ABC/Ricky Middlesworth Last Saturday at the Daytime Unites For ALS event, Digest’s Adam Havener spoke with Maurice Benard about who his dream guest would be for his YouTube video podcast series, State Of Mind, and the actor didn’t hesitate with his answer. “I wanted Steve Burton and I’m shooting him Tuesday, my good friend, but he’s been through a lot and I’ve been asking for three years, but he’s finally going to do it.” Indeed, Benard has been talking about wanting to get his longtime General Hospital co-star and offscreen pal to be on his show for some time. The two go back a long way. Be ..read more

The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be held on Friday, June 7, with the ceremony airing live on CBS starting at 8 p.m. ET. Soap Opera Digest chatted with the nominees to get the scoop on how they found out, what episodes they submitted, and more as we count down to daytime’s biggest night! Howard Wise/jpistudios.com Outstanding Supporting Actress Jennifer Gareis (Donna, Bold and Beautiful) How did you find out about your nomination? “I was driving when I got the call, so I pulled over and screamed.” Who did you share your news with first? “I called my parents. They have always supported ..read more

On the Tuesday, May 7, episode of General Hospital, Laura pays Heather a visit at Pentonville. Ahead of the chat between Ace’s two grandmothers, Digest caught up with Heather’s portrayer, Alley Mills, for the scoop on the unexpected support the jailbird has found in the mayor, the research she did on metallosis, and the recent retcon of her alter ego’s history… ABC This week, Laura comes to visit Heather at Pentonville. Can you share what that sit-down is like? “I can. Before you called, I was thinking about Heather’s relationship with Laura in the past and recently. Ever since the whole hip ..read more

X/NancyLeeGrahn It was a star-studded event on Saturday in Glendale, California, where soap stars from General Hospital, Days of our Lives, Bold and Beautiful as well as Young and Restless came together to meet fans and raise money for ALS. The event was organized by GH’s Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis), and she shared news about the evening’s success. “Thanks to my beautiful friends who showed up, along with some extraordinarily kind Daytime fans, we raised over 71k for ALS,” wrote the Daytime Emmy-winning star on her X (formerly Twitter) account. “Truly grateful for the privilege t ..read more

Jill Johnson/jpistudios.com(2) Naomi Matsuda returns to B&B and Lane Davies returns in a new role on GH. Who’s Coming Bold and Beautiful Naomi Matsuda (Dr. Li Finnegan): Li is confronted with a disturbing development on May 9 and 10. Watch as she deals with the fact her son’s biological mother, Sheila, is still alive. Get ready to watch sparks fly! Days of our Lives Maggie Carney (Rita): The actress was on last week playing EJ’s (Dan Feuerriegel) secretary. Erin Wu (Alana): The actress can be seen on Monday, May 6, when Blake Berris’s character introduces himself to her as Bobby. General ..read more

JPI Victor’s will is finally probated, and Maggie shares the news with Konstantin, Sarah and Xander. Konstantin is elated until Maggie tells the group she plans to distribute her share to those cut out of it. Maggie immediately senses Konstantin’s upset. “She does,” confirms Suzanne Rogers (Maggie). “But in her mind, she thinks, well, he’s not really family. She can’t quite understand why he’s objecting to the fact that she would leave the sons of Victor and people in her family money. I mean, it’s hers to give. So what is he objecting to? She doesn’t quite understand why he’s being so verba ..read more

Bold And Beautiful Howard Wise/jpistudios.com On Monday, May 6, Deacon and Finn are ecstatic to have Sheila back, believing she deserves a second chance…. Liam gets closer to Steffy over her concerns about Finn on Tuesday, May 7…. On Wednesday, May 8, Deacon wants to take the next step in his relationship with Sheila (both above)…. Steffy is horrified by Finn’s “happy” news that Sheila is alive on Thursday, May 9…. On Friday, May 10, Li comes face to face with her archenemy, Sheila Carter. Days of our Lives XJJohnson/jpistudios.com On ..read more

ABC Poor Trina has been on her own since January 31 of this year when Spencer tragically went overboard, saving the love of his life from Esme’s clutches. While viewers thought that actor Nicholas Chavez would return to his role when he was done shooting his other project, the actor’s statement on Friday made it obvious that it wasn’t going to be anytime soon, if at all. Trina’s portrayer, Tabyana Ali, addressed her co-star’s news. “It was great creating Sprina together with him,” Ali told Digest. “I want the best for him and all of his endeavors and I hope that we will get the chance to wor ..read more

Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images Clint Howard made his acting debut on The Andy Griffith Show alongside his older brother Ron at the tender age of 2. In typical Howard family fashion, he has been cranking out acting roles, producing, and directing ever since. His career has spanned 60-plus years. Before he made his debut as Tom on Bold and Beautiful, a homeless man who helped Deacon and Finn solve the Sheila mystery, Digest sat down with Clint Howard to talk about his inspirations, his storied career, and what’s coming up in the future. Variety Is The Spice of Life Howard has tackled everything ..read more

The week of May 6 will be an exciting one for the soaps. Get a sneak peek of the coming week with this photo gallery to see what’s coming up on Days of our Lives, Bold and Beautiful, and Young and Restless. You’ll see a few images that will tease the action that is on its way to your screens. Unfortunately, images from General Hospital were not available at press time but will be back next week ..read more