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Soap News: John reunites with Brady & Marlena on DAYS – Plus: Y&R and B&B plan a crossover and more!

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The Young and the RestlessKristoff St. John (Neil) and Tatyana Ali (Roxanne) won NAACP Image Awards this past weekend in the daytime drama categories.

St. John won the Outstanding Actor category where he was up against Aaron D. Spears (Justin, B&B), Lawrence Saint-Victor (Carter, B&B), Redaric Williams (Tyler, Y&R) and Tequan Richmond (TJ, GH). This year’s award marks St. John’s 8th win since the category was introduced in 1996.

Ali won the Outstanding Actress category where she was nominated alongside Angell Conwell (Leslie, Y&R), Christel Khalil (Lily, Y&R), Karla Mosley (Maya, B&B) and Kristolyn Lloyd (Dayzee, B&B). This year’s award marks the actresses fourth consecutive win.

While Ali and her character, Roxy, have been well received by the Y&R audience, many fans and critics felt that an actress of her caliber deserved far more story than she actually had. Since her introduction in 2007, Roxy has served as the often mentioned but barely seen girlfriend of Devon Winters (Bryton James). Roxy appeared in only 6 episodes in 2013, far less than her fellow Y&R nominees – where Conwell appeared in 86 episodes and Khalil appeared in 88.

While the soap suffered writing changes this past year, there’s no reason why the character of Roxy couldn’t have been given a storyline, especially since her boyfriend Devon inherited a bulk of the late Katherine Chancellor’s (Jeanne Cooper) fortune. In fact, that story wasn’t played upon until recently when Devon broke up with Roxy after he wrongly accused her of overcharging her credit cards. In fact, Devon has yet to reach out to Roxy, with who he was in a committed relationship for over four years when he found out that that Mason (Lamon Archey) was the person behind the credit card fraud.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum’s character hasn’t even been given a last name despite appearing on the soap for almost seven years. While she’s appeared on Second Generation Wayans and Love That Girl! these past couples of years, Ali seems game for more work at Y&R.

So what gives CBS/Sony? How many NAACP Image Awards does Tatyana Ali need to win before she’s given a proper storyline on The Young and the Restless?

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The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful are gearing up for a crossover this April. Look for B&B’s Rick (Jacob Young) and Caroline (Linsey Godfrey) to appear on Y&R the week of April 11-16 per TV Guide as the Forresters are present at the Chelsea Lawson for Jabot fashion show. Also making a guest appearance is former All My Children star Jill Larson who will play the stage manager who works with Chelsea (Melissa Claire Egan), Lily (Christel Khalil), Chloe (Elizabeth Hendrickson) and Hilary (Mishael Morgan). TV Guide also teases that Godfrey will share scenes with real-life boyfriend Robert Adamson (who plays Y&R’s Noah) – Adamson and Godfrey are expecting their first child together.

— That’s not all for the crossovers, expect Neil (Kristoff St. John) and Hilary to head to Los Angeles and appear on The Price is Right on Y&R’s March 26 episode. Meanwhile, former TPIR host Bob Barker will appear on B&B on April 30 and May 1 in a storyline involving Hope (Kim Matula) and Liam (Scott Clifton).

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Michael Robinson of the Seattle Seahawks is headed to Y&R for an appearance with Eric Braeden (Victor) on the episode airing Wednesday, March 12 in Canada (airs the following day in the US).

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General Hospital fans in Toronto take note: William deVry (Julian) will be hosting an intimate VIP event on March 22 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Sarah’s Café and Bar. Click here to book your tickets. The Montreal-native previously appeared on Port Charles (as Tim in 2002), All My Children (as Michael from 2003-2004) and The Bold and the Beautiful (as Storm from 2006-2008).

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Drake Hogestyn returns to Days of our Lives next week as John Black and here’s what to expect. Spoilers ahead, scroll down if you don’t want to know.

Brady (Eric Martsolf) is stunned to learn that his father is back in town on Wednesday, March 5 and has been following him. John tells Brady that one of the reasons why he’s back in town is because he has learned of his son’s drinking problem and wants to help. Brady rejects his father and then heads out with Theresa (Jen Lilley).

Meanwhile, Marlena (Deidre Hall) is stunned to run into John at the Horton Square the following day after striking a deal with Stefano (Joseph Mascolo) who agrees to set up a meeting with Dr. Chyka. John explains to Marlena that he did come back to Salem to see Brady but also to see her. John and Marlena share an emotional reunion but realize that too much has happened between to even consider getting back together… But let’s see for how long as John reveals that he’s not leaving Salem!

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Rants & Raves:

  • General Hospital: St. Jason strikes again. While I understand Jason would go off and save Robin if the situation were reversed, would Jason really want Robin to leave her family once again and work on unleashing the frozen Cassadines? Let’s think about that one… Couldn’t help but laugh when TJ wanted to take Molly on the same floor her daddy took big half-sis Sam on. Back to the Robin/Patrick stuff – how many more tears does Jason Thompson need to shed? Poor guy has been crying for two years now.
  • The Young and the Restless: Y&R’s hostage crisis last week had me on the edge of my seat…good job! The chandelier crashing on Billy and his marriage provided some much needed character-driven drama. But why oh why are Lauren and Michael back at the police station?

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What’s coming up:

The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS/CTV Two): Taylor returns as a family secret begins to unravel.
Brooke is unaware that Katie faked her fall. Hope makes a plan to ensure her relationship works out. Bill regrets sleeping with Quinn. Brooke and Hope head to Paris on a business trip. Quinn confides in Wyatt about Bill. A Forrester family secret begins to unravel. Brooke realizes there’s another person waiting on the Forrester jet. Taylor returns and surprises Eric at work. Thomas welcomes Hope and Brooke at Forrester International. Thomas blurts out his opinion on a family matter. Taylor and Eric flash back to the night of Darla’s accident. Aly attempts to convince Hope that Wyatt and Quinn are hurting the Forrester Creations image.

Coronation Street (CBC): Stella confronts Gloria for flirting with Dennis.
Anna and Fiz require a plumber. Maria and Marcus schedule a home viewing. Liz wants to throw Tina a party. Eva’s birthday party begins. Fiz and Anna worry about Roy. Tracy invites Rob out. Stella confronts Gloria for flirting with Dennis. Peter and Tina exchange dirty looks. Rita is afraid her marriage is over. Todd’s behaviour is suspicious to Eileen. Kal and Dev agree to the gym conversion deal. Todd offers to babysit for Marcus and Maria. Rita and Dennis move on. Tony flirts with Liz.

Days of our Lives (NBC/Global): Sami and EJ set a wedding date.
Brady feels like he’s being watched. EJ tries to end things with Abigail. Jennifer reunites with Daniel. Nicole tries to fix her mistake without exposing it. JJ comes clean to Abigail. Sami and EJ set a date for their wedding (it will be in May). Hope and Aiden work together. Nick tries to prevent Gabi from going out with T. The person spying on Rafe and Jordan is revealed to be her brother, Ben. Nick plays on Gabi’s insecurities. Ben confronts Jordan. Aiden clashes with Hope when he thinks she purchased Ciara all those earrings. Abigail and EJ reach an understanding. Marlena makes a bad deal. Jennifer helps out Eric. A confrontation with Ben leaves Jordan shaken.

General Hospital (ABC/City): 13,000th episode airs Monday!
The 13,000th episodes of GH airs on Monday with Patrick & Robin, Kiki & Michael and Molly & TJ experience the unexpected. Meanwhile, AJ retraces his steps. Ric returns to Port Charles. Ava calls on Carlos to do her dirty work. Julian talks with TJ. Alexis questions Ric’s return. Sam and Silas head to New York where they hope Delia can prove that Ava is framing Silas. Shawn gives TJ advice. Nathan shows Kiki the file on her father. Sonny suspects Ric’s motives. Shawn calls Ava’s trust in Julian to question. Carlos attacks AJ. Robin and Carly face off at the hospital. Nikolas wants to throw a party to celebrate his engagement to Britt. Silas comes to a decision. Robin delivers emotional news to friends and family. Check out photos from this week’s GH here. We’ve also got photos from the 13,000 episode celebration here.

The Young and the Restless (CBS/Global): Jack tells Chelsea not to trust Victor.
Jack talks to Billy about his affair with Kelly. Things heat up between Abby and Tyler…sure they do. Ian blackmails Nikki. Jack tells Chelsea not to trust Victor. Nick and Dylan team up again this week to help Summer. Jill and Colin engage in a game of cat and mouse. Michael and Kevin try to reason with Chloe.

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