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ÿş<HTML><head> <title>KnS/Terri Colombino & Paul Leyden Press 2002</title> <style>  </style> </head> <body bgcolor="fffffb" body background="bg.gif" bgproperties=fixed text="#000000" link="#7B5115" vlink="6C6C6C" alink="E2B004"> <center><a href="index.html"><img src="logo.jpg" width="754" height="82" alt="Other Beautiful Things" border="0"></a><TABLE BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0> <TR> <TD> <A HREF="index.html"> <IMG SRC="home.gif" WIDTH=57 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD> <A HREF="images.html"> <IMG SRC="images.gif" WIDTH=76 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD> <A HREF="media.html"> <IMG SRC="media.gif" WIDTH=155 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD> <A HREF="storyline.html"> <IMG SRC="story.gif" WIDTH=137 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD> <A HREF="press.html"> <IMG SRC="press.gif" WIDTH=45 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD> <A HREF="words.html"> <IMG SRC="words.gif" WIDTH=142 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD> <A HREF="links.html"> <IMG SRC="links.gif" WIDTH=46 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> <TD> <A HREF="updates.html"> <IMG SRC="updates.gif" WIDTH=96 HEIGHT=22 BORDER=0></A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> -Terri Colombino & Paul Leyden Press 2002 -</center> <li><a href="#plchat"> 'Other Beautiful Things' On-Line Chat with Paul Leyden (10/03/02)</a> <li><a href="#confusion">Some Fans Confuse the Actor and the Character (07/30/02)</a> <li><a href="#leak">ATWT Springs a Surprising Leak (07/16/01)</a> <li><a href="#paradise">Katie and Simon Face Trouble in Paradise (07/16/02)</a> <li><a href="#simonx2"> Simon Times Two (07/09/02)</a> <li><a href="#sidnancy">Daytime Goes to the Movies (07/02/02)</a> <li><a href="#bomb">Dahlia Drops a Bomb on Simon! (06/04/02)</a> <li><a href="#showdown">ATWT's Showdown (05/28/02)</a> <li><a href="#plstrong">Does ATWT's Simon Really Love Katie? (05/21/02)</a> <li><a href="#hope">Holding Out Hope (05/07/02)</a> <li><a href="#trust">Trust Issues (04/23/02)</a> <li><a href="#picfect">ATWT's Paul Leyden and Terri Colombino are Picture Perfect (04/16/02)</a> <li><a href="#5reasons">Five Reasons Katie Should Trust Simon (04/09/02)</a> <li><a href="#murderer">Did Katie Marry a Murderer? (04/09/02)</a> <li><a href="#killer">Does Katie Think Simon is a Murderer (04/09/02)</a> <li><a href="#newlywed">The Newlywed Game + Additional Questions (04/02/02)</a> Terri Colombino and Paul Leyden <li><a href="#past">Past Imperfect (03/12/02)</a> <li><a href="#confess">Simon Confesses to Katie (03/12/02)</a> <li><a href="com02.html#executive">Executive Decisions (Excerpts) (February 05, 2002)</a> <li><a href="#joyous">Daytime's Most Joyous Moments (01/29/02)</a> <li><a href="#2ndchance">A Second Chance (01/29/02)</a> <li><a href="#sidromantic">Daytime's Romantic Couples (01/15/02)</a> <li> <a href="#imo1">It's Only My Opinion (01/08/02) <li><a href="#2xlove">Editor's Choice: Twice the Love (01/01/02)</a> <hr> <a name="plchat"> <center>'Other Beautiful Things' On-Line Chat with Paul Leyden (Other Beautiful Things Site, October 03, 2002)</center> Akida: When Paul tried out for ATWT did he know that he was trying out for the part of Simon Frasier? [Question provided by Lea] Paul Leyden: Well when I first got the sides from my agent in Australia, the role at the time was called "Dylan." The scene at the time was when he was going to see Lily and it was after the Atlantic City thing and he kisses her, and he's like, "I felt something, you felt something, don't fight it," and then they kiss. It was a lot earlier getting those two together than it was on the air. But the name was Dylan, and I thought it was Dylan right up until I got to New York. My first day on the set I got "Simon Frasier." Chelsea: Hey Paul! Do you want Simon and Katie to have a baby on the show anytime soon? Leyden: <laughs> Well, apparently to have a baby, you gotta have sex, right? And I think they're having a lot of sex offscreen. They're gettin' it on all the time offscreen. But onscreen, there ain't a huge amount happenin'. So unless there's an immaculate conception or divine intervention& It'd be fun, but I don't think it's gonna happen. I think the writers are too obsessed with that rabbit. Cheryl: Hi Paul I'm so happy and excited to get this chance to talk with you online. You are an amazing actor. I love the ad-libs you throw in on ATWT whenever possible. All of those moments are truly priceless. :-) Here's my question. If ATWT was ever moved to HBO and had the opportunity to loosen its boundaries like Sex and the City, Oz, and The Sopranos, what would you like to see happen with Katie and Simon? Leyden: That's a good question, Cheryl. Well, trust me, Simon and Katie as portrayed by the actors are both potty-mouths. If any of our language could get onscreen, that'd be pretty cool, because both of us can swear like soldiers. And Kim Cattrall <http://us.imdb.com/Name?Cattrall,%20Kim> gets herself into some pretty interesting situations on Sex and the City, I'd like to see Katie and Simon get into some of those situations, too. I think they oughta put a swing in the cottage, too. Not like a playground swing, one of those leather varieties. Deedle: Hi Paul! I remember reading that you are also a writer. Can we look forward to seeing any of your work soon? I'm lifting my martini (made with Bombay Sapphire Gin in honor of Henry, of course) to your portrayal of Donovan. Hope we haven't seen the last of him! Leyden: I write prolifically, I've got four features sitting upstairs on my desk, I've got about five short films I finished recently. It's one of my hobbies, it's as much of a passion to me as acting. At the moment I'm about to work with Artie (Terri's husband, Arthur Colombino) to shoot a couple of short films for some festivals, and I'm going to try to raise some of the funds over the next few years to shoot one of the features. As for Donovan, I don't know if we've seen the last of him or not ... but if he does come back again, I think he'll be nastier than ever and smoke more. If that's possible! Deni: What will you and Terri be doing for Soaps Alive in Atlantic City? Leyden: I'm not sure as yet ... Maybe they'll just whack me on a blackjack table and people will just come and fund my dirty gambling habit. But apart from that, I think we have a lunch. Donna: Hi, Paul. Wanted to say that I love you and Terri on the show and I so hope you do not leave anytime soon! My question is silly but wondering ... Do you have a private dressing room at the studio or do you share, if so with whom? Besides Terri and Martha, who are your friends from the show? Do you hang out with anyone else from the show? Leyden: Yes, we have our own private dressing rooms. I think that mine is the most undecorated out of every person there. Whatever I bring that day I walk out with. Whereas a lot of people have candles, aromatherapy, clean sheets ... I've got the same skanky blanket that I've had since I moved into the room. I travel light that way. Terri and Martha are definitely my closest friends not only on the show, but also in real life. Apart from them, I get along with everyone. I have great little conversations with Hunt, which are always rewarding. He's a really terrific, smart, funny, witty guy. Outside of the show, I don't really see too many other people. Most of my close friends are outside of the ATWT family. Leisa: Paul can we come and decorate? Leyden: As long as it doesn't involve potpourri, decorating is most welcome. EJ: Ok, well let me just say how much I loved today's show. My question Paul is what has been your favorite KnS storyline so far and what do you like most about living in America? Leyden: Honestly, my favorite KnS storyline has been working with Terri overall. Whatever we do I just love working with her. However, some storylines can be frustrating because sometimes we feel we can be underutilized. If I had to pick a favorite day of shooting, it's the Malta Opera house basement. It involved a really interesting dynamic between the two characters. That and when they first got married and the James Bond fantasy scenes. What do I like most about America? The Americans!! And every single person in this chat room. Frances: I am loving the interaction with so many cast members. Is there still someone on the show you would like to work with and haven't? Leyden: I love working with the usual suspects I'm generally in scenes with like Terri, Martha, Trent, and Liz Hubbard, that always makes for a great day. And I would love to do more scenes with Hunt, Benjamin Hendrikson and Ellen Dolan. Guest2: Well, my question was about how much Paul liked working with Trent because I loved the two of them together, but I think he answered that already. You two just look like you are about to crack up in your scenes together. Leyden: Yeah, definitely. I love working with Trent because we both like to play within the scene. We like to give it a different energy than is on the page; we amuse ourselves. And if we amuse ourselves, hopefully the audience finds it interesting. Guest4: Keep up the great work Paul! Leyden: Thanks, Guest4! I'll try. Irishsis79: Thanks for chatting with us Paul& Has Jack and Carly's wedding been shot yet? Are Katie and Simon going to be there? Is everyone in costume? Also, are Katie and Simon going to be honouring Halloween this year? Leyden: We shot that today, yesterday, the day before, and I think tomorrow ... but I'm not working tomorrow. It's one of those frustrating days where it's long, and you're there for two lines& and in the meantime me and Terri get in trouble because we're off pulling focus on the side. And crazy Julia came back to ruin the whole extravaganza. It's always great to have Annie back ... she is awesome. Not so much costume, I guess the wardrobe budget got blown on fancy duds they must've hired ... so it's very formal. In other words, all the chicks look great, and all the guys get shoved in suits that fit. (Re: Honoring H'ween): In a very small way ... and I'm not talking about what's in Simon's trousers. Jan: What are our aspirations as an actor and/or a writer and where would you like your career to take you? Of course we'd love to see you stay on ATWT, but you're such an awesome actor I can see you moving on to bigger and better things. Leyden: Ultimately as an actor, I want stuff that challenges me every single day ... wherever that is, whatever great scripts are out there, whatever I'm right for as an actor. Whether that's in Australia or America or doing street theatre with pygmies in the heart of the Peruvian jungle. Maybe in five or ten years I might not even be acting, I might just want to write or direct my own stuff. JenniferH: Paul, did you ever watch American Idol? And please don't dis Justin [Guarini, American Idol Finalist], or we'll have to hurt you! Leyden: I'm sorry but I do have to dis him. The guy looks like Sideshow Bob from "The Simpsons." He's the cheesiest person to ever grace American television. JenniferH: Oh, I'm so taking you down. (Malynda, in background:) What do you think of Kelly? Leyden: Kelly's a great singer ... but she's gotta get a stylist. [Argument between Paul and Jennifer-still stuck on Justin-ensues.] Kavi: I have the feeling she may be yelling at him right now. JenniferH: Yes, I yelled at him. Judy: It seems in soaps writers feel couples have to have conflict in a relationship to be interesting, yet Katie and Simon are very happy together and remain a lot of fun to watch. Any ideas why it works for them and not others? Is it just a different attitude from the writers or do you and Terri have input? And I agree you and both underutilized and not allowed to show enough range. Leyden: I think the reason why Simon and Katie get along really well is that deep down in their hearts they're both huge Justin Guarini fans. That moppet head alone changed them. No, seriously, I don't think the audience would believe a huge amount of conflict between them. They've got nothing to be in conflict about. They honestly and sincerely get along, they respect each others' opinions, and they each care how the other feels. Which is why the Dahlia storyline might not have worked. They trust each other already. It didn't make sense; the two of them rise above it very quickly. Kathy: Hi Paul! It's great to talk to you. Just have to tell you that I love ya' and that smile of yours! My question is: Are you surprised at how popular the love story of Katie and Simon has become and why do you think their particular love story has struck such a chord with so many fans? Oh yeah, BTW, Paul, will you marry me? LOL! Leyden: I think because they started out as friends who needed each other and the feelings developed quite quickly, that it was a relationship that was more like real life, where you really like someone but you don't want to express it because you think it's going to change the core of the relaitionship. So that when they got together, they knew each other very well, on kind of a deeper level. And yes, I will marry you, if you can keep me in the lifestyle that I'm accustomed to. Kavi: How exactly does one go from a degree in econ to NIDA (The National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney& that is Drama school) Leyden: Just by realizing what I didn't want to do, which was wear a suit every day, a tie, sit behind a desk& The whole time I was working at Price-Waterhouse, I basically just sat at the computer and pretended to work while I wrote little short films all day. I had a really great secretary who would tell that I was at a client's, while I was at the cinema. Kavi: I've always wondered ... my econ class makes me want to put a pencil thru my eye! Leyden: Well, I did. That's what no one really knows, I have one glass eye. Kayla: Hey Paul!! Well I'm 16 years old and I met you at the luncheon this year (my 1st time to New York!!), and I just wanted to know how you feel about meeting the younger fans like me! PS: YOU ROCK MY SOCKS =P Leyden: Meeting younger fans is great, because it shows that the audience is quite diverse. Lala: Hi Paul ... first of all I just want to make a comment on behalf of Lea who wanted to be here but had a class& she just wanted to say that she loves the character of Simon and Frasier and loved watching you as Donovan ... oh also she has a crush on you. (Meh ... who doesn't?) Ok on to me ... I think you're totally awesome Paul (and not too hard on the eyes) ... what's your fav KnS moment? Leyden: Probably the one I mentioned before. (Opera house basement.) Igreen61: Hi Paul. Being that you're from Australia, does Paul the person live on the wild side as your character Simon? Leyden: I think Paul the person makes Simon look like a bit of a wuss. Simon the character and me as a person are very different. Our need for adventure and challenge are quite similar though. Leisa: Hey Paul. This is such a pleasure!! You and Terri are the ONLY reason I am watching daytime. You both are just terrific together! I live in Tennessee. Have you had the chance to visit the southern part of the US yet? If not, come on down ... we would love the chance to show you some "Southern Hospitality"! O.K. to my question ... Simon I can't ask what I "really" want to know, I will stick with a safe one. Is there any actor or actress on another daytime drama that Paul and or Terri would like the chance to work with on their show? Leyden: I have been to Memphis. My first public appearance in this country was in Memphis, I loved going to Graceland ... and going up the main street, it was around Halloween, and the main street was closed down ... it was a blast. (Regarding other actors) Honestly? I have never watched another one of the other shows so I couldn't tell you ... I rarely catch our show! Nikki: Hi Paul! If you could play any other character on ATWT which role would you want? Leyden: It'd be Snickers. 'Cause Snickers gets paid to get felt up, and sit in a cage, and force-fed carrots. If I had to pick a dream role, out of any movie/TV, that is it. To be felt up and force-fed carrots. Nona: Hey Paul- Simon has a great wardrobe of shirts and jeans. Are they designers and do you have any say about what to wear? Thanks- Jean Leyden: Sometimes we have say in what we wear. Overall I like what Simon wears except when they put him in brightly colored clothing which clashes with the character a bit. Sheri: My name is Sheri and my sister, Kelly, and I want to thank you so much for coming to Meridan, Connecticut on September 21st. (We know you had something better to do that day!) It was so great to meet you and talk to you about the show. Here's our question. Do you have any guilty pleasures? (No, we're not being fresh.) Anything you would be embarrassed for others to know? Leyden: Most of my guilty pleasures probably aren't suitable for spilling on a PG site if you know what I mean. And it was great to meet you guys-I do remember, and it was really lovely to talk to you. Sporty_Chicken: Hi Paul ... just wanted to say you rock. If you could change one thing about your character what would it be? Leyden: If I could change one thing about him ... well, to begin with, I would need to change more than one thing, because over the time that I have played this character on the show, I am completely at the mercy of the writers. And along with the great writing and story directions that they have given Simon, there have been other times that have changed this character almost overnight. You become loyal to how you play that character and when you get writing that changes that, it becomes difficult to know where that character stands anymore. Theresa: Okay my question is unrelated to ATWT, but here goes, I am going to Sydney for vacation next year and I want to know the one sight I should not miss seeing? Leyden: Well my favorite thing to do in Sydney, which I used to do every single day, was the Bondi to Bronte walk along the ocean. You start at a great surf beach and run to Bronte along the clifftops and finish with breakfast at my favorite café. Just saying all this is making me very homesick and very nostalgic. Have a great time. Kayla1: What has been the most exciting thing that you've been able to do because you've had this job on ATWT that you wouldn't have been able to do otherwise? Leyden: The most exciting thing, and one of the reasons I took the job in the first place-I had a great job offer back home-was the opportunity to live in New York City. The opportunity to live in one of the greatest cities in the world for three years or so is just awesome. And that experience alone is one that I wouldn't trade for anything. Leyden: To all of you guys, thank you so, so much for all your ongoing and unrelenting support. The fact that you guys hang in there through thick and thin means a lot to me and Terri. Even the things like voting in the polls means so much to us. You all rock! <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="paradise"> <a name="confusion"> Some Fans Confuse the Actor and the Character (Soaps in Depth, July 30, 2002)</center> Together, Terri Colombino (Katie) and Paul Leyden (Simon) can recall mailed missives which took issue with Simon's taste in women. "I've had lots of letters calling Katie a snake in the grass," shares Leyden, who then as an aside to his leading lady, "I never showed you those letters. This guy wrote me every week for months." "Oh, I know who he is," responds Colombino. "He used to write me all the time. Sometimes he was a 'woman,' sometimes a man. He used to say that I am Satan's daughter, that Casey Peretti would turn over in his grave if he knew what his daughter was doing. That's a good one!" <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="paradise"> <a name="leak"> As the World Turns Springs A Surprising Leak (Soap Opera Digest, July 16, 2002)</center> Some As The World Turns devotees are getting their spoilers the old fashioned way they're keeping an eagle eye open. Thanks to recent slip-ups, they've been able to discover the identity of Nick's murderer (in the closing credits), and that the character who looked like Simon was, in fact, "Faux Simon," as he was identified on the closed captioning on June 21. And that's a plot point that wasn't technically revealed until this week. How did this happen? "As The World Turns is done in what we call 'live display,' so the script is prepared beforehand, but is sent out live," explains Laura Doty, marketing manager for VITAC, the company that provides the captions for ATWT, Days of Our Lives, Young and the Restless and Bold and the Beautiful. "In those cases, things can change when the script is done, like some of the minor details." Unlike on Days, where captioners actually watch a tape of the show beforehand, says Doty, "We get a script from As The World Turns. We'll put speaker Ids and things that captioning requires. Sometimes things are edited here, but often we keep what they have given us. So, if the script said 'Faux Simon,' then that's what goes on-screen, just as when an actor ad libs, it's not likely to show up on captioning. What is the response to all of this from ATWT's production company, Procter & Gamble? "Oops," chuckles a spokesperson. <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> Katie and Simon Face Trouble in Paradise (Soaps in Depth, July 16, 2002)</center> After surviving Dahlia's murderous machinations, As the World Turns' Frasiers seem to have gone from the frying pan straight into the fire with this latest adventure on the island of Avanya. "Well, Simon's the international man of mystery," sighs Terri Colombino (Katie), "and Katie's not too happy about it. They just got happy again, and she wants to settle down a bit, fix up their new place and just be happy. And he's just not that kind of guy." When Katie was stranded on an island before, it led Simon to admit his feelings for her. And their adventure in Malta only brought the couple closer together. But will this tropical paradise be the death of them? "Oh God," Colombino groans, smiling. "Why do we always have to go to these islands?" <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="simonx2"> Simon Times Two (Soap Opera Weekly, July 09, 2002)</center> As the World Turns viewers will be seeing double this summer as faux Simon (a.k.a. Donovan) impersonates the real Simon in Avanya. "The Avanya story is the crazist story I've ever written," declares headwriter Hogan Sheffer. "We started writing a story to get Rose off the canvas (Martha Bryne is pregnant), and it became something else. The Simon and Katie story [with Dahlia] was ending, and I didn't have anything for them this summer." Enter faux Simon. "Paul Leyden gets to do a dual role and have some fun with it," adds Sheffer. "The character is very different from Simon," asserts Leyden. "He's obviously trying to get the diamond, and he won't let anything stand in his way. Fake Simon is fun. He's able to do awful things with a smile on his face. He's a sociopath. He's loud. He's obnoxious. He he's sexist. He smokes. He drinks." But he can't fool Katie, who realizes this week that the man she is kissing his not her husband. "They all think he's Simon, but Katie quickly discovers he's not," Leyden previews. "He thinks that because he looks like Simon he s going to get away with it. The fact that he doesn t sound like him or act like him is going to pose a problem." Leyden got tips from co-start Byrne on playing a dual role. "Now I know what Martha has been going through," he sighs. "Whatever character you do first, always remember what you did on what line, because that's what you're going to be reacting to later on." Follow? "And you've got to keep it fairly simple. You can't be gesturing too much, because you're not going to remember that later. It would look silly if one character was doing something and the other character is not reacting. It's been a learning experience!" -- Tonya Lensch <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="sidnancy"> Daytime Goes to the Movies (Soap Opera Update, July 02, 2002) Soap Supercouples recreate legendary cinema lovers!</center> Though the magic of makeup and movie history of daytime's hottest couples reenact their most memorable film memories. Fromt he legendary lovers of Casablanca and Titanic to the doomed pairs in Bonnie and Clyde and Sid and Nancy, it's all here! As the World Turns' Terri Colombino (Katie) and Paul Leyden (Simon) ... <a href="sidnance.jpg">Punk rockers Sid and Nancy are by far the most unusual couples Update chose to replicate.</a> Ponder it for a while -- as we did -- and you'll see that Leyden and Colombino were right to choose a pairing as "different" as Simon and Katie on As the World Turns. Leyden, from the start, believed it would be "wicked." <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="bomb"> Dahlia Drops a Bomb on Simon! (Soaps in Depth, June 04, 2002)</center> Although the Frasiers have been trying ti stay one step ahead of Dahlia's scheem to frame Simon for murder, this week on As the World Turns, they fall right into her trap! Determined to beat Dahlia at her own game, Simon and Katie use the bugs she planted in their cottage to their advantage. Putting on a show, Katie accuses Simon of trying to off her, and ejects him from the house. But then, as Simon prepares to go alert Margo to their scheme, Dahlia appears on the scene and knocks him out cold! Entering the cottage, Dahlia tells Katie that she's calling the cops because she is the one being framed for murder by Simon! When Simon comes to, the ensuing fight leaves Dahla unconscious. Alas, just then the police arrive, and although Simon and Katie try to explain Dahlia's complex scam, the fact that she's the one who's inured doesn't look good. Things turn worse when the officers begin searching for the bomb that Dahlia claimed Simon planted in the cottage. Anxious to clear his name, Simon locates the explosive and detonates it outside. But when Simon returns, Margo is forced to make an arrest because of all the evidence stacked up against him, as well as his apparent knowledge of where the bomb was located. In light of the shocker that happens next, has Dahlia orchestrated the perfect revenge? <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="showdown"> Will ATWT Showdown (Soap Opera Weekly, May 28, 2002)</center> It's a fight to the death for Katie, Simon and Dahlia this week on As the World Turns. "You mean the week I get the crap beat out of me?" asks Colleen Dion (Dahlia) with a laugh, in character. "I walked away bruised and battered. There are serveral struggles. I knock him out and then he comes to, and then I fall off the banister." Clearly, Katie and Simon's plan to trap Dahlia goes horribly awry. "It's all about getting revenge on Simon, and whoever gets in her way, too bad," declares Dion. "She works out a very elaborate plan and covers all the bases so if something doesn't work, she has something else to go on. She's a smart lady in that respect." After a tragic fall, Dahlia is knocked unconscious and Simon is left looking mighty guilty. By week's end, someone is dead, but as is always the case with Dahlia, everything is not what it seems .... <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="plstrong"> Does ATWT's Simon Really Love Katie? (Soap Opera Update, May 21, 2002) Paul Leyden reveals why Simon and Katie work as a strong couple</center> "The appeal of Katie and Simon is the fact that they just play, you know? They are simple in the fact that they love each other, but don't get bogged down in all of that. They want to continue to have fun. They are still young. They are free and strong individuals in a relationship. Simon and Katie kind of have that love/hate thing with one another. Do they love each other? Do they not? Are they going to be together? Are they not? Is Simon going to realize that he really does care for this person a lot more than he wants to admit? So, that is always fun to play those scenes out& and, I think, all that stuff that happened in Malta was kind of the catalyst to the beginning of them as a couple. They were really nice scenes where Terri (Colombino, Katie) and I got to play. I'm glad that what we are taping now with the murder stuff is starting to kick in, because it s been a long build-up. For some reason, for Simon's stories, the setup seems to be so long. The fact that Dahlia is missing is an interesting plot point as it unfolds. It does bring up the whole idea of trust in a relationship. How far will you trust someone? And it's a good question to consider when you remember Simon s past. I'm trying to play both (did or didn't Simon kill Monique, Dahlia's sister). I like, too, that this story is allowing Simon to get more of his edge back-he needs it. Simon lost his edge back in the early days. And if truth were known, Simon is the absolute opposite of me in so many ways. I have a funny and sick sense of humor and I make people laugh all the time on and off the set." <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="hope"> Holding Out Hope (Soap Opera Digest, May 07, 2002)</center> It's hard to say exactly where things went wrong, or even to admit that anything has gone awry with Katie and Simon. We've done nothing but gush about the charming, quirky, sexy couple since they were basically a twinkle in Head Writer Hogan Sheffer's eye. Obviously, they couldn't be happy forever. And it makes sense that Katie, despite her obsession with Simon, never got the whole story on his life. It also stands to reason that his past would be murky and might even include murder. The problems began with Dahlia, and Katie's Butt-Busting Workout. Put aside the implausibility of "Katie's suddenly famous!" and you still have the overused mystery-woman-plants-doubts-in- gullible-wife's-head plot. While we adore actors Terri Colombino (Katie) and Paul Leyden (Simon), who have proven that they can make the best of a banal situation, wouldn't it have been convincing if Katie had rekindler her journalism career and stumbled upon the incriminating evidence herself? Or if Simon had, in the two years he's been town, displayed any sort of real temper until recently? Of course, Dahlia had an agenda. Of course, it involved one of Simon's ex-wives. Of course, Simon is really the victim. Of course, we also shouldn't jump to conclusions. Because it breaks our hearts to even admit that the Frasiers aren't clicking anymore, we're giving them a very generous benefit of the doubt. Hopefully, this "mystery" will turn into the smart, suspenseful story this duo deserves. <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="trust"> Trust Issues (CBS Newsletter, April 23, 2002)</center> Just when it seemed like Simon and Katie would settle into marital bliss, in came Dahlia with her accusations against Simon. "It's tough," sighs Terri Colombino (Katie). "You know, if his life in the past had been squeaky clean, I don't think she'd be having as much of a problem, but all of these stories from the past keep coming up. She knew that he was a gigolo, and did some things that weren't necessarily legal or moral, so that's starting to creep into her head." "The main crux of the storyline is the trust issue between Katie and Simon," muses Paul Leyden(Simon). "Why should she trust him? Does she trust him? He wants her to, but all these little clues come up for her to not trust him. How far can a newlywed loving couple be put to the test before they give up on each other?" Good question! Guess we'll have to keep watching. <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="kill"> Will ATWT's Simon Kill Katie? (Soap Opera Weekly, April 23, 2002)</center> This week on As the World Turns, Simon realizes that Katie must die. "He's at his wits' end," sighs Paul Leyden (Simon). "Dahlia's disappeared. Katie wants to believe that he didn't kill her, but all this evidence keeps piling up. She doesn't believe him or trust him and he just wants the whole thing over and done with. He needs to flush Dahlia out somehow." Simon goes to Lucinda for help, and they realize that he must beat Dahlia at her own game -- by "killing" Katie! "They have to stage Katie's death," Leyden previews. "It will bring Dahlia out. She'll say, 'I told you so; I knew he'd kill her.' And they'll catch her, finally. Desperate times call for desperate measures." But what will Katie think about playing dead? <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="picfect"> ATWT's Paul Leyden and Terri Colombino are Picture Perfect (Soap Opera Digest, April 16, 2002)</center> Ever wonder what goes into getting just the right photograph for a Digest feature story? If you think that all the actors have to do is flash their pearly whites as the camera clicks, think again. Here's an inside look at a photo shoot. Subjects: Paul Leyden (Simon) and Terri Colombino (Katie) Photographer: Fabrice Trombert Makeup Artist: Bruce Wayne Wardrobe: Provided by ATWT Location: Studio One, New York City <a href="makeup2.jpg">Make Me Up</a> ... "I always begin with light, natural colors," Makeup artist Bruce Wayne revealed. "For the second look, we can build on the base. It's much easier to add color than to take it away." Wayne acheived a smoky, more intense look for the next setup. Ready to Wear ... Terri Colombino checked out her wardrobe choices and tested some possibilties. <a href="wardrobe.jpg">"I love this outfit,"</a> she enthused, referring to the sexy, beaded black top and pants. "I asked wardrobe if I could wear it for Katie's launch party. And I'm wearing it offset tomorrow." He Shoots, They Score ... Photographer Fabrice Trombert created the mood for the first set-up -- <a href="gameset.jpg"> a playful, modernized version of The Newlywed Game.</a> The funky show booth was custom-designed for this shoot. A photo was used for <a href="interviews02.html#newlywed">a story in the April 2nd issue.</a> On Your Mark ... After a wardrobe change and another round in the makeup chair, the actors had fun as they took their places in <a href="play.jpg"> the secnd setup</a> -- an edgier scene with a sultry mood. Look for these photos in a future issue. Check Us Out ... <a href="intot.jpg">Colombino and Leyden perused a polaroid.</a> Instant pics are helpful because they provide a good idea of what the actual photos will look like when developed. They're used to correct positioning, makeup, wardrobe, etc. "let's adjust the lighting a bit," suggested Trombert. "I want to create a more dramatic feel." <a href="berry.jpg">That's All, Folks!</a> ... After a full day at ATWT and taking the time (a good three hours) to shoot for Digest, these dedicated darlings were out the door and heading for home. "I need to get some rest," Colombino sighed. "We're in every scene tomorrow!" <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="5reasons"> Five Reasons Katie Should Trust Simon (Soaps in Depth, April 09, 2002) Will the Frasiers marriage be torn apart by lies?</center> Katie knew that Simon had a history of marrying for money, but he was also in the habit of knocking off his wealthy wives to collect their cash? He claims that that simply isn t the case, and we re inclined to believe him. His better half should trust him, too, because while he s a reluctant hero, he s a hero all the same. Check it out & 1) Simon refused to let Lily die. While on the run from Simon s twisted sister, Celia, Lily fell ill, and he remained by her side to nurse her back to health. And when they later were stranded on a desert island, he kept them alive until they could be rescued. 2) Simon supported Katie when he believed she was pregnant. Even though it was just a scheme to make sure he didn t run back to Lily, Simon proved his loyalty to his new bride by accepting his unlikely role as a father. And even when her lie was revealed, Simon still stuck around. 3) Simon traveled to Italy to help Lily rescue Holden and Luke. Although a suspicious Katie followed him all the way to Malta, she needn t have worried, because her husband was too busy risking his life to reheat his old flame. 4) Simon saved Katie from the island. When her harebrained scheme left Katie stranded with her partner in crime Henry and sex-crazed hermit Cooley, Simon flew to her aid. Luckily, the plane had only two seats, so the Frasiers rode into the sunset together, leaving the misfits behind. 5) Katie s no saint herself! When she wasn t scheming to win Holden from Lily, Katie was busy poisoning Molly to steal the WOAK anchor chair. Most of her family still doesn t trust her as far as they can throw her, so Mrs. Frasier should cut her mate a little more slack. <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="murderer"> Did Katie Marry a Murderer? (Soaps in Depth, April 09, 2002)</center> The honeymoon nearly ended for As The World Turns Katie and Simon when she learned that her husband had been suspected of offing one of his wealthy wives to inherit her fortune. But this week, just as Simon is struggling to regain his wife s trust, Katie learns that he still may not be telling her the whole truth. What else is he keeping from her? Although Katie accepted Simon s explanation that the murder charges had been dropped due to insufficient evidence, she s still puzzled by Dahlia s attempts to come between them. Simon insists he has no idea, but a suspicious Katie decides to spend the night at Craig s. Determined, Simon asks Margo to run a check on Dahlia and immediately goes to Katie with the truth: Dahlia is his late wife s sister! Simon assumes that she must hold him responsible for Monique s accident. While Katie agrees to confront Dahlia, she wstill refuses to go home with her husband. Later the Frasiers approach Dahlia, who insists she s trying to save Katie s life. The exercise tape was meant to raise enough money for Katie to be independent, and Dahlia goes so far as to offer to step away from the project or anything else Katie wishes, just so long as she leaves Simon. When Katie dismisses the idea that she s in danger, Dahlia drops another bombshell. How will Katie react to learning this new secret from Simon s past? <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="killer"> Does Katie Think Simon is a Murderer? (Soap Opera Update, April 09, 2002) Killer Statement</center> The worst slur thrown at Simon Frasier has been gigolo. The oft-married man shrugged off the benign calls with little, if no, concern& that is, until Dahlia provided town folk with much deadlier ammunition. According to Dahlia, Simon is not only a gigolo, he is the murderer of her sister Monique! Pause for Thought Although never officially charged with the death of his ex-wife, Dahlia s knowledge of Simon s previous antics raise many an eyebrow, including Katie s. These new, horrific accusations, vehemently denied by Simon, are worrisome to Katie, who is beginning to believe that her true beloved could actually be a true deathtrap intent on swallowing her up whole. Simon s situation deteriorates even further when Katie steps out of their one-room bedroom and into Craig s luxurious suite to take time to weed out the seeds of doubt Dahlia managed to plant in her head. Turn of Events The Frasiers are discouraged, yet resilient, which proves to be a necessary asset in the battle that faces them. Simon s background check identifies Dahlia as Monique s embittered sister. She has never completely recovered from her sibling s loss and holds Simon accountable for Monique s untimely death. Simon and Katie confront Dahlia, but Simon s plan to exonerate himself backfires when Dahlia protests that her only intent is to save, not harm, Katie. She proceeds to inform the young bride that a legal technicality is the only reason that Simon didn t lose his freedom. When Simon attempts to elaborate, Dahlia rants Simon got away with murder! Katie s thinking grows increasingly more negative when, during Dahlia s mimic of Simon s seduction dance, she recognizes many a familiar move. Doubting Katie A livid Simon throws Dahlia out of their home. All the while, she taunts: What are you going to do? Kill me? When Simon asks if Katie believes in his innocence, she stalls. On the evening of the cocktail party for the release of Katie s video Butt-Bustin Work Out, Dahlia delivers a direct threat, for which Simon demands a direct answer from his beloved bride: Does she believe in his innocence or not? <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="newlywed"> The Newlywed Game (Soap Opera Digest, April 02, 2002) We challenge ATWT's Terri Colombino and Paul Leyden to a relationship test, '70s-TV style. </center> Technically, Katie and Simon's marriage began more than a year ago in a quickie, green-card ceremony at the courthouse. But the honeymoon didn't really begin until they declared their love and renewed their vows in front of family, friends and farm animals last December. After all they've been through, how much do the Frasiers -- and their portrayers, Terri Colombino and Paul Leyden -- really know about each other? Digest plays Bob Eubanks in our own version of the classic game show. We didn't have an isolation booth, but we did ask each actor a series of questions separately, then got them together to review their answers. <center> ROUND 1: Katie Frasier (Terri Colombino)</center> If Katie had $1,000, how would she spend it? Colombino's Answer: She would probably either have a spa day and go shopping or buy a new guitar for Simon. Leyden's Guess: Clothes? What would Terri be doing if she weren't an actress? Colombino's Answer: I'd be doing something in the film industry. I'd be part of it. Leyden's Guess: I think she would probably do something like work with handicapped children. I don't know, maybe. She's good with kids. What would Katie do if Simon asked her to give up Snickers? Colombino's Answer: Well, he'd have to have a pretty good reason. But she'd probably hide him. Her. I mean. I just found out Snickers is a girl. Leyden's Guess: She's say, "If you want me, you'll take the rabbit." Who else would catch Katie's eye? Colombino's Answer: No one. Only Simon for Katie. Leyden's Guess: No one. Well, is Snickers a boy? What would Terri say is Paul's most annoying habit? Colombino's Answer: I can't think of anything. He doesn't really annoy me. He's very conscious of not annoying me. Leyden's Guess: Oh, God. Terri would say my most annoying habit is .. scratching my ... no, I don't do that much around her. I don't know. Was Terri on (a) Sweet Valley High; (b) Breaker High; or (c) Saved by the Bell? Colombino's Answer: He'll know Breaker High. He better. Leyden's Guess: (before choice c is even read) Breaker High. If I didn't get that, I'd be shot. What is Terri's most embarrassing on-set moment? Colombino's Answer: We had been doing a kissing scene, and he had a booger on his face. I don't if it was mine or his. They stopped tape, but we were gonna pick it up [from the same moment], so makeup isn't supposed to come in and change anything [in that case]. But I was like, "Makeup! Come here!" Leyden's Guess: The video stuff with the firemen? I don't know. What is it? ATWT Publicist: You've told this story. Apparently, you were both very embarrassed. Leyden: Oh, when I ... but Terri wasn't on-set! When the thing flew out of my nose. What is Katie's favorite activity? Colombino's Answer: Makin' whoopee! Leyden's Guess: Being in bed with Simon. <center> ROUND 2: Simon Frasier (Paul Leyden)</center> Would Simon rather have money, beauty or brains? Leyden's Answer: Money. Colombino's Guess: And he can't have all three? I think he used to want money, but now he probably wants beauty. When he's not on-set, what is Paul most likely to be doing? Leyden's Answer: Sleeping. Colombino's Guess: E-mailing friends. Name Simon's most prized possession? Leyden's Answer: The guitar that Katie gave him. Colombino's Guess: Katie! If Paul had a celebrity crush, who would it be? Leyden's Answer: Cameron Diaz. Colombino's Guess: Kyle Minogue. If Katie weren't around, how long before Simon would get involved with someone else: one day, one month or one year? Leyden's Answer: A month [laughs]? Colombino's Guess: Oh, a year. What is Paul's favorite Katie/Simon scene? Leyden's Answer: I think the ones downstairs in the storeroom in Malta. Colombino's Guess: He likes the stuff in the dungeon. I heard him say that recently. How would Simon describe Katie's romantic past? Leyden's Answer: Before Simon? Non-existent. Colombino's Guess: Childlike. [laughs]. His is sketchy. What one word would Simon use to describe Henry? Leyden's Answer: Light in the loafers. Effeminate. [laughs]. Colombino's Guess: Weasel. What would Simon say is the best thing about being married? Leyden's Answer: Sex whenever you want it. Free sex. Colombino's Guess: Free sex! <center> ROUND 3: The Results</center> Digest: Let's go over what you didn't get right. Paul said that Terri would work with kids if she weren't in show biz. Leyden: I didn't know. I think you're good with kids. Colombino: I probably would. Digest: As for Terri's most embarrassing moment, Terri, will you describe this? Colombino: (giggling) The booger. Digest: He's got a different booger story. Leyden: My booger moment was with Martha [Byrne, Lily/Rose]. Colombino: Oh, I'm so upset that I wasn't your booger moment. Leyden: I said you'd be upset by the firement stuff. Colombino: That's true. I'm more embarrassed when I have to act like an ass. Digest: Terri thought Paul's celebrity crush was Kylie Minogue. Leyden: Kyle Minogue only because of [ATWT Makeup artist Eldo Ray Estes]! I only talk to him about her. I do it to amuse him. Digest: Paul called Katie's romantic status before Simon "non-existent." Colombino: Hey! Leyden: Well, she was a virgin! Colombino: She told him she was, but she wasn't necessarily. Digest: Interestingly, you both said Simon's favorite thing about being married was "free sex." You both used that phrase. Leyden: As opposed to paid sex. Colombino: Yeah, right! Digest: How do you think you did? Colombino: There were things I forgot about, like the Cameron Diaz thing. I should have known that. But there's been lots of Kylie talk around the studio, so that's why I thought of that. Digest: Is there something you wouldn't know about each other? Leyden: I don't know a huge amount about Terri's childhood, and she doesn't know much about mine. But overall, we know each other pretty well because we were really good friends before we worked together a lot on the show. Colombino: And I think when you work so closely together, you open yourself up more than in a normal job situation because you're always together. Leyden: And it's not like we're one of those on-screen couples who hate each other, either. I rely on Terri as a good friend in real life and vice versa. Digest: Does Simon know Katie better, or does she know him better? Leyden: I think he knows her better. Colombino: She's an open book. Leyden: I don't think she knows him well at all. Digest: I guess that's all about to change. Any last words for the fans? Leyden: Hang in there? Colombino: Yeah, hang in there! Note: Here are four questions (courtesy of SOD) that didn't make the final cut. How would Katie describe Lily? Colombino's Answer: A nuisance. She's jealous of her. That's never gonna go away. Leyden's Guess: A pain in the ass. Just always in the way. What relative of Katie's does Simon most dislike? Leyden's Answer: Who's she related to? None of them. He only really interacts with Margo and Craig and he likes both of them. Colombino's Guess: Oh, Craig. Paul was surprised by her answer: Leyden: He likes Craig! I'd say Craig is his best friend outside of Katie. Colombino: That's kind of scary. Who was the first guy Katie dated? Colombino's Answer: Eddie Silva. Leyden's Guess: I don't know, it was before I was on. Wait, was it that dude that got replaced, Chris Hughes? Colombino's Response: That's close! What is Paul's favorite TV show? Leyden's Answer: Six Feet Under. Colombino's Guess: Six Feet Under. A little behind-the scenes tidbit: Paul Leyden had never heard of The Newlywed Game, so Hunt Block (Craig) insisted on helping him out with his answers, and also told a particularly naughty story about one episode. Apparently, Bob Eubanks once asked a contestant his favorite place to make love. His response was "In the butt, Bob," and the way Hunt said it made us all howl. Not surprisingly, this punchline was repeated many times throughout the course of the "game." -- Jennifer Lenhart For a look behind the scenes at the photo shoot in an upcoming issue of Soap Opera Digest. <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="confess"> Simon Confesses to Katie (Soap Opera Weekly, March 12, 2002)</center> Katie confronts Simon about the suspicious check he receives from Monique Ferrara. Who was she and why did she leave him all this money? "Katie doesn't understand why he would hide something from her, so she does a little digging," previews Terri Colombino (Katie). "Margo gives her advice to not say anything, but she just can't help it. The information is burning a hole in her." Simon tells Katie the check is from one of his ex-wives who died before she changed her will. "She hated him by the time she died and really wanted to change her will, but she died in a freak accident," reveals Paul Leyden (Simon). "I think it brings Simon and Katie closer by the end of the episode, because he is honest with her." Leyden is right. Katie decides to forgive and forget - and then go shopping. "His answer isn't so bad, so she says, 'Let's use the money!'" chuckles Colombino. But are Simon and Katie just buying more trouble? <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="past"> "Past Imperfect" (Soaps in Depth, March 12, 2002)</a></center> Will Katie's investigation into Simon's old life be the death of their marriage? Katie knew she wasn't Simon's first wife. Heck, she knew she wasn't even his second or third! But, despite her awareness of his previous life as a trophy husband, Ms. Peretti still chose to become Mrs. Frasier. So why is she now trying to dig into her mate's history? That's just asking for trouble. Begging for it, in fact! Katie is trying to shed some light on Simon's shady past, but with what she knows already about his earlier scams, maybe she's happier in the dark? <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="hoganvsfans"> ATWT: Fans vs. Sheffer (Soap Opera Digest, February 19, 2002)</center> Digest's <a href="http://www.terricolombino.com/hogan.html">recent interview with As the World Turns Head Writer Hogan Sheffer</a> has caused quite a stir with fans. Many applauded Sheffer's honesty (There's even a call for a Hogan's Heroes" support group), but Jack and Carly fans were less than pleased, citing Sheffer's indication that he never wants Carly to be happy. Protests one, "I see his point, but can't there be a little bit of a payoff sometime?" Michael Park (Jack) urges fans not to worry. "I can't speak for Hogan ... but what I do know is that when Jack and Carly are on the outs, they're much more interesting. But they're not goign anywhere. She's his true love." Meanwhile, Sheffer's comment that Katie and Simon were his favorites also set off tensions. "So, he likes them. You couldn't tell by the five minutes of airtime they get a week," wrote a viewer. "I love Katie and Simon," responds Park. "They represent something to the show that Jack and Carly don't, just as Jack and Carly represent something that Simon and Katie don't." Plus, Paul Leyden (Simon) reports that he's been working a lot. "In coming weeks, fans will get their fill. They'll probably say, 'Get them off the television,'" he jokes. <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="wacky"> It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (Soaps in Depth, February 12, 2002)</center> Soap Characters Do the Darnedest Things! It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that odds things tend to happen to folks who live in soap opear towns. After all, The Young and the Restless takes place in a small Wisconsin burg ... which just happens to be the corporate headquarters for some of the biggest corpoartions in the country. And Guiding Light's Springfield is just a hop, skip and a jump from an island country to which not one but two residents have played princess! Judging by the response we got to our request that you, the raeders of Soaps in Depth, vote on your favorite offbeat storylines, we realized just how crazy about the soaps -- nad their nutty plots -- you really are! Diamonds are A Girl's Best Friend Desperate to keep her hunky hubby, Simon, Katie and sarcastic sidekick Henry left Oakdale for the sunny shores of an uncharted isle, searching for the much-lusted-after Beloved diamond. Before their Gilligan-esque adventure was over, Henry had donned drag, pilot Cooley's attempt at seduction had made Katie gag, and their hopes of rescue had begun to sag. Katie's spirit soared after retrieving the diamond, only to watch the gem go sky-high -- in the claws of a bird. Though she left empty-handed, Katie's heart was full to bursting when Simon finally saved her. <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="olympics"> Soap Olympics (Soap Opera Digest, February 12, 2002)</center> While the world focuses on the events in Salt Lake City beginning this week, we decided to test daytime's mettle. Here are three storylines from each show that we'd put up on the podium. Cue thbe national anthem ... As the World Turns - Gold - The Art of Manipulation (James, Barbara and the spa girls) Silver - A Perfect Murder (Nick Scudder's murder) Bronze - Newlywed Games ... The actual storyline doesn't really matter -- truth be told, there isn't much we wouldn't watch Katie and Simon do. As long as they keep uttering the best dialogue on the show and giving off super-sexy sparks even after marriage, whatever wacky adventure ATWT has planned for the Frasiers, we'll be along for the ride. Caption: If newlywedes Katie and Simon lived happily ever after, that'd be fine with us -- as long as it's funny. <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="executive"> Executive Decisions (Excerpts) (Soap Opera Digest, February 05, 2002)</center> It s been more than a year-and-a-half since Hogan Sheffer seemingly came out of nowhere (actually, maybe fittingly, it was DreamWorks) and single-handedly proved that a head writer with no soap experience can shake up the daytime industry. After choosing As the World Turns, he helped the floundering show win a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series (its first in a decade) a month after its 45th anniversary and also picked up one for himself. Here, Digest finds out how he makes it looks so easy. Digest: Now that you have [won the Emmy], is there more pressure? Sheffer: I don t know. I don t think about it. All I can do is measure the show. I see every single episode and I can tell it s as good, I think, as it s ever been. That pleases me, and we have more to draw from this year. There are so many more characters who have found a place on the map. Any Katie/Simon episode would be fine with me, and they weren t even an item until the very end of 2000. Digest: Are they your favorites? Sheffer: Yeah. I say that with all due respect to the other characters. There is nobody more fun to write for than Terri. She ll do anything. She s a wonderful comedienne, and Paul Leyden ... I don t know how he continues to play straight man to her, but he does. I think they re a great couple. We have a long story. Digest: It s harder once they re finally together, though. Sheffer: this is the dilemma of the head writer. Carly, as a character, is fantastic. I love Maura West; all my writers love writing for her. I never want her to be with anyone. Because the whole thing with Carly is her being caught between two men. If you settle her in Milltown with Jack and they re holding hands and watching TV, I don t know what that is. I don t want to make her happy. Terri is great happy that s the kind of story she generates. Read <a href="http://www.terricolombino.com/hogan.html"> The Entire Hogan Sheffer Interview.</a> <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="love&marriage"> Love and Marriage (Soap Opera Update, January 29, 2002)</center> Love was bursting out all over on the soaps this year as wedding and proposals filled our screens. Will love last between six of the daytime's most dazzling couples? As the World Turns: Katie and Simon How Did They Meet? Simon and Katie bumped heads on occasion while working independently on a joint mission: He took Lily by the arm, while she attempted to steal Holden. But it wasn't until the two came to accept that Holden and Lily were never going to leave each other for another that their rendezvous kicked into full gear. Depressed, vulnerable ... and blitzed out of their minds ... Katie offered Simon her virginity during a one-night stand. Who Fell in Love First? Katie was smitten from the time Simon undid the first button on her blouse Is It True Love? Does Snickers love carrots? Yes! Who or What Could Break Them Up? If a deserted island, a rabid Henry and a foreign assault (Dante in Malta) couldn't tear them apart, nothing will! Caption: Simon and Katie are unique, fun and full of life. The couple not only keeps one another on their toes, but ATWT viewers as well. <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="joyous"> Daytime's Most Joyous Moments (Soaps in Depth, January 29, 2002)</center> Considering the amount of suffering the average soapc haracter does during their lifetime, it's not surprsing that when something good finally happens, they, and we, do the utmost to keep the memory of that moment alive. Why dwell on your fifth divorce when you can recall your first wedding night, right? When we asked the readers of Soaps in Depth to visit our Website and vote for the happy occasion which left them crying tears of joy, we couldn't help but smile at your enthusiasm. October 2001, Once More With Feeling Desperate to reunite with the woman he finally was able to admit to loving, Simon searched heaven (or a convent, at least) and hell for Katie, only to discover that she'd wound up sticking close to home. In fact, the runaway bride wound up trading God's sisters for her own sib by hiding out in Margo's attic! At long last, Simon found his wife and declared his life. "Say it again," Katie begged, thrilled that her husband had come to realize what she'd known from the beginning: that they were destined to be together. Although brutish Bruno threw a temporary wrench into the festivities by swinging in and making off with the object of his infatuation, Simon used guerilla warfare tactics by threatening bodily harm if his rival didn't knock off the cavement routine. In the end, true love won the day as Simon gave up fighting his feelings and surrendered his heart. <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="2ndchance"> "A Second Chance" (Soaps in Depth, January 29, 2002)</a> AnUnlikely Duo Says, "I Do!" Once More, With Feeling</center> It was supposed to be a marriage of convenience. Simon needed a green card, and lovestruck Katie was more than happy to help by becoming his bride. But something strange happened along the way: The As the World Turns duo fell in love for real. And almost one year to the day later, the Frasiers renewed their vows in an intimate ceremony that lived up to all of the bride's dream (complete with livestock and indoor snow!). Family and friends joined the happy couple to help them celebrate thier newfound love for each other and begin their journey to happily ever after. <center>The Vows:</center> Priest: The bride and the groom have chosen to write their own vows, which they will signify to each other at this time. Simon? Simon: Katie, you are a treasure above all treasures. And I promise I will always treat you that way -- with love, kindness and understanding. Especially because there's a lot I don't understand. With you, life is always an adventure and I can't wait to spend eery single second with you. By virtue of being you, you have changed my life and set me free. I love you with all my heart. (Katie kisses him.) Priest: Katie, that part comes later. Would you like to say your vows now? Katie: Yes, I would. Actually, I wrote a poem. It's not a very good poem. I kind of messed up sometimes with the rhyming, and not all the words fit. Sometimes I had problems fitting them where they should ... Priest: Nonetheless, we're all anxious to hear it. Very, very anxious. Katie: Okay. <ul>Dear Simon, today's the day we get married for real. No one can imagine the way that I feel. It started in a car, though it stood very still -- a magical night, a wonderful thrill. And then we got married, kind of quick, one, two, three. You wanted your green card, but I wished you'd want me. You weren't always nice, but I wasn't discouraged. We still found some fun, and my love was encouraged. I searched for your diamond, got plane wrecked instead. Then I missed you so much, nearly wished I was dead. Then you came to my rescue over the sea. On the way home, you said you loved me. e've been through a lot, things both funny and sad. But when we're together, things never were bad. It's such a great feeling to be sharing your life. So I'll sign off with from Katie, your wife. </ul> Okay, I have a couple of other things to say, but they don't rhyme. I was a child when I dreamed about what my wedding day would be like, and when we married the first time, I was a child, but I've grown up. I guess what happens when you love someone more than you love yourself and I do. I love you with my whole heart, Simon, and I know that you are the reason behind every good thing that will ever happen in my life. Priest: I don't believe there's anything left for me to say. So by the power vested in me by the State of Illinois, I now pronounce you husband and wife. Simon, you may kiss the bride. <center>The Dress:</center> Katie's dress was meant to be Carly's gown form her aborted nuptials with Jack, but in reality, it was an original creation by Monique Lhuillier Beverly Hills. "We did find one dress," reveals ATWT costume designer Charles Schoonmaker, "a Calvin Klein dress which was totally adorable on Terri Colombino, but we didn't do it because we thought this is no way something that Carly would wear." Insteady, they chose <a href="sidweddress.jpg">this strapless gown with boned bodice, beaded waist, and full skirt with petticoats.</a> "[Lhuillier] does really nice wedding dresses," he says. "Her stuff is gorgeous. Really nice attention to detail." In a remarkable coincidence, when <a href="tcacwed.jpg">the actress wed her real-life husband, Arthur Colombino,</a> in September of 2001, she also wore a dress by Lhuillier. <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> <a name="2xlove"> Editor's Choice: Twice the Love (Soap Opera Digest, January 15, 2002)</center> If you're not an ATWT fan, you're probably wondering what's up with us and the Jack/Carly, Simon/Katie romances - it seems like every other "Editors' Choice" is about one couple or another. Well, get ready, because this one's about BOTH. For Jack and Carly, the recent goodbye scenes were tender, familiar and, as usual, bittersweet. Jack had come over before Carly left for Paris to confess his true feelings - which hadn't changed. "No matter who you love, no matter where you go in the world, no man will ever love you as much as I do, EVER," he said, and, within an instant, her heart was his for the taking again. It was a triumphant, told-you-so moment for fans, proof positive of the old adage about nothing stopping the course of true love. It's only fitting that just as Carly recalled the last time she went to Paris (but was actually kidnapped to Hong Kong) and "missed the wedding of a lifetime" to Jack, Katie was putting on the same gown that Carly had intended to wear before her own (re) wedding of a lifetime to Simon. If Carly and Jack had the time-tested weariness that comes from a couple who knows the road ahead will be rocky, and therefore ground themselves in preparation, then giddy, goofy Katie and Simon were the exact opposite: floating on air, their heads in the clouds. The only downside for Katie was the fear that no one would show up to share her perfect day. "Do you have any idea how unbelievable you are? Katie, you turned my world around, you perplex and amaze me, and I love you for it so much," Simon said to reassure her before begging the heavens to shine on his wife. Sure enough, it worked: Katie's day was all about miracles in the form of two lambs, a few snowflakes and some last-minute guests. It was her dream come true, a sentiment Katie gushed in the sweetly amateurish poem she recited in lieu of vows while the show flashed back on some of our favorite moments between the two. The Frasier wedding was exactly what it should have been - part wackiness, part wonder, with a dash of sheer sex appeal thrown in at the end. We loved how uncomfortable Lily looked while trying to be a good sport throughout, as well as the glances exchanged by the other participants, who seemed as seduced by the romance of it all as we were. Craig, a component in both couples, is also worth a note: His devastation upon overhearing Carly and Jack carried over to the wedding, where he shared in his sister's bliss, but tempered it with a sadness that made our hearts ache for him (even though we can't help but hope Carly and Jack get that - what is it now, 15th? - chance at a happy ending.) So, while the two couples couldn't be more different - Jack and Carly define tortured yearning, while Simon and Katie represent unabashed whimsy - ATWT's decision to overlap their milestones shows that both are about that heart-thumping, can't-stand-to-be-apart kind of grand passion we just don't get enough of these days. It goes without saying that Maura West plus Michael Park and Terri Colombino plus Paul Leyden equals chemistry to spare. Just watch the way Park's Jack and Leyden's Simon hold those worshipful looks when the women are turned away, or how West's Carly and Colombino's Katie let their eyes well up with adoration and relief in knowing they're truly loved. Of course, all this praise probably still seems excessive if you're not watching ATWT. But, right now, these two couples are the reason YOU SHOULD BE." <center><a href="press02.html">Go To Top </a><hr> Daytime's Romantic Couples (Soaps in Depth, January 15, 2002)</center> When Soaps in Depth asked you, our readers, to select daytime's most romantic twosomes, your picks reminded us of an age-old adage: Love comes in all shapes and sizes, all textures and colors. In other words, while not every couple that you chose to be featured in this special section celebrates amour in a traditional fashion, they all certainly still thrill to the sting of Cupid's arrow in their hearts. Trick or Treat: Katie Peretti Fraser and Simon Frasier ... Had Katie believed the adage about it taking two people to make a marriage work, she wouldn't be the happiest bride in Oakdale today. You see, when she wed Simon, it was only to keep her Aussie crush from being deported -- at the time, he was smitted with another woman! But, against all odds, Katie's determination to prove to him that she was his Mrs. Right paid off. After faking a pregnancy, flirting with a dangerous hunk and setting off on a hutn for her hubby's lost family jewel, Katie got her man. 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