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On ALL MY CHILDREN, a plot twister from Bianca
Zack finds Bianca in the tornado rubble Friday on ALL MY CHILDREN - pregnant with his baby.

"Zach is looking for Kendall," says Eden Riegel, back as Kendall's sister, Bianca. "He is shocked to find Bianca. Nobody knew she was coming to Pine Valley."

Bianca tells Zach she is pregnant, but he can't deal with that until he saves his wife. "Zach discovers Kendall's lifeless body and resuscitates her," says Riegel. "Paramedics come, but they only have room in the vehicle for one person. Zach convinces them to take the kids, as well. He and Bianca wait."

Actress and Singer Edie Adams, Dead at 81
American actress, singer and comedienne Edie Adams died on October 15 in Los Angeles, reported the New York Times. The cause was cancer and pneumonia. She was 81.

On Broadway, Adams won a Theatre World Award for her role in "Wonderful Town" (1953) and garnered a Tony for her role in "L'il Abner" (1961). Her film credits include The Apartment (1960), Lover Come Back (1961), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Made in Paris (1966), Up in Smoke (1978) and The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980). Her television credits include HERE'S EDIE (1963-1964), AS THE WORLD TURNS (as Roseanne in 1982) and TALES OF THE CITY (1993).

Van Hansis Fans Support Scholarship
Television can entertain, humor, and inspire us. Walnut Hill alumnus Van Hansis ’00 inspires many as Luke Snyder on the CBS drama AS THE WORLD TURNS, a role that has earned him two consecutive Daytime Emmy Award nominations, but, more importantly, the hearts of viewers internationally. Van’s character has stirred great interest because of his same-sex relationship with character Noah Mayer, played by Jake Silbermann. While some view the plotline as controversial, most applaud Van and others on the show for promoting understanding and tolerance.

Currently, the Van Hansis message board www.vanhansis.net has more than 1,600 members. To honor Van, a group of 70 fans from five countries who converse regularly on this message board celebrated his birthday with a gift to Walnut Hill. Their gifts totaled over $7,000 to support the Student Sponsorship Program, allowing a theater student to attend Walnut Hill who might not otherwise have been able to.

DListed's Michael K. on how his "Hot Slut" daily feature came to be
"One day he was watching ONE LIFE TO LIVE and he said, 'Oh my God, Dorian Lord is such a hot slut. You should post a picture of her and say she’s a hot slut.' So, that’s what I did and then it became a daily thing for people who weren’t very known or who weren’t famous."

Regis and Kelly to Guest Star on BROTHERS & SISTERS
They'll appear in episode 12 of the current season, when Kitty Walker goes on LIVE to promote her new book.

GENERAL HOSPITAL: By The Numbers
Mallory Harlen at Serial Drama puts a numerical spin on this week's GH including the 232 minutes (out of 240 so far) in which Sonny was on-screen or mentioned.

GH stars set to hit Newtown stage tonight
Fans of Jason Morgan, the "dark knight" played by Steve Burton on GENERAL HOSPITAL, will get to see his light(er) side when Port Charles' hunky henchman is joined in Newtown tonight by three popular cast mates. Joining him on stage will be Bradford Anderson, who plays computer hacker Damian Spinelli; Brandon Barash, who plays volatile Johnny Zacchara; and Derk Cheetwood, who plays bodyguard Max Giambetti.

The actors will appear for an improvisational-style show, including an audience question & answer session, at Edmond Town Hall. The show, which starts at 8 p.m., is part of an East Coast tour; this is the only Connecticut stop.

HOLLYOAKS: Tina McQueen is dead
After the explosion at the church Myra McQueen should be glad that any of her children survived. She has to come to terms with the deaths of Tina and Niall so she can rebuild her life. The McQueen family will never be the same again. What will happen to baby Max? Myra is distraught and attempts to console her family following the tragic events. Cindy attempts to discover exactly what's been going on at the Dog, but Darren's not about to admit to the mess the Osbornes have got themselves mixed up in and deflects her questioning.

What's next for the murdered McQueen?
As Tina dies on Hollyoaks tonight fans of the show are wondering what actress Leah Hackett will be doing now she's not a McQueen. In an exclusive interview for the official Hollyoaks website Leah has admitted that it was her decision to leave the soap and she is thrilled to have been involved in such an exciting storyline saying, "When I found out what the storyline was and who was directing it I was really excited, especially because it involved all of the McQueens. It was great to be able to say goodbye to everyone because unless it's a big storyline people tend to leave in the back of a taxi whereas this really was like saying goodbye to my family because we did it all on location, and it was great fun and the scripts were great too."

Tina wants to try something new and doesn't want to play a geek in her next job.

The Big Question: What will a BBC move out of London mean for programs, and viewers?
Because of the controversy provoked yesterday by a speech that the BBC's Director of Vision, Jana Bennett, gave to the Royal Television Society on Wednesday evening. She set out the corporation's "Out of London" strategy, which is designed to ensure that half of all BBC programming is made outside the capital by 2016.

New book tells of how Doug Savant was a closeted heterosexual during MELROSE PLACE days
In publicist Howard Bragman's upcoming book, "Where's My Fifteen Minutes?" he shares this story: "As Doug's publicist, people were always asking about his personal sexual orientation. He is in fact heterosexual, married, and has numerous children. But Doug thought it would be insulting to the gay community if he went out of his way to say he was straight, so we kept his embarrassing heterosexuality in the closet for a long time."