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LYNDA HIRSCH ON SOAPS -- SUMMARY ALL MY CHILDREN: Annie warns Ryan that she and Adam are going after full custody of Emma. Adam sets out to test Annie and Scott by activating the hidden surveillance camera before pretending he has to leave immediately on a business trip. As the …Read more. NOTE TO LYNDA HIRSCH Q&A EDITORS: THERE IS LANGUAGE IN THE 4TH GRAF THAT SOME READERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. -- CREATORS.COM Q: I had heard that there are several Internet soaps. Can you tell me about them and how I can find them? — Robyn, Medford, Ore. A: There are lots of web series to choose from. Many have soap stars attached to them in some way. They are all …Read more. LYNDA HIRSCH ON SOAPS -- GOSSIP Oprah has announced she will cease doing her syndicated talk show after next year. In her tearful statement on her show, it was obvious it was not an easy decision. Knowing Oprah, it is her final decision. When Oprah makes a decision, it is made. I …Read more. LYNDA HIRSCH ON SOAPS -- SUMMARY ALL MY CHILDREN: While in purgatory, Adam encounters the Devil as personified by David. Annie appears as Adam's angel as she and David battle over whether or not he should be saved or spend the rest of eternity in Hell paying for killing Stuart. …Read more.
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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Q&A

Q: When I began watching "Young and Restless," Jill just learned that Kay was her mother. Now it appears Kay is not her biological mother. So who is Jill's bio family? — Anthony, Foxborough, Mass.

A: Who knows? Jill does not seem to be looking for her "real" mother. Let's talk about the family she grew up with. Jill's mother, Liz, was Kay's housekeeper. Her father, Bill, was a blue-collar worker whom Jill adored. Bill died after a long struggle with lung cancer, which was linked to his smoking habit. Jill has two brothers. Greg, a lawyer, was not on the "Y&R" canvas for very long. Her brother William, however, had a long run. A gynecologist, his nickname was Snapper. I couldn't make that up. William Grey Espy, who played Snapper, was one of the first soap opera "hunks." When Espy left to move to Nashville and become a country western star, the producers did an extensive search for a replacement.

They found the then-unknown David Hasselhoff. Snapper became a major character. While Espy never became an international or even local country star, Hasselhoff began recording songs. Even then, Hasselhoff would brag he was a major signing star in Germany. It was the first thing he told me in our first, second and every interview.

The "Hoff," as he likes to be called — a better nickname than Snapper— went on to TV hits such as the original "Knight Rider," "Baywatch" and is presently a judge on "America's Got Talent." He is also in the tabloids every other week due to scandals about his marriage, his drinking and his non-parenting skills.

To find out more about Lynda Hirsch, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate web page at www.creators.com.

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