teenagers get adopted into families that have
opposite sex teenagers, it’s human nature and
very normal that they can be attracted to each
other,” notes James. “I had a lot of conversa-
tions with Victoria Rowell [ex-Drucilla] at
the time and she said it’s very, very common.
I remember filming scenes where I was stand-
ing in front of the mirror in the Winters living
room trying to convince myself to tell Lily
that I love her but that turned out to be the
only time that ever happened.” James was
surprised when the storyline was suddenly
dropped. “Those scenes never made it to air
because the writers changed direction, which
was too bad,” he explains. “Devon and Lily
met each other when they were 16, 17, and
there was an attraction. So whether or not
Devon was adopted, it’s still normal. I thought
it would’ve been a very interesting route to
go. I think that Christel and I work really well
together. It would’ve been fun, but I also really
enjoy the kind of brother-and-sister relation-
ship they share now and no matter what goes
on between them, it will not be broken.”WHERE DO THE CHILDREN GO?
“It’s always good to have Bryan [R. Dattilo,
Lucas] back,” says Lauren Koslow (Kate, DAYS),
who was happy to have her TV son return during
Will’s recent brink-of-death storyline. “I miss hav-
ing scenes together. It’s so funny because in the
beginning, when I was first on the show, there was
so much about Kate and her family. Everything
had to do with her and her kids. For a while, it was
like, ‘Can she have a life of her own?’ But now I
miss the kids. They’re all gone from town. So it’s
really great when they come back and you have
them there. I think the audience loves that, too,
because you have those family relations.” In the interim, Koslow’s gotten to exert that moth-
erly vibe via her scenes with Camila Banus, as Kate plays mentor to troublemaker Gabi.
“I love it,” notes Koslow. “A lot of it is kind of crazy and over the top, but I like to always go
back to — that’s Eduardo’s daughter. So Kate definitely feels protective toward her. I think
she does feel like a mentor, and she totally overlooks things Gabi does that she should
not be happy about.” The two actresses have developed a nice rapport, too. “I love work-
ing with Camila,” shares Koslow. “She just attacks the material, and we have so much fun
together. We definitely have developed a rhythm for our scenes. It’s a chemistry thing, too.
It’s fun to jump in and get that energy going.”
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
As much as Bryton James (Devon, Y&R)
revels in the sibling bond that his character
shares with adoptive sister Lily (Christel
Khalil), the actor wishes that a deeper con-
nection could have been explored. “When
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Lauren loves
welcoming Bryan
back to DAYS.Y&R’s Bryton hoped for a different
kind of storyline with Christel.
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