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AMC's Hughes Has
Double Vision (SOD 3/13/2001): When
AMC cast Finola Hughes as tough-as-nails Brit Alexandra Devane last year,
viewers wondered: Was Alex really tough-as-nails Brit Anna Devane, the role
Hughes played on GH from 1985-92 (and in 1995 as Anna's ghost)? Ultimately, Alex
turned out to be Alex... but last Friday, viewers saw her with twin Anna.
Hughes learned of
her new dual role while away on maturnity leave (Alex had vanished from AMC)
from Executive Producer Jean Dadario Burke. "She said, 'We're having
trouble trying to find the right story to get you back.'" Hughes
acknowledges that viewers have mixed reactions to Alex. "She's become so
damn earnest," notes Hughes. "You have to have intrigue. So to perhaps
bring Alex's character into another dimension, they thought the best thing would
be to [bring] back the strong character of Anna. It's a relief."
So if
presumed-dead Anna's alive, will Robert Scorpio (played by Tristan Rogers, who
allegedly died with her on GH) reprise his role? "I haven't heard a
word," says Rogers's spokesperson. Hughes would love to re-team with Anna
and Robert's daughter, Robin, played by her real-life pal, Kimberly McCullough,
until 1999. "I'm gong to ply her with champagne," she cracks.
Alex's
Shocking Return (SOD 3/6/2001): Now that actress Finola Hughes has returned from maternity leave, Alex is poised to come
back to Pine Valley. All My Children considered several storylines to explain Alex's abrupt
departure in November. "We just wanted to make sure that we had the right story for her,
and I think we do," says Executive Producer Jean Dadario Burke.
But will the story fly with husband Dimitri and ex-fiance Edmund? Her disappearance was a
nightmare for the brothers. "There's a lot of unresolved stuff," notes Hughes. "With
Dimitri, it's easier because it's a very organic relationship, and each time they see each
other, it's straight back into the way they were. I think now with Edmund, it's going to be
very tender. I think she has to approach him in a very tender way. The brothers will always
fight, that's a given, and I think that she'll be treading carefully with them both for a
while. But that's not her main concern when she comes back to Pine Valley. There's still
the question of David and what he did and the question of where Alex has been and how
that impacts on her life."
Burke teases. "She's going to return with quite a surprise. That's all I'll say. I think it will all
make sense. It seems kind of out there, but it will all make sense to the audience." Don't
miss Friday!
