Days of Our Lives

Jessica Leccia (Chapell’s former love interest on GL) told me the character she plays in Venice, Ani, is far removed from her days in Springfield on the canceled CBS soap.

“Everything is pretty much different with Ani. They are night and day. Ani is way more with it than Natalia. She has a career and is goal-oriented and is on the pulse of everything. She is really busy and human and in love ... and all the things that come with that. She is way savvier than Natalia. Ani is going to be a force to be reckoned with and is more of a go-getter to get what she wants. Gina may be what she wants, and that is her big dilemma in this whole thing ... loving somebody and not having it the way she would like it to be.”

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Lisa Rinna, a television host and actress, closed the Calabasas, Calif., location of her Belle Gray boutique chain on Oct. 1. On Oct. 22, her former landlords, The Commons at Calabasas LLC, filed a lawsuit against her in Los Angeles County Superior Court for breach of contract. The Commons at Calabasas retail center is owned by Rick Caruso, who developed the popular The Grove retail center in Los Angeles.

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On today's CBS and Days of our Lives episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Jillian, Mike and Melodie discuss the latest As the World Turns, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives and The Young and the Restless news and storylines for the week of October 26, including:

As the World Turns is making a comeback in quality. Brad's death rocked Oakdale as the cast delivered outstanding performances. Luke and Noah's relationship is going nowhere. Can it be rebuilt? One minute Lily is in love with Holden and the next she's in love with Damian. Is this a hot mess or is ATWT just taking a page from B&B's Ridge and Brooke?

Katie is running Forrester Creations, but how long will it be before she screws things up? Is Ridge hiding behind Brooke's skirts? Can the Forrester family get Forrester Creations back from Bill Spencer? Donna and Pam do the Catwalk show. Will Sarah Brown bring the heat to The Bold and the Beautiful?

Louise Sorel returns to Days of our Lives as Vivian Alamain. What will happen to Carly? Will Bo coming to her defense save her? Rafe returns to Salem. Will he get Sami's baby back for her and what will Sami do to Nicole when she finds out her child is alive? Luke admits likeing a character this past week he doesn't usually care for.

Billy rips into Victor with Restless style on The Young and the Restless. Victor makes his farewell tour of Genoa City amid a bunch of great flashbacks. Victor and Nikki reunite before leaving which has Jillian and Melodie in a very happy place. What is Ryder's secret and how will it impact Kevin?

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Daytime Confidential's Melodie discusses Soap Done Good on ABC's One Life to Live. (Daytime Confidential)

First look: "Venice" images and sneak previews at Michael Fairman Soaps. (Michael Fairman Soaps)

Guza may not acknowledge baby Emma's birthday, but he does listen and writes what the audience wants...in his own twisted way. (Scrubs Hub)

It's November in Port Charles, and we all know what that means: kidnapping, murder and liberal use of the word "whore". Oh, GH Sweeps. How we hate you. (Serial Drama)

The soaps goddess reaches out to General Hospital's Claudia Zacchara Corinthos. (Soap Opera Examiner) READ MORE