Interviews
The Florencia Lozano Interview – One Life to Live

Want a sexy spitfire who can handle every thing thrown at her including the kitchen sink? Look no further than One Life to Live’s Florencia Lozano. As legal eagle Téa Delgado, her ‘woman on the edge’ performances have been nothing short of remarkable. And if you follow the shenanigans in Llanview, then you know Téa has a big elephant in the room, her daughter Danielle, who the man Téa loves never knew existed, till now So the stage is set for more of the stormy and twisted drama in the never-a-dull moment relationship between Téa Delgado and Todd Manning. This couple spells dysfunction with a capitol, “D”. Over the last month, soap fans have been introduced to Danielle, the newest member of the Manning clan. And the teen seems like a chip off the old block….hating every one that wronged her. Sound familiar? Now the question is, when will Dani find out the man she hates is her dad?
As Christmas time approaches, after the “supposed” sudden death of Ross Rayburn (who Danielle believed to be her biological father) went over a bridge with the help from Todd and an assist from a bullet, this family is all over the map for the holidays. Blair wants to console Todd, Eli wants to console Téa and Todd wants to tell Dani the truth, and all the while Todd and Téa seem to truly love each other, even though they cannot stop hurting one another. In this On-Air On-Soaps interview, Florencia Lozano talks about working with the brilliant Trevor St. John (Todd), what propels Téa to “act” up, and we get a small sneak peek into life in Llanview in 2010!
MICHAEL:
Your storyline has been so dramatic for months, and whenever I watch Téa I need to take two Xanax when her scenes are over. (Laughs) Her histrionics alone are enough to make me grab for the bottle. But I love her. Do you think she is slightly, shall we say, “over-the-top”?
FLORENCIA:
I missed the showing of the OLTL Christmas reel, which apparently I am the star of! (Laughs) Apparently, there was a part where I was screaming and screaming, and screaming hysterically, and then immediately was like, “Was that over-the-top?” (Laughs) I guess I see it as melodrama that we are doing with heightened emotion. I do have fun pushing that to the extreme and pushing myself emotionally to extremes. Certainly, Téa has been in situations that have warranted that. Imagine if you were fighting with someone and they went out the window. How would you feel? How horrifying would that moment be? That’s all I can say. (Laughs)
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MICHAEL:
You had left the show in 2002 and came back a year ago. How has it been different this time out?
FLORENCIA:
I am different, and am happy to say that. I have learned a few things over the years and feel more grounded, and more appreciative, and more comfortable with myself. I am enjoying myself more than I did before… not that I did not have a great time with Roger Howarth (Ex-Todd, Paul ATWT). I did. But working with Trevor St. John is equally wonderful. I am getting to do a lot of material with Kassie DePaiva, (Blair) which is terrific. It’s a good team over here.
MICHAEL:
Did you know when you were going in this time, that Téa was going to have a daughter?
FLORENCIA:
I don’t think anybody knew that. I did not know. And it has been cool to have that dimension added to my character, because I don’t have a child in real-life. It’s been satisfying to imagine that I am responsible for this person.
MICHAEL:
You were not, “Oh God, I am too young to have a teenage daughter?”
FLORENCIA:
No, I wasn’t. It’s a soap… all kinds of stuff happen in terms of the age thing. I was honestly curious to explore another dimension of Téa, because for so long it’s been Todd and Téa. This idea that she was hurt as a child by her circumstance, so therefore she is attracted to men who are troubled like herself, was refreshing to play something outside of that paradigm. So, I was glad.
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MICHAEL:
Téa’s background… I don’t feel the show has re-established that in recent months as to why Téa is the way she is. Can you give On-Air On-Soaps readers a refresher course? Was she abused as a child?
FLORENCIA:
It’s less about abuse and more about abandonment. I guess abandonment is sort of abuse. Her dad was a super who was very busy and lonely. Téa’s mother abandoned her and him. So, Téa grew up with a dad who always had a lot on his mind, and was struggling really, really hard. I think she felt very isolated in this Park Avenue world that she didn’t feel she belonged in, but she felt that she was determined that she was going to fit in, too. She is used to thinking about love as something that she has to work really, really hard to get. There is a real tortured relationship for her of getting love and being loved.
MICHAEL:
Do you ever go, “OMG! Now Téa’s going back to Todd… again?” Do you think you and the audience have to suspend belief? Or, do you think somebody would keep going back into this dark and murky territory?
FLORENCIA:
Listen, I think all kinds of things happen in the world and truth is stranger than fiction. I could totally see that she would keep going back to Todd. Going back and forth with Todd is basically what Téa has been doing, and it’s tiring, but I think it’s the truth of love/hate relationships and a lot of people are like that.
MICHAEL:
Do you ever get exhausted after those emotionally-packed performances and carry it with you off the set? Can you just let it go and walk home? Or, is it so draining that it affects your life?
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FLORENCIA:
It’s draining. It’s cathartic sometimes too, because you get to express, rage, or sadness, or grief or pain, that as a person there is not always the appropriate time or place to do that. And to get to express that, and to know that people will watch it, and then they get in touch with their own feelings of sorrow, is sort of the cool cathartic thing as an actor to think. So I say to myself, “Yeah, that was tiring (and at times I am knocked out) but in a kind of uplifting way.” I enjoy it, and that is why I became an actor.
MICHAEL:
How is playing with your on-screen daughter, Danielle, Kelley Massal? Or as Téa says, “Dan-yell-ah.” (Roll of the tongue, too)
FLORENCIA:
(Laughs) Trevor always makes fun of me with my pronunciation. She is wonderful!
MICHAEL:
Were you involved in the casting?
FLORENCIA:
I screen tested with all of them. Kelly is still a kid, and it’s easy to forget that because of the work that she delivers. It’s cool to pretend to be a mom, to touch her hair and feel I can comfort her or protect her. I like keeping an eye on her and making sure she is all right. It’s a lot to be here. And to take the pace of soaps is hard at that age, with the emotion it calls for. I think for Kelly it’s also been a lot of fun for her to get to play the rebellious teen. You know, the Todd Manning teen! I have actually been in awe of what she has done.
MICHAEL:
So, right now Danielle hates her mother and her father. What do you think we can look forward to? Any resolution?
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FLORENCIA:
She is a teenager, and for a couple years there, it’s really a true test of faith. Adolescence, if you remember, (I vaguely do) it’s a really hard time. Mothers often times get the brunt of that, especially with daughters. There is a lot of separating from the mother yet wanting to stay merged with the mother. In our case, she is about to find out her father is not who she thought he was. So we are definitely going to have a struggle. But I would hope our love would win out.
MICHAEL:
Todd comes to Téa soon, and tells her he loves her. Does Téa still love Todd?
FLORENCIA:
What do you think?
MICHAEL:
I think she still loves him!
FLORENCIA:
You are right, and as we go into the New Year, things will happen.
MICHAEL:
Every one in the cast touts, and rightfully so, working with Trevor. Can you shed some light on working with such a dynamic actor, day in and day out?
FLORENCIA:
He is very funny, and that cannot be underestimated…. the joy of that amidst all this as tragic melodrama…. to have someone who is sort of poking fun at every direction, at everyone including himself, is a real joy. I find that very attractive. It gives some relief. He is very grounded and smart, and so it allows me to be able to go off into the stratosphere emotionally, because he is asking questions that are really helpful and plotting our path through all of this material. He is very open to being in the moment. We have so few takes in daytime, and if we try something and it’s captured and it takes well, that’s the best. We do rehearse when we can.
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MICHAEL:
If you were to say three things about Trevor off the top of your head, what would you say? He is …
FLORENCIA:
He is unique and marches to his own beat, and he is perceptive and playful.
MICHAEL:
Tell me about working with your sworn enemy on-screen and best bud off-screen, Kassie DePaiva?
FLORENCIA:
We also share a dressing room and she is one of my closest friends here. She is so different than me as a person and we are so different as characters, that I think our pairing really works well. Kassie tends to have a lighter touch and a more flippant attitude, which lends itself to comedy and good dynamics for Téa and Blair. Kassie is a really good person and a light, and brings upbeat energy into the room.
MICHAEL:
What did you think of Téa’s handling of Matthew’s case during the trial of Matthew suing his parents, Bo and Nora, for the right to have his life-threatening surgery? Is performing the legalese in courtroom scenes difficult for you?
FLORENCIA:
I like it. It’s a cool challenge, and it’s the opposite of the emotional dramatic feelings and this and that. It’s very objective, and black and white, and technical terms are kind of fun to crunch your mouth around. It brings out a side of Téa that is objective.
MICHAEL:
In a court of law, she is clever and shifty! So watch out!
FLORENCIA:
Oh yeah… and I love doing that stuff! As far her defending Matthew, I was telling someone this the other day; Téa is able to compartmentalize herself, and the self that is a lawyer has a large acting component to it. It is something Téa feels safe in… in terms of, “There is a law, and I abide by that law.” Now, there are all types of interpretations of the law, but that structure gives her a lot of leeway. I don’t think she allowed herself the possibility with Matthew that anything was going to happen to him. Later, seeing something could happen to her own daughter in a different way, she thought, “Oh My God! What did I just put Nora through? What could have happened to Matthew? What if I was helping his surgery along and he could have possibly died?” But at the time, Téa was invested in, “I am being hired here to defend what this person wants to do, which is legal, and he has every legal right to do it.” So, Téa barreled ahead with her blinders on. (Laughs)
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MICHAEL:
You just did a remote in New Jersey for the climatic scenes that aired earlier this week. New Jersey doubled as a backdrop for the Washington state border, heading into Canada. What did you think of how those remote scenes turned out?
FLORENCIA:
It’s pretty ambitious. And what I like about remotes is every one is on their toes, because they are doing it for the first time. It’s not the safety of the studio where they can say, “We have done this a million times,” and they go on autopilot. And it was cold outside! I loved going on a field trip and staying overnight with everyone in Jersey, or wherever the heck we were, Canada! (Laughs) I enjoyed working with Hillary B. Smith (Nora) and Bob Woods (Bo).
MICHAEL:
Speaking of Nora, Téa has only a few female friends in town in Viki and Rachel. The rest of the town of Llanview is not too keen on her.
FLORENCIA:
That’s about it, and now sort of, Nora. Circumstances throw us together in times where we need each other. I think Téa really likes Nora, but she keeps her at arms length for a lot of reasons. And yes, there is an uneasy alliance between them.
MICHAEL:
One of the best Téa moments was recently, when she along with Blair were trapped and almost gassed to death by Powell Lord. Was that one of your all-time favorite soap gems?
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FLORENCIA:
I did enjoy playing that because we got to go places like, “We are about to die here,” and this is an extreme, extreme, circumstance that I love to play. We had just been through this ordeal with this psycho who has kidnapped us all, threatened to kill us all… Todd is tied to a bedpost, and we are brought down to a basement, and there is a gas leak! We think we are going to die, and what happens in those last moments of wanting to connect… what would your last words be? It was cool to also not have to look that great. I like those moments where we have bruises and scratches. We have been there for two days and our clothes are all haggard, and I find that fun, instead of looking ‘just-so’. Usually, in soaps there is a lot of lip gloss going on!
MICHAEL:
Talking about the Powell Lord story, brings me around to asking if have you seen or stayed in touch with your original Todd, Roger Howarth?
FLORENCIA:
I haven’t. I saw him at Phil Carey’s (Asa) memorial service awhile ago, but I have not seen him since then. I hope he is all right, now that As the World Turns was cancelled.
MICHAEL:
Now I see more romantic entanglements in your future. What about Elijah Clarke? My thoughts were that he took a liking to Téa and now he seems to be hooking up with Blair. Do I see a quadrangle developing?
FLORENCIA:
You may be right. I am not sure how that is going to shake down.
MICHAEL:
But Eli likes Téa?
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FLORENCIA:
Yes, he does, but I think Téa is so distracted by Danielle that I honestly don’t think she even kind of registered anything.
MICHAEL:
How is working with Matt Walton (Eli)?
FLORENCIA:
He is laid back and a lot of fun.
MICHAEL:
I think down the line, we may see ‘lawyers in love’? After all, they had some sparks when they went at it in the courtroom when he first showed up in Llanview.
FLORENCIA:
Yeah, exactly. We have a lot of similarities that we are down to business in a certain legalese sort of way, and I have a lot of fun with him. I had fun when we first met and Eli had secrets that he was holding over her head, and now he has switched to being my friend.
MICHAEL:
Does Téa believe Todd 100% loves her, and that part of him does not want to be back with Blair?
FLORENCIA:
He totally does love her; I think at a deep level that she may not be conscious that she knows this. I think she can’t tolerate total intimacy, but she can tolerate the push and pull of love, because that feels tolerable to her. The idea that they could love each other without that is terrifying for her.
MICHAEL:
You are still telling Todd not to reveal himself to Danielle. Why?
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FLORENCIA:
Initially, it came out in a very unhelpful way in the hotel room in Seattle and Danielle was not able to process it. Tea screwed this up so badly on so many different levels! She screwed Ross up. He was a good guy, and he thought he was her father and he ripped her out of his world. I hurt Danielle and Todd a lot. So now, Téa is trying to do things the right way, which would not be just sort of saying, to Danielle, “Hey, this is your dad.” She wants to find someway to connect with her daughter and get some trust going with her before she just drops it on her.
MICHAEL:
How is she going to explain it away? Have you taped some scenes when the reveal to Dani comes to light?
FLORENCIA:
You shall see, and we have taped some of it.
MICHAEL:
Did you like how the revelation comes out?
FLORENCIA:
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It’s surprising how it comes out.
MICHAEL:
For those who may just be tuning in to OLTL, what were Téa’s reasons again for not telling Todd she had his child?
FLORENCIA:
For a long time she did not know and she then realized, “OMG! I had sex with the guy once and I think he actually might be the father.” She came back to Llanview a year ago and got the DNA test. Then a couple months later, Téa walked in on Todd and Blair, so that was not the right time to tell him. Things kept happening and they are all excuses. She was terrified of his reaction. Then she was terrified when they got married that he would be marrying her just because she was the mother of his child, and not because he loved her, just for her. I think she has run out of excuses. This coming year will be very telling for Téa!
I just want to thank you guys for this interview. Ms. Lozano is a favorite and the reason that I started watching OLTL again. I co-host the Pine Valley Podcast where we talk more about OLTL and I said it in our last podcast. I never understood how Florencia was never acknowledge with recognition for her work during her first tenure on the show. I only hope that not only will she be recognized with a nomination next year but that she actually wins. The incredible work that she does as an actress, never making the predictable choice but always going with her gut. Never afraid to be real, raw, exposed. I’m in awe of her ever day.
I’m so glad you back Florencia and on the Best Soap Opera on the air right now. OLTL as a whole is just outstanding and I’m disgusted that this talented cast , hard working crew led by an E.P. and head writer who obviously love there jobs, and this show get no recognition and support from the Network and Brian Frons. Soaps started on radio we don’t need special effects, inferno’s and a tornado, We just need characters who we care about in well written stories that do not insult the audiences intelligence or make a mockery of the history of the show we care about. So to OLTL for showing that one doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel in order for a Soap to be relevant and that there is still life left in this genre. I salute you.
GREATT INTERVIEW!
Love her!
This is a real nice post i also bookmarked your site and look for more updates.
Great interview, thanks.
I love that classy and gracious an actress Florencia is, she always gives co-stars so much credit. How refreshing!
Always excited to read her insights into Tea’s motivations, she plays her with so much more layers than dialogue often allows.
Great interview! I really like Florencia, I hope she gets an Emmy next year.
I do think that Tea is a bit over the top ,, with her crying and screaming,,it is just a bit too much,,, but otherwise I lke her
I love Florencia so much and this interview just makes me love her even more!!! She is so humble and graceful giving such high praise for all of her co-stars and its obvious she is having a great time on One Life right now and I am having a great time watching her!! I also think she understands her character so well and I love the way she can delve into Tea’s motivation and give such a great explanation and rationale of her character!! So, thanks so much for this interview and showcasing Florencia’s wonderful spirit and beautiful heart and her amazing talent. And she deserves the emmy next year!! She has simply shined this past year!!
What a wonderful interview!!! I really enjoyed reading this interview and I just am in awe of everything that Florencia brings to OLTL! She is an amazingly talented actress. I tune in everyday to OLTL because of HER! She has become my favorite actress and has inspired me so much. I love that she credits her fellow cast mates with high praise. She just seems very sincere and a kind hearted person inside and out. I have really enjoyed watching OLTL because of what she brings to the character Tea Delgado. I feel after this year she will definately be getting an emmy for her talent she’s brought to the show. I hope she knows how many of us fans are out there and how talented we think she is. Thank You Florencia for what you do by gracing my tv screen on OLTL I see such hard work and talent shining through!
This is one of Florencia’s best interviews! She is a definite class-act. The many layers of Tea Delgado make her one of the best soap characters, and I truly appreciate Florencia’s take on everything.
I absolutely love what Flo says about TREVOR ST. JOHN!!! They both seem to challenge each other and definitely have some amazing chemistry going on!! We fans can only hope that TnT relationship continues into 2010.
THANK YOU for the great Florencia interview! I only watch OLTL these days because of the wonderfully complex relationship between Todd & Tea.
Trevor and Florencia are ^^MAGIC^^ together and I hope they both stay with the show!!!
Florencia has such great insight into her character which I enjoy reading about. Kudos on such a good interview.
Great interview, Love some Florencia and the character Tea Delgado.
Love the interview and love FL. Her return as Tea has kept me on the edge of my seat watching OLTL this year. I can’t wait to see what’s to come for her character in 2010. She’s an amazing actress and we’re so blessed to have her back on daytime. Thank you for your phenomenal portrayal of Tea Delgado, Florencia!
Thank you for the insightful interview! I enjoyed reading Florencia’s take on things. I also enjoyed her comments about her co-stars, especially what she had to say about Trevor St. John!
I love TnT and I want to see a great deal more of them on my screen! The addition of a daughter is icing on the cake–a TnT family!
I hope that FL does get the recognition she deserves for her work. TSJ deserves to be recognized as well. I just love the fact that TPTB had the wisdom to put these two actors together–now they have to keep them that way!
Thanks again for the great interview!
Great interview Michael, i can’t say more than what’s already been said. She deserves a nomination and win! Everyone please check out my Florencia page on Facebook!
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That seems like a cool inteview. I hope they get to have a new TnT child though by that is just my own opinion.
i wish i can meet her seems like she really like trevor and kassie is her best friend if they were togeter in rl they will be an awesome couple she seem so laughful like me 🙂
General Hospital
‘General Hospital’s’ Tabyana Ali Weighs In on Who She Thinks is Trina’s Stalker (Exclusive)

On General Hospital, as Trina Robinson (Tabyana Ali) has launched a music career alongside Gio Palmieri (Giovanni Mazza), it was recently revealed that she actually has what seems like an “obsessed” stalker! How do we know? Well, there is a collage of the young woman that said person is continuing to add more photos to as the weeks and months roll on.
There have been several obvious suspects in the way GH has presented the characters. Chief among them music executive, Simon Craft (Grady Eldridge) who continually has made statements and has been shooting daggers at anyone getting in the way of his prized recording artist.
At the same time the stalking started, Kai’s friend and former college football teammate, Quinn (Jequan Jackson) showed back up who previously had a falling out with Trina. Might he be playing nice, but wants revenge on Trina?

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KEPT IN THE DARK
Fast-forward and now General Hospital fans learned that two-time Daytime Emmy winner, Alley Mills is on her way back to the show as Heather Webber, who previously was known as”The Hook” killer at one point, and is the biological mother of Trina’s sworn enemy, Esme Prince (last played by Avery Pohl).
Esme perished went she went overboard with Trina’s boyfriend, Spencer Cassadine (last played by Nicholas Alexander Chavez) a few years ago into the steely waters below. Could Esme be the one obsessing over Trina, or could it be someone else completely?
In a brand new video interview out on Tuesday, September 29, Tabyana Ali visited You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel and weighed-in on who she thinks could be the culprit! However, Tabyana shared she actually has no idea who it actually will turn out to be.
“The crazy thing is that everybody knows who it is except for me! They’re keeping that secret from me,” revealed Ali. “They want me to be as oblivious as Trina.”

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THOSE WHO WENT OVERBOARD AND PRESUMED DEAD
After looking over the potential suspects and with all the theories that have floated about, Tabyana had her top picks! “I would love for it to be Spencer. I would love for it to be Esme. Mostly because I also just want my friends back on set, too. I would love to just see them and hang out with them. I think it definitely could be one of those two,” speculated Ali.
“I think everybody thought it could have been Quinn, or could have been Simon. I think we were all pointing in that direction for a minute, but I thinks that’s too easy”, declares Tabyana. “I think they’re just trying to throw me off, and trying to make it seem like it’s one of them. Now, nobody told me one way or the other about them.”
As soaps go, it’s usually not the first string of suspects who turn out to be the actual person behind the stalking. Tabyana agreed, “If you just know writing in general, if you just know TV in general, if you know soaps in general, you know that’s a game. You know, they set up, set up, set up, and then they really show the reveal. So. I was like, ‘This is just the setup to the reveal, right?'”
As for it being Spencer, it may not because his motives are bad. Ali shared, “It could be Spencer trying to fight his way back to Trina, or Heather trying to get revenge for her dead daughter Esme, or Esme herself. Those are all good ones, I was also playing around with what if it’s Cyrus Renault (Jeff Kober)? That would be kind of fun. Don’t know what his motive would be. I know he passed away. He’s dead because of Joss (Eden McCoy), but it’s like everybody comes back alive on soaps, so…”

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FROM KAI WITH LOVE
Some fans theorized it could be Trina’s boyfriend, Kai Taylor (Jens Austin Astrup) or one another option being that the real stalker takes him out. “I think that’s kind of happened to all of Trina’s boyfriends,” lamented Tabyana. “They’ve all kind of gone that way. So, hopefully it doesn’t happen that way. Would it be easier if Kai was the stalker? Okay, yeah, maybe. He’d go to jail for a couple months or whatever. Come on out and then what? He would had to have had a brain-eating amoeba that made him do it. Who knows?” (Laughs)
In the end, are Trina and Kai truly in love? Ali shared her viewpoint and gave a tease, “I think they have love for one another, but to love someone it does take gradual time. I think it’s getting to that point. I think with this music situation as well, it is really proving to Trina that Kai is willing to be there with her every step of the way.”
She continued, “He is supporting her 10 toes down, making sure that she has everything that she needs, to going to every live show. I think this portion of their lives will definitely guide them somewhere else. I think, an ‘I love you,’ might come just around the corner.”
You can check out the full conversation with Tabyana now on the Michael Fairman Channel below.
Then weigh-in, after hearing Tabyana’s thoughts on the matter, who do you think will be proven to be Trina’s stalker? Let us know via the comment section below.
Interviews
‘The Bold and the Beautiful’s’ Heather Tom Talks Daytime Emmy-Nominated Scenes and What’s Behind Katie’s Deep-Seated Issues with Dylan (Exclusive)

The Bold and the Beautiful’s Heather Tom (Katie Logan) is heading into the 53rd annual Daytime Emmys next month with a chance to win not one, but two gold statuettes to add to her collection of six!
Heather is once again a nominee for the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series, and for the first time a nominee as part of B&B’s writing team in the Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Drama Series category.
Currently, Heather is tied with One Life to Live icon, Erika Slezak (Ex-Viki) as the actresses with the most wins in Daytime Emmy history. An acting victory by Tom would break the tie, although Slezak’s wins have all been for Lead Actress, while Tom literally grew up before our eyes over 35 years in daytime, and has won in all three actress categories: Younger, Supporting and Lead.

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Whether Tom wins the gold this year, next year is looking even like stronger lock with Heather delivering some of the best work of her career, over the last several months. Who can forget Katie’s showdown with her sister Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) over the creation of her own fashion house named Logan, that slap from Brooke, and eventually being disowned from the Logan family by Brooke and their sister, Donna (Jennifer Gareis).
This fall, Katie is in full momma bear-mode and being overprotective of her son Will Spencer’s (Crew Morrow) heart and pocketbook. In story, Katie has a massive distrust of Melissa Dylan, who has made her move on her son, while Will is still trying to deal with the break-up with the love of his life Electra Forrester.
During a live chat this week on the Michael Fairman Channel, Heather opened up on a myriad of subjects, including why Dylan gets under Katie’s skin in such a major way, and what scenes earned her a shot at Lead Actress gold at the October 30th Daytime Emmy ceremony.

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HEATHER TOM’S DAYTIME EMMY SUBMISSION
In daytime, Heather Tom does it all, she acts, directs and writes for The Bold and the Beautiful. When deciding what material to submit for Emmy competition with its eligibility rules of episodes from 2025, it relayed heavily on scenes with her longtime B&B scene partner, Don Diamont (Bill Spencer).
“I submitted material having to do with the Luna (Lisa Yamada) storyline and having to do with Katie and Bill. I love that Katie and Bill have been really trying to find their way back to each other for, honestly, five years. He’s been trying to woo her back. Katie’s been like, ‘No.’ However, they come together, especially over their son, Will (Crew Morrow) and they have a very real relationship-type of discussion. It wasn’t an argument. It was more about, ‘I know you. Don’t do this.’ That’s always kind of been Katie’s relationship with Bill. The scenes with Don Diamont were about Katie and Bill’s history, the pain, and the drama, and especially about their son, seemed very familiar to me.”
Heather added, “There’s also a couple scenes with Will and Luna, when Katie finds out that Luna is pregnant. Katie was like, ‘Nope! Our son is having a baby with somebody, and we’re going to figure this out. We’ve got means and the ability to do this. I don’t care if we have to take this baby away from Luna because she’s crazy, we’ll figure it out.’ They were some really good scenes that I felt very proud of. I thought to myself, “OK, this is Katie really taking a stand for her son, and having these conversations with Bill where I just felt they were real and honest.”
In conclusion to standing by her choices of scenes, Heather explained, “It was nice to see Bill and Katie operating as a parental unit and have her be like, “Yep, we’re not doing this. You know, you can’t force Luna to do anything, so let’s just figure out how we’re dealing with this.” Katie was kind of the adult in the room. Then, the scenes where Bill says to Katie, “You have to come back to me and I need you,” while Katie shed a few tears, she still didn’t take him back, not yet.”

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DYLAN BROKE THE ‘GIRLFRIEND CODE’
There are specific reasons why Katie has it out for Melissa Dylan. In fact, Dylan went so far as to get her mother Darcy Dylan to town to shut down Katie’s suspicions of her, but it still isn’t swaying Katie away from her stance on the matter. Heather revealed how she is playing the scenes.
“So, here’s the deal. It’s multifaceted,” began Tom. “This girl pushes Katie’s buttons. She reminds her of her sister, Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang), and what Katie’s going through with her sister right now is very unpleasant. I think she looks at this girl and says, “This girl is going to crawl over anyone to get what she wants. And right now, she wants my son, and she’s willing to throw her best friend (Electra) under the bus.”
Heather also said, “Honestly, there’s something known as the ‘girlfriend code.’ Would you like to know what the girlfriend code is? ‘The girlfriend code’ is if your girlfriend, who is also your best friend, dates a guy and is especially in love with him, it doesn’t matter if you break up, that guy is off limits. You need to find yourself another guy.”
KATIE’S TROUBLES WITH BROOKE AND DYLAN MAKE HER TAKE A STAND
Katie clearly draws a similarity to her sister Brooke and Melissa Dylan which is also driving her attitude, which Heather confirmed. “So to Katie, it’s like Dylan broke that code. She is someone who follows her heart just like Brooke and leaves carnage in her wake,” said Tom.
She continued, “I think Katie looks at her and goes ‘Okay, one, you were living in your car. You didn’t call your mother who clearly loves you and ask her for help, but you were more than willing to take help from this, lovely rich guy.’ I think Katie feels like the fact that Dylan has been so expressive of how in love she is with Will, I think she finds that a little weird. She’s telling him that she’s e in love with him, and he doesn’t say it back to you. So, clearly he’s in not in love with you.”
In story, Katie can’t trust a young woman, who knows her son doesn’t feel the same way about her and yet is still hanging around. Heather shared Katie’s viewpoint to Dylan: “He’s clearly in love with your best friend. So, isn’t it a little unsettling that she kind of keeps saying she’s in love with him? So that’s my multifaceted reason why Katie doesn’t like her. It really has nothing to do with the fact that she came from humble beginnings because Katie did too. That being said, the Spencers are billionaires, so she would have to also look out for that. However, I don’t think that’s the main reason why she doesn’t like this girl or doesn’t trust her. I really don’t.”
You can check out the full conversation from our livestream conversation on the Michael Fairman Channel below.
Now let us know, are you rooting for Heather Tom to win the Lead Actress Daytime Emmy? What did you think of the scenes she submitted? Will Katie be proven right about Melissa Dylan, or will her distrust blow up in her face and she will wind up respecting Dylan when all is said and done? Weigh-in via the comment section.
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‘The Bold and the Beautiful’s’ Kelly Sullivan Talks Becoming Darcy Dylan, Who’s Melissa’s Dad, and Future Love Interest (Exclusive)

Kelly Sullivan made her triumphant return to daytime on recent episodes of The Bold and the Beautiful in her new role as Darcy Dylan, the mother of Melissa Dylan (Sydney Bullock).
In story, Melissa, better known as just “Dylan,” phoned home to her mother to come to Los Angeles, in an effort to calm the waters with Will Spencer’s (Crew Morrow) nosy mother, Katie Logan (Heather Tom), who doesn’t trust Dylan one iota.
Soap fans remember Sullivan from her previous Daytime Emmy-nominated role sas Kate Howard/Connie Falconeri on General Hospital and as Sage Warner on The Young and the Restless. During a livestream conversation exclusively on the Michael Fairman Channel, Kelly spoke about her time on GH and Y&R, and the wonderful co-stars she shared the screen with, and her excitement on her brand new role on B&B.

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As to her thoughts on if Darcy will ultimately prove to be a gold-digger, opportunist, but still has a heart of gold (as we saw in recent scenes with her daughter, seemingly), Sullivan explained, “Characters like Darcy can be dangerous. I think Darcy is a survivor and she can charm. She’s a flirt. She knows what she wants. Darcy is self-made, according to her, and she made it.”
THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN DARCY AND HER DAUGHTER, MELISSA DYLAN
However, Melissa plays a big role in what’s next for Darcy! Kelly explained, “She’s got this beautiful daughter and that was her entire life who is now making her way. Let me tell you, I don’t know what Darcy’s retirement plan is, but one would assume she doesn’t have much savings. This is a great opportunity for her to connect with her daughter and get the lay of the land.”
Finding out that Melissa has been dating Will Spencer from the rich and powerful Spencer family in Los Angeles, while initially a shock, could prove interesting if the mother/daughter were to work together for a common cause, their survival.
Sullivan explained, “Darcy’s all about the tabloids and all about this life of illusion and the haves and have-nots, essentially. She would never shy away from an opportunity to see what’s around the corner. I think the interesting thing for me, that I’m excited about is to explore the dynamic between Darcy and Melissa and what is that going to become?”
From all accounts, Darcy is here to stay in Los Angeles, and fans will see much more of Sullivan on their-screens. “Darcy’s not going anywhere”, confirmed Kelly. “I always said to Sydney Bullock, Darcy didn’t buy a round trip ticket. If you think about it, Melissa could be her ticket. She might be Darcy’s only hope. There are serious stakes here if Darcy has been waiting for this moment.”

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SHARING SCENES WITH HEATHER TOM
Last week, Sullivan had her first on-screen confrontation with Heather Tom. In the scenes, Katie was disapproving of Dylan and let Darcy know it. Eventually, Darcy takes Dylan with her to leave Will’s beach house apartment, but Will stops Dylan.
Recalling the taping of the scenes, Kelly said, “Heather Tom is a real special artist. In the story between Katie and Darcy, you’ve got momma bear and you’ve got momma bear. You can’t fault either of these women for how they feel, and how protective they are of their children.”
There are many things viewers and perhaps the writers have not totally fleshed out about the Dylans. Are their Dylan sisters coming, or to be revealed to rival the Logan sisters? Who is Melissa’s biological father? Plus, some more nuggets as Kelly revealed.
“I think there is a juicy, juicy story there of the Dylans,” previewed Sullivan. “It would also be interesting if they decide who Melissa’s dad is. Who is that? I mean, that’s interesting. You know, when I auditioned for this role, it said on the page that the character was charming, from the Midwest, and dance skills a plus. and I was a Broadway dancer. So, I hope this means there might be an opportunity to dance on the show at some point.”

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DARCY DYLAN AND WYATT SPENCER PAIRING?
As for the men on the canvas, Kelly was asked what she thought of a potential Darcy and Wyatt Spencer (Darin Brooks) pairing? To which she responded, “That would be so much fun. I’m such a fan of Darin’s work. Oh, I would have a ball working with him. One of the things that really excited me about Darcy when I was coming into audition for her was that they said that they wanted her to have a comedic sensibility, comedic chops as they said it.”
Sullivan concluded, “To work with Darin, I would be so lucky. He’s such a great actor and he’s got great comedic timing and he’s just really present and phenomenally talented. He’s a great actor, so I would love that. I mean, anyone on the show would be really fun. You throw it at the wall (in daytime) and say, ‘Is there a thing? Is there something here?’ Chemistry is chemistry.”
Now below, and in case you missed it, you can check out our full video livestream chat with Kelly Sullivan below.
So, what have you thought of Kelly’s performances thus far as Darcy? Do you think Darcy will turn out to be an opportunistic woman, but who deeply cares and loves her daughter, or will it turn out to be a ruse? Would you like to see Kelly paired with Darin Brooks on-screen as a love interest, and who do you think truly is Melissa Dylan’s biological father? Weigh-in via the comment section.
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