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PREVIEW VIDEO: The Young and The Restless Tribute To Jeanne Cooper!

Photo Credit: Kathy Hutchins

Photo Credit: Kathy Hutchins

Next week on May 28th, don’t miss this very special episode of The Young and the Restless, when cast members and family reminisce about the legendary Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor) who passed away a few weeks ago!

In this just released clip from CBS.com,watch Greg Rikaart, Billy Miller, Elizabeth Hendrickson, Melody Thomas Scott, Eric Braeden, Daniel Goddard, Joshua Morrow, and B&B stars, John McCook and Heather Tom, as well as Jeanne’s children, Corbin, Colin and Caren in moments from the episode.

It promises to be an hour of tears, laughter, clips and remembrances for the Daytime Emmy winning soap icon. Make sure to have your Kleenex or hankies handy!

Watch the preview after the jump, and let us know will you be watching the episode?

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Oh dear……………
Get tissues ready!

Will they recast the character?

the officials of the y&r said they will not recast the roll of mrs. chancellor…………

I am glad , because no one can replace the one and only Mrs. C. . Michael Learned played the part of Mrs. C. and it was ok , but she played better as Olivia Walton of the “Waltons” .

hope not…shes one of a kind!

NO! There is no replacement !

She was one of my FAVORITES!!!! I gave been watching Y & R for 30+ yrs!!! LOVED HER !!! LOVE THE SHOW!!! ALREADY MISS HER!!!
GOD BLESS ALL OF U!!!!
RIP MS JEANNE!!!!!

I’ve already set my DVR.

me too!

I don’t watch Y & R anymore, but I sure will on the 28th. I started watching soaps when Y & R first came on – I loved Jeanne Cooper and Kathryn Chancelor was the very first villianess I attached too. In the early days she was a drunk and Jill was her housekeeper. Loved her!!

I thought Jill was her hairdresser?

Jill was her manicurist in the beginning then her personal assistant and rest is history…as they say!

She was her hairdresser

I am glad CBS, Sony, and the Bells are doing this tribute. It is a shame it follows her passing as, had she been well, Cooper and Katherine would be going strong. Anniversaries of this magnitude should be celebrated in special episodes or tributes. I will be watching, as will millions of Y&R fans past and present.

WOULD BE NICE IF CANADA COULD SEE THE VIDEO

watch it on YouTube, it will be there 🙂

I will be watching & dvr. Our Dutchess is Y & R who captured my heart .Thank you Michael.

NO

So very sad. Y&R will never be the same.

I don’t watch either. However, my grandmother (who died at 92 this last Nov) watched for 39 years up until she went into the hospital. I loved Miss Kay and would watch with her at times. It felt like my Grandmother died all over again when Jeanne did. I hope they are meeting in the afterlife. It’s a nice thought…..

YES, I have watched the y&r for about 34 + years and it will never be the same without Jeanne.I loved her like a mom ,we had talked on facebook and she told me to never give up on my dreams and I know she meant it .I also feel in my heart that she was the same on stage as she was in real life ,just a good,caring person.I feel like she would not pretend to be something she was not nor do I believe she looked down on anyone for what they did or didn’t have .In other words she was just herself to everyone she worked with or met.A good person all the way around.

This is going to be a sad day for all who loved her fans, friends & family.

Looks like it will be a good tribute. It will be a very emotional watch. Still can’t believe we will not see her again… but look at all the video out there to remember her by.

Won’t miss it for the world. Loved her so . . . miss her much!!

i will be so sad ;( .. i grew up watchin her and so did all the women in my family..my dad even knows who she is haha..God rest her soul..she worked up until her illness..True pioneer of soaps and a legendary TV icon!

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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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