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Eva LaRue Dishes Sarah Michelle Gellar's Role!

In a new interview with The Examiner, Eva LaRue (Maria) dishes on her final performance as Maria and the role her good pal, Sarah Michelle Gellar (ex-Kendall) will be playing when they have their scenes together on September 21.  Says Eva:  "It was cheesy brilliance! Sarah actually plays a psych patient who thinks she is Erica Kane's daughter. I can't wait for fans to see it!"  Sounds perfect!!!

CASTING NEWS: Eva LaRue Slated For Return!!

Yahoo news is reporting that Eva LaRue will be making a return to AMC before the show goes off the air in September.  Slated for a few shows in July, Maria will return to Pine Valley from California, where she has lived since her exit from AMC in 2005.   She took part in last years 40th Anniversary special as well.  Eva currently stars on CSI: Miami on CBS.  Personally I am thrilled with these returns.  I just wish both Eva's and Josh's were more than a few days.  But I'll take what I can get.  My current wish list is... David Canary (Adam/Stuart), Julia Barr (Brooke), Jennifer Bassey (Marian), Keith Hamilton Cobb (Noah), Sydney Penny (Julia), Ray MacDonnell (Joe),  Lee Meriweather (Ruth - Mary Fickett of course, would be ideal but I love Lee in the role and Mary is unable to return), Kate Collins (Janet) and just because I love him so Mathew St. Patrick (Adrian).

Happy Birthday Eva LaRue!!!

Happy Birthday wishes to Eva LaRue!!  AMC's former Dr. Maria Santos Grey  (aka Saint Maria of the Push Up Bra - a classic Ericaism!) celebrates her 44th birthday today!  She can currently be seen on CSI: Miami.

Eva LaRue on the Red Carpet at the Emmys!

 Eva LaRue (ex-Maria) arrives at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards tonight, August 29 in Hollywood.   Looking good!!!  

Eva LaRue Attends CBS Summer Press Tour

And as always, looks fab!   Head to toe, Eva LaRue (ex-Maria) looks amazing.  Awesome dress, great shoes, nice bag and well... she's drop dead gorgeous.  Marriage certainly does agree with her!

Go Inside Eva LaRue's Wedding!!!

ET covered Eva LaRue's (ex-Maria) recent wedding to Joe Cappuccio.  Check out the stunning bride and the fun wedding!!!

Third Times a Charm for Eva LaRue!!

As previously reported, Eva LaRue (ex-Maria) married businessman Joe Cappuccio this past
Saturday, June 26, in Zihuatanejo, Mexico.  Well ok, it was previously reported that they were to wed in Thailand, but things change!   The bride wore a won shoulder gown Oday Shakar gown that she helped design.  The couple were set to wed last year, but ended up calling it off and remained apart for 8 months.  After reuniting in November it wasn't long before the wedding was back on!  Congratulations to both Eva and Joe!  Eva was previously married to John O'Hurley from 1992 to 1994, and then to AMC co-star John Callahan (ex-Edmund) from 1996 to 2005. The happy couple will be featured in the new issue of Life & Style magazine.

Picture Perfect: Autumn Wedding, Just in Time for Sweeps

I'm not sure which part of this picture is more absurd, Dixie's haircut or Hayley's shoes. Do you remember all the ladies in Dixie's second wedding party?

Congratulations Eva LaRue!!!

Eva LaRue and businessman Joe Cappuccio were set to wed this past June but the wedding had been called off. But now, the couple is back on track! The couple got engaged, again, while on vacation in Bora Bora! That Joe, he's one romantic proposer! First in South Africa, this time in Bora Bora! The couple plan to marry in the near future in Thailand. Congratulations!!

Happy Birthday Eva LaRue!!!!

Happy Birthday wishes go out to Eva LaRue!!! She celebrates her 43rd birthday today!!! Watch Eva on CSI: Miami and on the 40th Anniversary of AMC shows airing January 4 and 5!!!

The Wind Beneath My Winds

Charles Pratt's destruction of Aidan Devane (Aiden Turner) is probably the best (or worst) example of character assassination in Pine Valley History. The one-time town hero has been turned into a deranged kidnapper weeks shy of Turner's departure from the program.

Let's look back at the Aidan we all remember, and love:

Maureen Gorman: Despite the the fact that this was probably the worst pairing of the decade, Aidan showed his true good-guy side by standing by Maria Grey (Eva LaRue, l.) as she struggled with amnesia. Aidan met Maria after she was mugged in the park. Maria and Aidan ran away together when he was framed for the murder of Fiona Sinclair. It seemed like nothing would break up this new couple, except of course for Maria's memory.

Heroes, Inc: Aidan teamed up with Private Investigator Tad Martin (Michael E. Knight, l.) when Edmund Grey received a mysterious phone call about an imminent murder in Pine Valley. The culprit turned out to be none other than casino owner Zach Slater, who had planned a real-life murder mystery game to avenge the death of his brother, rapist Michael Cambias.

Lily in Wonderland: When autistic teen Lily Montgomery (Leven Rambin, l.) fell into a world of mathematics after witnessing Edmund's death, Aidan was the only person who could pull her out of her fixation. Patient and kind, Aidan refused to give up on Lily not because of his determination to avenge his friend's death; but rather, so that Lily could have a second chance of leading an independent life.

Purple Heart: Darfur experienced a genocide so terrible it can be compared to Hitler's reign over Europe in World War II. Nonetheless, Aidan volunteered to save Dr. Jake Martin (Ricky Paull Goldin, l.), who was being held captive while volunteering with Doctors Without Borders. Despite the fact that he was set to marry Greenlee duPres, Aidan put his life on hold to save a man he barely knew.

What are your favorite memories of Aidan? Feel free to share in the comments section.

Flashback: Soap Opera Digest 1996

Long before Bailey and Damon came to Pine Valley, there was Kelsey Jefferson (TC Warner) and Bobby Warner (Brian Gaskill), two teenagers who became parents way too young. Just like baby Stuart Colby, Kelsey and Bobby put Sam up for adoption hoping that he would have the life that neither parent could provide (though Bobby had a trust fund and was heir to the Cortlandt Electronics fortune, and Kelsey came from a long line of doctors including her grandfather and father).

The December 6, 2009 issue of Soap Opera Digest had a flashback photo of the "engaged and underage," lovers. Warner took the opportunity to tell the PVB some of her memories from that storyline:

"Little Sammy was two twin girls (Meghan and Alison Tuma), and very happy little girls to say the least! It was very hard to capture a sad moment from the girls faces during the many phases of being passed from the Greys to me, and back to the Greys. Even when Kelsey would be listening to the walk-man and ignoring the child, they still were happy girls!

One time, when they were being passed back and forth at the airport scene when Kelsey finally resided in giving Sammy back to the Greys and Bobby took Sam away - they cried! Each time they were in Brian's arms, they started to get cranky (they were tired that day... normally they were happy in Brian's arms).

If you remember in that scene, I wasn't holding the child. In the script, Kelsey was supposed to be holding the child. The girls cried each time in Brian's arms; we had to do our dialogue between cries.... That was tough! The Directors and Producers used the moment and went with it!

That scene helped win Warner a Soap Opera Digest Award, and garnered Eva LaRue (soon to be Maria Grey again) an Emmy Nomination for Best Supporting Actress for arguably the performance of her career so far.

For more on TC Warner and what she is up to now, join her Fan Club.

As for Kelsey, now that Scott Chandler (l. Daniel Cosgrove) is back in the Valley, wouldn't it be fun to see her come back and "claim" her "true love?"

Just saying.

BIG Returns for AMC's 40th Anniversary!!!!

So we already know that Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos (Hayley and Mateo) will be returning to Pine Valley to celebrate AMC's 40th Anniversary in early January, but there's more! Hold on to your hats folks because the names are coming in! Among those set to return for the January 5 special episode are Leven Rambin (Lily), Eden Riegel (Bianca), Taylor Miller (Nina), Laurence Lau (Greg), Eva LaRue (Maria) and Julia Barr (Brooke)!!! A little birdie also whispered in my ear that we'll be seeing Walt Willey (Jack) around that time or a little before too!

More Santos' for AMC's 40th Anniversary??

AMC has approached Eva LaRue (ex-Maria) about a possible return for AMC's 40th Anniversary shows, slated to air January 4 and 5. She would be joining former onscreen brother and sister in law, Mateo and Hayley. As previously reported, Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa will be making the return to Pine Valley for the anniversary. My hope is that these anniversary shows will be centered around a retirement party for Joe Martin, since Ray MacDonnell will not be making the move to LA when the show relocates in December. Eva's appearance stems on her CSI: Miami shooting schedule, but according to SOD, her rep says Eva would love to make the appearance.

Third Time is Not the Charm for LaRue!

As previously reported, Eva LaRue (ex-Maria) was set to wed businessman Joe Cappuccio this June. But the wedding has been called off. Eva has cited the grooms commitment issues as a big part of the cancelled nuptials, but still considers her almost groom a "good guy."

Happy Birthday Eva LaRue!!!! plus Wedding News!

Happy birthday to Eva LaRue! She celebrates her 42nd birthday today!

The former AMC star, and now star of CSI: Miami, is on the cover of this months In Style Weddings magazine looking stunning as always. She shares that she is planning a June wedding to businessman Joe Cappuccio on a beach in Mexico. Both Eva and Joe have been married twice before (Eva to John O'Hurley and John Callahan - ex Edmund) and she was wary of marrying again. But love won out!! Joe proposed to Eva at Victoria Falls in Africa this past May.