Soap Opera Digest – August 05, 2019

BROTHERLY LOVE

Hudson West (Jake, GH) loves working

with his on-screen brothers, William Lipton

(Cameron) and Jason David (Aiden). “I love

William,” West enthuses. “He’s just the best

and he’s always in such a good mood on set

and always so nice to me. I can really sense

the older brother in him because he’s always

trying to involve Jason and me and talking to

us and stuff — and he always compliments

my mom’s brownies that she cooks for every-

one at GENERAL HOSPITAL. I really like

Jason, too. He’s really fun and energetic and

has such a cool personality. He and Scarlett

[Fernandez, Charlotte] are always hanging

out and talking; they really like each other. I

can remember doing Christmas scenes with

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him when he was really young and now his

character is really growing and it’s so fun to

work with both of them.” Especially when

the script calls for the boys to get a little

rambunctious. “The writers know that kids

can get a little wild,” West grins. “I’m not

usually real rowdy or anything, so I kind of

have to act when it comes to that, like when

Becky [Herbst, Elizabeth] called out to me,

like, ‘Are you going to get the paintings?’ and

I swung over the couch and ran up the stairs. I

loved doing that!”

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GRATUITY INCLUDED

Oscar-nominated telenovela star Demián Bichir

(Santiago, GRAND HOTEL) has found a happy

home on television. “I’ve been lucky to participate in

the past in a comedy series called WEEDS,” Bichir

relays. “This is now my third time on American

TV, and basically I respond to the same thing. I’m

always looking for strong material, whether it is on

TV, films or theater. That is what I found here. To

me, this [show] is about the human experience and

who’s in charge of it. And I love Eva [Longoria,

executive producer; Beatriz et al]. I can’t say no. No

one can say no to Eva! A great, powerful captain

can lead a big ship into a happy port, and the beau-

ty of that is they can gather the best artists in every

position — not only in the fantastic cast we have,

but in every department. So that, to me, is what I’m

looking for, and I couldn’t be happier and luckier.”

Demián is

thrilled to

be working

with Eva.

BEHINDthe
SCENES!

Scene

Heard

Hudson (l.) feels a bond with

William (c.) and Jason.