Michael Fairman has a wonderful new interview at advocate.com today with Crystal Chappell and Jessica Leccia (GUIDING LIGHT's Olivia and Natalia).
Have there been challenges, as an actress, as opposed to when you are in a heterosexual relationship story line?
Crystal: No. I have approached this as a basic simple love story. I think it’s really non-gender-specific in my world as an actress. My character has found she’s falling for another woman. It’s still what I have always done in terms of my work and the approach to it. I did feel, however, that we needed to take it slowly and not sensationalize it. If you think about how long we have taken to get to this point; it was intended to create a long-term bond between these two characters. We take baby steps at times to create a love story that the audience can invest in.
Jessica: It may have been a bit easier because we did not play that we were in love. Maybe it seemed a bit banal, but we were literally folding laundry in one scene and moments came out of that. Our relationship developed slowly and it was sometimes ugly and sometimes pretty and normal ... which is what friendships are.
The article also includes several spoilers that you won't want to miss if you're can't wait to find out what happens next.
Word is spreading fast about this couple and the fanbase is growing daily. It's easy to tear down our soaps when they get things wrong, but I hope fans of all soaps will take notice and applaud this soap who has gotten a story exactly right.
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