Daytime Confidential

General Hospital’s Jen Lilley had some big Manolo Blahniks to fill when she took over the role of Maxie Jones for an ailing Kirsten Storms. On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast, Lilley shares with Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens and Jillian Bowe how she's managed to keep her head up, dealing with the demanding schedule of daytime television and irate fans. With rumors of Storms returning to GH gaining steam, Lilley reveals how she takes things one day at a time. She also recalls initally being up for the role of "The Woman In White", and how that ultimately led to her playing Maxie. What has been the starlet's most challenging storyline since joining GH? She reveals that and much more on today’s Daytime Confidential podcast.

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels dive into the 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. From the winners and losers to red carpet fashion and HLN’s production values, they discuss it all. They wrap the podcast by discussing Luke and Anna’s sex scenes on General Hospital and the pairing’s controversial squish name. All this and much more!

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe and Melodie Aikels visit The Morning Jolt With Larry Flick. During the show Flick and Keith Price dish about the 2012 Daytime Emmy Nominations, the state of the four remaining soaps on air and whether or not General Hospital’s Luke and Anna are watchable with the DC gang. In the second hour, they focus on the latest pop culture hot topics, including: The Real Housewives franchises, Lindsay Lohan, Oprah’s interview with the Kardashians, Chris Brown and Rihanna and so much more.

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels count down the Top 5 Characters Everyone Loves, But We Hate. Find out which beloved All My Children, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, One Life to Live, Santa Barbara and The Young and the Restless characters ended up on the DC Crew’s lists. Share your Top 5 Characters Everyone Loves, But You Hate in the comments!

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels dive into the 2012 Daytime Emmy Nominations. Find out who the DC gang believes will win, should win or is least likely to take home the golden statue on daytime’s biggest night. Share who your 2012 Daytime Emmy predictions in the comments!

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe and Melodie Aikels discuss the latest in The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless storylines and headlines, including: Will Victor (Eric Braeden) plundering Sharon’s (Sharon Case) garden destroy the character of Sharon? Can she be redeemed afterwards? What’s the difference between Guiding Light’s Reva Shayne (Kim Zimmer) and Y&R’s Sharon? Aaron Lustig returns to The Young and the Restless as Dr. Tim Reid. Is The Young and the Restless making end of show moves? Sonny (Maurice Benard) pulls a gun on Johnny (Brandon Barash) after catching him in bed with Connie (Kelly Sullivan). Is it time for soap fans to relax about deplorable characters in soaps? Kate Howard needs a drastic wardrobe improvement. Maxie (Jen Lilley) goes to trial. Is it time for Ned Ashton (Wally Kurth) to return to Port Charles? Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) manipulates Hope (Kim Matula) and Liam (Scott Clifton)

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Regan Cellura dive into the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: Sean Kanan is coming back to The Bold and the Beautiful as Deacon Sharpe. Might Nadia Bjorlin return to Days of Our Lives? General Hospital recasts Kristina with Lindsey Morgan. Victor gets Beauty of Nature on The Young and the Restless, but Jack gets Nikki. All this and much more on today’s Daytime Confidential podcast!

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe and Melodie Aikles dive into the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: General Hospital’s life has been extended by ABC, thanks to the cancellation of The Revolution. Former One Life to Live star Florencia Lozano will pop up in Port Charles. What does the DC gang think of Sonny’s trial? Days of Our Lives drops the axe on four stars in a casting bloodbath. Sarah Brown learns she was fired on Twitter. Could a fifth hour of The Today Show put DAYS in danger? Crystal Chappell will visit The Bold and the Beautiful as one of Caroline’s moms. What are the DC gang’s impressions of Caroline? The Young and the Restless’ Maria Arena Bell promises sensational summer storylines to viewers. Expect to see a SORASED Fen and Summer appear in Genoa City. All this and much more on today’s Daytime Confidential podcast!

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens and Jillian Bowe join Larry Flick and Keith Price on The Morning Jolt With Larry Flick to dish soaps and pop culture. From Robin’s “death” on General Hospital to the state of The Young and the Restless, they debate the latest headlines and news. During the second half of the DC gang’s visit the topic changes to primetime TV and the latest big screen films as Larry tries to get Luke to follow in Jamey’s footsteps and sing on the show. All this and much more on today’s show!

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe and Regan Cellura dive into the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless storylines and headlines. A date has been set for the 2012 Daytime Emmy Awards. Would Oprah be smart to air the Daytime Emmys on OWN? The DC gang weighs in on The Bold and the Beautiful 25th anniversary celebration. Has B&B lost sight of telling multi-layered storylines, in favor a single "A" storyline? Why is everyone so obsessed with Hope’s sex life? Will’s coming out storyline on Days of Our Lives continues to be one of the best in daytime. Carrie takes on Abby after learning the truth. John and Hope’s time in Alamania isn’t something the DC crew is enjoying. Should DAYS spend more time on stories like Will’s coming out and less time attempting to recreate the past? General Hospital shocked fans with the revelation that Robin isn’t dead, but instead very much alive. Does GH need to avoid Johnn

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe and Melodie Aikels discuss the latest in The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: The Bold and the Beautiful heads to Italy for a location shoot. Former One Life to Live star Nafessa Williams will play a model on B&B. Lucas tries to get Will out of EJ’s grasp on Days of Our Lives. What is in store for John and Hope in Alamania? Darin Brooks will appear in the Bad Girls pilot. Carrie and Rafe profess their feelings as Abby tries to get her hooks in Austin. Port Charles citizens come together mourn Robin at her funeral. Maxie crashes Robin’s funeral. Jamey clears up General Hospital rumors. John McBain makes his GH debut. The Young and the Restless casts Blake Hood as Kyle Abbott. Adam Newman miraculously gets his eyesight back. Are Ricky and Daisy being chemistry tested? The Newman board of directors splits over the new cosmetics company.

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Melodie Aikels discuss the latest in The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: Could Katie Couric help keep General Hospital from being cancelled? Roger Howarth gets a GH contract to keep him in Port Charles. Nathan Parsons reveals the Lady in White storyline was supposed to go on for months and Alyshia Ochse was “on a potential five-year contract. The Bold and the Beautiful’s Liam and Hope finally make love. Phyllis Diller returns as Gladys Pope and marries Stephanie and Eric. Former As the World Turns star John Hensley will guest on B&B. Lisa Rinna slams fan favorite Joseph Mascolo, the week her character Billie Reed returns to Salem. Billie’s brother Lucas also popped up in Salem and reunited with Sami. The Young and the Restless’ Maria Arena Bell weighs in on Bill Bell, saying "Bill was so focused and so believed in his vision...I think even he w

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe and Regan Cellura dive into the 2012 Daytime Emmy Pre-Nominations. They discuss which pre-nominations they are excited to see, which pre-noms have them scratching their heads and who they feel are missing from the list. All this and a discussion about General Hospital clearing the deck for Kristina Wagner on today’s Daytime Confidential podcast!

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe and Melodie Aikels dive into the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: Will former The Bold and the Beautiful star Jack Wagner be among the cast of the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars? Bill is obsessed with Liam’s sex life and Hope’s virginity, but who knew he fantasized about Brooke? Rafe and Nicole learn that Sami and EJ had sex. What will happen next? Will kisses a guy at Horton Square and later shares what happened with Marlena. John and Hope are off to Alamania, but is this really the direction Days of Our Lives should be headed? Robin’s death has rocked General Hospital. Jason Thompson, Finola Hughes and John J. York have delivered fantastic performances as Patrick, Anna and Mac grieved their loss. Starr and Cole arrive in Port Charles, but how will their lives be impacted by the car crash? Who knew The Lady in White

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jillian Bowe and Regan Cellura discuss the latest in The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital and The Young and the Restless storylines and headlines, including: Jack Wagner is taken off contract at The Bold and the Beautiful. Regan shares her first impressions as a new viewer of B&B, from Steffy/Liam/Hope to Brooke/Ridge/Taylor. If you were Steffy, would you sign the annulment papers or would you stick it to Liam? Karen Spencer returns to town with a daughter, Caroline. Chandler Massey and Alison Sweeney have been on fire as Will and Sami on Days of Our Lives. Their scenes have pulled on history and provided many emotional moments for the characters. John and Hope discover they are still married. Contract negotiations between Nadia Bjorlin and DAYS fall apart. Robin Mattson returns to General Hospital. What will Steve’s mom think of Olivia? The DC gang shares their thoughts on Alexis’ menopause storyline. Johnny and Carly have been

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels discuss One Life to Live’s final week and episode finale. From their favorite moments, to the prison break and the show’s shocking cliffhanger, the DC gang discusses it all. They then dive into ABC daytime, post One Life to Live, including OLTL stars joining General Hospital. ABC hoped it would find ratings success with The Revolution, but the new show’s ratings have tanked. Do daytime viewer’s want to be told how to live their lives?

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast One Life to Live viewers share their favorite memories of Llanview and its residents from its forty-three years on air. Listen as fellow OLTL fans react to OLTL’s cliffhanger finale and weigh in on everything from Viki (Erika Slezak) and Clint (Jerry verDorn) to the revelation Victor (Trevor St. John) is alive.

He gave up a career as a lawyer to pursue his true passion for writing soap operas. Now, some 15 years after first joining One Life to Live as a writer's assistant, the soap's last head writer Ron Carlivati joins Daytime Confidential's Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels to dish having completed the daunting task of wrapping the iconic sudser up on ABC Daytime. Hear from Carlivati himself on his thoughts about how the 43-year-old sudser came to a close. Would he have done things differently had he known OLTL wouldn't be moving online immediately following the ABC finale? Carlivati shares how it felt to be able to bring back such popular veterans as Jessica Tuck (Megan), Roscoe Born (Mitch), Fiona Hutchison (Gabrielle), Susan Batten (Luna), Ty Treadway (Troy), and more during the soap's Between Heaven and Hell arc during its final week. He also clears up all those rumors surrounding the exits of Robin Strasser (Dorian) and Trevor St. John (Victor), the latter of whom made a

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr joins Larry Flick and Keith Price on The Morning Jolt With Larry Flick to discuss One Life to Live and General Hospital. During their visit they discuss One Life to Live’s final weeks, its final episode and the news that Roger Howarth, Kassie DePaiva, Kristen Alderson and Michael Easton are joining the cast of General Hospital. They then dive into what is being done to save GH, which will be competing with The Chew and The Revolution for a spot on ABC’s fall lineup. Will the OLTL transplants boost ratings? Is there enough time for the return of fan favorites to have a positive impact on the show’s survival? As the segment winds down the three celebrate the return of Kirsten Storms as Maxie and debate whether-or-not Natalie should jump from Llanview to Port Charles.

On today’s Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe and Melodie Aikels dive into all the latest The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, One Life to Live and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including: Bill Spencer continues to manipulate of Liam and Hope’s relationship on The Bold and the Beautiful. Should B&B refocus on a Katie/Bill/Steffy triangle instead of Steffy/Liam/Hope? Will’s relationship with Marlena is a highlight of Days of Our Lives, but there are a lot of good reasons to be watching Salem’s citizens in 2012. The DC gang is counting the days until Ron Carlivati’s episodes of General Hospital begin airing. They weigh in on Liz and Ewan, Scrubs and Michael revealing to Port Charles that Jax is still alive. We know Ted King and Michael Easton are hopping from OLTL to GH, but Jamey reveals that more OLTL stars could be on the way. One Life to Live’s prison break had the DC crew glued to their TVs. From Lindsay and Troy to Mit