Soap Opera Digest – August 19, 2019

DAWSON’S CREEK et al)

will recur as Riverdale High’s

new principal, beginning in the

second episode of season 4.

Executive Producer Roberto

Aguirre-Sacasa describes

him as, “A bit of a hard-ass who

takes a harder line with the stu-

dents, especially the seniors.”

YOUNG AND RESTLESS

Anna Grace Barlow (Zoe

Hardisty): This character

shows up on August 15 and

Pilar, AS THE WORLD

TURNS) will assume the

role of Blake’s (Grant

Show) wife in season 3.

RIVERDALE

Kerr Smith (Mr. Honey):

The soap vet (ex-Jack,

Kerr joins^

the cast^ of^

RIVERDALE.

QIn Memoriam: The cast and crew of Y&R and B&B mourn the loss

of longtime makeup artist and friend Jenna Wittman, who passed away

unexpectedly on Friday, July 19. Wittman worked on the CBS soaps

since 1985 and for the past three years was dedicated only to B&B.

“She was a big part of the Bell-family shows,” praised a setsider. “She

meant so much to so many.”

QOn The Mend: Leslie Charleson (Monica, GH) broke her hand as a

result of what she described as “a tortoise experience” while address-

ing her injury during GH’s fan club weekend. “I have a tortoise that I’ve

had since I’ve lived in my house [and] he was wandering around and I

had everything in my property chicken-wired down below. He decided

last week to go up, and he went up the hill, and I saw him going up

and decided, ‘He’s got to come down!’ I went and grabbed him; he’s

REAL-LIFE STATUS

latest cast

changes

DA

N

ST

EIN

EB

RG

/IN

ISV
IO
N

Lauren is on the

case on Y&R.

JIL

L^ J

OH

NS

ON

/JP

I

JILL JOHNSON/JPI

who’s

coming

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL

Finnegan George (Will

Spencer): Bill (Don

Diamont) and Katie’s

(Heather Tom) son is back

in action on August 15.

Joe LoCicero (Vincent

Walker): Thomas’s

(Matthew Atkinson) pal

lends his old friend some

much-needed sanctuary,

beginning August 14.

DYNASTY

Daniella Alonso (Cristal