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Should ‘Beyond the Gates’ Nab Tyler Perry’s ‘Beauty in Black’ and ‘All My Children’ Alum, Debbi Morgan to play Hayley’s Mother?

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First things, first. Tyler Perry’s hit Netflix series, Beauty in Black was just renewed on Wednesday for its second season, which means former All My Children alum and Daytime Emmy-winner, Debbi Morgan (ex-Angie Hubbard), will be very busy as part of the juicy series where she is chewing the scenery (in the best way possible) as Olivia, matriarch of the wealthy Bellaire family.

The Beauty in Black renewal comes just after the release of part two of season one. Part one of the Tyler Perry series spent four weeks ranked in the Top 10 on the streamer, and in its second week was #1 across 28 countries.

While it may take awhile to pry Debbi Morgan away from her delicious role on the Tyler Perry hit, eventually Beyond the Gates’ newly married Hayley Lawson (played by Marquita Goings), will need to have more of her troubled backstory revealed. It has been noted that Morgan and Goings bare a strong resemblance to one another, so what a perfect mother and daughter combo they could be!

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In fact, during the historic first livestream featuring actresses Karla Mosley, Arielle Prepetit and Marquita Goings on the Michael Fairman Channel, which followed the premiere week of episodes for the new CBS daytime drama series, Goings shared, “I’ve played a young Debbie Morgan on a movie or a TV show, maybe twice. I’ve played the younger version of her.”

When discussing Hayley’s background, and what she knows thus far about her character’s history from Behind the Gates creator, head writer, executive producer and showrunner, Michelle Val Jean, Goings shared, “Hayley being Naomi’s (Arielle Prepetit) best friend, and betraying her, and then betraying Dani (Karla Mosley), underneath it all, she has her own backstory.”

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Marquita went on to share, “Hayley also comes from a very lonely place. Her parents aren’t alive and she’s been out in the world on her own. So, she’s a sweet girl underneath it all. I know there’s going to be some new things to come.”

Being this is a soap opera, parents supposedly not being alive can easily be rectified, or perhaps a woman could appear who says she is Hayley’s real biological mother to try to get her claws into the Dupree/Richardson money? Food for thought.

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Meanwhile, if you have not seen the bitch-slapping of all bitch-slapping highlighted by Morgan on her recent Instagram post in a scene from Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black, check it out below!

Daytime fans will recall Debbi as All My Children’s Angie Hubbard, a role she took over to ABC’s Loving and The City and then back to Pine Valley.She played the part from 1982–2013 (including appearing in Prospect Park’s version of the soap for its one season). She was also cast as Dr. Ellen Burgess on the defunct spinoff, Port Charles  from 1997-1998. Later, she was cast on The Young and the Restless as Harmony, the biological mother to Devon Hamilton (Bryton James). Morgan stayed with the series from 2011-2012.

So, have you been watching Debbi Morgan in Beauty in Black? Could you see her being part of the cast of Beyond the Gates down the line, presuming to be Hayley’s mother? Share your thoughts via the comment section.  Then, in case you missed it check out the Michael Fairman Channel’s livestream interview with Karla Mosley, Arielle Prepetit, and Marguita Goings.

 

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Considering they asked her to join, via her manager, and she was doing this show… they had interest, but I don’t think she wants to be in Atlanta. And with the Netflix series renewed, I doubt it’ll happen right now, nor do I believe it needs to.

The Tyler Perry show tapes in Atlanta.

Yes but Beyond the Gates when they inquired about Morgan stated they wanted her to relocate, and she wasn’t willing to do it.

Honestly I’d love Victoria Rowell in the role

Can’t stand her, would stop watching!

I do like Debbi Morgan from AMC and Y&R and their characters, I also love Debbie Allen who has parts on Greys Anatomy and SWAT. and Hannah Young fron The Haves And Have Nots.

They do resembles each other and can pass as mother and daughter!

I woukd love to see Morgan on the new Beyond the Gates and maybe Jesse from all my children playing Hayley father

Yes, I’d love this. She could be in flashbacks or dreams or be an angel, if they want to stick with the both parents are dead backstory. Or, she could be a long lost auntie.

Or she could be someone else unrelated altogether, some other time, down the road. I love Debbi Morgan.

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BEYOND THE GATES Throws it Back to the 70s and ‘Foxy Brown’ with Andre and Dani Fantasy

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On the Friday, May 8 episode of Beyond the Gates, the CBS daytime drama served up another fantasy sequence between married couple Andre Richardson (Sean Freeman) and Dani Dupree (Karla Mosley). The moment happened after Dani overheard a suspicious conversation and teasingly asks her hubby if he is spy?

This launches into story time by Dani, when she dreams up a scenario straight out of the look of the Blaxploitation films of the early to mid 70s. We are talking Pam Grier in Foxy Brown, Richard Roundtree in Shaft, and Sweet Sweet Badassses Song from Melvin Van Peoples and others.

In Dani’s story, both she and Andre are spies at Orphey Gene’s. Andre reveals he wears an eye patch. In the fantasy, Andre is also deemed to be a men’s underwear photographer from Iowa. The two seems to be double agents.

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After the scenes aired, the official Beyond the Gates Instagram account and Karla Mosley shared it on social, and many of the BTG cast jumped in the comment thread, as the series always brings it in the hair and make-up and wardrobe department and they had this down.

Sean Freeman said, “Sooo much fun shooting this one 🔥,” while Karla Mosley added, “The way I have been waiting for this episode to drop!” BTG Writer, Danielle Paige shared, “One of my fave days to write!!!”

While some fans loved it, others were not so in love with it. Check out the satire below featuring Dani and Andre’s 70s Foxy Brown-esque fantasy.

Then let us know, did you enjoy the repartee and think it was clever, plus the wardrobe, make-up and hair throwing it back to decades ago in the cinema … or do you think it was a waste of time on an episode and would prefer not to see fantasy sequences? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

 

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‘Beyond the Gates’ Nicole Plays the Field: Who Is Her Ultimate Love Match?

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Who would have thought that more uptight of the Beyond the Gates Dupree sisters, Dr. Nicole Dupree Richardson (Daphnee Duplaix), would be the one cavorting around with a few different suitors at one time and living it up!  Such as the case of the psychiatrist at Garland Memorial Medical Center.

In story, after her decades-long marriage went bust with Dr. Ted Richardson (thanks to the bombshell by Leslie that Ted and her had an affair the result of which was her having his daughter, Eva), Nicole divorced the renowned plastic surgeon and since that time has two men actively vying her attention, newcomer in town, Dr. Kial Robbins (Greg Vaughan) and Ted’s plastic surgeon partner, Dr. Carlton Fitzgerald (Michael Christopher Riley).

What’s refreshing for daytime is, this is a woman taking control of her personal life, and not making excuses that she is not being mutually-exclusive, She has even explained to both Kial and Carlton that after the stormy ending and the betrayal of her marriage to Ted (Keith D. Robinson), she’s not rushing into anything with any sort of short or long term commitment. So, everyone knows what they are getting themselves into.

For Nicole, let the fun begin and this week on all new episodes of Beyond the Gates come the Friday, May 8 episode while with Carlton, Nicole runs into Food Network Chef, Sunny Anderson who is also a regular contributor and official “Drew Crew” member on The Drew Barrymore Show. Meanwhile, Ted is thinking about another woman who Shanice thinks is Leslie, but doesn’t he just love Nicole and wants her back, try as he might to move on with anyone that isn’t her? Stay tuned.

This week, in the latest promo for Beyond the Gates, things are getting hot and heavy in the bedroom between Nicole and Carlton, while previous she had quite the time with Kial.

Check out the latest video teaser for episodes airing May 4-8 below.

So, who do you think will be the ultimate love match for Nicole? Will she wind up back with Ted, choose to be exclusive with Kial or Carlton, or will no one get Nicole, and she will just continue to be single and happy for the rest of her life? Let us know your picks via the comment section.

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CBS Daytime Preemption Schedule for UEFA Champions League Games: What This Means for ‘Beyond the Gates,’ B&B and Y&R

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Your favorite soaps operas on CBS, have a scheduling shift over the next few days for the network’s fifth annual broadcast for the UEFA Champions League Soccer games in Europe.

This will effect the Tuesday, April 28 and Wednesday, April 29; and next week’s Tuesday, May 5 and Wednesday, May 6 line-up of Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless.

First, and the most affected is all-new episodes of Beyond the Gates which will not air today or tomorrow. As well, game show Let’s Make a Deal will also be preempted. The two shows will also be fully preempted on May 5 and May 6.

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However, The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful will air as normal for East Coast viewers, but those on the West Coast in Mountain and Pacific Time Zones will have a full preemption. Only, the top-rated The Price is Right will air coast-to-coast with no interruptions because of its time slot of 11am ET/10am PT.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SCHEDULE

The UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, semi-final matches begin airing today on April 28 when  Paris Saint Germain PSG plays a home game in France and goes up against Bayern Munich, and on April 29, viewers can look for Atlético de Madrid plays at home vs. Arsenal FC.

Next week, on Tuesday, May 5, Arsenal FC plays at home in England vs. Atletico Madrid, while Bayern Munich faces Paris Saint-Germain, on Wednesday May 6, in Munich, Germany.

CBS will air a one-hour UEFA Champions League Today before each of the matches at 2pm ET as the matches begin each day of the tournament at 3pm ET.

BEYOND THE GATES PREVIEW

When Beyond the Gates returns this Thursday, April 3o it will be the pick-up of the Monday, April 27 cliffhanger which found the Dr. Lia Whitmore (Cecelia Specht) threatening Grayson (Jordi Vilasuso) and Ashley (Jen Jacob) and Dani (Karla Mosley) becoming even more suspicious of Hayley (Marquita Goings) and her plans for Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett).

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In addition look for, Leslie (Tricia Mann-Grant) to be confronted by Anita (Tamara Tunie), while exes, Ted (Keith D. Robinson) and Nicole (Daphnee Duplaix) share a close moment witnessed by Shanice.

For those wanting to catch all episodes of The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful if you are in the West Coast time zones and usually watch them during the day. you can catch the action via CBS.com, CBS app or Paramount+

As Beyond the Gates heats up with who’s behind and involved in the black market blood plasma snatching story, don’t forget to check out the Michael Fairman Channel’s recent interview with Cecelia Specht on all things Dr. Lia Whitmore below.

So, what do you think of the preemption schedule and how it may affect your viewing this week and next of Beyond the Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless? Weigh-in via the comment section.

 

 

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