Susan Lucci greater than made her mark on daytime, bringing All My Kids‘s Erica Kane to life for the present’s whole 41-year run. Whereas selling her new e book, La Lucci, which will probably be launched on February 2, the legendary actress mirrored on her enduring connection to the style that made her a family title.
That tie to Pine Valley may quickly deepen. Earlier this month, Kelly Ripa (Hayley Vaughan, AMC) revealed that she and hubby Mark Consuelos (Mateo Santos, AMC) are creating two All My Kids movies for Lifetime via their manufacturing firm, Milojo. Lucci could be on board to reprise her iconic function — beneath the correct circumstances.
“I’ll all the time pay attention, however I the caveat is that I’ve to know that I’m in good palms,” Lucci says. “It’s crucial to be in the perfect of palms, and I used to be in the perfect of palms with, with Agnes [Nixon, AMC ‘s creator] on the helm writing and Lorraine Broderick as the pinnacle author. So, I wish to know who’s writing and what the notion is, and the thought and the idea. I do know that I’d be in nice palms with Kelly and Mark, in order that’s very encouraging, and naturally, I’d be very a lot on board for certain.”
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In the meantime, followers have been buzzing over the opportunity of Erica Kane resurfacing elsewhere within the daytime universe, after her title was dropped on Common Hospital. Lucci is open to the likelihood, however her focus stays on what may occur with Ripa and Consuelos. “I don’t wish to say by no means, however I wish to see if this actually pans out with Kelly and Mark,” she explains. “That may be ideally suited. I’m very flattered if the followers need that and if Common Hospital is writing that. It’s an excellent present, so we’ll see down the highway.”
Although AMC final aired on ABC in 2011, Lucci stays optimistic about the way forward for soaps. The debut of Past the Gates in February 2025 has solely bolstered that perception. “I believe it’s fabulous,” Lucci notes. “I believe it was a mistake to let [AMC] go off the air, to let the style begin to fade on the air as a result of the viewers loves the storytelling. The tales are so relatable. I actually applaud CBS for making a dedication to a brand-new cleaning soap, and it’s Julie Carruthers [executive producer] who was our government producer for a very long time. She was a beautiful producer. I actually applaud her. I attempt to catch episodes after I can, and I believe it’s terrific storytelling, great characters, and fantastically forged. They’re of their second season, and my congratulations to them and likewise to the viewers.
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“I do know that the viewers could be there and are nonetheless there for the soaps like Common Hospital that have been there from the start,” she continues. “It’s positively one thing that appeals to individuals; there’s only a human want, I believe, to listen to different individuals’s tales, and when it’s visible as nicely, you possibly can have a peek ‘past the gates.’ That’s very fascinating to individuals.”
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