I was like, ‘Oh, I can do that?’…

Michael and Willow arrive at G.H., hoping against hope that Terry has good news to report about Obrecht’s suitability as a bone marrow donor for Willow. As Willow’s leukemia progresses, “I think it’s one of those situations where it’s almost like ‘fake it till you make it’ for Michael,” offers his portrayer, Chad Duell. “Obviously, in the back of his mind is always the thought, ‘Is she not going to make it?’ But he has to constantly fight that thought from creeping in too much because he doesn’t want to put that energy out there and he also just doesn’t want that to be true. He just cannot allow that thought to run rampant in his mind, so he’s just trying to hold it together and be supportive of her. That’s…

Li surprises Gabi with breakfast and a planned day of romance, intending to use every minute of the deal he made with his wife to win her back. “Li’s agreed to hand over his DiMera shares to Gabi if she continues in their marriage for six months, during which he’s going to try to woo her and prove he’s the perfect man for her,” explains Camila Banus (Gabi). “There are also limitations. She and Li are just married on paper. They’re not sleeping together or acting like husband and wife.” Gabi is resistant to Li’s plans, but ultimately agrees to spend the day with him. That is, until she gets a phone call, pretends it’s from Arianna’s school and has to go. “Gabi is not playing nice with Li,” adds the actress.…

Devon considers Tucker’s offer to buy McCall Unlimited, but is wary that strings may be attached. “Devon is on the fence about it just because of his history with his father not being honest and how he manipulates situations to get what he wants,” explains Bryton James (Devon). “It’s also weighing on Devon that he’s getting into this lawsuit with Jill and Lily, and that it’s not a sure thing that he’ll get his company back. So he’s thinking of Tucker’s offer as legitimate and it could be a safety net in case he doesn’t end up with Hamilton-Winters.” Devon is surprised when Victoria shows up at his penthouse. “She tells him that Tucker wants to sell his company because it’s drowning in debt, and she asks if he tried to…

With lead designer Thomas gone and sales falling, Hope ponders the future of Hope For The Future. “It’s been an up and down roller coaster,” relays Annika Noelle (Hope). “On the one hand, she wants to save her line, her life’s work and its message, but she doesn’t want to compromise her values to do it.” Hope feels blindsided when Steffy, Taylor and Thomas suggest he could come back as the lead designer or that perhaps HFTF should be put on pause. “She thinks it’s a limited view and disagrees with only being given two options — either work with Thomas or lose the line,” notes Noelle. “But, she doesn’t make the rules. She has to play by them. Hope is confused about the change of heart. Nobody seems to have…

Jon Lindstrom took the latest demise of Ryan Chamberlain, the serial-killing baddie he’s played on and off since 1992, in stride. “It’s not my show,” he reasons. “If the powers-that-be figure that there’s a character that has to be taken off the canvas in order to move other characters forward, that’s the way it is. And, you know, if Ryan is gone [again] after 25 years of having been thought dead, 25 years from now, they could just bring him back! To me, it’s neither here nor there. I mean, I would always be sad to say good-bye to such a terrific, colorful character, but as I’m fond of saying, ‘Every show closes.’ I’ve just been around too long to let something like this leave any kind of mark other than,…