Soap Opera Digest September 5, 2022

Anne Heche, who played twins Marley Love and Vicky Hudson on ANOTHER WORLD from 1987-1991, died on August 14 at the age of 53. The actress was born in Aurora, OH, on May 25, 1969, the youngest of five siblings. After the deaths of her father (from AIDS) and brother (in a car crash) in 1983, her family resettled in the Chicago area, and at the age of 16, she was spotted in a school play by an agent who brought her to the attention of Procter & Gamble, which then produced AW. Upon her graduation from high school, she was offered the dual roles that would go on to win her two Soap Opera Digest Awards (for Outstanding Female Newcomer in 1989 and Outstanding Lead Actress in 1992) and the…

Spencer’s life is turned upside-down when he discovers that Nikolas slept with his then-girlfriend, Esme. According to Spencer’s portrayer, Nicholas Chavez, “It is such an extreme degree of sick, twisted behavior on his father’s part, and for Spencer — and I think for anyone whose parent would do this to them — it’s completely irredeemable. It’s unforgivable. This is the kind of behavior that doesn’t get moved past, and their relationship will never, ever, be the same after a transgression of this kind. I think it reveals a lot about the character of Nikolas Cassadine that he would do something so truly sick and twisted, and honestly, Spencer’s reaction reveals a lot about Spencer. That he doesn’t kill him shows a lot of maturity on Spencer’s part! But it is going…

At the coffeehouse, Sally observes Adam and Chelsea in deep conversation, and is bothered by their closeness. “Sally sees them being sort of intimate with each other and even hugging, so she’s like, ‘Okay, I’m following up on this one because I don’t trust what I’m seeing’,” says Courtney Hope (Sally). “I respect that because then there’s no guessing or assumptions or anything like that; she just wants to be straightforward.” Sally approaches them and lays on the charm by praising Chelsea’s podcasting. “Adam right away asks why Sally is being so pleasant and Chelsea agrees that Sally’s attitude is suspicious,” Hope scoffs. “Chelsea is never nice to Sally, even when she tries to be, so Sally just comments that she’s being polite, which seems to be a foreign concept to…

EJ decides to use Ava’s mental health against her — specifically her hallucinations of Jake — to disqualify her as a DiMera shareholder. Unfortunately, it’s a plot that doesn’t sit well with EJ’s son, Johnny. “Johnny’s reaction to all this is not surprise, because he knows his dad,” sums up Carson Boatman (Johnny). “Still, there’s an immense amount of anger and disgust. Johnny cares about Ava, and she becomes a large source of tension between EJ and Johnny.” Meanwhile, Johnny finds Ava having a private moment in the crypt at Jake’s plaque. When she tells him about her hallucination, Johnny is understanding and pleasantly surprised when Ava relays that EJ was also comforting. “Johnny is always going to be suspicious of his father’s intentions,” explains Boatman. “That’s just the way EJ…

Hope discovers that Deacon has a “new” woman in his life, but is unaware it’s Sheila. “She seems vaguely familiar … almost as if it’s someone she’s seen before but maybe they had a lot of work done,” muses Annika Noelle (Hope). “I think, quite frankly, Hope is more curious about who this woman is to her dad. Is it a one-night stand? A bar regular? Knowing Hope, she won’t let her dad’s ambiguous answers go and she’ll try to get to the bottom of it.” Hope, however, has more pressing matters on her mind because of Douglas and Thomas. “Hope is trying to be understanding while at the same time walking a very fine line,” notes Noelle. “She is Douglas’s legal mother and there is a custody agreement in place,…

with Joshua Morrow (Nick, Y&R) Are you glad to be closing the chapter on Ashland Locke or did you want that saga to continue? “Personally, I didn’t want the Ashland saga to end as quickly as it did. I thought there was a lot of mileage left with that story because it affected so many characters. I just liked that the Newmans had this foil because one of the things I love, if not the most, is that when one of them is in danger, the whole family circles the wagons and do whatever they can to protect each other. I love that quality, especially when the charge is led by Victor. And that includes Adam and Abby. The family mantra is, ‘We will get through this, if we lock hands…