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AMC: Hughes that Girl?
SOD, July 20, 1999
"Finola Hughes (ex-Anna, General Hospital) makes her highly anticipated debut as Alexandra Devane on All My Children next week. The soap says that she's 'harboring a deadly secret' and has 'an astonishing connection to a core character.' What could it be?
1. Alexandra is Anna Devane. Although presumed dead in a boat explosion with Robert Scorpio and the evil Faison, Faison turned up on GH, so it's very possible that Robert and Anna are alive, too. As a former secret agent, though, Anna would have probably come up with a better alias.
2. Alexandra is in town to track down the son of Anna's former lover, mobster Duke Lavery. Since Ryan Lavery is nothing like the abusive drunks who raised him (or his creepy rapist brother, Braden), maybe Duke sent his little boy to live with relatives to protect him from his mob.
3. Alexandra is Gillian's mom. The princess's mum is supposed to be dead, but Alexandra and Gillian are both Europeans with interesting accents and long, dark hair.
4. Alexandra was Dimitri's secret mistress. She'd have been a stylish, sophisticated match for the count, and a relationship with a departing favorite would tie her to existing characters without tying her up.
5. Alexandra is Maria. Although presumed dead in a plane crash, maybe Maria was just badly injured and got plastic surgery. 'Everyone is going to be shocked and surprised, and they'll have to watch to find out,' teases an ABC spokesperson."
