Lauralee Bell and brother Bradley grew up with soap in their veins. Two of the children of Young & Restless and Bold & Beautiful co-creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell made daytime their careers, Lauralee as an actress (who’s played Christine on Young & Restless since the 1980s) and Bradley as the executive producer and headwriter of Bold & Beautiful.
Now, of course, Kirsten Storms is a General Hospital favorite as Maxie. But back in 2004, it was the Days of Our Lives soundstage that her brother Austin had to visit when he wanted to see her. Back then, the soap vet was playing teenage sweetheart Belle.
… that Young & Restless alum Michael Graziadei (ex-Daniel) and brother Phillip could pass for one another — that is, when they aren’t rocking vastly different ’dos like in this shot from 2006. They even have similar taste in stylish neckwear!
When Tom Pelphrey won the first of his Emmys for his work as Guiding Light’s Jonathan, he had by his side not only mom Laurie but his sib, Bobby.
General Hospital legend Kin Shriner (Scotty) and twin brother Wil are the sons of the late Herb Shriner, a popular TV personality in the 1940s and ’50s. Just like Dad, they both went into showbiz, Kin in daytime TV, Wil as a comedian and director.
No, the shiner Thad Luckinbill is sporting in this 2005 photo wasn’t given to him by twin brother Trent; it just added a little, ahem, punch to the Young & Restless storyline in which J.T. was involved at the time.
The smile on the face of either Days of Our Lives’ Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe) or brother Ulf in this pic from 2004 could light up a room. So together, they could probably illuminate… what? A whole city? Maybe a county, even?
In 2004, Young & Restless’ Ashley Bashioum (ex-Mac) brought along brother Ben to celebrate the CBS soap’s 31st anniversary. Crazy, isn’t it, to think how many years — and Macs! — ago that was.
Back when Days of Our Lives’ Brandon Barash (Jake) was playing Johnny on General Hospital in 2013, brother Jordan joined him at the show’s fan club weekend. Probably got an especially nice autograph, too.
How weird is it to think that years after Heather Tom and brother David had left The Young and the Restless, their former characters — Victoria and Billy — wound up getting married! Nowadays, she is, of course, Katie on The Bold and the Beautiful.
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