Imagine our surprise when soap...
Imagine our surprise when soap actress
Tracy Lindsey Melchior — who has played short-lived roles on
The Bold and the Beautiful,
One Life to Live,
Passions and
Sunset Beach — popped up on CNN's
Larry King Live on Wednesday night. During her hourlong interview with
Larry King, the born-again Christian plugged her new memoir,
Breaking the Perfect 10, which details her surprisingly painful past. She candidly discussed sad memories of divorce, date rape, an abortion she now regrets and having to eat dog biscuits during a neglected childhood. (In a word: Yikes.)
Melchior also lamented how her career in daytime TV has never really taken off. "My frustration with the soaps," she said, "is I don't feel like I've been able to stay on one long enough to really be understood." On the bright side, the flirtatious Mr. King took several opportunities during the interview to insist that Melchior looks like Julia Roberts. Her blushing response? "Yeah. I do get that."
FYI, Melchior returns to B&B as Kristen Forrester for one day on Oct. 21. Kristen — who adopted an HIV-positive orphan from Africa named Zende — will deliver a message about AIDS awareness.
