I actually went and bought Nelson's little weekly magazine. Catherine Hickland is so awesome and outspoken.

What a dishy read. I find this interesting because it has always seemed that way to me. That behind the scenes at OLTL must have been an absolute nightmare. She says some of it stems from the show's reputation as a red headed stepchild, but that there was so much gossip and backbiting, and that bad behavior was rewarded.. She claims that she was a huge OLTL fan since 1979 and she would always compliment the actors on the show, and they would always say the same thing- It was hell behind the scenes..she heard all the stories when she was on Loving too, and it was pretty well known at ABC..

She does say that Lindsey is her favorite character of all time but Capitol was her favorite show to work on.

I have my opinion on who the [!@#$%^&*] stirrers were at OLTL, and sadly they were some of my favorite actors..

Totally random post but I found it interesting.

Erika has been very candid about her issues with Clint Ritchie in the last several years. He was apparently a difficult man to work with at a number of points, for a variety of reasons. I've heard any number of rumors and I don't know which have a basis in fact.

What she has said is that as difficult as he could be, they had great chemistry together and the characters' relationship was very important to the show. She's been candid, yes, but very complimentary of him as a scene partner and actor, and very kind since his passing.

Let's just put it this way...

Catherine Hickland has given me my first truly great laugh of 2012. That she dares to act like she was a girl scout is beyond hypocrisy.

Ok, now you HAVE to spill!

I love Cat Hickland's portrayal of Lindsey on OLTL and like the image she projects. Honestly, she seems like somebody who would be enormous fun to hang out with. Plus she's dynamic and a go-getter. She comes across well in the Branco interview (the way she talks about MEK is admirable) -- until that bit when she said she would shoo people out of her dressing room if they wanted to gossip/bitch about people. Honey, please. She and Hilary B Smith were two peas in a pod! And it wasn't just trash-talking people behind their backs -- it was feeding rumors/information to Caroline Hinsey, Stephanie Sloan and other members of the soap press, too.

Edited January 25, 201213 yr by Cat

Ok, now you HAVE to spill!

I love Cat Hickland's portrayal of Lindsey on OLTL and like the image she projects. Honestly, she seems like somebody who would be enormous fun to hang out with. Plus she's dynamic and a go-getter. She comes across well in the Branco interview (the way she talks about MEK is admirable) -- until that bit when she said she would shoo people out of her dressing room if they wanted to gossip/bitch about people. Honey, please. She and Hilary B Smith were two peas in a pod! And it wasn't just trash-talking people behind their backs -- it was feeding rumors/information to Caroline Hinsey, Stephanie Sloan and other members of the soap press, too.

Bingo. Catherine Hickland talked so much sh*t behind the scenes at OLTL. She's a gossip queen. She and Hilary B Smith, as you perfectly put it, were peas in a pod on that set. They fed Hinsey and Sloan so much garbage about other cast members over the years they should be ashamed of themselves.

The difference between Hilary and Catherine is that Hilary had the smarts to keep her head down, interview wise, you never see her publicizing herself to any great degree. Catherine is very outspoken, hoping that if she's louder than the rest that nobody will notice her bullsh*t. She's a cheerleader all right, for her own good press!

Robin Strasser, though a pain in the ass to work with because of her perfectionism, was not a gossip on the set. She and Erika Slezak demanded professionalism and by in large they got it from those they worked with, be they cast or crew.

I loved Catherine Hickland as Lindsay, but I won't tolerate her 'holier than thou' nonsense, she's just pissed off that she's too old and sun damaged for Frons to have a boner for her like he did with Rebecca Budig.