THE TALK'S NATALIE MORALES TO Y&R
Soap Opera Digest|August 15, 2022
For Natalie Morales, one of the hosts of THE TALK, getting asked to play an investigative reporter on Y&R was “a symbiotic fit”.
THE TALK'S NATALIE MORALES TO Y&R

“Soaps are huge for us because our audience are fans from Y&R and BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL, so we build from their lead-ins,” she explains. “Soap actors come on our show all of the time, so it was kind of a natural opportunity for us to cross-promote. Y&R approached us and asked, ‘Would you guys be interested in having Natalie come over and do something?’ ”

A thrilled Morales immediately agreed to appear in multiple episodes. “I was floored,” she admits. “I mean, I never thought I would get a chance to be on Y&R, yet here I am! And it’s not just a cameo; I actually have a story arc, which is an incredible honor for me.”

Morales never knew that much about the American soap genre. “Growing up in Panama and Brazil, I was a telenovela girl, so for us, that was must-see TV,” she recalls. “When I got home from school, we didn’t have the ability to record things back then, but I did watch the Luke and Laura wedding [on GH], because that was the event of that year. I never really tuned into the U.S. soaps, and now because they’re our lead-in to THE TALK, I find myself watching them a little bit more.”

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