Famous Fans of Soap Operas

[Sylph]

Which ones do you know about?

I've heard that Aaron Sorkin is (or at least used to be) a fan of ATWT.

I'm also referring to head writers (current or former) who are fans of soap operas they're not currently working on. Like - Hogan Sheffer is a fan of AMC. That sort of thing.

[UKBoi]

Julia Roberts used to be a big fan of Days of our Lives...I dont know if she is still...

[Bright Eyes]

Bette Davis was a fan of Another World and even called an actor on the show once when she was pissed that he might have been killed off

[detroitpiston]

Shaq loves DOOL as well.

And Mary J loves One Life

[Greg's GL]

I've also read that she was a fan of GL as well.

And of course there's Carol Burnett who loved AMC. In the 70s she would talk about it on her variety show.

[All My Shadows]

Apparently, Snoop Dogg loves OLTL because his "mama always had it on in the crib back in the day."

From what I've read, many, many basketball stars are hardcore soap opera fans and will watch together.

Carol Burnett is a big AMC fan and has appeared on the show several times (most recently, in 2005). Stephen King is/was a big fan, as was the English novelist P.G. Wodehouse. It's been said that Wodehouse hated television but loved AMC.

Johnny Depp grew up on "Dark Shadows" and plans to ruin....I mean "remake"....it.

Ice T once said that many early rappers were soap fans as well.

Also, Patricia Heaton was a fan of Y&R in college and she and her friends would schedule their classes around it. And that's why she was a MUCH better choice to present soaps at CBS's 75th anniversary special than...I don't know...the legendary CBS soap stars who were also in attendance. (still bitter about that!)

[ReddFoxx]

Aretha Franklin has said she's a fan of Y&R, she even presented on the Emmys with Eric Braeden once.

[Scotty]

Sammy Davis, Jr., Rosanne, Snoop Dogg, and Reba McEntire have been long-time fans of OLT.

[dragonflies]

Chandra Wilson from Gray's Anatomy is an ABC Soaps fan

[sheilaforever]

Designer Valentino is a fan of B&B.

Apparently he even contacted Ronn Moss in the early years of the show's run and they are now friends with each other according to the Moss himself.

[Faulkner]

Wayne Gretzky.

[Port Oak Valley]

Probably the most famous soap fan would be Elizabeth Taylor who loved GH.

[UKBoi]

Maybe he could bring their costume department up to date, instead of them trotting out the same old Nolan Miller inspired crap

[SteveFrame]

Sammy Davis Jr. was even a bigger fan of Love of Life and phoned the show to do a guest appearance. It was the first one he did in soaps.

Oh and Rosie O'Donnell was a big fan of soaps esp. Ryan's Hope and All My Children.

[LoyaltoAMC]

Bette Davis was supposedly a Y&R fan and even wrote Lauralee Bell telling her how wonderful her acting was. Has anyone ever heard this story? Is it a soap urban myth? If it's true, talk about senility!

Judy Garland was also a huge AW fan. She once spotted Constance Ford in the audience for one of her shows, and she screamed out "ADA!"

Football player Boomer Esiason was a big AMC fan, and even made a cameo in the late 80s.