Soap Opera Update - November 24, 1998

Kicking off November sweeps, Guiding Light welcomes Paul Anthony Stewart (Danny) and Joie Lenz (now Bethany Joy Galeotti)
(Michelle) back to daytime.

If Lenz looks familiar, it's because she played teen Reva earlier this year. "Originally, the show thought about bringing me back as a long-lost daughter and having Josh freak out with the similarities," divulges the 17-year old. "When the role of Michelle became available, they called and asked if I was interested. I said 'yes.'"

Lenz jumps to the frontburner immediately, as Michelle is involved in Mick's death...

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Soap Opera Update – August 3, 1999




Danny and Michelle prove that 사랑 can survive! Miraculously, between surviving near-death experiences, as well as the slings and arrows hurled at them from their disapproving families, GUIDING LIGHT's Danny and Michelle have found fun and romance in the San Cristobel sun. After witnessing the camaraderie and good-natured banter between their portrayers, Paul Anthony Stewart and Joie Lenz (now Bethany Joy Galeotti), it's easy to understand why Danny and Michelle are one of the most dynamic couples in daytime!




Why are Danny and Michelle...

CBS.com - June 22nd, 1999


Michelle and Danny have weathered many storms, the biggest of which is his family. But these two star-crossed 연인들 remain determined to make their relationship work. We spoke with Joie Lenz (now Bethany Joy Galeotti) about the appeal of Danny and Michelle, and what lies ahead for them.


Danny and Michelle are working to be together, regardless of his family.

LENZ: Right. But Michelle is very insecure right now. He's told her that he's going to get away from his family but he swore up and down for months when they were married that he could never leave his family this...

Soap Opera Weekly - September 21, 1999


Guiding Light head writer Barbara Esensten considers Danny and Michelle's recent San Cristobel pool scene the hottest she has ever seen between two young actors. "We all went, `Oh!' when we saw it," she says. In case 당신 missed it: Michelle is furious with Danny because she found out how they almost got arrested. The 다음 morning, Danny is still in his tuxedo from the night before, and Michelle comes downstairs wearing a bathrobe. They start to argue again, then she walks outside. She drops her 옷, 가운 and jumps into the pool nude to cool off. Danny comes...

CBS Soaps In Depth - August 17, 1999


Joie Lenz (now Bethany Joy Galeotti) met her best friend, Jenny Kuiken, over a 년 이전 when Kuiken transferred to the New Jersey Christian high school that Lenz attends. "We bunked 다음 to each other on a school retreat and bonded," Lenz recalls. "We hit it off from then." But with the actress' heavy work schedule, these days, the teens don't get to spend as much time together as they'd like. "I take notes for Joie in school, then we try to see each other as much as possible," Kuiken says. "And we talk on the phone a lot!" Adds Lenz: "I feel like we have...

Soap Opera Digest - November 17, 1999

Earlier this year, Joie Lenz (now Bethany Joy Galeotti) made a memorable turn on Guiding Light in a difficult role. As the teenaged clone of the soap's heroine Reva (Kim Zimmer), Lenz made a rather 믿을 수 없는 character believable. Her complex and layered performance of the sassy adolescent Clone Reva perhaps even approached what multiple Emmy-winner Zimmer would have done with the role had she played it.

Sadly, the clone grew up, as clones have a habit of doing, and Lenz's short-term job came to an end. But as quickly as the clone aged (and Zimmer resumed...

Soap Opera Digest - August 31, 1999


Intrepid Traveler: Joie Lenz (now Bethany Joy Galeotti) (Michelle)

Destination: 디즈니 World, Orlando, Florida

Companions: Jenny Kiuken, Gretchen Main and Rachelle Scarpa


Here, There and Everywhere:
Lenz headed to 디즈니 World for one last weekend hurrah with her girlfriends before they left for college. "It was a graduation present from both my parents," she explains. "We stayed in a 디즈니 hotel – the Caribbean 바닷가, 비치 Resort – and went to Epcot and the Magic Kingdom. We lucked out and really had great weather. It rained for about 10 분 every day, but...

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Soap Opera News - April 28, 1998


Joie Lenz (now Bethany Joy Galeotti), who played the Reva clone as a teenager, thought she would be playing someone else when she auditioned for the show. "I had pages for Michelle, for some reason," she remembers. "Then they called me back and said, `Oh, here's the part you're really 읽기 for.' So I went back in and read with Robert Newman (Josh), which was a lot of fun."

Lenz did some research before starting the role. "I spoke with Kim (Zimmer, Reva), and got the video Reva: The Scarlet Years," she says. "From that, I picked up some mannerisms and...

First up, where are 당신 from?

Lenz: I was born in Hollywood, Florida and we lived there for three years and then we moved up to New Jersey and I've been here six years... I also lived in Texas for eight years. Actually, Ryan Brown [Bill] and I went to the same elementary school. He was in sixth grade and I was in first grade. We didn't even know we went to the same school until the first 일 I met him at a 사진 shoot. I said to him, "Hey, I read a bio on 당신 and I learned 당신 lived in Arlington [Texas]. I did, too." We talked about different places there and then he asked me, "Where did you...

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CBS Soaps In Depth – October 12, 1999

Can Danny and Michelle's 사랑 survive his mother's wrath?

It was hardly 사랑 at first sight. He was determined to learn who killed his older brother; she was terrified that he shared his ill-fated sibling's deadly temper. Yet thrown together under dire circumstances, goody-two-shoes Michelle Bauer and junior mobster Danny Santos somehow fell in love. Here is their strange but true story.

Danny Seeks Revenge!

The chaos in Michelle's life began nearly a 년 ago, the night sleazeball Mick Santos approached her and pal Drew on the beach,...