Soap Opera Digest – July 29, 2019

THE DEPARTED

DAYS’s Chandler Massey (Will) says he

had a great time working with former co-stars

Greg Rikaart (ex-Leo; Kevin, Y&R) and

Christopher Sean (ex-Paul). “Both of those

guys were phenomenal and they played almost

polar-opposite characters, which I think is amaz-

ing,” raves Massey. “Both extremely talented

actors and great human beings. I loved the

energy that Greg brought with Leo. It was so

much fun to be in scenes with him and it was

also really difficult to keep a straight face for

a lot of the time. Christopher, I mean, I feel

like I can go on and on. Pretty much every day

on set I miss Christopher as Paul. He’s such

a phenomenal actor, great set presence, very

professional, very kind. He crafted a legiti-

mate bond with both Sonny and Will. The

dynamic between the three of them was pow-

erful and interesting to watch, in my opinion.”

SLEEPING BEAUTY

GH’s Jordan is on the mend after a kid-

ney transplant, signaling the end (for now)

to portrayer Briana Nicole Henry’s days

of bedridden work on the show. “Some

of my co-stars were like, ‘God, I’m sure

you can’t wait to get out of that bed!’ ” the

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actress chuckles. “But to be honest, it was

kind of nice to get a break from blocking!

Sometimes the blocking feels just as dif-

ficult as the memorizing of the lines. So I

did enjoy that. Being in the coma was a

little more challenging because I do like to

talk. That’s who I am! So the coma was a

little bit difficult for me. I think it

was actually easier when, like,

Donnell [Turner, Curtis] had

speeches to give while I was in

the coma, because then at least

I was a little preoccupied listen-

ing to him and kind of cheering

him on while he was doing that.

I was all about the speeches in

the hospital bed because other

than that, it could get a little dull

sometimes. But I’m definitely

looking forward to not falling into

so many comas in the future!”

GH’s Briana didn’t mind letting

Donnell do the heavy lifting during

their recent tale

DAYS ’s

Chandler

(l.) misses

working with

Christopher.