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Jun 7, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
Dear Reiner,
Did GH's Monica really have an affair with Ned?
— LadyXTC88
Dear LadyXTC88,
Yes, she really did. In 1988, Monica went to a spa and met Tracy's son Ned (then played by Kurt McKinney) — unaware he was her nephew by marriage (he was using the name Ward at the time) — and the two had a brief affair. The tryst is rarely mentioned these days, but was brought up at Monica's trial when Pierce Dorman sued her for sexual harassment. (MJM)
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Jun 7, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
Dear Reiner,
What actors have been on Y&R the longest?
— Lisa
Dear Lisa,
Jeanne Cooper (Katherine) joined the show shortly after its 1973 premiere, while Doug Davidson and Melody Thomas Scott (Paul and Nikki) have both been on the soap since 1979.
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Jun 7, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
Dear Reiner,
I remember that Nina had a baby that was stolen from her when she first joined The Young and the Restless; are TPTB ever going to reunite Nina with her child? That would be interesting.
— Daiana
Dear Daiana,
Years ago Nina confessed to Ryan that the loss of her first baby still haunts her, so it's not a totally forgotten topic. However, Y&R is aging Phillip (Nina's other son) in natural time, so it doesn't appear as if the show's in any rush to have Tricia Cast (Nina) play mother to a grown teen hunk. Given that head writer Kay Alden is constantly mining the show's past, it's probably inevitable that this long-lost "baby" will be addressed in detail at some point. Having inherited Phillip Chancellor III's estate, Nina sure has the financial resources to locate her child if she so desires. (Michael J. Maloney)
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Jun 7, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
Dear Reiner,
What is Lauren-Marie Taylor (Stacey on Loving) doing these days? She was on Lifetime's Handmade by Design, but do you have any information regarding her current projects?
— Kati
Dear Kati,
Are you LMT's daughter, Katie? Actually, Taylor was last seen sitting next to me at the Emmy dinner, cracking jokes and begging the cranky, rude waiters for a vegetarian plate. She's ready to make a "comeback" (I hate that word!), so perhaps she'll pop up on a new soap sometime soon... maybe as Becca's aunt on AMC?
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Jun 7, 2000 04:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
Dear Reiner,
What do you consider to be the most original stories of the '90s? My top five are Marty's gang rape on One Life to Live, Marlena and the Devil on Days, Robin's battle with AIDS on GH, the Loving serial-killer story, and the revelation that Azure C. was a man on The City.
— Glamkatte
Dear Glamkatte,
You're off to a good start, but how could you forget about Casey's battle against Guillain-Barre syndrome and his right to die with dignity on As the World Turns? Or Brent/Marian, Guiding Light's cross-dressing rapist/murderer? Or B.J., Santa Barbara's cross-dressing molestation victim? Or yucky Martin's Syndrome on Sunset Beach? Or Janet's redemption on All My Children? Or....
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Jan 1, 1900 03:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
I've been trying to figure out how Marcus Taggert and Gia Campbell are brother and sister on General Hospital, since they have different last names. Do they have different fathers? — Janjan493
Dear Janjan493,
You are right on target (or is that Taggert?); Marcus and Gia do have different fathers. Marcus Taggert's father died when he was only 12. When Marcus and Gia's mother, Florence, remarried, she took the surname of her new husband, Campbell. Gia was born two years later. (DD)
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Jan 1, 1900 03:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
This isn't the first time that Asa has thought Max was his son on One Life to Live, is it? I seem to recall him thinking Max was his son once before. Am I right? — Rachel
Dear Rachel,
Give yourself a pat on the back: This isn't the first time Asa believed Max is his son. Back in 1990, Max learned that Asa had swindled Max's father, Wingate Holden, out of oil-rich land. Max wanted revenge. Gabrielle, Max's then wife, learned that Max's mother had had an affair with Asa around the time Max was conceived. Even though Max was not a Buchanan, Gabrielle got Du Ann Demerest, a mid-wife, to claim she had delivered Asa's son, Max! Over time, Max and Asa grew close; Max even took the Buchanan name. Renee would soon learn that Du Ann's claim was a hoax, but allowed herself to be blackmailed to protect Asa. Du Ann turned up dead at the Buchanan Enterprises 25th anniversary party. Renee was initially charged with the crime, bu
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Jan 1, 1900 03:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
Please tell me where the real "Cassie" has been the past few weeks on Guiding Light. The few times the Cassie character was on, another woman played her. Will the old Cassie come back? I miss her. — Jean
Dear Jean,
You'll be happy to know that Laura Wright, who plays Cassie, is in the throes of new motherhood. The actress gave birth to her second child, a son named John Michael, on Dec. 21, 2000. Laura Stepp stepped into the role when Wright needed to leave the show earlier than expected. Wright will return to the role once she finishes her maternity leave. (DD)
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Jan 1, 1900 03:00 AM ET
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Dear Soaps,
I am a little confused. Is Brock Reynolds, Kay Chancellor's son on The Young and the Restless, Philip Chancellor's son or was he from a previous marriage? Please help me solve this mystery!! — Totally Confused
Dear Confused,
No, Phillip Chancellor II, Kay's late husband, is not Brock's biological father. Brock is Katherine's son from a first marriage. When Brock first appeared in Genoa City in 1974, he was a grown man who practiced law and had found religion while traveling abroad. (DD)
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