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According to the July 31st Soap Opera Weekly (scroll down for spoiler)
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Tim Adams is returning as Marcie’s brother, Ron, in October.

Courtesy of Soap Opera Weekly

Apparently in the new Soap Opera Digest(scroll down for spoilers)
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Kelli Giddish (Di) is leaving the canvas, the show in the near future are going to test Aiden with Greenlee. I guess for a Aiden/Greenlee/Josh Triangle. Also Justing Bruening(Jamie) is leaving as well, as was previously speculated.

Source: Proteus at Soap Zone

All My Children
Coming:

Alexander, Benjamin, and Caleb Eckstein- Spike Lavery, are now playing Spike.

Going:

Ava and Julia Farrar- Spike Lavery

One Life to Live
Coming:

John Brotherton- Jared Banks, new character will interact with Jessica and Nash, first airs August 21.

Jason-Shane Scott- Will Rappaport, Lindsay’s son and Jessica’s ex-boyfriend will resurface for a few episodes in September.

General Hospital
Coming:

Graham Shiels- Cody Paul, GH: Night Shift regular crosses over on July 19, he is an Iraq war vet who’s got a grudge against Logan.

Staying:

Natalia Livingston- Emily Quartermaine, despite rumors of her leaving, she has inked a new deal.

Source: Soap Opera Digest

I wish this news says, “Dixie is back”. But no . We all know that before Cady reprised her role as Dixie, she was Rosanna in ATWT. Well it’s official, she is going back to ATWT as she herself stated in her blog :

Yes, it is true.
I am returning to ATWT to play Rosanna Cabot, who will arise from her coma in Switzerland to what deeds we can only imagine! Who is she now?! What did she dream?! How is her hair?!
I am very pleased to be returning, and I hope to have a lot of fun.
The “Dixie Lives� scribble on Janet’s notepad was the first I have heard of anything, but maybe she switched bodies while ghosting around the netherworld and is now somehow inhabiting Rosanna Cabot’s small but mighty frame?
Well, you know how it goes in soapland. Drama, drama, drama.

I’m happy that she’s back in daytine TV again but I wish it was in AMC. Oh well, I’ll just have to catch her on ATWT again, like the last time she was there.

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*Picture from IMDB

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Soaps In Depth compiled a list of possible actresses that could fill the empty chair that Vanessa Marcil left when she decided to leave her Brenda Barrett alter-ego and be Sam for that NBC primetime show called Las Vegas. I do want the Brenda character back. She is such an icon, pretty much, in Port Charles. The damn mob-infested town needs a feisty little thing called Brenda, hah.

*Vanessa’s picture from funmunch.com

First on the list is Rebecca Budig. I wholeheartedly agree. I loved her as Michelle in Guiding Light, and I absolutely loved her as Greenlee in All My Children. She is my one of my top picks to fill Vanessa’s shoes.

*Picture from Starpulse.com

Gina Tognoni is my top pick also. I would’ve loved to see her spar with Laura Wright again since the latter used to play Cassie on Guding Light while Gina plays Dinah. But, sad to say, Gina is staying in Guiding Light :(.

Other actresses that made it on the SID list are :

Julianne Morris who sued to play Amy Wilson in Young and the Restless, and eventually place Greta in Days of Our Lives.

I don’t know about her. I don’t think she has the caliber of acting that Rebecca possess. Sorry.

Lauren Woodland who used to play a spoiled brat Brittany Hodges in Young and The Restless. I’m surprised she made the list. I was never impressed with her acting.

Charissa Chamorro who sued to play the psycho Tory Grainger in guiding Light and the con artist Sophia Pelligrino in OLTL. I might be able to live with her as a replacement but I don’t think she will be able to handle Lura Wright’s Carly. The latter will eat her alive.

Brenda is a strong-willed character who is always fighting with Carly because of Sonny. Now that she is married to Jax who by the way is also one of Brenda’s ex-love, the new actress should be able to stand on her own to stick it to Carly. In my opinion, Rebecca Budig is the best choice.

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Sabine Singh will be playing Greenlee Smythe Dupree Lavery. Rebecca Budig will not be reprising this feisty character. I know it’s not nice to compare without even giving the new girl a chance but she doesn’t look like Greenlee to me, hah. Annie looks more like Greenlee but whatever. I want the character back so I’ll deal with it. Who knows, I might like her in the end :). Read More about Sabine here.

These are all according to Soaps IN Depth.

Genie Francis return as Laura last November was a rating booster for the Port Charles soap could very well be a sign that she might come back in May but TPTB said there is not immediate scheme to have Genie reprise her most loved character. Not that the President knows anyway. Genie has expressed desire in coming back during the summer. She would love to be able to come and go as Anthony Geary does with his character Luke.

This would be awesome. With Scotty back, the storyline among Luke, Laura and Scotty will surely burn out TV monitors again. The time that Luke and Laura aren’t in the canvas, well they could always just say they’re on their honeymoon again making up for all the years that Laura spent catatonic in the hospital. But of course they have to write something clever to get rid of Tracy in that background. Oh that’s going to be fun :).

Ted King has confirmed, he’s leaving his Lorenzo Alacazar character after more than 4 years of portrayal. He said it’s time for him to go. He needs to stretch as an actor and take on a new role. There are no available news on how Alcazar will meet his demise.

This is understandable. I remember Ted as Prue’s love from that now defunct WB turned CB network, CHARMED. Oh how I loved that show. Especially when Shanned Dougherty was still on. Well I wish King all the best. As for his character, I hop TPTB doesn’t kill him off. With Skye and Lila Rae in his life it would be nice to have this mob family go on. Just recast the role, I’d be happy with that. If they decide to off him, I’m guessing it would probably be in conjunction with all the cargos and whatever Sonny is up to these days.

This last news is making me all giddy. Gina Tognoni, ex Kelly from OLTL who was recasted as Dinah in Guiding Light(CBS) might be coming back to ABC when her contract with GL ends in July. The question is which ABC soaps. Will she reprise her Kelly role over at Llanview or be a recast for the much loved GH character, Brenda. Insiders say GL is anxious to keep Gina but I’m hoping she comes back to ABC. I love her. She is such a great actress.

If she decides to show up in Port Charles as Brenda, she would definitely be sparring once again with Laura Wright. The latter is ex Cassie from Guiding Light. They were the reasons I was switching channel for that 3pm time slot. OLTL is also calling her to return as Kelly which will be awesome. She was so good in that role but I don’t know how they would write that story coz when Kelly left Llanview, it was supposed to be because she was joining Kevin in Europe. Maybe things didn’t work out so she left Kevin for good this time? Who knows. There’s also a rumor that she might not be a Brenda recast, but a new character that would mix into Jax/Carly/Sonny triangle. I hope it’s not as Sonny’s new lover. I don’t want that. I want her to be Jax’s ex from years ago who has come to PC to reclaim him hence making room for Sonny and Carly to finally get back together and walk into the sunset with their boys.I don’t want another woman in the canvas to get in between the Carly/Sonny legacy. It has been done before. Don’t you think?

Oh who knows, I just hope Gina comes back to ABC so I don’t have to keep switching channels :).

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