ALL: "Walkers" on soaps

[Franko]

Reading about Ada's likely platonic marriage to Charley has me thinking about something she would likely have no use for, a "walker." For those who don't know, I'm talking about a male escort (often but not always gay) who accompanies women to social events. I don't know if soaps have ever acknowledged these types of guys, and I think if they did, it would mostly be strictly heterosexual, with escorting in the non-sexual sense (Stu & Jo), or the guy has an especially good chance of being the lady's next husband (Jackson & Erica, David & Dorian). Discuss.

[j swift]

Early Cass on AW had a Jerry Zipkin-like quality to him when he accompanied Felicia Gallant to events.  She really wasn't his romantic partner, and he wasn't paired up with a steady girlfriend until a couple of years into his run as a character.

Of course, Jill Abbott had a few walkers including her lawyer Michael Crawford who was always up to accompany her to a costume ball, but I don't recall if they ever slept together.  I would also put Col. Douglas Austin in this category, as I think he escorted Kay and Nikki in a strictly platonic manor to a couple of formal events.

And Phoebe Wallingford's Achilles heel was falling too hard for her escorts like Wade and Langley, both of whom were better suited as arm candy than husbands.

Edited December 28, 2023 by j swift