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Thursday, April 25 marks the beginning of Jennifer Bassey’s (ex-Marian Colby, “All My Children”) multi-episode arc on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy.” Word of Bassey’s appearance on the popular primetime series first came to light on Sunday, March 17, when the actress tweeted, “Got a two episode role on Grey’s Anatomy. Wonderful part and i’m very excited. Start mon. the 18th. what a great show. xx :)” She later revealed on Wednesday, March 27 that her appearance on the show had been bumped to three episodes. “Hey just got a 3rd episode on Grey’s Anatomy. Yipeeee!!! What a great group of people. Kevin McKidd is directing and acting. Hes fab. :)”

ABC has announced that “All My Children’s” Vincent Irizarry (David Hayward) and Thorsten Kaye (Zach Slater) along with “One Life to Live’s” Erika Slezak (Victoria Lord) will appear on the Thursday, April 25 edition of the networks “The View.”

Hulu has released its newest video promoting the returns of “All My Children” and “One Life to Live.” The video, titled “They’re Back,” gives viewers a glimpse into how much edgier, sexier, hotter and bolder each soap now is as they get closer to their online debuts courtesy of The OnLine Network.

Everyone and their mothers seems to have joined Twitter, and the same can be said about soaps: “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” co-creator, Lee Phillip Bell, has joined the popular social networking site!

It’s been just over a year since “The Bold and the Beautiful’s” Ashley Jones (Bridget Forrester) briefly dropped into town and allowed Owen to start a life with Jackie, and it looks like she’s coming back again! But what drama will ensue this time when Bridget hits the screen?

If you thought Oprah giving away cars was a big deal, wait until you see what CBS Daytime has in store for the week of April 22 through the 26, when “The Talk,” “The Price Is Right,” and “Let’s Make a Deal” participate in the network’s exciting Big Money Week!

Child actress Lauren Boles has won of the hearts of soap fans as Bo and Hope’s “Days of our Lives” daughter, Ciara, and apparently, she also won over ‘Glee’ fans as the young version of Rachel Barry (Lea Michelle), because the show has asked her back for a second time!

Fans have been wondering what happened to “The Young and the Restless’” Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers), who hasn’t been appearing on the soap as frequently as usual. So just what happened to the fiery redhead, who’s generally been a large part of the canvas since joining the soap in 1994?

According to We Love Soaps, there are rumors floating around that Brian Scott Frons, former President, Daytime, Disney/ABC Television Group, may be secretly working with Prospect Park as it gets ready to re-launch “All My Children” and “One Life to Live,” ironically, two soaps he himself cancelled two years prior.

Ratings Report for the Week of April 8-12, 2013