Interviews
All My Children Paley Center For Media Event
AFTRA and the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills welcomed to Los Angeles, the cast and the production staff of All My Children with a special evening and tribute for the show, which just turned 40 just a few weeks ago. Braving the elements on a rainy and treacherous night, AMC stars and creators, Julia Barr, Bobbie Eakes, Vincent Irizarry, Debbi Morgan, Susan Lucci, Agnes Nixon, Julie Hanan Carruthers, and Melissa Claire Egan participated in a panel discussion honoring the series. Before the discussion began, a 40th anniversary tribute reel was shown to the delight of AMC longtime aficionados. Then, ABC7’s Entertainment reporter, George Pennachio presided over the panel for the audience and introduced the participants. George reminded those in attendance that he once played the anchorman who covered the funeral of Michael Cambias. He said that his performance “Was so good, that he has yet to be asked back!”
During the hour and a half, AMC creator Agnes Nixon was definitely the most sharp-witted, and provided humorous and insightful responses. When posed the question from Pennachio if AMC was always going to be called, All My Children, Agnes said simply, “Yes”. Living legend, Nixon did not disappoint when asked why Susan Lucci got the coveted role of Erica Kane, and if she recalled the other actresses who auditioned for the part. Agnes remarked, “I don’t even remember the other actresses’ names! They were forgettable. There was no question it was going to be Susan. We lucked out.” In response, Susan Lucci (Erica) said, “Before I auditioned, I met the casting director at the time, Joan D’Incecco, about six months earlier. I never thought she would call me back to audition, and I was surprised and happy of course, but surprised because I was told by several people that I would never work in television because I did not have blonde hair and blue eyes. I had brown eyes, dark skin, and dark hair, and I was thought of as too ethnic. So we have come along way.” Agnes responded, “Yup, All My Ethnics!” Emmy winner, Debbi Morgan (Angie) chimed in, “I have to say because of Agnes Nixon on All My Children, I have spent more hours than any other African-American woman actress on television.” Last year’s Daytime Emmy winner for Supporting Actor, Vince Irizarry (David), saluted Agnes by saying, “That when he attends the Emmys each year and looks out over the crowd of actors most of them are there because of her, or are somehow directly related to her work. It is quite a testament to Agnes and her legacy.”
Fan favorite and two-time Daytime Emmy winner, Julia Barr (Brooke) whose shocking return to All My Children, after being kind of dumped from the canvas several years back, was proud to be back in the fold. Barr somewhat teased her new storyline which kicks into gear in late February, “It’s so good to be back with people who I love as performers, and be back with a story that speaks to viewers who have watched the show for a very long time.” When Pennachio asked Nixon, “I want to know what you were like as a college graduate at twenty-three?” Nixon quipped back, “First of all, I was only twenty-one! I got a job with Irna Phillips three days after I graduated. My father said I would have no chance as a writer. He wanted me to go into his business which was manufacturing burial garments. I got my chance when I went up to Irna Phillips apartment with my half-hour script, and Irna and her assistant read it out loud. I wanted to go down the dumbwaiter I was so terrified. But then Irna put the script down and said, ‘How would you like to work for me?’ It was an amazing moment for me.”
The forum and discussion also provided soap pundits, fans in the audience, and fellow colleagues and actors in attendance, some behind-the-scenes Pine Valley tidbits. Vince Irizarry intimated that recently he felt a bit of a creative difference in the way his character of David Wayward was written. He said he did speak up to Julie Hanan Carruthers (EP, AMC) and the creative team about his concerns. Vince stated since that time, “Things are getting back on track and the re-introduction of Greenlee helped as a corrective measure for the character, because the character had fallen off track a bit.” Debbi Morgan said the medical jargon that Dr. Angie has to say is not always easy for her, in fact, it can be downright difficult. One story had the audience in stitches, “You don’t know how good an actress I am to pull that material off. (Laughs) I remember back in the 8o’s, I think Angie was a nurse, and I remember I had stuffed a thermometer in a little boy’s mouth. I remember him saying, “Don’t you think you should put that in the other way around?” (Laughs) Bobbie Eakes enlightened the audience that she had to push her way in to get an audition for her current role as Krystal! “My manager called and said that AMC was hiring for a character that was a red-neck, and mother of Babe, a major character of the show. I was born and raised in Georgia and I know women like Krystal, and to be honest, All My Children did not see it. I had been playing Macy on B&B for like 12 years and she was quite different and well educated. I said, ‘Just get me that audition,” and I flew to New York and I did it, but I knew this character inside and out, and I was happy to be able to go in and grab it!” Bobbie also discussed the pros and cons of High Def television. She feels it can show everything an actress does not want people to see on their face, but also how it makes color so much more vibrant. Susan Lucci chimed in half- jokingly, “HD is better suited for ESPN!”
Towards the end of the evening, as the duo had previouly performed at the New York Times event, Susan and Agnes re-enacted one of the first scenes between, the Kane women: Mona and Erica. (Lucci playing a fifteen year old Erica) When Susan tried to get ready for the scene entrance, she tried to go between the curtain and the stage wall, and squeeze in a very tight fit, and chuckled out loud. It was cutest moment of the night! After opening up questions for audience, it was current and former cast mates Darnell Williams (Jesse) and Kathleen Noone (Ex-Ellen) that lit up the conversation, especially Darnell. The actor made a comment of how moved he was to see the scene between Agnes Nixon and Susan Lucci. Darnell discussed how his mom loved soaps, and AMC was her show. Agnes shared her remembrances of Darnell’s audition for the show.” He was so excited,” she recalls.
After the panel was over, I attended the reception where many notables from AMC were in attendance including; Adam Mayfield (Scott), Stephanie Gatschet (Madison), Chrishell Stause (Amanda), Brittany Allen (Marissa) and Natalie Hall (Colby). Make sure to check out our video interviews from the arrivals and our photo gallery from the event! And…welcome to Los Angeles, AMC!
Interviews
B&B’s Sydney Bullock Weighs In on Future of Dylan and Will: ‘I Think She Can Hold on to Him for Awhile’ (Exclusive)
It appears that Melissa Dylan (Sydney Bullock) has thus far successfully been able to swing Will Spencer (Crew Morrow) over to her side, and have him actually develop strong romantic feelings for her.
The one problem in her way is Will’s mother, Katie Logan (Heather Tom), and there is always the possibility that Will and Electra (Laneya Grace), who were each others first loves find their way back to one another.
However for now, Dylan’s portrayer, Sydney Bullock is confident that her soap opera alter ego’s got her man and that she can handle anything that can come her way Speaking on the red carpet with Michael Fairman TV at the recently completed 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Bullock explained where Will and Dylan’s relationship is at now on the CBS soap opera.
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“Dylan is our lovable anti-hero. She’s messy, but she’s a human,” shares Bullock. Adding about keeping Will Spencer as Dylan’s guy, Sydney commented, “I think she can hold on to him for awhile. I think she’s got it in her.”
When asked how it is sharing the screen with young leading man, Crew Morrow, Sydney joked, “Crew, what a doll! It’s a hard job, my goodness! How do I do it?”
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In the last few months, Bullock received an on-screen mom when General Hospital and The Young and the Restless alum, Kelly Sullivan (ex-Kate/Connie, ex-Sage, respectively) joined the show as Darcy Dylan.
“I love working with Kelly Sullivan,” said Bullock enthusiastically. “She’s always down to break down the scenes with me, and we go through so much, and she’s really like my mom on set. She’s so amazing.” Sullivan visited the Michael Fairman Channel for a live chat after her B&B debut here.
So, what’s ahead for Dylan and will be exciting? Hold the phone! Sydney explained, “Oh, man! Is it going to get exciting?! Dylan, she’s a survivor and we’re just going to keep seeing her surviving. She finds a lot of ways to do that.”
In the end, Bullock has high-praise and love for her B&B character: “I think she’s super strong and I’m really honored to play her. I’ve been rooting for her, and as for the fans, I think they will be (rooting for her) too.”
You can check out our Daytime Emmys red carpet chat with Sydney Bullock below, and for more interviews with your favorite stars from the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards, click here.
In addition on Wednesday, BBTV posted a new video with Crew Morrow and Sydney Bullock about the pairing of “Dill.” You can also check that out below.
So are your rooting for Dylan to keep Will all to herself? Do you think she will have to fight and claw to keep her man? Are you enjoying Sydney Bullock’s portrayal of Melissa Dylan? Let us know in the comment section below.
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General Hospital
‘General Hospital’ Favorite Amanda Setton Talks Brook Lynn and Chase’s Divorce, Jude Jacks, Baby Phoebe, and What’s Next (Exclusive)
On General Hospital, Brook Lynn Quartermaine’s (Amanda Setton) life as she knows it has turned upside down. First, she and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed divorce papers while in the Dominican Republic. As much as they loved each other, they just couldn’t get past all the trust issues between them.
Then, right after that, Jude Jax (Wil Traval) shows up at the Q mansion and demands to see his daughter, baby Phoebe! Brook Lynn is thrown for a complete loop. Is this guy claiming to be the biological father of Delilah Wilson’s daughter, which had been adopted by Brook Lynn and Chase, telling the truth? Brook Lynn is on her way to getting to the bottom of his claims.
Meanwhile, Brook Lynn’s portrayer, Amanda Setton just celebrated her first-ever Daytime Emmy nomination, and in the very competitive Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category. While Amanda ultimately did not take home the gold statuette, that honor went to The Young and the Restless’ longtime veteran, Beth Maitland (Traci Abbott), she was in great spirits when Michael Fairman TV caught up with her on the red carpet.
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THE END OF THE LINE FOR BROOK LYNN AND CHASE
When asked how she felt about Brook Lynn being the first (between her and Chase) to put pen to paper on their divorce papers, Settton recalled, “She did. But I’m like, ‘Did she or did he kind of?’ They did it (both of them).”
Getting a new co-star and cast member can go one of two ways, great or not so great, but Amanda had nothing but high praise for Wil Traval’s entrance and performance as Jude Jacks!
THE ARRIVAL OF JUDE JAX
“Wil Traval is fabulous to work with. His debut was so amazing the other day, wasn’t it? He was just such a force and everybody’s faces and reactions when he says that he’s, ‘Jude Jacks, Jerry’s son.’ It was so good and well-played! Wil’s awesome. I’m excited for what’s to come. We’re going to have a lot of stuff together.”
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According to Amanda, Brook Lynn will have her hands full in the months to come: “There’s a lot of stuff coming down the pike with Baby Phoebe. Will Chase and Brooklyn work together? Will they not? Is it really Jude’s daughter? Lots of questions!”
GRATITUDE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY HER PEERS
For Setton, being an Emmy nominee meant the world to her, and to finally be acknowledged by her peers in a television career that spanned daytime and primetime including her performances as Kimberly Andrews on One Life to Live. But most importantly for her work in 2025 in the emotional rollercoaster of a story where Brook Lynn learns Gio (Giovanni Mazza) is her biological son.
“It means so much to me,” expressed Amanda. “It really does. I keep using this line, but I really mean it. It feels like a big hug. You know, not everybody who votes for these categories works with you. It’s really a very humbling feeling to know that your work actually touched someone and moved someone enough for them to vote for you. And getting to play the storyline that I got to play was such a privilege. It really was, with the actors I got to play it with. To be a little rewarded for it feels so nice.”
You can check out our chat with Amanda Setton on the red carpet at the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards below. Then make sure to check out all the Michael Fairman Channel red carpet interviews from daytime’s biggest night here.
So, do you think Brook Lynn and Chase will unite to keep baby Phoebe away from Jude Jacks? What do you think of Wil Traval’s performances thus far as Jude? How do you see this story for the custody of baby Phoebe playing out? Were you rooting for Amanda to take home the Supporting Actress gold? Let us know via the comment section below.
Interviews
B&B’s Crew Morrow Talks Will and Dylan Romance, Heather Tom’s Success, and Dad Joshua Morrow’s Inspiring ‘Y&R’ Performance (Exclusive)
The Bold and the Beautiful’s Crew Morrow (Will Spencer) is one of the brightest younger male leads in the world of daytime drama. Crew has quite the soap pedigree being the son of The Young and the Restless’ long-running star, Joshua Morrow (Nick Newman), but similarities aside, is forging his own path and success.
Currently on the CBS soap opera, Will is falling for Dylan (Sydney Bullock), after continued interference (by many) put a wrecking ball through this relationship with Electra Forrester (Laneya Grace). Now, it seems Will has softened towards Dylan, despite his mother, Katie Logan’s (Heather Tom) warning of mistrust of the young woman.
Michael Fairman TV caught up with Crew on the red carpet at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards where he weighed-in on: the future of Will/Dylan, finding out his on-screen mom, Heather Tom, had the opportunity to become the winningest actress in Daytime Emmy history, and his thoughts on his dad’s touching performances in Nick’s drug addiction storyline.
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WILL’S SECOND CHAPTER AT LOVE
When asked if it’s real love brewing for Will with Dylan, Morrow expressed, “Love is a tricky thing. He does love her. It’s been a journey for Will moving on from Electra. That’s always the most difficult thing is acceptance, and the courage to move on, because it’s so easy to be comfortable with someone. Everybody has fallen in love. Everybody knows what it feels like to be in love.”
Crew added, “And that was Will’s first love and as it was Electra’s, as well. So, we’re in a new chapter for Will. He’s found new love and not without its own difficulties. because now he’s got to convince his mother (Katie) that Dylan is not a bad egg.”
Speaking of momma Logan, Crew was surprised to learn that on-screem mom, after winning six gold statuettes, was in the running for what would be be her record-breaking 7th on Emmy night! Heather’s career has spanned roles on The Young and the Restless (ex-Victoria Newman) to One Life to Live (ex-Kelly Cramer) to The Bold and the Beautiful.
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LEARNING YOUR TV MOM IS ONE STEP AWAY FROM THE EMMY RECORD BOOKS
“Wow. That like almost makes me tear up,” an emotional Morrow shared. “That’s so amazing. I’m so proud of her. I came upon a scene of her and my father from Y&R. It’s just the weirdest thing in the world, because I do see the resemblance, and my dad had some swag back then. But, he doesn’t anymore (laughs), but he used to have swag! I’m just kidding, he does!”
Next, Crew shared a behind the scenes story of an exchange that went down between father and son; just before Joshua Morrow took to the sound stage to perform the scenes where Nick admits to his father, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) that he has a drug addiction.
Crew recalled, “In the drug addiction storyline, I was just telling my dad, it it was one of the most inspiring pieces of television that I’ve seen in a long time. And I don’t know if it’s because I’m so close with him, and I feel a lot of the same things that he does, but the scenes where he confesses that he has a drug issue to Eric Braeden as Victor were amazing.”
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CREW AND JOSHUA MORROW TALK THROUGH NICK’S ADMISSION TO VICTOR
The Nick/Victor moment is one of the most memorable moments from the soaps thus far in 2026. Crew shared just how proud of his dad he truly was. “I was with him that day and we were talking about it and I was like, ‘What’s the process like?’ And we just began talking about it and I asked him, I go, ‘Dad, what if I had a drug issue? What if I was addicted?’ He looks at me and he says nothing and that was it. Then, I saw him go out to set and perform that scene, and he looked at me the same way that he looked at Eric Braeden, and it was just really special. He was incredible.”
Check out our conversation below with Crew Morrow from the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards now on the Michael Fairman Channel.
Then let us know: are you rooting for Will and Dylan at this point as a couple? What did you think about Crew’s reaction to learning some Emmy factoids about his on-screen mother, Heather Tom, plus the exchange Crew had with his dad Joshua Morrow, before the moment Nick admits to Victor he has a serious drug addiction? Let us know via the comment section.
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