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Y&R: PHYLLIS BUSTS SALLY AND TARA
To get to the bottom of how Sally orchestrated Summer’s exit from Genoa City, Phyllis realizes that she must speak directly to fashion designer Angelina Marchetti, who Summer works for in Milan, without sounding like a meddlesome mom. When Phyllis discovers that Angelina is meeting with Eric Forrester in Los Angeles, she heads to the West Coast. “Phyllis arrives at Forrester Creations and finds Eric and Angelina together,” says Michelle Stafford (Phyllis). “Phyllis claims that she’s in L.A. on business and wanted to thank Angelina in person for giving Summer this wonderful job. ”
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“The chemistry between those two is absolutely unstoppable. Bravo to [DAYS’s] Victoria Konefal [Ciara] and Robert Scott Wilson [Ben]!”
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flashback to 2015 Daddy’s Here: Julius (Obba Baba tundé) arrived in Los Angeles prior to Maya’s (Karla Mosley) wedding to Rick.
TIGIRLILY DISHES ABOUT Y&R APPEARANCE
On July 22, the country singing duo Tigirlily, which consists of sisters Kendra and Krista Slaubaugh, made their soap debut on Y&R playing themselves. “We signed with Monument Records a few months back, which is a division of Sony, and they said, ‘We have this idea of a cameo appearance of y’all on YOUNG AND RESTLESS. Are you okay with that?’ ” Kendra explains. “We said sure even though we’ve never done any acting. We’ve just been in music videos, but we thought that it would be so awesome. Plus we’ve never been to L.A. before, so we thought YOUNG AND RESTLESS was a great reason to go.”
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flashback to 2014 Irreconcilable Differences: Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) and Nikolas (then-Tyler Christopher) were once engaged, but he dumped her for stealing his sister Lulu’s embryo and giving birth to Rocco, who Britt dubbed Ben.
B&B: STEFFY AND FINN WED
With the arrival of Finn’s parents, Finn and Steffy move forward with their wedding plans. “This is a surprise visit,” reports Tanner Novlan (Finn) of Jack and Li’s arrival. “They knew the families would meet at some point but Jack seems to be chomping at the bit to come meet everybody, which is both a good sign but an interesting sign in the soap world — whenever someone shows up unannounced [laughs]. But, Finn is really happy to have his family there.”
Y&R: PHYLLIS SETS A TRAP FOR SALLY AND TARA
Convinced that Sally and Tara conspired to make Summer leave Genoa City, Phyllis resolves to expose them. “Phyllis already doesn’t trust Sally at all,” notes Michelle Stafford (Phyllis). “Phyllis is like, ‘I know what you’re all about.’ And Phyllis thinks Tara is a lunatic, so to Phyllis, those two are a couple of mean girls. They took down Summer and now Phyllis wants blood.”
GH PREVIEW: LIZ AND FINN CONFESS!
Liz and Finn have been bound together by their shared secret — Finn pushed Peter down the G.H. rooftop stairs to his death, and they stashed his body in a freezer in the sub-basement — but this week, they each spill the beans to a former lover.
REAL-LIFE DAYS DUO'S ENGAGEMENT STORY
Arianne Zucker (Nicole) says she was “pleasantly surprised” when longtime beau Shawn Christian (ex-Daniel, DAYS) popped the question on Father’s Day. “Of course we’ve had conversations about a ring and things like that, but I didn’t really expect him to do the whole thing,” she begins. “I thought, ‘Oh, maybe he’ll just give me a promise ring over dinner someday.’ I literally didn’t think he was going to say what he said or do what he did. It was sort of like, ‘We’re not broke, don’t fix it. We have a great thing going.’ ”
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Y&R’s - “Skyle” Edition!
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The Quartermaines reel as Austin introduces himself as Austin Gatlin-Holt, Jimmy Lee’s son and Edward’s grandson. Brook Lynn is particularly shaken, given that Austin delivered Louise. Valentin is pleased that he’ll remain at the helm of the company while the matter of Austin’s claim to ELQ shares gets sorted out. Later, at G.H., Monica chats up Austin, trying to determine if he’s on the up-and-up.
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Rena Sofer (Quinn, B&B)
Days of our lives
Come And Go With Me: Howie (Stanley Brock, l.), disguised as the bride, walked down the aisle to Larry (Andrew Masset) while Bo made off with Hope (Kristian Alfonso).
MEET GH'S NEW SPENCER
Nicholas Chavez made his Port Charles debut as Spencer Cassadine on July 1, but the Denver native’s journey to GH actually began back in April, when he sent in a self-tape audition. Shortly thereafter, “My manager reached out and said, ‘Hey, they’d like you to screen-test out in Los Angeles,’ which was amazing news and is kind of unusual in the industry, because it’s usually a self-tape, then an audition and then a callback and then you go screentest. To jump right from A to Z was a pretty daunting experience, and it all happened maybe within the span of a week.”
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James Reynolds (Abe)
B&B: CARTER CAN'T QUIT QUINN
Though they’re supposed to be keeping their distance, Carter and Quinn can’t keep their hands off each other, and the guilt is getting the best of Carter. “They just feel safe with each other,” explains Lawrence SaintVictor (Carter). “No matter how much they try to deny each other — and they do try — they just can’t stop. Whatever this is, it is not going to just disappear, and they don’t know how to shake it. It’s impacting their personal lives, and their relationships with their family and friends. They just can’t put a stop to these feelings.”
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Y&R: AMANDA AND VICTOR TEAM UP
Amanda is suspicious of Naya’s claim that she arranged the murder of Richard Nealon decades earlier, not Sutton. “It just felt like Naya was doing if for her dad and, based on her past patterns, a lot of her actions seem to be to appease Sutton and live up to his expectations, which included her giving up Amanda and Hilary,” explains Mishael Morgan (Amanda).
THE WALLS CLOSE IN ON GH'S NIKOLAS
As his past crimes come back to haunt him, Nikolas stands to lose a lot more than his marriage to Ava, leaving him at a precarious crossroads.
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BEHIND the SCENES!
TAKE FIVE
Aaron D. Spears (Justin, B&B)
Hot Plots Preview!
What Will Happen
MEET DAYS'S RAVEN BOWENS
It’s been such a roller coaster,” reflects Raven Bowens of landing the job of DAYS’s Chanel. “I auditioned for it months back. It was a self-tape and I didn’t hear anything for weeks and so I had kind of given up on it. About a month or so later, I got a call for a chemistry read but I didn’t get the part. I was told it went down to the wire and it went another way and as actors, we hear that often [laughs]. I was like, ‘Whatever, they were just probably being nice’. So I was pretty sad about it and then all my team was hyping me and I thought, ‘You know what? I read Carol Burnett’s book a while back, and in her book she talked about how she couldn’t get arrested, she couldn’t get a job, and she kind of settled with herself and was like, “You know what? It wasn’t my turn. It was that other person’s turn.” ’ So I sent my agents that email and they said, ‘We love this, so moving on.’ A couple of weeks later, I booked THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, so I was in New York and I was doing that show and then DAYS called and they offered me the role. It was pretty crazy.”
Hail To The Chief
Remembering GH Legend Stuart Damon, 1937-2021
B&B: CARTER AND QUINN RECONNECT
Carter struggles to pick up the pieces in the wake of the reveal about him and Quinn. “The heartbreak here is unbearable,” sighs Lawrence Saint-Victor (Carter). “But, there’s also a weird sense of relief, like, ‘It’s finally over.’ The excruciating guilt of trying to hide something and not being able to keep eye contact when you’re in the same room, it was terrible, and at least that part is over.”
DAYS: NICOLE AND ERIC SPLIT
Xander crashes Eric and Nicole’s anniversary party, putting Nicole immediately on edge. “I couldn’t even imagine that feeling of someone walking in and you knowing they’re going to sabotage the rest of your life,” begins Arianne Zucker (Nicole).
AMC STARS PAY TRIBUTE TO RAY MACDONNELL
Original ALL MY CHILDREN cast member Ray MacDonnell (ex-Joe), who passed away on June 10 at the age of 93, is being fondly remembered by his Pine Valley peers.
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BUSTED!
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MAKING A splash!
A Sneak Peek At GH’s New Swimming Pool Set