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The Dillon Casey Interview – Torchwood: Miracle Day and Nikita

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When you are hot, you’re hot!  And sometimes you are just smokin’ hot!  On-Air On-Soaps Podcast recurring guest host, Dillon Casey, has been one busy actor of late. The Canadian star known to soap fans mostly for his work on SOAPnet’s MVP and Being Erica, is about to set primetime television on fire starting this Friday night, July 22nd. That is when the much talked about controversial sex scene that features Dillon with Torchwood: Miracle Day star, John Barrowman (Capt Jack Harkness) has its premiere on that hit series latest episode, Dead of Night on the STARZ network at 10PMEST.

And the scene is getting much attention! Yesterday, the BBC chose to ban it from the UK version of the series, with sources telling UK’s Digital Spy, “It wasn’t that it was a gay scene that worried people, but just the fact that it was such an explicit sex scene full stop. Even though the show airs after the watershed, it has a lot of young fans who would have been shocked at the graphic nature of the sex.”  But thus far, Americans will see the full scene. And so we asked Dillon to discuss the making of this extremely intense and sexually charged moment in his career.

Now, on the heels of all the hullabaloo over two men getting it on, came word late last week that Dillon had been cast in the hit CW primetime series, Nikita, in an exciting primo role!  Apparently, he could eventually become a love interest for series regular, Lyndsy Fonseca, who is very familiar to soaps fans for her run as Colleen Carlton on Y&R.  Dillon fills us in and gives us an exclusive peak at his new character that is set to shake up the canvas of Nikita come fall.

Witty, funny, direct and endearing, are just some of the adjectives we would use to describe Dillon.  And we ought to know, as we sit next to him and laugh for hours at a time when taping our podcast.  We hope you feel the same after reading his take on his latest career moves.

MICHAEL:

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I have read several interviews with Torchwood: Miracle Day star, John Barrowman, and he talked about the sex scene with you!  Are you aware of this?

DILLON:

I have had some of the interviews by John Barrowman sent to me, and I have read some of them.  I find it so funny.  First of all, he keeps calling it boysex, which I am going to kill him for! (Laughs)  I am a man first of all. (Laughs)  It is full on mansex, I guess. Basically, Capt Jack Harkness had a lover who died recently. So, he goes out to a gay bar to let off some steam, and he meets me, the bartender, who is just ready to go, and we hook-up from there.

MICHAEL:

The word is out on Friday’s episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day. It is being hailed as a very racy sex scene between you and John.  Would you say it is?

DILLON:

It is definitely very racy, and as racy as it gets.  Torchwood; Miracle Day is a very confidential show and very confidential about story.  But, I will tell you it is a very explicit.

MICHAEL:

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John Barrowman is very open about his sexuality, which is part of what makes the Torchwood franchise so fascinating… don’t you think?

DILLON:

The part John plays, Capt. Jack Harkness, is a hero, and on the show he is not a homosexual.  The character is an omnisexual.  So that means he will have sex with men, women, aliens, and it just doesn’t matter.  Any person or thing he is attracted to that is also attracted to him, he will have sex with.  He is not a slut, but the lines of sexuality have been blurred from the world in which he comes from.  John Barrowman is a charming great guy, and he is very open about his sexuality and he made that very clear on set, too! (Laughs)  He told me right before they said, “action”… “Dillon, just so you know, I might get an erection.”  And they said, “Action”. (Laughs)  But I guess I took that as a compliment.

MICHAEL:

He said he was very turned on in the scene!

DILLON:

It’s a hot scene!

MICHAEL:

So, did you have any idea you would be having full on sex when you got the role, or did that come after?

DILLON:

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Basically, I got a breakdown for the part.  They were looking for a character who was comfortable having intimacy with a man.  I thought that meant kissing.  So I thought, “I am cool with that, no biggie, I can do that.”  I went in and did the audition and they gave me the part.  Later, I went in for the wardrobe fitting and the wardrobe lady said to me, “So, we have your nudity waiver you need to sign.” And I went, “Oh, this is the first I heard of nudity.  Why do I have to sign a nudity waiver?”  And she goes, “Well, it’s for your sex scene with John.”  So that is the first I heard of the sex scene, and again the scripts are very confidential.  But I knew this show was awesome and I wanted to be a part of it.  Of course, after I heard of the sex scene, as a straight guy, there was a moment of  “What have I gotten myself into?”  But I would have thought that if I had to sign a nudity waiver to do a sex scene with a woman on a show, I would hope it would just be tasteful and not just gratuitous.

MICHAEL:

I would think it would be the same if you were shooting a sex scene between a man and woman and they yelled, “Now get naked Dillon!”

DILLON:

There were moments when I was doing MVP where I thought, “I hope this is not gratuitous ass shots!”  With regards to Torchwood, I did think for a bit, “Am I just coming on here to do a sex scene?”  I have never had any contact like that with a man in a sexual way, so the nerves started to hit, but then I thought, “What the hell! This is my job.  I am an actor.  Homosexuality does not bother me, so let’s do it, and let’s go for it.” And right away when I met John, he was an awesome guy.  And Russell Davies, the creator of Torchwood: Miracle Day, was an awesome guy.  Everybody made me feel really comfortable.  It worked out really well.

MICHAEL:

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John had nothing to do with you being selected for the role, or did he?

DILLON:

I think he definitely did.

MICHAEL:

I think so, too! (Laughs) Was he there when you auditioned?

DILLON:

No, but he told me later he saw my audition tape.  I had my clothes on for the interview, by the way!  (Laughs)

MICHAEL:

Have you seen the final edited version of it?

DILLON:

Nope.  But I knew where the camera was and what was going on.  So I have an idea what it looks like.  But, I have been told not only is it sexy, but it is a very beautiful scene.

MICHAEL:

I was floored yesterday to see the BBC decided to cut the sex scene when they air this episode there, but the US is not cutting it.  Usually, it’s the reverse.  I think the US can be behind the rest of the world when it comes to sex scenes on television.

DILLON:

I read an article that said it was one of the raciest sex scenes ever on primetime television.  I think it all depends on Torchwood: Miracle’s Day’s timeslot in the other markets or countries for who could be watching TV at a certain time.  It does not matter it’s a gay sex scene at all.  I think if it was a racy heterosexual sex scene, it would be the same scenario, or at least I would like to think so.

MICHAEL:

After you finished taping the sex scene, what did John say to you?

DILLON:

It was like, (Laughs) “Peace, bro. Good working with you!” (Laughs)  It really was not awkward after we shot it.  I remember we had not talked for a while after the taping, because John is really busy with the show.  I finally saw him at the Torchwood: Miracle Day wrap party and I said, “Well, you don’t call and you don’t write!” (Laughs) But seriously, I could see how it could be awkward, but John is such a professional and we have the same sense of humor, which is great.  I knew right away after talking with John I could trust him in the scene.

MICHAEL:

Recently you faced, like many before you, a little twitter hiccup that developed when you tweeted something, and then some people were saying you were homophobic!

DILLON:

I made a stupid tweet with just my sort of sense of humor.  I now understand that there are some hard-core fans of Torchwood, which is great.  And, because of the nature of Capt. Jack Harkness, people can have a political stance on it and have their views. There are also people out there that are looking to get offended, and sometimes have a chip on their shoulder.  I guess the tweet offended them.  Then, I made that Living in L.A. with Dillon Casey video, which is my satirical video series on FunnyorDie, which should have cleared it up for some people.

MICHAEL:

Since you are up in Toronto with your family, will they watch you in Torchwood: Miracle Day?

DILLON:

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You know what?  Now that I know the scene got cut in the UK, I am curious to know if it got cut in Canada.  I am not sure if they would show a scene like that.  My dad actually kind of wants to see it, but I would not watch it with him.  I can tell him the time and the channel. (Laughs)

MICHAEL:

Then…all of a sudden last week you landed a role on the hot CW show Nikita! Tell me what went down and how it all happened?

DILLON:

I came back to Toronto because I was planning on climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa with my family at the end of July.  So I had to come back and get my shots and vaccinations and make sure my visa was all good.  I had an audition for Nikita set up in L.A, but I told them I was going to be in Toronto during that time.  And since Nikita shoots here, they often see people for casting calls.  So I went in and did the audition and three days later my manager called me up and said, “You are their first choice!”  And as an actor, that is something you just really don’t want to know, because that could put you on the edge of your seat, and makes it more nerve-wracking. (Laughs) So he told me that, and that put the Kilimanjaro trip on hold.  And then a week later, they told me the part was mine, and I started shooting this past Sunday.

MICHAEL:

And you are playing Sgt. Sean Pierce.  What can you tell us about him and for Nikita fans who cannot wait for season two to start this fall?

DILLON:

I am playing Sergeant Sean Pierce, who is a badass army tour specialist who is brought to Division to make sure Division can find Percy’s black box.  And if you know the show, you know what that is.  And basically, Sean is a streamlined badass marine, and all he cares about is getting the job done.

MICHAEL:

He is all about precision then?

DILLON:

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He is described as the thinking man’s solider.  He is very analytical.

MICHAEL:

Well, that must have been a stretch! (Laughs)

DILLON:

(Laughs) But he is very methodical and he throws a curve ball to Division and their plans.  He does not necessarily share the same morals and end game as them.  He is also there as a potential love interest for Alex, played by Lyndsy Fonseca.  It was also nice to meet Melinda Clarke.  I am a big fan of hers from the OC! You know the legendary, Julie Cooper from the OC. (Laughs).  And yesterday I shot my first action scene where I shoot up people, where I was shooting blanks, whereas in my Torchwood scene, I was not shooting blanks! (Laughs)

MICHAEL:

(Laughs) And you know soap fans know Lyndsy Fonseca for her time as Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless! So we hear your new role on Nikita is recurring?

DILLON:

I am on several episodes.  Nikita is one of those shows where you can get shot at any moment… so we shall see.  Honestly, it comes down to how inspired the writers are.  As an actor, you can’t worry about that.  You just need to do your job and not put so much pressure on yourself, as that is never good.  I think there are probably times where a show casts somebody and then they come on to a set and go, “What did we just do?”  And then they try to get rid of that person.  But I think if somebody and the storyline inspires the writers, and if they see something happening between myself as Sean, and Lyndsy as Alex, then they will want to write for it.  But if they don’t see it, then it won’t happen.

MICHAEL:

Nikita premieres September 23rd on the CW.  When will you debut on it?

DILLON:

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I am in the first episode when it premieres!

MICHAEL:

So you have Torchwood: Miracle Day on Friday, and Nikita in September…

DILLON:

Yes, but what I am really looking forward to is the release of the motion picture Creature that comes out on September 9th in movie theatres nationwide. And I have to tell you, it is an awesome throwback horror movie, with no CGI effects, or any of that stuff.  It is my first leading role in a movie and I am very excited.  The movie is about a group of kids who are going to New Orleans to party, because one of them has to go off to war in Iraq. And they get diverted to a little shanty shop in the middle of the swamps, and they should not have made that turn!  So I play the character of Oscar, who organizes the whole trip, and that is all I can tell you!

MICHAEL:

So maybe you will grace us with your presence at the On-Air On-Soaps podcast when you are not so busy?  We love having you do Stump the Soapers with us, but we miss you in the studio!

DILLON:

I am always open for a podcast.  I have so much fun doing it.

MICHAEL:

Because Carolyn Hennesy and I are so insane? (Laughs)

DILLON:

Well… (Laughs)… the phone interviews are one thing, but I just love being in the booth.

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MICHAEL:

People tell me they love you on the podcast because you are fun and goofy, and you add another dimension to it.  I think it’s because you are younger than us, and because you don’t come from a background on daytime soaps! (Laughs)

DILLON:

Maybe I am kind of like the guy who is on the outside looking in on the whole thing going, “What?  What are you guys talking about?  How did that happen?”  So then I have an outside perspective on what is going on in the soap world.  We have a lot of fun.  Hopefully, I can get back to the booth soon!  Stay tuned.

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get it right -the BBC has not cut the scene it has cut about 10 sceonds of both the het scene and the gay scene-from what has been said it is a bit of Captain Jacks naked behind and lets face it we have all seen that before-the reasoning is that because his charactor originated on DW a show watched by children and it is being shown within 20 mins of the watershed that some of the scenes were innapropriate for what is primtime.Personally i have no problems with this-my issue is with Torchwood Miracle Day which is badly edited and a mish mash of to many styles-nothing like the original.

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Great interview! Looking forward to that racy scene now!

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I am of the opinion that Mr Casey believes his own publicity. And the little video he made did not clear anything up, it just made him look even more Homophobic. The ”boy” needs to grow up!

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I’m totally with you here Cathy and icerose.
Please do not compare Jack’s one night pity shag with Ianto.
And do not compare Gareth David-Lloyd with this Dillon boy, not in terms of acting and not in terms of personality/maturity/intelligence.

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I’m in the UK and I’m happy to report that we WILL see Dillon’s racy Torchwood scene, but we may have a couple of seconds cut. Looking forward to it. It takes guts and professionalism to do a scene like that.You rock. All the best for the future, Dillon!

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Intelligence? imdb.com says: “Received his BSc. in Environmental Science from McGill University in 2005, and a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Toronto in 2006.”

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Mr Casey may be intelligent but if so you would think he would think before he speaks. Book smart and street smart are two completely different things. As an actor the boy needs to be careful and not give away ”trade” secrets. I am offended by his smutty inference to the GLBT life style, and there is no excuse for ignorance, be it out of the mouth of a ”hottie” or not.

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what’s with Cathy. Dilon appears to be professional and there were no smutty references to any lifestyle. are we so sensitized that any reference to GLBT is considered wrong. if you’re looking for issues..maybe attacking those gay actors who remain closeted and don’t support the glbt agenda. i’m canadian.where sexual orientation is old news…..we don’t care as its not an issue …

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WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus Talks Humble Beginnings, Test and Albert, WrestleMania 22 with Mickie James, Current Women’s Roster (Exclusive)

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WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus has had an incredible in-ring career, on and off for over 25 years. Having debuted as a heel back in 2000, she held the then WWE Women’s Championship for a record 445 days back in 2005 and into 2006, before dropping the title to her nemesis, Mickie James at WrestleMania 22, and is considered one of the best to ever to it by many in the women’s locker room, then and now. When it was her turn to be inducted into the Hall of Fame Class of 2013, she chose Stephanie McMahon (this year’s Hall of Fame class 2026) to do the honors at the ceremony.

Fast forward and April’s WrestleMania 42 week in Las Vegas, Michael Fairman TV had a reunion with Trish for this very special interview. For when Trish started in the WWE, Fairman was working as a writer/producer for ‘Raw’ and ‘SmackDown’ and as told in their discussion, recalled how he worked with an upstart Stratus to help her learn her lines for her promos and more. Now two and half decades later, we caught up at Trish’s WrestleMania 42 pop up at Flankers at Mandalay Bay entitled First Crush by Trish Stratus. Trish had created an immersive experience for wrestling fans, Trish fans, and offered on stage Q&A’s with special guests and much more.

Backstage, she sat down with us to take a trip down memory lane, share her picks for WrestleMania 42 in the top women’s bouts (see if she predicted, correctly!) and talked some of her greatest moments. opponents. and friendships in the ring and out, plus what keeps getting her to come back when she has already accomplished so much in her iconic career.

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TO SINK OR SWIM IN THE WWE

Trish shared on being a rookie in WWE with little to no experience, explaining, “I was thrown right into it. I was a fan of wrestling, watching it, enjoying it. Started to dabble into fitness modeling. So suddenly, I was kind of a public figure all of a sudden. Modeling is very different than actually speaking. They (WWE) literally threw me into the water and it was like sink or swim. The wrestling was one thing and they threw me out there for my first couple matches. Most people come up in the independent wrestling circuits. I had done some wrestling, but it was foundational kind of stuff. It wasn’t like performance yet and they gave me my first promo and I was the green one.

In the world of pro wrestling its all about getting the moment to prove yourself and making something out of it, Trish did just that when she became the beautiful manager/wrestler of the late Test and Albert, and suddenly they were known as .. yup … you remember … ‘T and A.”

BAD GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN

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Stratus recalled, “I was sitting backstage waiting for them to find the storyline. I remember just chilling actually with Lilian Garcia (then the ring announcer.) We bonded right away. She was my little bestie. I was on the road for a couple weeks in a row and, and then finally they came to me like, ‘Today’s the day. … we’re putting you out there.’ So, there I was with Test and Albert, otherwise known as T-and-A … get it! Those were the days of the double entendres. We were told we were bad guys, and we had to flesh out our characters.   had to get people to boo me right off the bat.”

“I love being a heel” Stratus said passionately. However, when she comes out of retirement or makes special appearances, or comes back for a lengthy storyline she prefaces it with, “The thing for me to come back to the business for a little while means leaving my kids. I have to make sure that it checks all the boxes, right? I want be challenged as a performer, number one. I want to make sure I’m coming back and giving back to the businesses. Not just being self-serving.  So, when I can check those boxes, it’s exciting, and makes it fun to come back.”

BECKY LYNCH AND MICKIE JAMES

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Trish revealed her favorite WrestleMania moments through the years and her perfect opponents; the women she feels she created magic with in the ring. “When I returned in 2023, we had done the babyface come back. I’ve come back and they’re cheered me and they’re excited to see me. Nobody expected that, and that’s what I love doing. I love the unexpected. I was working with Becky Lynch.  I knew she was the perfect babyface to be a bitch to and to turn on; bringing in the bestie so that I could turn on her with all those years of history, that’s juicy to me. I love it.”

As to her WrestleMania match resume, it was an easy pick fo Stratus, “I’m going to do with Mickie James WrestleMania 22. We like to call us the hashtag ‘longest rivalry in history.’ Becky Lynch and I might have rivaled that rivalry just because we did have a lot. But, I’m all about the stories, and to make sure there’s a meaning behind it. I want to foreshadow a little. I want to understand what my character’s thinking when I go into this. We had the fans captivated. I think at WrestleMania 22, with the way the crowd reacted and the way they were so invested in our storyline, I feel like we got them.”

Proud of what she and Mickie accomplished, Trish added, “They were like, ‘the women can hold a crowd, like the men can.’ I think that was like the moment we kind of had arrived. I have to say the Jazz/Trish stuff, the Victoria/Trish stuff, this is all stuff that planted the seeds. Mickie James and I, right there at WrestleMania, and we’re talking about a WrestleMania moment. I’m also going to give a shout out to WrestleMania 19 with Jazz and Victoria and Steven Richards … who took the best Stratusfaction I’ve ever seen!”

THE STACKED WWE CURRENT WOMEN’S ROSTER

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While WrestleMania 42 is in the record books, we asked the Hall of Famer, her picks for the key women’s championship title match-upsbetween: Stephanie Vaquer vs. Liv Morgan, AJ Lee vs. Becky Lee, and Jade Cargill vs. Rhea Ripley as you will see below in our video chat.

Trish went three for three and had nothing but high praise for all six of the women who laid it all on the line less than two weeks ago at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Now below, watch this exclusive conversation with Trish Stratus. For more WrestleMania 42 week interviews, make sure to check them out on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel.

Let us know, have you been a fan of Trish through her years in the WWE? Do you agree with her favorite WrestleMania moment with Mickie James? What has been your favorite match and story in Trish’s in-ring career? Share your thoughts via the comment section.

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Y&R’s Christel Khalil Talks the Emotional Winters Family Turns of Events; Shemar Moore, and Lily and Cane’s Future (Exclusive)

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This week on The Young and the Restless, viewers have been served up an emotional series of scenes and episodes centering around the return of Malcolm Winters played by Shemar Moore, who returns to Genoa City to ask his daughter, Lily for her help (Christel Khalil). 

In story, Malcolm has aplastic anemia and needs a bone marrow transplant and his best option is a family member. However, things turn bleak when they both learn that she cannot be his donor because Lily previously had cancer. Enter Dr. Stephanie Johnson, the also returning Vivica A. Fox, who tells her son, Holden (Nathan Owens) and Malcolm, that Holden is his biological son! This admission gives Malcolm a chance at a donor match to save his life.

Now, Christel Khalil, who recently came back to the CBS soap opera following her maternity leave, and the birth of her third child, chatted all about the new complex family dynamics, working with Billy Flynn as her new Cane, and Lily being in cahoots with Victor Newman, and more in a new conversation on the Michael Fairman Channel. Here are some of the takeaways below!

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Working with Shemar Moore again and their touching scenes in front of Neil Winters’ portrait

CHRISTEL: “It’s always amazing to have anyone come back that’s been away for a while, but especially, Shemar. It’s all the history with him being Lily’s dad. For me, it’s been 20 years of knowing him. Obviously, I don’t get to talk to him or hang out with him and that kind of thing. So it was just nice just to see him again and have that moment around Neil’s portrait, and to be able to share that together and even talk about that off-camera. It’s just special and feels like family, which is nice.”

The emotional scenes with Malcolm and learning Lily has a brother

CHRISTEL: “It’ a great story. I love when anything is grounded in reality where people who have maybe gone through the same thing can relate and it can help people I feel like that happened when Lily had cancer on the show. It’s nice to see something really heart-based, really family-based. I feel like we haven’t been able to see that with Lily in a long time. Then, finding out that she has a brother, I thought that was really amazing.”

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Working with Nathan Owens

CHRISTEL: “I love Nathan. We have so much fun together. We’re already teasing and joking each other on set like brother and sister, so it’s really nice. I was really excited to find out that he was part of the family, which is I think more interesting.”

Shemar Moore returning to tape more episodes

CHRISTEL: “I haven’t read that far ahead, but there must be something happening because when Shemar returns, I know a lot of people are involved in something. So we’ll see!”

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Lily’s involvement in faking her own abduction

CHRISTEL: “When I first read it I was like, ‘Yikes, that’s really bad. It’s very not like Lily.’ It seemed very out of character for her. But then, as I started reading more and learning more about the reasons behind doing it, I actually really liked it. I see what some of what the fans say and they’re like, ‘Lily’s always on her high horse and she’s always, little ‘Miss Goodie Two Shoes.'”

Lily with an edge

CHRISTEL:“Oh yeah, she can definitely be bitchy for sure. I think when she’s bitchy, it’s because she’s usually judging someone else. I think this was a nice thing to kind of temper the judgment that she’s always giving where it’s like, ‘Ok, you do some things wrong too, so let’s just relax.'”

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Billy Flynn

CHRISTEL: “I love Billy. He’s such a sweet, amazing guy, and an amazing actor and very professional. We have a great time together.  I like how they’ve really switched up the Cain character completely. He’s not trying to be the old cane. It’s a completely new cane and you know, I think we have good chemistry together. So, t’s been really fun to play with him and there’s some exciting stuff coming up. Hopefully, everyone likes it.”

Phyllis and Lily’s history

CHRISTEL: “Lily’s always annoyed with Phyllis, right? Michelle Stafford and I always have  conversations where I’m like, ‘You killed my mom.’ She’s like, ‘No! I didn’t. She let go! ‘(in reference to Dru falling off a cliff) To know that Phyllis and Cane had a thing, is very disturbing to Lily.”

Now below, check out our full conversation with Christel on the homecomings of Shemar Moore, Vivica A. Fox and welcoming Nathan Owens to the Winters clan, plus the drama ahead for Lily.

So, have you enjoyed the Lily and Malcolm scenes thus far? What do you think will happen when Shemar returns for another set of scenes taping this month as teased by Christel? Are you down for Lily and Cane, as played by Billy Flynn? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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‘The Bold and the Beautiful’s’ Jacqueline MacInnes Wood Talks What’s Next for Steffy Forrester (Exclusive)

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Three-time Daytime Emmy winner, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood is celebrating nearly two decades as Steffy Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful. Last September, she returned to the CBS daytime drama after her most recent maternity and giving birth to her 5th son.

Now back at the soap opera and a mom of five, Michael Fairman TV caught up with Jacqui at the recent launch party for the BBTV global streaming app which also served as a gathering for the series 39th anniversary.

Wood gave us the lowdown of what may lie ahead for the often in-your-face Forrester dynamo who has no problem snarking a comment or two to Hope (Annika Noelle), and who definitely wants her mother, Taylor Hayes (Rebecca Budig), and all her loved ones to stay away from Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown)!

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‘It’s been fun what we’ve been filming, we’ve been non-stop,” shared Wood. “The other day I was doing four episodes back to back, and we were just in it. It’s fun to play Steffy right now. Love her or hate her. I have fun playing her.”

FROM LEADING ROLE TO SUPER MOM

Jacqui also weighed-in on; if throughout her run on the show, she has changed dialog or  something in a script to help out her performance. “Sometimes, but not all the time. I let Brad Bell (executive producer and head writer) write. I try to execute the best way I can,” reflected Wood. “There are times where I see it and I go, ‘Let me take the reins here. I got this.’  They’ll kind of let me go. If it works, it works. If it doesn’t, it doesn’t. I’m OK for critique. We can’t work scenes over and over again. We’re not on that kind of medium or set. You kind of have to know what you’re bringing, but I’m always open.”

Being supermom to sons: Rise Harlen, Lenix, Brando Elion, Valor James and Talon, wife to husband Elan Ruspoli, and a leading actress on The Bold and the Beautiful is a lot to juggle, but Wood has found the way to do it all. “Honestly, I just truly live intentionally, ” explained Jacqui. “I know what we have here, and it makes me truly grateful to have my kids and to be able to still be a mom. I still see myself as a full-time mom. I’ll film episodes back to back, and then I go and I be a mom. I get to bring my kids to set. So. it’s cool.”

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THE YOUNG AND THE BOLD

Wood is very impressed by B&B’s “new kids on the block,” Crew Morrow (Will), Sydney Bullock (Dylan), Brayan Nicoletti  (R.J.) and Laneya Grace (Electra) and shared she likes where Steffy is at in 2026, “I like the steady right now. I don’t want to like hit my cortisol levels yet. The younger generation can do that right now. I love the younger generation. I think they’re doing such a fantastic job, I just want to lean in and let them go and let them do their thing. If Steffy needs to chime in she will do that, and if she needs to slap some people, she can do that too!”

As to what man is in Steffy’s future, if it’s remaining happily married to Finn (Tanner Novlan), rekindling a romance with her ex-Liam (Scott Clifton ) for the umpteenth time, or a new man enters Steffy’s life, Wood would not say the way things may go down the line.

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When talked turned to Steffy’s former pain killer addiction, Jacqui did say that. “It’s always a possibility” for the show to bring that back when it makes sense for Steffy and to service the story.

You can check out the full conversation below, and all the BBTV launch party interview with the cast, now on the Michael Fairman Channel.

So, do you think Steffy will be giving everyone trouble at Forrester? Do you think she will stay with Finn for years to come? What story would you like to see Wood be given at this point on the daytime drama series? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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