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“I absolutely love working with Eric Braeden (Victor) — I always have!”

declares the soap vet. “He is such a talented actor. When you are in a scene with

him, he is so present, so real, he draws you right in, and it makes your job easy.

I never have to overthink or plan anything when I

have a scene with Eric, because I know it’s going to

go really well and feel right to me as an artist.” For

years, Victor was a father fi gure to Sharon, which

Case says had many fans rebelling when for a

nanosecond the characters were romantically

paired. “We did ultimately spin it into something

fun to watch, because that was when Sharon

started to get crazy and act out. From that regard, I

don’t know if the storyline was such a mistake,” she

muses. “It propelled Sharon in another direction

that lasted for years, which was her mental illness.

Now that is part of

Sharon’s legacy.”

“Sharon had been

pretty much with

Nick all her life, and

this wasn’t long

after they split up,”

the Emmy winner

says of Sharon’s

relationship with

Brad (played by Don

Diamont, now THE

BOLD & THE

BEAUTIFUL’s Bill).

“She was trying to fi gure out who she is or who

she might end up with in a life beyond Nick. It’s

been a long journey for her, and it started back

when she felt like she might have something

real with Brad. That happens with certain

relationships, where you become involved but

realize that this person isn’t right for you. It’s

hard, and you know you have to keep going

until you fi nd that one right person for you.”

Case says that she likes how the romance

between Sharon and Rey began with

friendship. “It was from working together.

Rey is defi nitely the perfect cop. A

shoot-from-the-hip, blunt-talking

guy. Maybe Sharon liked cops after

losing Dylan!” Case smiles. “When

you lose someone, you sometimes

try to replace them with someone

with similar characteristics. I also

like that Sharon had a diff erent

career for a period of time,

working in the police station. It

was nice to explore a diff erent side

to Sharon.”

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