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Despite going into last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS results show with the next-to-lowest scores, GENERAL HOSPITAL's Ingo Rademacher (ex-Jax) and professional partner Kym Johnson were called safe very early in the evening! "I kind of called it," Rademacher admitted to Soaps In Depth after the show. "When I got out there I had a feeling that it was going to be us first. That'd be like throwing a wrench in the works." Johnson agrees, adding, "I think they called us safe first to cause some drama."

Despite his ever-improving dancing skills, the actor is keenly aware that he has the fans to thank for pushing him into the semi-finals, even if he's not currently on GH — and can't even imagine doing both at the same time! "I'm not as good as Kelly Monaco (Sam)," Rademacher confessed. "I couldn't have done both. I really couldn't. Now the competition gets really, really hard. We're looking at the top four. It's very hard for us to beat. But it's possible."

And with the pair facing a Charleston and a Samba next week, they've got some work to do. "They're not going to be easy," Rademacher said. "Both of them are hard dances. I think the fact that one is very sexy adn the other is polite and fun can show we can do a variety of things. Hopefully it will all come together!"

So make sure to tune in next Monday at 8:00 pm EST on ABC to find out if it does! (And don't forget to vote!)

Kristen Alderson is thrilled to have received her very first Daytime Emmy nomination, especially since after so many years, she's no longer playing the part of Starr Manning that earned her the nod. "I'm really, really grateful," she says. "I'm leaving the character of Starr with a heavy heart."

The Younger Actress nominee learned the good news after waking up and checking her phone. "I saw that I had a million missed calls," she reports. "At first, I thought it was a bad thing, that something happened. But then I realized that it was not a bad thing. It was actually very good!"

And she's hoping that the emotional scenes on her submission tape sway the Emmy voters. "I turned in when Starr was saying good-bye to Cole and Hope in the morgue and when she kissed their graves good-bye," Alderson reveals. "They were scenes that were really hard for me to mentally prepare for. The best part of working as an actress is when you can lose yourself in a moment."

When Lindsey Morgan (ex-Kristina) woke up this morning to a text from her manager, she worried she'd gotten the call time wrong for her appearance on FRANKLIN & BASH before she saw that it said "Congratulations!" "I'm stunned," she confesses of her Younger Actress Emmy nomination. "I'm still so shocked. I'm so honored. Kristen Alderson (ex-Starr) was nominated, too. We've already talked to each other about 'We've got to go dress shopping!'"

Naturally, she earned the nomination with the emotional episode where Joe Jr. took Kristina hostage. "It was one of my favorite storylines," Morgan admits. "Sometimes I'm afraid of being too big and sometimes I'm too little. That storyline gave me the freedom to realize that it doesn't matter how I react because I"m scared. My life was on the line. It was difficult on my body physically and mentally, but it was also freeing because she thought her life was about to end."

Another GH alum, Julie Marie Berman (ex-Lulu) also awoke to the news that she was up for an Emmy, in the Supporting Actress category. "It was definitely a surprise and a really fun way to wake up," she says. "It's really nice to feel acknowledged. You don't expect it, and you don't necessarily need it, but when it happens, it's wonderful.

"I submitted the episode where Lulu opens up to Luke about her drinking," Berman adds. "They reconcile their relationship. It was a very, very special day at work with Tony Geary (Luke) and it was one of the last times I had really meaningful material with him."

The actress is looking forward to seeing her on-screen pop again as well as all her former castmates on Emmy night. "It definitely was one of the first thoughts that came to my head was that I get to see all of my friends again," Berman declares. "I'm so, so excited to see everyone. It's going to be so much fun!"

Bradford Anderson (Spinelli, GENERAL HOSPITAL) woke up this morning to news that he had been nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor. Well, technically, baby daughter Juna woke him and wife Kiera a little after seven, at which point he discovered text messages on his phone from former castmate Steve Burton (ex-Jason, now Dylan, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS) and Emmy winner Christian LeBlanc (Michael, Y&R)!

"We looked at the monitor to se if maybe Juna would go back to sleep,"Anderson laughs. "I put the phone in front of [Kiera's] face and showed her the texts. So my first congratulations in person was from my wife because we were still in bed!"

Anderson reveals that the episode he submitted that earned him the nod was one from last summer when he had a confrontation with Jen Lilley's Maxie at Kelly's. "He gives her a speech about friendship," he says. "Sometimes it's hard when picking Emmy shows because my character isn't the kind of character that gets the knock down, drag out material. I'm not Lucky Spencer.

"I don't get that stuff very often," he continues, "so sometimes in picking a show, I have to look outside the box a little bit. Sometimes you have to look for an episode that has a beginning, middle and end. This episode did. And I guess it worked out!"

And whether he wins or loses on Emmy night, there's one thing the actor is definitely looking forward to that evening. "One of the things I'm very excited about this year is that it's a sure-fire way of seeing Julie Berman (ex-Lulu) again," Anderson confides. "I don't see her as much. I'm excited that she's nominated and I'm excited that I will for sure see my friend again!"

On last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS, Ingo Rademacher (ex-Jax, GENERAL HOSPITAL) and professional partner Kym Johnson found themselves earning three extra points in a dance-off that pushed them ahead of rivals Sean Lowe and Peta Murgatroyd. "We had more connection in our second dance," Rademacher told Soaps In Depth following the show. "We had a more romantic song the second time. I tried to apply the judges' notes, especially with the hips. You want more fluid, baby — I can do that!"

And the actor was delighted to take Johnson to the GH set to learn the sexy, romantic dance. "I spent 18 years on the show," Rademacher explained. "I said, 'Let me show you where I learned to be that guy.' It was a nice way to tie into the show. It was my home there."

Executive producer Frank Valentini was there, but Rademacher admits that they didn't have time to swing by casting to see if they could find a role for Johnson. "You never know," Rademacher teased, with Johnson adding "I'd have fun!"

Make sure to tune in tonight at 9:00 pm EST on ABC to see if Rademacher earned enough votes to keep him dancing for another week! And as a bonus, his son, Peanut, will be making a special appearance! "He's got his own thing going on," the proud papa laughed. "I don't know what he did. He just went without me. 'See ya, Dad!'"

If you are in the Connecticut area and looking for something to do this weekend, check out soap alums Christina Bennett Lind (ex-Bianca, ALL MY CHILDREN) and Paul Anthony Stewart (Danny, GUIDING LIGHT) in their last few performances of Ride The Tiger at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. Written by William Mastrosimone -- who spent a year interviewing Frank Sinatra to write the Golden Globe-winning television series SINATRA -- the play is based on a revelation made during one of their conversations and explores the theory that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was at the hands of the Mob. Stewart takes the stage as the beloved crooner, and Lind plays Judith Exner, who had a two-year affair with JFK while simultaneously dating Chicago Mob boss Sam Giancana. "She was basically an unwilling go-between between the two men," explains Lind. "They used her to relay messages between them."

While Exner is the first historical person Lind has played, she didn't find a whole lot of background information. "I did some research on-line, but there's very little of her. She wrote a biography about her experience with this situation about 15 years later, which I read," she says. "But she denied knowing a lot about what was going on with these men at the time... likely protecting herself. She was afraid to be caught, especially by the Mob."

The more that Lind found out about Exner, the more intrigued she became by the person she's been playing. "Before I auditioned, I didn't know who this woman was. I've heard of JFK, but I've never heard of this woman, who was very influential and possibly linked him to some very bad men who did some bad things. The media did a very good job, at the time, of protecting JFK from any kind of flaws," notes the actress. "Judy was sleeping with JFK while he was married to one of our most well-known and iconic first ladies. A lot of people would look at her as weak; she could have been considered someone who was climbing her way up, and trying to influence all these powerful men. But the way I see it, look at all these incredibly powerful men who fell for her! What kind of power did she possess that we don't give credit to? She was a powerful, beautiful woman who was able to play ball with these men."

Head over to cbs.soapsindepth.com to read our interview with Stewart about the show. For tickets and more information on Ride The Tiger, visit www.longwharf.org. Performances run through Sunday, April 21.

On last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS, Ingo Rademacher (Jax, GENERAL HOSPITAL) was disappointed in the scores he received for his cha-cha with partner Kym Johnson. But while Johnson worried they could be going home after that dance, the actor was more optimistic.

"We're not going anywhere tomorrow night," he told In Depth following the show last night. "We're not even going to be in jeopardy. We have a lot of fans out there. And I told them they have to vote extra hard."

Rademacher also blames their disappointing results on being the first couple to hit the dance floor. "I think we would have gotten better scores if we'd come out later," he admitted. "It's a 50/50 chance that you're going to get [a lower score] if you come out first."

Dancing alongside professionals Tony Dovolani and Emma Slater to "Lady Marmalade" also added an extra challenge. "It makes us work harder," Rademacher said. "We needed a little more rehearsal time with them. Physically this wasn't so bad. This one hurt the knees a lot from all the small steps, but otherwise it was good."

Is he right to be confident in the support of all the GH fans voting for him? Or could Rademacher be in jeopardy this week? Tune in to the results show tonight at 9:00 pm EST on ABC to find out!

This week on DANCING WITH THE STARS, it was "Best Year Of Your Life" week, and GENERAL HOSPITAL's Ingo Rademacher (Jax) chose the year he met his wife, scoring 23 points for the Viennese Waltz he performed with partner Kym Johnson.

"Kym knows me now with what I can and can't do," he told In Depth after the show. "Kudos to her." Then he admitted, "Our dance could have been better. We had some better ones in rehearsals.

"There are a million things to think about out there on the dance floor," Rademacher continued. "Keep your head to the left, keep your elbows up, watch your shoulder blades... and then remember all the steps... there's a million things. What you want to get to is remember all those things, dancing and smiling."

But the actor credits the GH fans for keeping him in the competition so far. "A lot of them out there are voting," he said. "They're getting groups together to vote. You don't know how many people are voting, but I get the sense it's a lot."

And he's pretty sure it's not just the GH fans, but soap fans in general. "They're really an awesome bunch, the daytime fans," Rademacher marveled. "When they want something they go after it. They will get together and rally behind you big time. We saw that with ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE which were canceled and now they're back because of the fans."

So don't forget to tune in next Monday at 8:00 pm EST on ABC and keep voting for your favorites!

Now that the Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony has been scheduled for Sunday, June 16, the question then becomes what can we expect from this year's celebration. So Soaps In Depth went straight to the source for answers: executive producer Gabriel Gornell and senior executive director David Michaels!

This year is the 40th anniversary of the Daytime Emmys as well as THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS, and with GENERAL HOSPITAL celebrating 50 years on the air, it's the perfect time to celebrate daytime's illustrious history. "We'll definitely be looking at past, present and future with regards to daytime television," Gornell promises. "It's our own 40th and that will anchor the theme. It'll work nicely as we honor all the anniversaries that we'll be celebrating at the same time."

And of course, you can't celebrate history without plenty of clips to illustrate it! "We're going to put particular emphasis on the wonderful clips from years past," he adds. "I can tell you everybody is excited to see wonderful clips celebrating 40 years of achievements. This year, more than any other, we're going to be embracing that."

And while ONE LIFE TO LIVE is technically eligible for awards for its final month of episodes, ALL MY CHILDREN will also be included in the show. "Let's just say that a lot of those actors are part of our 40 year history," Michaels teases, "so it's certainly appropriate [to have them there]."

Additional creative elements such as the names of presenters and a host will be announced in the coming weeks, but Michaels wants soap fans to know that the genre will not be lost in the rest of the daytime programming. "The talk shows are huge right now as are the court shows and the culinary shows," he admits. "But all of that said, still, there are no fans like soap fans. People want to see the soap stars, and they will!"

Ingo Rademacher (Jax, GENERAL HOSPITAL) performed a paso doble with partner Kym Johnson on "prom week" on DANCING WITH THE STARS last night, and was very disappointed to receive only 21 points from the judges. "It was too low," he told Soaps In Depth after the show.

But of course, the actor hopes he can rely on the soap fans to vote for him and keep him in the competition. "With the GH 50th [anniversary], Twitter is going crazy right now and we are trending," he said. "I'm prom king and I know that's due to the fans out there. Because the GH fans, when they want something, they are going to vote like crazy!"

Rademacher admits that the wardrobe malfunction during their dance threw him off his game. "Kym keeps saying that I am hard on myself, and I am," he admitted. "I want to do much better. The beats weren't there because I was supposed to rip the dress off, the second one was throwing it, and I had a double rip at it. So that really took the wind out of my sails at the beginning of that dance, and I think we could've gotten an eight or maybe even two eights if I hadn't screwed that up at the start."

Despite all the difficulties, Rademacher remains happy that he finally agreed to the challenge of being on DANCING. "When they asked me to do the show over the years, I said no," he revealed. "One of the reasons was it was it's scary and I didn't want to get out of my comfort zone. So this time when it came around, my wife said, 'You have to do it this time.'

Plus, all the training and dancing is getting him in shape for a 32-mile paddle board race he's doing at the end of July! "This is actually helping," Rademacher said. "It's an unbelievable workout and it's a new thing. It's something that gets me out of my comfort zone, and believe me, there are days I don't want to do this!"

Did your votes help push his score up high enough to keep him dancing for another week? Find out in tonight's results show, airing at 9:00 pm EST on ABC!

Set those DVRs! Two of your favorite former daytime stars are about to storm two of your favorite primetime TV dramas. "I'm guest starring on ABC's CASTLE," reveals ALL MY CHILDREN's William deVry (Michael) of his role in the series' 100th episode. Alas, deVry didn't get to trade dialogue with fellow former soap star, Nathan Fillion (JOEY, ONE LIFE TO LIVE), whose title character is laid up with a broken leg in the tale. "I've known Nathan from the past, so that would have been nice, but my scenes were with Stana Katic, who plays Kate," deVry reveals, adding, "She was great -- I had fun!" Look for the lady detective to head out on her own to investigate the death of an IRS agent. "I'm playing a suspect [named Dan Renner]," deVry reveals. "He's a millionaire, but he's also a real douche." The episode, titled "Plays Well With Others," airs Monday, April 1, at 10 p.m. EST.

The actor tells In Depth that he's already on to his next exciting project. "I'm making The Outsider, a movie starring James Caan," he says of the crime thriller. In it, a British military contractor (played by EASTENDERS' Craig Fairbrass) is mistakenly informed that his daughter is dead and launches an investigation. "My character is just a good dude who helps out his longtime friend (Fairbrass)," deVry offers.

Since returning from Canada, where he starred last year on a sitcom, deVry says he's been fortunate to continue working steadily in Los Angeles and happy to be home with his girlfriend, Rebecca Staab (Elizabeth, PORT CHARLES; Ceclia, LOVING). Alas, the successful couple still hasn't had time to relax. Staab just finished taping a guest appearance for the upcoming summer season of Showtime's DEXTER! Look for her to play a character named Lucy Gerard in the episode airing Sunday, July 14, at 9 p.m. EST.

Brandon Barash (Johnny) only just announced his decision to leave GENERAL HOSPITAL, but he's already landed another gig, a guest-starring role on an upcoming episode of BONES!

"It felt really good to immediately book," the actor confides. "It was a beacon from the universe that I was making the right choice. It felt good to be in a place where I could spend three hours on a two-and-a-half page scene. It was definitely an adjustment because I haven't worked primetime since before I booked GH. There was one scene that we probably did 10 or 12 times. And my legs were sore... really sore!"

The reason for the shooting being so tiring is that Barash is playing Storm, a male stripper! So the bumping and grinding can wear you out. "The introduction to Storm is at a suburban woman's birthday party," he reports. "About 20 women, screaming and slapping me on the butt. There were breakaway pants involved.

"It was a lot of fun," he adds with a laugh. "If things get tough, I can always turn to my newfound hobby!"

You can catch Barash (and quite a lot of him!) in the episode of BONES entitled "The Party In The Pants" airing Monday, April 15, at 8:00 pm EST on FOX.

Last night, GENERAL HOSPITAL's Ingo Rademacher (Jax) performed his very first routine on ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS with partner Kym Johnson. However, it's no secret that the beach scene in the video package wasn't the first time the two actually met! "It was a fakey!" Rademacher admitted to us after the show. "And everyone on Twitter knows it!"

Rademacher is hoping that those Twitter followers are behind him as he tackles this latest challenge. "I do have a pretty strong Twitter base," he said. "A lot of my old supporters from the '90s and the days of Jax and Brenda and Sonny — which was a very popular triangle — I hope they're still out there, that they have phones and will get behind me!"

Dancing contemporary was obviously a new experience for the actor, but it turned out to be a new one for his professional partner as well! "I had to go and think about it," Johnson confided. "I really enjoyed doing it. It was really freeing. I think judging from the audience reaction, they liked it."

Another fan of the performance was Rademacher's on-screen brother, Sebastian Roche (ex-Jerry), who was in the audience last night. "I think he did amazingly well," Roche told us following the taping. "Contemporary dancing is very, very difficult. He had to do an enormous amount of lifts which he did really, really well. He has such charisma. He's so comfortable. He's never nervous. I would have been very nervous. I think he's here to stay!"

But did Rademacher get enough votes from his fans to remain on the show another week? You'll have to tune in next week to find out!

We may not know specifically when Rick Springfield will be bringing Dr. Noah Drake back to GENERAL HOSPITAL, but we can tell you that he'll be in concert on Hollywood Boulevard tonight, airing live on JIMMY KIMMEL! The late-night talker airs at 11:35 pm EST on ABC, and Springfield will be performing on a shut-down Hollywood Boulevard alongside Dave Grohl and The Sound City Players!

And while an airdate for his Port Charles return has yet to be announced, In Depth caught up with Springfield several weeks before he started taping. "I certainly owe this show," he says with gratitude. "They kind of got things rolling, so I always feel an allegiance to GH. It was a start of a new part of my life for me. I owe [former executive producer] Gloria Monty's memory a lot because she was the one that said, 'I'll take that guy.'"

Monty isn't the only one who gave a thumbs up to the young actor. "I did the audition scene with Jackie Zeman (Bobbie) back then," Springfield recalls. "Gloria said, 'Which one do you think?' and she said, 'That guy.' So they were both instrumental. Gloria was very nurturing of me, which is not a side that was overly well-known. She was an amazing person. She could be pretty tough when she needed to be, but she also had a really soft side."

Kassie DePaiva (Blair) made magic with her husband, James DePaiva (Max) on ONE LIFE TO LIVE. Now, the duo is set to do it again in a TheatreZone production of 110 in The Shade. "It's a musical version of [the 1954] play, The Rainmaker," she offers of the Florida production that's based on N. Richard Nash's book and features lyrics by the great Tom Jones. "Musicals have always been Jimmy's passion and he wanted to do this one... when I got the score and the script, I was like 'holy cow, no wonder he volunteered me. I'm the lead!'"

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Since moving to Los Angeles after ONE LIFE TO LIVE wrapped, Brittany Underwood (Langston) has been pursuing her music career as well as acting in shows like HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS, and now has just released her very first music video!

The song is called "Flow," and she says "is about letting it go. You have all this stress in your life, and just learn that it's going to be okay. I wrote it with Matthew Gerrard, who did "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson and "She's No You" by Jesse McCartney (JR, ALL MY CHILDREN). I was so excited to work with him."

Eagle-eyed viewers might notice cameos from former OLTL castmate Kristen Alderson (Starr) and GENERAL HOSPITAL's Chad Duell (Michael) as well as one of her HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS pals, Ashley Holliday (Melissa). And the video was directed by Robert Adamson, who played Phil on HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS, and is now Noah on THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS!

"I'm super-excited about it," Underwood enthuses. "I hope everybody likes it!"

If you thought DANCING WITH THE STARS wouldn't invite another GENERAL HOSPITAL star to join the show's cast so soon after Kelly Monaco (Sam) appeared on the reality dance competition series, you'd be wrong! Ingo Rademacher (Jax) was announced today as a competitor in the show's 16th season, set to debut on Monday, March 18 at 8:00 pm EST. Technically, though, the actor, who appeared on GH in last year's contagion storyline, is no longer a regular cast member.

"There's nothing coming up right now," Rademacher tells Soaps In Depth when asked if Jax would be making any appearances in Port Charles in the near future. "But if the fans want to bug [executive producer] Frank Valentini, his Twitter handle is @valentinifrank. You can bombard him!"

Rademacher adds that he wouldn't let the strenuous DWTS schedule stop him from doing double-duty. "I'm always up for coming back to GH," he says with a smile. For now, though, he and pro partner Kym Johnson, a two-time DWTS mirror ball champion, are off to Hawaii to practice and perfect their first dance. "Then, my family will come back to LA," Rademacher adds.

There are lots of options for where to get your Oscar coverage this Sunday, but ALL MY CHILDREN'S Cameron Mathison (Ryan) just might have the most unique perspective. He's co-hosing the Emmy Award-winning Oscar second screen experience, BACKSTAGE PASS, on Oscar.com and the official Oscars app. "I believe this is the only opportunity to see things backstage, as it's happening!" Mathison enthuses. Clad in his favorite Gucci tuxedo, he'll be taking viewers along for those breathless first moments with the award winners. "You can see them crossing off the stage, going in to the cameras where they thank the people they forgot to thank, taking photos with their Oscars, being interviewed by the press... you get all of that!" Mathison reveals. "I think it's a very unique opportunity, and a fun way to spend the evening." Add in the fact that he'll be trading quips and behind-the-scenes observations with funny lady Sherri Shepherd (THE VIEW), and it's sure to be an extra good time. BACKSTAGE PASS will be available for the first time on Android, including Samsung's Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Note 10.1, and Galaxy SIII.

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When she guest stars on NBC's 1600 PENN on Thursday, January 17, at 9:30 p.m. EST, Constance Towers will be trading in Helena's claws for a gentile accent! However, she might be just as dangerous! "I play Bunny Thoroughgood. She's very Southern (from North Carolina), and her husband is Senator Strom Thoroughgood, played by Stacy Keach)," Towers reveals. "She's someone who without knowing what she's saying, just says some terrible things!"

Alas, the gal's got a lot to deal with considering her hubby is one cranky old goat! "The episode is great -- it's called "The Old Guy's Ball," and it really is about the senator. He says outrageous things, and they keep him from getting into the senate to make his vote."

For the actress, getting a chance to do comedy was such a blast that she's eager to do more. "Bunny is called a recurring character, so hopefully she'll be back along with the senator because he's a lot of fun too," Towers offers. For more from this beloved performer, check out her Keeping Track feature in the current issue of Soaps In Depth.

Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani may have won DANCING WITH THE STARS: ALL-STARS, but Kelly Monaco (Sam, GENERAL HOSPITAL) didn't let her third place finish get her down. "We were shocked every week that we still made it," she told Soaps In Depth after the show. "We made it to the finale and we are winners [for making it this far]. I feel excellent. I can't wait to pop open a bottle of Dom Perignon in my trailer and get on an airplane. I'm really excited."

After flying to New York City and doing more press for the reality series, Monaco will return to LA and her role on GH after having a couple of weeks off. "I'm back to work on Monday," she said of returning to the soap after this experience. "That's when I think it'll hit me. I think I'm going to go through a little bit of a depression. It'll be weird. Thank God I have a whole group of amazing people over at GH that are going to make me feel like I'm not totally crazy!"

Speaking of her castmates, the amateur hoofer had the usual cheering section in the audience, including on-screen mom and sis Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis) and Haley Alexis Pullos (Molly). "She was absolutely amazing," Pullos gushed to us after Monaco took third. "I have never been more proud in my whole life."

"She blew my mind this whole season with her focus and commitment and courage," Grahn added. "She has my deepest respect. I see her in a much deeper, better way. This was really fun to watch. It was also insanely impressive to watch."

We spent months asking just that question when Alyshia Ochse played Cassandra, the mystery woman in white who stole Ethan's heart on GENRAL HOSPITAL. However, after seeing her two new projects, you'll know exactly who this actress is! In the upcoming, 70s-themed crime thriller, Parker, action heartthrob Jason Statham plays a double-crossed thief who partners up with his real estate agent (Jennifer Lopez) to hijack a rival's heist.

"I play Jennifer Lopez's nemesis and I'm kind of the catalyst of how the movie moves forward," Ochse previews. "She's very sweet, beautiful, and a real down-home girl. I have to be very condescending to her in the movie, and I was terrified that she'd think I am a mean person [too]!"

Can't wait until the film's Friday, January 25, release? You're in luck! Catch Ochse now in THE FLIP SIDE, the hottest new comedy on Yahoo. "I run around with a little comedy brigade. They came up with the idea for a scenario where we'd flip genders — how men and women would act in a bar," she says of the improvisational-style vignette from director Jay Diaz. "We got two million hits in the first week!" After they went on to hit the pop culture radar worldwide, the comedy troupe got great news: Yahoo wanted to finance a mini-season!

"Every Monday through January we will be releasing new ones. So far, we've flipped genders in a bar and on the dating scene. Next we'll show the flip side of the gym, and we just finished our funniest one: the flip side of parenting!" she reveals. "I don't want to give it away, but it's hilarious!" For more on Ochse's exciting post-GH career (and we do mean exciting!), check out her upcoming Keeping Track feature in Soaps In Depth.

Last night was the final performance show for DANCING WITH THE STARS: ALL-STARS, and Kelly Monaco (Sam, GENERAL HOSPITAL) finally got her first 10s from the judges this season, although she and partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy didn't get all 10s. "I was frustrated that Len [Goodman, judge] could not appreciate what we did in our freestyle," Monaco confessed after the show. "He gave us a 10 for the paso doble. I felt that the freestyle was by far the highlight of what we did this season."

Their freestyle performance to "I've Had The Time Of My Life" from Dirty Dancing had the actress performing aerial work for the first time, and she quickly got over her initial fears. "I felt really comfortable up there," Monaco revealed, "and wished I could have been up there all night!"

Monaco may have won the very first season of DANCING WITH THE STARS, but she holds no illusions that her earlier victory will make triumphing over opponents Melissa Rycroft and Shaun Johnson any easier. "It would be icing on the cake," she admitted of taking home the trophy again. "Sure, we both want it. When you get to the home stretch and you see that it's viable, we want it just as bad as the other two couples do."

With a score of 59, Monaco and Chmerkovskiy are in between Rycroft and Tony Dovolani (with 60 points) and Shawn and Derek Hough (with 57). In tonight's results finale, all three couples will perform an "insta-dance" and their scores from that will be combined with these scores and viewer votes to determine the winner. Tune in tonight to see if GH fans were able to give Monaco the win!

On ONE LIFE TO LIVE, Nic Robuck played good guy James Ford, but in the new movie Dark Desire, he's inhabiting a much darker character. Shane is a young man who has suffered a rough upbringing, and upon seeing his new college roommate's family decides he'd like that kind of family for himself... or maybe that family in particular!

"His roommate takes him home and Shane kind of sees this family life that his best friend has that he's always wanted," says Robuck. "He really wants to become a part of that and is willing to do whatever it takes. And he kind of goes to desperate measures. He kind of seduces the mom and... some people die!"

And while OLTL fans are going to see a whole new side to the young actor, they're also going to be seeing a whole lot more of him, too. "The mom is played by Kelly Lynch, who is just fantastic and talented and very, very sexy. I was nervous about having to be so... nude with this woman," Robuck says with a chuckle. "But you know, you just don't think about it. You go in for the kill and you do it. It was stressful, but it was well-directed and it looks great."

Dark Desire will be debuting on Lifetime Movie Network this Friday, November 23, at 8:00 pm EST. "And it's going to run like crazy through the holidays," Robuck reports, "so it'll be hard to miss. I'd love for people to tune in!"

Kelly Monaco (Sam, GENERAL HOSPITAL) was declared safe last night on DANCING WITH THE STARS, and enters the semi-finals with partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy. And luckily, she can focus on her upcoming routines fully because she doesn't have to report back to GH until after the DANCING finale on Tuesday, November 27! "I'm excited," Monaco said after last night's results show, "and I can't wait to get the week started."

She may need that extra focus because they were assigned "Surfer" Flamenco, which is an unusual combination to say the least! "Hey, every dance is weird to me!" Monaco admitted. "It's all foreign, so I may as well do something no one else has done."

While Monaco and Chmerkovskiy survived another week, they sadly had to say good-bye to his brother, Maksim, who was eliminated with partner Kirstie Alley. "This is the first time I've outlasted him," Chmerkovskiy said. And Monaco added, "It's bittersweet. I think it was awful, and probably the worst case scenario we could have had."

But since they're still in the competition, Monaco has to figure out how to perform a "Surfer" flamenco by next week! Don't forget to tune in and vote!

Prepare yourselves to see ALL MY CHILDREN's Vincent Irizarry (David) as you've never seen him before in the Lifetime Original Movie Left To Die! In the shocking true story, Irizarry plays Nick Kakeris, who travels to Ecuador on vacation with friend Sandra Chase, played by Barbara Hershey. "And while we were there, we were set up at the airport by Interpol to make it appear as though we were trying to smuggle drugs out of the country," the actor explains in character. "The two of us are thrown into separate jails. You get to see the conditions that she and I are living in. It's like hell on Earth, basically. The movie is about the daughter's efforts to do everything within her power to get her mother out of there."

But does that mean that nobody is trying to get Nick out of his own prison? "I don't want to give too much away," Irizarry says with a laugh. "But yeah, efforts are certainly made. You do see me in jail. I have numerous scenes in jail, so you get to see what my life is like simultaneously with hers..."

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It turns out that the Mayans weren't alone in prepping for our last days to hit in 2012. In his Tuesday, October 9, release, Songs For the End Of The World, GENERAL HOSPITAL's Rick Springfield (ex-Noah) shares his sardonic view of life and also offers hope. While there are plenty of the sing-along songs that fans expect, listeners might be surprised to hear heavier rock anthems like "I Hate Myself" and "Love Screws Me Up." "I'm not the shiny, happy guy people think I am from my role in GENERAL HOSPITAL," Springfield confesses. "I tend to put that angst into my music." But which of the catchier tunes could be a hit by the ominous month of December? "That's a very good question. I'm never a good judge of [that]," he laughs. "I never thought 'Jesse's Girl' would be a single, let alone a hit, so what do I know?" However, with four album covers to choose from (each CD containing unique bonus material), there's sure to be something for everyone.

Keep 'Em Laughing Although he remains grateful to GH for helping to catapult his career back in the 80s ("I'll always go back if it makes sense for the story," he maintains), Springfield's most recent return (to comfort a grieving Patrick) had to be brief. The busy guy's been on a nationwide tour with a film crew in tow! Releasing on Wednesday, October 10, is the result: the entertaining documentary, An Affair Of The Heart. "We just had an industry screening, and then it's going to film festivals," he reveals. Viewers will no-doubt see that it's while he's on stage that the legend's sense of humor is revealed. "I think it comes across when I perform," he grins. "I tell stories and it's fun, and then I rock out!"

It was a smart writer who showcased Springfield's quirky side with a guest role on TV Land's HOT IN CLEVELAND last season ("They reached out to me recently to check my availability to return," he confides). When he's not working on also producing his own comedy show ("I can't talk about it yet," he teases), Springfield is touting what promises to be the event of the fall: Sun Dazed & Star-Filled Nights: Rick Springfield & Friends, Destination: Cancun. "We're inviting everyone to join us at Club Med from November 8 to 12. It should be a good party!" he relates. Joining the Mexican fiesta will be the performer's pals: Doug Davidson (Paul, THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS), TV and radio host Mark Goodman, and two of GH's other singing sensations, Brandon Barash (Johnny) and Bradford Anderson (Spinelli). Yep, with all he's got going on, it looks like it'll be a while before the senior Dr. Drake is paged back to Port Charles.

After her high-scoring paso doble on the DANCING WITH THE STARS: ALL-STARS performance show, it should come as no surprise that Kelly Monaco (Sam, GENERAL HOSPITAL) was safe and will be dancing again in the next episode. But what may come as a surprise is that next week, Monaco and partner Val Chmerkovskiy will be dancing contemporary! "There's not a lot of technique to it," he allows. "It's very interpretive."

The actress plays a character on GH, and would also prefer to do that with her dancing. "I like to tell other people's stories," she confesses. "I never like to tell my story. My story's a closed book, so it's going to be really difficult for me to emotionally invest in something that's me. It's going to put me in a very vulnerable position."

But Monaco also admits that breaking through that comfort zone is a big part of doing this show. "It's a journey of who you are and letting it out a little bit," she says. "You think you know [me]. You have no idea!"

Even though GH was on vacation this week, Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis) and Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth) were in the audience to cheer on their castmate. "They're amazing," Monaco enthuses. "Their support means everything. Becky brought two of her kids. Their support is amazing, and it follows over into their fan base. We want daytime to do well."

"Watching her was amazing!" declares Herbst. "I love watching her. I think she just lights up the entire room when she dances." And being in the audience may have inspired her to take to the floor herself! "I've always said no," she reveals, "but then there's a part of me when I watch them dance that makes me so excited. I want to get out there!"

Tune in next Monday, October 15, at 8:00 pm EST for the next round of performances of DANCING WITH THE STARS: ALL-STARS and see how Monaco fares with the contemporary style. And don't forget to vote!

Every episode of GENERAL HOSPITAL is pretty much appointment TV at this point, but you're definitely not going to want to miss today's episode, because Ian Buchanan is back as Duke Lavery!

Longtime fans were stunned when it was revealed that Duke was the one behind Robin's kidnapping, and part of that surprise was that the character's return was kept a secret — something that's increasingly difficult to do in this day of the Internet. "I've come to the conclusion that's why nobody can use a cell phone in the studio," Buchanan jokes. "That's the way they keep secrets. I didn't even tell Finola [Hughes, Anna] I was going to be there. Secrecy still exists."

Of course, those same longtime fans are curious why Duke has his original face and not the one he had the last time he was on, when the role was played by Greg Beecroft. "That comes up very quickly," Buchanan says of the explanation. "That's almost the first conversation he has with Anna... after Anna picks herself up off the floor! The Jonathan Paget question is answered many times in the first couple of days."

Of course, Anna's got a few shockers of her own! "They try to get back to where they left off immediately," the actor previews, "but then he has to hear about her history, which I think some of it is a surprise. Like she was involved with Robert and then married to somebody in Pine Valley. Then of course, there is the Luke question!"

So tune in to find out the truth behind Duke's shocking return to Port Charles, and whether or not he can win back Anna's love!

Shannon Kane left her role as ALL MY CHILDREN's Natalia in order to further her film career but as luck would have it, she wound up landing another soap! The actress can currently be seen on TeenNick's HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS. In the popular drama, a young woman's (ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Brittany Underwood [Langston]) life changes drastically when she becomes a star and wins the love of her rock idol (Eddie Duran), only to face some unexpected complications. "I play graphic designer Tracy Madsen," Kane offers. "She's married to Eddie's agent, Jake (Brandon Bell), and she's his rock!"

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GENERAL HOSPITAL's Kelly Monaco (Sam) hit the dance floor last night as part of the new cast of DANCING WITH THE STARS: ALL-STARS, performing a Cha Cha with partner Val Chmerkovskiy. And afterward, Soaps In Depth caught up with the actress to see how she thought she did.

"It feels great," she says of returning to the show where she was the reigning champion of the very first season. "It feels great to be prepared and get out on the dance floor and disappear into the music and sail away."

Starting DANCING while taping her last GH episodes with Steve Burton (Jason) certainly caused some heightened emotions. "I had Val come up to work a few times just to get an idea of what it is that I do every day," Monaco says. "I have been crying for like, two weeks straight now. I know this is his last week. I'm doing eight shows in three days and I'm going to have to be very emotional about it. I don't want to talk about it. I don't want to say good-bye. Hopefully he'll just go on vacation for a little bit and he'll come back to us in a couple of months."

Monaco earned a 21.5 (7,7,7.5) for the dance, although she insists that until the results are announced, she's not going to feel completely confident. "Once you feel safe, then you're in some serious trouble," she explains. "I have a really great night on the dance floor. If it's our time, then it's our time. We're going out with a bang."

It helped that she had GH co-stars like Anthony Geary (Luke), Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), Kirsten Storms (Maxie), Lindsey Morgan (Kristina), Haley Alexis Pullos (Molly), Lisa LoCicero (Olivia), Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis) and executive producer Frank Valentini in the audience to cheer her on. "I am overworked and under-slept," Monaco reports. "Imagine what I could do if I had the proper amount of time to put into this?"

Don't forget to tune into the live DANCING WITH THE STARS: ALL-STARS results show tonight at 8:00 pm EST to find out how Monaco fared, and whether or not she'll be back next week to compete again!

ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Tuc Watkins (David) wants you to join him and co-stars Kassie DePaiva (Blair), John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex), Melissa Archer (Natalie), Hillary B. Smith (Nora) and Trevor St. John (Victor) in Loving Llanview!

While this will be Watkins' first time on stage for the Loving Llanview fan event, he's not worried. "I'm just gonna sort of wing it," he chuckles. "But I figure with those great castmembers and a nice crowd, it'll be fun to reminisce about the good old days of ONE LIFE TO LIVE. I'm really looking forward to it. It's sort of like going back to a high school reunion in a way... but high school reunions don't have reunions every six months!"

Joining his former castmates on stage for the two hour tribute is something the actor is really looking forward to. "Kassie and Kathy Brier (Marcie) and Bobbie Eakes (Krystal, ALL MY CHILDREN) have a show called the Divas Of Daytime, and I hosted their show in Palm Springs a couple of months ago," Watkins explains. "And John-Paul and I play poker together now that he lives in Los Angeles. But I haven't seen Trevor or Melissa or Hillary since the show's been over. So I'm looking forward to seeing those guys."

But he also wants to see you, the fans... and especially to relive the good — and bad — times. "Coming to Loving Llanview is a great opportunity to bring artifacts that are reminders of bad hairstyles and poor clothing choices over the years," Watkins says with a laugh. "A lot of times fans will show up with a picture where I had a mullet or where I wore shoulder pads in a jacket... it's a good reminder that we're all human, we all make mistakes and it's fun to see those time capsules.

"Also, the fans remember the great storylines that I was involved in that may have slipped through the cracks in my brain," he adds. "And it's always fun to hear the fans' point of view of those storylines. So this is a good forum to have a conversation about great stories of the past."

Loving Llanview will be held on Friday, October 12 at 7:00 pm at the Stamford Center Ffor The Arts' Palace in Stamford, CT, Saturday, October 13, at 7:00 pm at 7:00 pm at the Akoo Theater at Rosemont in Rosemont, IL, and on Sunday, October 14, at 2:00 pm at the Star Plaza Theatre in Merrivllville, IN. Tickets can be bought from the Web site or by calling (866) 364-0330. So join him, won't you?

John Stamos (ex-Blackie, GENERAL HOSPITAL) is used to playing the good guy, the guy that everybody likes. But until Sunday, September 9, the actor is trying his hardest to make audiences attending the Broadway production of Gore Vidal's The Best Man really, really hate him! "This character is not liked by anybody other than his wife, really," Stamos chuckles of his alter ego, presidential wannabe Senator Joseph Cantwell. "He's a snake, and he'll do anything to win."

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If you've been bummed about TNT's THE CLOSER reaching its conclusion, we've got great news for you! The cable network is launching the cop series' spin-off, MAJOR CRIMES, on Monday, August 13, at 10 p.m. EST. In the new drama, ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Kearran Giovanni (Vivian) plays Amy Sykes, a military veteran-turned-undercover detective!

Working for ABC has proved mightily fortuitous for Rib Hillis. Not only did it enable him to launch his acting career as original PORT CHARLES castmember Dr. Jake Marshak (the poor intern who was found hanging at the Nurses Ball), but it also brought him back into living rooms as a carpenter on ABC's EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION. However, most importantly, Hillis has the network to thank for meeting his bride, champion ballroom dancer Elena Grinenko from DANCING WITH THE STARS.

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Hot off her success with the recent Syfy Network creature feature, Piranhaconda, ALL MY CHILDREN's Terri Ivens (Simone) is thrilled to announce that there's more excitement ahead! When THE BAY kicks off its summer special, DARKSIDE OF THE BAY on Thursday, August 9, Ivens will play Orchid, a spicy prostitute with an unexpected skill set. "I've already been in street fights, wielding a knife in platform heels!" she laughs. "Orchid's not your standard call girl. She's definitely tough and goes after what she wants."

GENERAL HOSPITAL's Dr. Matt Hunter might be spending his days behind bars, but his former portrayer, Jason Cook, has been globetrotting as part of his efforts to create a meaningful, unscripted program called LifeCHANGE. Together with his partners, Arianne Zucker (Nicole, DAYS OF OUR LIVES), her brother, Todd Zucker, and Steve Fenske, he traveled to Middleburg, South Africa, recently to collaborate with Africa Rising (which was founded by two grandsons of former President Nelson Mandela) and The Thirst Project. While there, the group put two young people from America and two from South Africa through their LifeCHANGE Leadership Program. Then they took the participants to Swaziland where they had an opportunity to help improve local access to clean drinking water. "I had always done charity work before and outreach projects with my church while growing up," offers Cook, who is serving as both director and executive producer of the show. "I'm incredibly proud to be a part of this project."

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Did you read our recent interview with GENERAL HOSPITAL's Anthony Geary (Luke), Jonathan Jackson (ex-Lucky) and Nathan Parsons (ex-Ethan) in the June 25 issue of Soaps In Depth, and the leftover Q&A we posted here? That wasn't even all of our chat with the three Daytime Emmy nominees! Here's the remainder of our exclusive Q&A with the father/sons trio!

Let's Go To The Movies
If you could write something for all three of you to star in together, what kind of characters would you write for each other and yourself?
Jonathan: One of the things that Tony gave us as a foundation is that people work in many different ways as actors. And one of the gifts that Tony gave me, and I think Nathan as well is to be up for anything. And to test things. And to prod. Be available for the surprise that hopefully can occur. So, any other project that we went into, I think that foundation would still be there. Regardless of whether it's a comedy or a drama, whatever the characters happen to be, that foundation would be there and would create an incredible creative environment.
Nathan: It would be a very fun experiment to come together as other people. But we'd have to write like 70 movies so we could all play as many characters as possible. I think all of us can really play anybody. I just might need a different haircut!
Tony: We do work similarly. These guys have their own methods, but there are elements of how I work that have found their way into each one's process. We start out on different, diverging roads, but they lead to the same destination. The most significant thing we three share is trust. I trust both of these guys with my professional life. And, if you trust the other actor to that degree, there isn't much that can't be accomplished together. Especially since we all come to a set ready to explore a scene rather than just deliver it. Ready to be completely open to another person is to be profoundly on your game. When you have this kind of connection, you'll do anything not to let your partners down.

If you all were cast in the sequel to The Avengers, what role would each of you play, and what role would be best for the others?
Jonathan: Nathan strikes me as Iron Man.
Nathan: Sweet!
Jonathan: You have the wit for it.
Tony: Yes, Iron Man is good for you because Tony Stark is such a cool dude.
Nathan: Yes, that would be cool! Iron Man is awesome.
Jonathan: Iron Man is awesome!
Tony: I think the Falcon would be a good role for Jonathan. He's the most human of The Avengers' superheroes. He's an archer. He has awesome powers of focus, precision and execution. To me, that's Jonathan. But, personally, I'm not interested in playing a superhero. Heroes of any kind tend to bore me. I'm far more inspired by the frailties of the human experience. I want to find and explore the flaws and imperfections in the characters I play.
Nathan: The chinks in the armor.
Tony: Absolutely.

Okay, how about the sequel to The Three Stooges? Who would play who?
Jonathan: I don't know the Three Stooges very well. That's Curly, Moe, and...
Tony: Larry, you numbskull!
Nathan: I want to be Curly.
Tony: You just want an excuse to shave your head 'cause you're a freak.
Nathan: Do we sound convincing? We're just making this up now.
Tony: Frankly, I never found the Stooges all that funny. They were a tad over the top, don't you think? I'm more of The Importance Of Being Earnest kind of guy.

ALL MY CHILDREN's Walt Willey (Jack) knows a thing or two about the law: He played Pine Valley's most stand-up attorney for nearly a quarter of a century! And now the talented actor -- who balanced his 24 years of daytime drama with a popular comedy act -- is back on stage as another lawmaker. Only this time, he's playing the famed 1800's gunfighter/scout James Butler Hickok (aka Wild Bill) in a one-man show he wrote himself! "It's been so much fun!" the actor raves of the project that came to fruition after he passed a road sign in his home state of Illinois that indicated the well-known Western lawmaker was born there. "I find him to be the most fascinating person. And [we're both] six foot two, blond with blue eyes, both from Illinois, both having received a modicum of fame. It's just very interesting."

Inspired by the similarities, Willey spent a year researching and then a year writing the one-man show, which takes audiences on a fierce, no-holds-barred trip back to the Wild West. "It's just me and the many voices in my head," he jokes of the fun, adding that surprisingly, the Q and A session he holds after each performance tends to focus more on his piece rather than AMC. "Not that I would mind answering [AMC] questions at all, but I really take it as a compliment that people have embraced me doing this after all of those years of doing that and coming out and supporting me. It's just really great."

Willey has taken the wild western on the road, and his next stop: the Acme Comedy theater in Los Angeles, where on Saturday, June 16, and Sunday, June 17, some of his former AMC castmates could be joining the fun! You won't want to miss it, so be sure to visit www.acmecomedy.com for tickets and more information. But don't fret if you don't live near L.A.: Willey will continue to take the show on the road and could stop at a town near you! Follow www.facebook.com/WildBillAnEveningWithJamesButlerHickok for upcoming tour dates and information. Yee-haw!

When GENERAL HOSPITAL's Anthony Geary (Luke), Jonathan Jackson (ex-Lucky) and Nathan Parsons (ex-Ethan) recently got together for the first time since the latter two departed several months ago, they had quite a lot to say to one another! Soaps In Depth sat down with the Daytime Emmy nominees at the family reunion for a little chat... that actually turned into quite a long conversation! In fact, they had so much to talk about, we couldn't fit it all into the magazine! Luckily for you, , we're posting the rest of our Q&A with the father/sons trio right here on abc.soapsindepth.com! So get your fill now, and then be sure to pick up the June 11 issue of Soaps In Depth for more of our exclusive interview with the guys!

As Good As It Gets
Aside from the episodes that were submitted for Emmy consideration, were there other scenes that you all saw of each other throughout the year that weren't submitted?
Jonathan: That's an interesting question. The show I submitted had the scenes after Lucky found out that Luke hit Jake, so it was basically six or seven scenes locked in a room with Tony. They felt the strongest for a number of different reason, but it was tough because there were a lot of dynamic storylines that they gave us last year.
Nathan: The intervention story was the first thing that came to mind, of course. All my meatiest work was actually from this year, but I picked a couple shows that I thought would work. I looked at them and wasn't really happy, but when I showed them to Tony, he said, "You know, I was looking at another show and I thought you were really good in it." So I watched it, and that's the show I submitted.
Jonathan: For Tony, the intervention was obviously a great show, for many reasons. But one of the shows that stuck out to me was the scenes at the bordello. There was something so tragic and grandiose -- what Tony was doing in the episode was so incredible. It was heart-wrenching and disturbing and honest. It reminded me of Amadeus in a way. Tony was on another planet.
Tony: Every time I work with these guys, there are standout scenes. They've each surprised and amazed me with alarming consistency.

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Not only is Jordi Vilasuso (Griffin, ALL MY CHILDREN) engaged to be married, but he and fiancée Kaitlin Riley are expecting a baby, to boot! "The cat was let out of the bag on national TV," the actor tells Soaps In Depth with a laugh. Last week, Riley's little sister, actress Bailee Madison, appeared on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO to promote her new film, Cowgirls 'N Angels. When host Jay Leno asked how her family was, the 12-year-old excitedly shared that not only was her big sister engaged, but that she was pregnant! "We knew she was going to say we were engaged... we weren't sure she was going to say that that! The camera panned to us, and we were kind of caught off-guard. But it was very sweet."

Vilasuso says that learning on Easter morning that he was going to be a father sped up his plans to become a husband, as well. "We'd been talking about getting married for quite some time," he says. "We were already looking at places to have the wedding even before we were engaged. Katie would joke, 'I can't believe we're doing this. I don't even have a ring on my finger.' I'd been looking at rings, and had actually put a deposit down on a ring two months earlier. This kind of hurried the process along!"

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