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SPIDEY! Patrick J. Gibbons First Day Back To One Life to Live!

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Now this was cute! OK, dare we say, “super cute!”  Patrick J. Gibbons, who has won the hearts of One Life to Live fans everywhere for his portrayal of little Sam Manning, came back to work this week at One Life’s new Connecticut studios to film new scenes with his TV family!

Thanks to Paos Revolution documenting Patrick’s return to Llanview through an adorable series of photos, you can now see first images of Patrick with Andrew Trischitta (Jack Manning) pictured here to the right, plus on-screen mom, Kassie DePaiva, and Sam’s Aunt Dorian, Robin Strasser, and one with Roger Howarth (Todd), and another with what looks to be one of his first on-screen outfits!

Make sure to follow Patrick on his Twitter page, too!    So what do you think of this photo of Patrick and Andrew?  Are you happy to see Patrick is part of the reboot of One Life to Live? Let us know!

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I love all the pics that have been on Paos Revolution’s website! I cannot wait to see what they will release next! It has been one surprise after another with them! Thanks for sharing!! I have to say I am torn between fav. pics from Patrick, him hugging Roger’s leg tugged at my heartstrings, and the pic of him beaming next to Robin brought tears to my eyes!! 🙂

Patrick is incredibly adorable, and such a gift from the land of Llanview. His scenes with Roger Howarth before the show left ABC were magical. Can’t wait to have him back! I just don’t want him to grow up!

Me either. Just don’t want him to grow up.

They arent brothers…they are cousins. Sam is Victors son while Jack is the son of Victors brother Todd. They only were half brothers when everbody thought Victor was Todd. I think iam right. Any way its good to see little Sam and Jack both back on the show.

That would make them cousins as well as half-brothers as they share the same Mom (Blair) 🙂

Confusing but I believe you are right Jen.

Thanks Jen…i knew they werent full brothers because of the two different dads…i kept thinking Margaret was Sams mom because i wasnt watching soaps fulltime when Sam was born and by the time i tuned back i thought Blair was his guardian or adopted him. Better knowing he’s Blairs than Margarets!

Unless they rewrote history I am pretty sure that Margaret is Sam’s mother

Patrick is Blair’s adopted son. He is the biological child of Margaret who raped Victor (who everyone thought at the time was Todd). Jack is the biological child of Blair and Todd. So, since Blair adopted Patrick that makes Patrick legally Jack’s full brother, while at the same time biologically Jack’s cousin.

I thought Sam was Margaret and Victor’s son….Hence, Jack and Sam are cousins.

Your right!

Why did i comment on this…im more confused now. Jack and Sam are definetly cousins as long as Todd is Todd and Victor is Victor and they are twin brothers. I always believed Margeret was Sams momma and Blair adopted him. Jack and Sam would then be cousins as well as stepbrothers. They cant be full brothers M unless he and Jack had the same birth parents, and if they did have the same birth parents they really wouldnt be cousins then. If you are raised by your uncle and aunt that still wouldnt make you a cousin to your siblings…you would always be their natural brother and sister no matter what.

Patrick is adorable and I’m so happy he is back with the show.

Absolutely LOVE him… he is so adorable! I love him with both RH and TSJ. So glad he is back!

You are technically right, Jim, but that is not the point. Blair adopted Sam as a baby, so that makes them brothers, period.

What? Sam is adopted? When? Why?

I just wrote someone that I want Sam to be the son of Victor (who should be the real Todd) bc Sam really does look like Victor.

When exactly did Blair adopt him?

OK Spencer Truman let everyone believe that Todd had killed Margaret at the lake, even tho he actually had Margaret, he blackmailed his ex wife to deliver little Sam, then Spencer took him and gave him to an adoptive agency and Marice and Michael McBain ended up adopting sam whom they named Tommy McBain, When Todd found out that Tommy was his son he wanted him back and that is when Marcie took off with Tommy/Sam. When Todd got Sam back finally, Blair adopted him because she did not think he should grow up with out a mom……

I’m so excited to see Patrick back on OLTL! Though, I was hoping he would visit GH and Sam would meet Emma! Two of the cutest kids acting today!!

I am delighted that Patrick is a part of the revamped OLTL! He has always added a spontaneous charm and innocent comedy relief to the storyline and thus made Llanview an even more dimensional place! I am looking forward to “Sam’s” antics and hope he will be included for many years!

And I hope he is the son of Trevor St. John because he looks like him.

They are all wonderful pictures, I am so happy for them, and us, One Life To Live is back.

Welcome back, patrick! So glad that OLTL is not SORASing like AMC is. I hate SORASing.

What does SORASing mean?

What do you mean when U say that U are glad that OneLife isn’t SORASing like AMC is?

It is a term they use in the soap opera business and magazines. It means “Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome.
On AMC all the kids have been aged 5 years since we last saw the show. So they are using all different young actors. I am glad OLTL is not doing that. I don’t like it when they do that. For instance, Bianca on AMC is going to have an actress playing her daughter who in reality is almost as old as the actress.

I CAN’T WAITE TO SEE SAM WITH VICTOR.HIS FATHER.BLAIR WOULD BE THE BEST PERSON TO ADOPT SAM .SHE TOO WAS THE RESULT OF RAPE SO WHEN HE STARTS ASKUNG QUESTIONS ,SHE THE BEST TO UNDERSTAND HOW HE’D FEEL..THE BOYS AND STARR ARE ADOPTED SIBLINGS /COUSIN.DANI IS SAMS STEP SISTER./COUSIN ,SO ITS BLOOD.AND LUV THAT SAM AND EVERYONE IS BACK,

The picture of Patrick and Roger is priceless……because it wasn’t a posed picture. Really mikes you realize (without words) how much this means to the people behind the characters…..paos, thanks for posting!

Didn’t Sam Manning wear glasses? I rememeber him wearing glasses! He looks a bit different to me. Is he the orginial character? I remember Roger with Sam . When Todd was dressed up as spiderman. When no one knew he really was Todd.

It is the same Sam, and from what i remember he did wear glasses in some scenes.

Patrick ( Sam Manning) looks EXACTLY like Trevor St.John. He has to come back and be the father of both Sam and Jack. Todd (Roger Howarth) can not, it doesn’t work. In fact, Todd needs to be Victor Jr.

I love Sam and Jack…..” Other than ” Vickie and St. John, Jack and Same are my favorites….

I adore little “Spidey” Sam, and he needs to be played by Patirick! The anticipation for the reboots of OLTL & AMC is wonderful…..

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Robin Strasser Meets Kristen Alderson’s Baby Kiera in a One Life to Live Reunion

For years, Robin Strasser (ex-Dorian) and Kristen Alderson (ex-Starr) have been the best of friends and the best of co-stars. On One Life to Live, Kristen was only six-years-old when she began her journey as Todd and Blair’s daughter and met the iconic Strasser.

Now in 2024, Kristen is a new mom to her baby girl, Kiera. Strasser, who lives in New York, along with her best friend, John, traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just a few days ago to visit the Alderson family and spend the day with Kiera.

Taking to her Instagram a very happy Kristen shared, “Look at who came to visit today! Robin & her bestie John! Robin and I got all misty eyed when she met Kiera today!”

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In a very touching part of her post, Alderson expressed, “Robin is such a special person in my life, it means so much to me that we’re as close as we are. She’s just the best❤️ A great day of laughs & a great brunch spread😍”

Robin added, “I’ve been smiling since I met her. I’m a big softie for babies, but what a doll Kiera is!” The Daytime Emmy-winning star, also shared, “I’m so grateful for my ongoing friendship with Kris and Kathy. Amazing women and loyal friends!”

What do you think about Kristen and Robin’s enduring friendship and recalling their time on One Life to Live? Comment below.

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Nancy Lee Grahn’s Star-Studded ALS Fundraiser Reveals “I’ll Be There” Video Featuring Soap Opera Notables

Talk about your impressive line-up! It’s a soap fans dream and for a great cause. General Hospital’s Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) is prepping her one-night only ALS fundraiser which will feature many of her friends and co-stars.

The benefit is set for May 4th in Glendale, California. Slated to participate are Genie Francis, Jane Elliot, Peter Bergman, Maurice Benard, Eileen Davidson, Thorsten Kaye, Michelle Stafford, Stephen Nichols, Rena Sofer, Jason Thompson, Kelly Monaco, Melissa Claire Egan, Maura West, Kristina Wagner, Gregory Harrison, Trevor St. John, Kate Mansi, Kirsten Storms, Cynthia Watros, and many others.

On Wednesday, Grahn took to her social media and released an “I’ll be there” video shout-out featuring, Monaco, Elliot, Bergman, Bernard, West, Harrison, St. John and more. In a touching and important moment in the new video, Michelle Strogny, who is battling ALS, is featured.

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Previously, in speaking with Soap Opera Digest on the impetus of the event, Grahn recalled, “I was actually doing Zoom events during Covid and I met this woman that I just fell in love with, Michelle Strojny. At the time, Michelle had been living with ALS for four years. Now, it’s five years. She is a mom of a teenage son, she has the most wonderful husband, and she has been dealing with this [disease] for quite a while. And obviously, there isn’t a cure yet. It’s not survivable yet. But as she says, it’s not incurable. Nothing is; it’s underfunded. But anyway, I just really dug this woman. She is so grounded and filled with grace, and she spends all of her time working to raise money for the cause. We did a fundraiser for her last year and then I thought, ‘You know what? The soaps don’t ever get together to do something for charity.’ Collectively, we have this amazing community and we don’t collectively use it for a good cause, and I think it’s such an easy thing for us to do and we could potentially really make a difference.”

As GH viewers know, Gregory Harrison is playing the character of Gregory Chase, who is also battling ALS in a touching storyline that is currently playing out shedding a light on this disease.

For information on Nancy’s event, including the stars who are s scheduled to participate click here. To purchase tickets to the event click here.

Check out the video featuring Nancy’s friends and co-stars below.  Now let us know, your thought son the line-up for the benefit and helping raise awareness and funds for ALS research via the comment section.

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‘General Hospital’ Writer Shannon Peace Let Go, and Shares on Sprina: “One of My Only Regrets is to Not Have the Opportunity to Develop That ‘Ship’ Further”

As General Hospital’s new head writing team of Elizabeth Korte and Patrick Mulcahy gets off the ground and running, there are still changes a foot on the writing team.

Now comes word via breakdown writer Shannon Peace that she is no longer on contract with the long-running ABC soap heading into its 61st season. Peace shared a heartfelt message on her Instagram, thanking the fans, and the show for the opportunity and the importance of diversity in the writers room.

Peace began, “After almost 3 years on staff and 106 episodes penned, I am no longer on contract with General Hospital. Writing for this country’s longest running television serial drama has been an education of epic proportions; I will forever be grateful that I earned my WGA card on a daytime fixture that holds memories for so many.” (Peace pictured below with GH EP Frank Valentini and script writer, Charlotte Gibson from about ten months ago).

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Shannon added “Even more importantly, as the sole Black breakdown writer (and only POC in the writers room) during my tenure, I pushed for vital interactions and discussions that prioritized inclusion, visibility, and representation”

The writer pointed to the example of vital interaction when in story, “Stella and Portia’s frank July 2022 conversation about the role race played in Esme’s framing of Trina is just one example of the impact I’m gratified to have had.”

Acknowledging former GH co-head writers was also part of Peace’s farewell expressing, “Appreciation to my former bosses, Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor – not only taking a chance on me, but for valuing my opinion and championing my voice.”

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Many GH fans know that Peace was key to the development of the love story between Trina Robinson and Spencer Cassadine as played by Tabyana Ali and Nicholas Chavez. Shannon gave a special shout-out to ‘Sprina’ fans, “I also want to thank fans who were supportive of my work, especially the recognition of my love for ‘Sprina’. One of my only regrets is not having to develop that ‘ship’ further.”

She concludes her statement with,”In the aftermath of a historic writer’s strike that shed new light on the troubling ways writers are regarded in daytime, my sincere hope is that General Hospital recommits to valuing staff writer efforts and input, with a more intentional focus on diverse viewpoints — and thrives for another 60 years.”

Accompanying her post, Shannon added, “Thank you all for the love and support these last few years. I hope GH fans get all they hope for and more!”

So, what do you think about GH not renewing Shannon’s contract? Will there be more continued changes afoot? What do you think is the future of ‘Sprina’ anyway at this point as viewers wait to see if Nicholas Chavez officially returns to the show?  Comment below.

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