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LYNDA HIRSCH ON SOAPS -- SUMMARY ALL MY CHILDREN: Adam remembers everything about the night of Stuart's murder. Erica, Zach and Ryan press Adam to reveal what happened, but he pulls a gun on them and then alerts security. Adam has an emotional breakdown at Stuart's grave as he …Read more. LYNDA HIRSCH ON SOAPS -- Q&A Q: Please tell me about Kendall's history on "All My Children." — Ava, Rochester, N.Y. A: Kendall is one of daytime's most interesting and provocative characters. When Kendall Hart first arrived in Pine Valley in 1995, she was played …Read more. LYNDA HIRSCH ON SOAPS -- GOSSIP Two former soaps divas are going from high fashion to no fashion. Lauralee Bell (ex-Chris, "Young and Restless") and Lisa Rinna (Ex-Billie, "Days of Our Lives") are closing their fashion boutiques. Bell's high-end Sunset Strip …Read more. LYNDA HIRSCH ON SOAPS -- SUMMARY ALL MY CHILDREN: Adam begins to remember what really happened the night Stuart was shot. Aidan explains to Kendall that she can communicate with Zach using the laptop computer he stole for her by posting messages on a poetry website. Kendall is …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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