Seeing this latest trend in best/worst threads, I thought to start my own.

Who are some of your favourite daytime divas, those bigger-than-life, magnetic, super stylish femmes fatales of daytime? It can be anyone from a long-forgotten guest star in the '70s to the main female protagonist on the show. Villainess, fairy godmother, the characters ethics and morality are not the point.

And not to forget: is there a particularly soapy name of a female character you like? Like e.g. Dominique Deveraux (not daytime, but hey), Angelique DuVal, Helena Cassadine, those French/Italian/German/Greek sounding names, that sort of thing.

P. S. If a mod could change the b in the title to a capital, I'd be grateful.

Edited October 19, 200916 yr by Sylph

I'm putting this here because it involves (faux) fur, and Melissa Leo was on a soap.

Have you heard about this odd campaign Melissa is doing to try to get her name recognition up? Apparently it involves posing in several somewhat odd ads, with "Discover".

http://www.laineygossip.com/Melissa_Leo_puts_out_her_own_Oscar_ads_08feb11.aspx?CatID=0&CelID=0

I love Melissa Leo and have for about 15 years, and I hope it does get her more work (I love her even more after learning that she invited a young gay student filmmaker to live with her after his parents disowned him for being gay), but these ads I don't get. The Discover makes me think it's a credit card ad.

I actually like how she looks good in the faux fur and such but thanks to the outfit and the makeup it ends up looking like she is an 80 year old actress looking back on her heyday.

Only to be outdone by this Tweet: "Laughing so hard at Kirk Douglas that my dress came undone - almost did a Janet Jackson!"

What the f**k, Missy?!

What the f**k, Missy?!

OH! Did Joan Rivers comment on this lavender confection on FASHION POLICE?!

I like the color but the dress looks cheaply made.

Another World's Cecile is one of my favorite characters ever...

But how can no one mention either Miss Amanda and Ella???

Loved them!

Edited March 1, 201114 yr by Melroser

I think it's great she refuses to let herself go, but something about this all says "Mae West" to me.

Another fave of mine was Carrie on the short-lived Central Park West

Screen legend Joan Collins was taken out of the Vanity Fair party in an ambulance after a too-tight dress made her woozy during the fabled A-list post-Oscar bash.

The "Dynasty" diva, who had joined Graydon Carter's viewing party and dinner at Hollywood's iconic Sunset Tower Hotel, started to feel faint at about 10 p.m. and rested on a sofa in the hotel's Tower Bar before her husband, Percy Gibson, called an ambulance. She was discreetly helped out of the back of the hotel.

Collins, 77, who recently completed an acclaimed run at Feinstein's at The Regency, told us by phone yesterday, "We had been there for seven hours, and I started feeling dizzy. I tried to get some air, but I felt really faint. I wanted to leave in our limo, but Percy decided to call an ambulance. We went to the hospital, and they did all the tests before the doctors told me I was absolutely fine and released me."

She added, "The truth was, I made the wrong decision to wear a very tight dress, and had something rather like a Victorian swoon. The good news is, I am in good health and feel fine today."

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/joan_swoons_from_snug_outfit_Xazzc2LYSOOr1JAzYnBGiM#ixzz1FLY6JCwp

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/joan_swoons_from_snug_outfit_Xazzc2LYSOOr1JAzYnBGiM#ixzz1FLXxFGKH

But how can no one mention either Miss Amanda and Ella???

Loved them!

Its too bad this how sucked so much all season because the final few episodes with Amanda vs Ella was great. I wish they had brought that up earlier. Ella could have gone after Billy Campbell's character too to piss Amanda off.

Glad to hear JC is ok. If it was a slim-fitting dress, I'll bet La Collins wasn't eating for many hours before the event so that she could slide into her outfit. Empty stomach + champagne + tight dress = recipe for disaster. Take it from me, lol.

Edited March 1, 201114 yr by Cat

Its too bad this how sucked so much all season because the final few episodes with Amanda vs Ella was great. I wish they had brought that up earlier. Ella could have gone after Billy Campbell's character too to piss Amanda off.

Ella v Amanda was EPIC and it should have been the storyline for the show from episode one. The show would still be around if they'd allowed that to flourish. I love the look on Heather Locklear's face throughout this whole scene. She transforms herself into Amanda. It's really something to see.

Glad to hear JC is ok. If it was a slim-fitting dress, I'll bet La Collins wasn't eating for many hours before the event so that she could slide into her outfit. Empty stomach + champagne + tight dress = recipe for disaster. Take it from me, lol.

I bet that dress had a corset in it. Empty stomach, champagne, corset, tight dress = feeling dizzy. I love how attentive her husband is. Well done Percy.

Ella v Amanda was EPIC and it should have been the storyline for the show from episode one. The show would still be around if they'd allowed that to flourish. I love the look on Heather Locklear's face throughout this whole scene. She transforms herself into Amanda. It's really something to see.

Yes, and Katie Cassidy really was impressive.

Only to be outdone by this Tweet: "Laughing so hard at Kirk Douglas that my dress came undone - almost did a Janet Jackson!"

She looked like crap. She has no taste, bar a few appearances here and there. Obviously learned nothing from Nolan Miller.

Edited March 7, 201114 yr by Sylph

She looked like crap. She has no taste, bar a few appearances here and there. Obviously learned nothing from Nolan Miller.

I hated the dress too. Hated it. It was just so tasteless and over the top and ugly. It WAS couture mind you, so JC hasn't given up, but she would have been so much better off in a peasant blouse, A line bottom and serious jewels.

The thing is, I have to wonder if it wasn't all intentional. That dress was so gaudy that she couldn't help but be photographed by everyone and then the "Victorian swoon" landed her on the cover of the Daily Mail, Express and in the NY Post, NY Times, LA Times and all the blogs. You couldn't pay for that kind of publicity.

She's a crafty one, our Joanie is.

Edited March 8, 201114 yr by DaytimeFan