Well Susan Lucci i would have said her networth is at 40 million dollars. I am just shocked though Kelly Ripa is worth 100 million dollars in forbes magazine. She currently makes 20 million a year, has a 27 millon dollar house in NY, a 10 million dollar home in the hamptons. They even said Ripa contract could go up between 25 to 30 milluon a year. Thsts insane money. Theres also other movie stars on daytime. Who is the richest to come out of daytime?

He hardly counts as former soap opera star but Brad Pitt. Followed by Kelly Ripa or Julianne Moore (I think more people could point Ripa out in a photo than Moore though, to be honest), at least in regards to name recognition.

Has to be Ripa. That is a lucrative gig, she's taking in millions for about 4 hours a day of work according to most reports.  And the rumors during Stahan's exit were that she makes a lot and spends a lot too.  

Possibly Demi Moore.

At one time, probably Kevin Bacon, but he lost it all in the Madoff scandal from what I remember. Years ago maybe Kathleen Turner or Meg Ryan. But today it's long term TV contracts. Maybe Kathy Bates as well once upon a time. Morgan Freeman could have been it at one time. But it's a different time and place so ABC is spending money on Ripa. All the money is in cheap talk daytime shows now if you can be a host. Paging Julie Chen.

I thought of David Hasselhoff also. Given Knight Rider, Baywatch which was at one time the most popular show in the world - but I don't know his contract details. But he probably got a lot of residuals. But I don't think anyone is going to match Kelly Ripa...seems pretty easy to me.

Alec Baldwin?

Tom Selleck?