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! XJJohnson/jpistudios.com Outstanding Lead Actor Eric Martsolf (Brady, Days of our Lives) You won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2014. Would winning for Outstanding Lead Actor mean more to you? “I love this question because I’ve always felt that this whole soap opera thing ..read more

Conner Floyd (Chance, Y&R) answers Digest’s five burning questions. JPI Aside from acting, what are you most passionate about? “I love playing guitar. I try and get in as many hours as I can in a day so that one day, I can be as good as Michael Graziadei [Daniel].” If cost wasn’t a factor, what kind of business would you open? “I would love to start a whiskey distillery. That’s something my dad and I have always dreamed about; customizing your own bottle, the taste, and the ads. It all sounds very exciting and interesting.” What is your favori ..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! ABC/Ricky Middlesworth Outstanding Lead Actress Finola Hughes (ANNA, GENERAL HOSPITAL) This is your 11th nomination so this is nothing new for you, but what does a Daytime Emmy nomination mean to you? “Everyone on the show works really hard and I don’t expect anything other than I enjoy the process so ..read more

Howard Wise/jpistudios.com It was quite a week on soaps with some amazing dialogue thanks to the many talented writers on all the soaps. We may not have caught all the great lines but here’s a sampling of what Digest did enjoy. Young and Restless (Jack and Victor discuss Harrison’s abduction by Jordan.) Jack: I imagine Jordan (read what Colleen Zenk said about playing Jordan here) is going to reach out to Kyle soon. How do we string her along if she starts making demands? Victor: I’ll handle her. But you know, I seriously doubt she has shown her full hand yet. Jack: What makes you so sure? V ..read more

INSTAGRAM/Jessica Collins Jessica Collins has been a fan favorite for soap fans since she first came on the scene in 1991, playing Dinah Lee on Loving. Twenty years later she was also welcomed back as Phyllis’s sister Avery on Young and Restless (she left the role in 2015 and talked about it here). Currently, she’s got a lead role in the Apple series, Acapulco, where she plays Diane — with Season 3 dropping on May 1. While her work life has been taking off, her home life had a hole that needed just the right soul to fill it. That’s because it’s been over a year since she suffered a huge loss ..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! Paul Smith Photography Outstanding Guest Performance Ashley Jones (BRIDGET, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL) What did you submit? “I was on the show mainly for the storyline with my dad, Eric Forrester — John McCook, who’s also nominated, as you know. It’s pretty much the stuff that when [speaking in character] I ..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! ABC/Ricky Middlesworth Outstanding Supporting Actor Robert Gossett (MARSHALL, GENERAL HOSPITAL) How did you find out you were nominated? “My 27-year-old son texted me some GIFs, probably four to five of them right after the other, and then he sent a screenshot of the list.” What does the nomination me ..read more

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XJJohnson/jpistudios.com Abigail Klein (Stephanie) discusses her scenes with Blake Berris’s Everett. Stephanie delivers the news Jada’s been waiting to hear when she tells her Everett signed their divorce papers. “Stephanie witnessed him signing them, so she’s elated,” says Abigail Klein (Stephanie). “She feels like, OK, this is a huge step to get us back on track, whatever that looks like. It’s completely closing that door [to his past], and she just feels like this is a big step forward.” A step forward for all of them. “This is closure for Jada too, and Stephanie wants that for her friend ..read more

JPI Michael Mealor’s YOUNG AND RESTLESS character Kyle is desperately searching for his son, Harrison (Redding Munsell), who was kidnapped. Summer has pointed her finger at Claire (Hayley Erin) but the actor couldn’t help but wonder how the storyline would have played out with the return of another conflicted blonde – Tara Locke (Elizabeth Leiner). “Oh, yes. That is something I have dreamed about,” Mealor confessed. “I love the idea of Tara coming back and fighting Summer and Kyle, and it just kind of turning all of that on its head.” Not much of the scheming blonde has been mentioned since ..read more