Soap Opera Uncensored: Issue 26

By Nelson Branco

INSIDE — Exclusive Interview: Jack Wagner On Being “Hurt” After B&B Fired Him, Being Booted Off Dancing With The Stars, His Long-Lost Daughter, Being in A.A., And His GH Prospects! Plus: Katherine Kelly Lang on Wagner, “Bricky” and B&B’s Latest Italian Sojourn! Eric Braeden Part Two: Soap Cancelations, The Economic Malfunction, Pay Disputes, Y&R! James Franco back on GH? DAYS Recasting Another Role; Is Eric Brady Finally Back? Whoohoo: GH “Renewed!” New Kristina Cast on GH! Best Casting Ever: Crystal Chappell Joins B&B As A Lesbian! Plus: Creator of THE TEAM Responds To Rumoured Anti-Gay Agenda! DAYS “Shocker:” EJ Is Not Stefano’s Son! The Latest On The B&B Anniversary Book! HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS: Another Ex-Soaper Joins Cast! Soap Star Dies! Every Week: Fearless Predictions! Plus: Last Week's Reviews, Unbelievable Blind Items, and Next Week's Cheat Sheet!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nelson Branco
• Release date: Apr 18, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476393179

Nelson Branco

Nelson Branco is the Senior Producer of STRAIGHT TALK WITH ADRIENNE BATRA (airing 1-3 PM EST) at Canada's 24-hour news network, SUN NEWS NETWORK. He's also a Toronto freelance entertainment journalist, who regularly contributes to Hello! Canada, CTV National News Channel, The National Post, The Los Angeles Times' theenvelope.com, TV Guide USA, tvguide.com, Inside Entertainment, OUT, OK!, IN Magazine, Zoomer, Entertainment Tonight, etalk Daily, and fab magazine. For over five years, he spearheaded the soap coverage for TVGuide.ca's popular and controversial daytime-TV hub. In 2009, he appeared on the CW's Daytime Emmy Awards during the red carpet show as an expert.After graduating from Ryerson University in 1997 with a Radio and Television Arts BA degree, he moved from Toronto to New York in 1998 to take on the roles as senior news editor at Soap Opera Update. Branco first freelanced for Soap Opera Weekly as an intern in 1994, and after leaving Soap Update to help create and launch Bauer Publishing's In Touch Weekly in 2003, the Winnipeg native continued to freelance occasionally for its sister publication, Soaps In Depth. In addition, Branco has successfully helped create and launch various magazines In Touch Weekly, Hello! Canada and Canada's first celebrity magazine, Weekly Scoop, where he served as its news and entertainment director. Branco was also a producer and an on-air expert on TVTropolis series, Planet Soap. Most recently, he helped launch The Marilyn Denis Show on CTV as its managing show writer.

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SOAP OPERA UNCENSORED

Volume 02, Issue 16 (No. 26)

BY NELSON BRANCO

Copyright 2012 Nelson Branco

Published at Smashwords

INSIDE — Exclusive Interview: Jack Wagner On Being Hurt After B&B Fired Him, Being Booted Off Dancing With the Stars, His Long-Lost Daughter, Being in AA, And His GH Prospects! Plus: Katherine Kelly Lang on Wagner, Bricky and B&B’s Latest Italian Sojourn! Eric Braeden Part Two: Soap Cancellations, The Economic Malfunction, Pay Disputes, Y&R! James Franco back on GH? DAYS Recasting Another Role; Is Eric Brady Finally Back? Woohoo: GH Renewed! New Kristina Cast on GH! Best Casting Ever: Crystal Chappell Joins B&B As a Lesbian! Plus: Creator of THE TEAM Responds To Rumoured Anti-Gay Agenda! DAYS Shocker: EJ Is Not Stefano’s Son! The Latest On The B&B Anniversary Book! HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS: Another Ex-Soaper Joins Cast! Soap Star Dies! Every Week: Fearless Predictions! Plus: Last Week's Reviews, Unbelievable Blind Items, and Next Week's Cheat Sheet!

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FOUNDER/EDITOR: Nelson Branco

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