Several Soap Actors Fall Ill, Production Halts and Postponed Events, Baby Announcements, and New Primetime Roles

Exciting projects for familiar faces, health updates, and casting news.
Stay on top of what’s going down with your favorite daytime serials as Soaps.com brings you all of the latest news for The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless from March 16 – 20 and beyond.
The Bold and the Beautiful
Entertainment Tonight host Kevin Frazier joins Bold and the Beautiful as the Forrester pilot. Last weekend saw the premiere of Lifetime’s new thriller, Killer Dream Home starring The Bold and the Beautiful alum Robin Riker (Beth) and John DeLuca (Aaron, General Hospital). Meanwhile, Denise Richards (Shauna) revealed that a sneak peek of the upcoming season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is now available. Check it out along with the latest spoiler video in Soaps.com’s The Bold and the Beautiful news room. And Candace is enjoying Quinn’s glee but feels bad for Katie, doesn’t know how to feel about the surprising twist to Sally’s story, and wonders if Steffy could be paired with Vinny in the Bold and the Beautiful column.
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Days of our Lives
Greg Rikaart returns to Days of our Lives as the nefarious Leo Stark. However, head writer Ron Carlivati confirmed on Twitter that the series will be in production hiatus for two weeks. Stephen Nichols (Stevano/Steve) and Mary Beth Evans (Kayla) took to Instagram to reach out to fans and give them an update on how the hiatus may impact on the soap. Watch it in the Days of our Lives news room before learning when you can see Matthew Ashford’s (Jack) NCIS appearance. Get even more Ashford by watching the trailer for his upcoming film The Castle. And, although they recently celebrated the arrival of their first grandchild, Melissa Reeves (Jennifer) and her husband Scott Reeves (ex-Steven, General Hospital) have another grandbaby on the way. Get a taste of what’s ahead in Salem with this week’s spoiler video before learning what Christine savored from last week, including Orpheus’ chaotic return, Xander digging his own grave, the excessive amount of kidnappings, and wonders if Hope is really back in her Days of our Lives column.
General Hospital
Due to ongoing health concerns, the fourth Annual General Hospital Convention has been postponed to November 6 through 8. We send well-wishes to Chloe Lanier (Nelle), who reported in an Instagram story that she’s showing symptoms of infection and is now in self-quarantine. Get all the latest updates on how events are impacting on the soap opera in our General Hospital news room. While you’re there, check out this week’s spoiler video before reading about Jon Lindstrom (Kevin, Ryan) wrapping up filming in New York for an upcoming episode of CBS’ Bull. And Dustin is looking forward to Obrecht and Robert working together, isn’t sure what Cyrus has on Harmony, whether Brando is undercover or not, but is happy to see feisty Maxie again, and thinks Brook Lynn is a walking disaster in the new General Hospital column.
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The Young and the Restless
Congratulations go out to Daniel Goddard (Cane) who passed his US citizenship test last week. Meanwhile, Judith Chapman (Gloria) has been cast as former First Lady Nancy Reagan in the new Will Smith film, King Richard. Read about it in our The Young and the Restless news room, where you can also get the latest updates on The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless halting production following an emergency order by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, and on Greg Rikaart’s (Kevin) current health condition. After watching a sneak peek at what’s ahead for the residents of Genoa City in the weekly spoiler video, get Candace’s rundown on last week as she weighs in on the tearful Abbott family drama, thinks the latest chapter in Victor and Adam’s relationship is falling flat, and suspects that Mariah and Tessa’s drama will be brief in her latest The Young and the Restless column.
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