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Above: On the cover of the June 26, 2007 issue of Soap Opera Digest.
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couple, it's not hard to see why they click.
Lynn Herring (Lucy) and Thorsten Kaye (Ian) deal their soap a winning hand
Soaps In Depth
by Kelli M. Larson, Published May 27, 2003
With the Daytime Emmy Awards just around the comer, the
much-nominated
cast of PORT CHARLES is simply bursting with excitement. Sitting down
to
swap thoughts - as well as a few good-natured jabs! - are two of its
shining
stars, Lynn Herring (Lucy) and Thorsten Kaye (Ian). We knew these
veteran
actors would provide some insight, but we had no idea they'd have such
a howlin’ good time. See for yourself!
Soaps In Depth: Congratulations
on PC's Emmy nomination
for Outstanding Daytime Drama!
Lynn Herring: We're really appreciative because our
crew worked
so hard, and I’m proud of Thorsten because it's very cool that he got
nominated
[for Lead Actor]. His head is only swollen a little bit, but by fall,
it’s
either gonna be bigger than the stage or back to normal size! We were
very
excited for Kelly Monaco (Livvie) and Erin Hershey Presley (Alison),
too,
but the show being nominated was a big thing. Oh, and I'm also proud
that
two songs from our show were nominated. I'm begging Thorsten not to
sing
them himself at the awards.
Thorsten Kaye: I'm gonna put the songs together and
sing them
simultaneously.
Herring: Wow! Is Michael Easton (Caleb) singing
backup?
Kaye: He's gonna do an interpretive dance!
Soaps In Depth: Lynn, you've been
nominated twice before.
What advice do you have for Thorsten about Emmy night?
Herring: I don't give him advice;
he gives it to me.
He's even designed my Emmy dress! Inside it is a compartment for a
six-pack
of beer. His advice was that I should wear the dress and pass him a
beer
before they call his category.
Kaye: It’s a nice dress. And I’m wearing I something
fuchsia!
Herring: His cummerbund and his bow-tie are fuchsia.
We're gonna
be a matching beer set!
Soaps In Depth: Thorsten, one of
the episodes you submitted
was the one when Ian first admitted to Lucy that he loves her. Why did
you choose it?
Kaye: To be honest, my boss did the choosing. But I
like working
with Lynn and thought those scenes worked well because they were about
moving on and seeing that maybe there is another shot at something
else.
Herring: I have to say I bamboozled him. I knew when
we taped
it that what he had done was wonderful. To me, that scene was the most
natural, and the characters were at their best because they were so
vulnerable.
I’m really glad you listened to me for once in your life.
Kaye: You see? She can be nice for about 2 seconds,
and then
it turns into this.
Early Encounters
Soaps In Depth: How did
you two first meet?
Herring: We met on our way to New York for the
Emmys.
Kaye: I tried to carry her luggage in the airport,
and she refused.
Herring: He was trying to be a gallant gentleman,
but I saw
right through that.
Kaye: Which is fine, because when she goes anywhere,
she brings
a lot of clothes!
Herring: That is not true at all! He brings more
clothes, makeup
and hair utensils than I do.
Soaps In Depth: When did you
first know that you clicked?
Kaye: Lynn's always been a big fan.
Herring: I wrote you letters when you were [playing
Ian's brother,
Patrick] on ONE LIFE TO LIVE, and you never answered me!
Kaye: I don't answer anybody.
Herring: The poetry is what sucked me in. I even
sent you my
original poems, and you didn't respond.
Kaye: Well, they weren't very good.
Herring: Now you tell me! Do you know why I really
didn't talk
to him in the airport? It was because he cut his hair. I was a fan of
the
[longer] hair [he had on OLTL].
Kaye: She still is.
Herring: And his flat iron.
Kaye: Hey, that’s a fashion secret!
Herring: Okay, who's in the makeup room longer? You!
Kaye: I’m in there maybe three minutes, but she's in
there a
long time. She puts those great big curlers in her hair, and she looks
like she could be a mouse running around.
Soaps In Depth: What do you
admire most about each other
as actors?
Herring: His hair.
Kaye: See, that’s not right! She's a great listener
- I’ve always
said that.
Herring: He is always easy to listen to because he
gives me
so much.
Soaps In Depth: Have you ever had
anything funny happen
during your love scenes, like the bed collapsing?
Herring: Not that I could ever tell! You know, Ian
and Lucy
never have sex in bed. It’s always on the fireplace hearth, the couch,
the floor, the table... Have we ever slept in a bed?
Kaye: No. And whenever we walk into a room and
there's a fire
going, you know there's gonna be sex. [Or] maybe it’s just cold.
Herring: So you see, we can't answer the
bed-collapsing question.
We've never been in one.
Dream Weavers
Soaps In Depth: After
working such a tough schedule, has
it been nice to be on hiatus, or do you miss the daily grind?
Herring: Both! I love my freedom to do what I want,
but I miss
everyone.
Kaye: I miss it. You know, you want to be an actor.
It’s nice
to be a cow brander [like Herring] or...
Herring: A hair stylist, like you!
Kaye: (Laughs.) Ah, crikey! But that’s what we want
to do. It’s
not about an award. It’s nice to be recognized as a show and as
individuals,
but I think that as actors, the opportunity to face a daily challenge
is
what we want most to do.
Soaps In Depth: What in your
wildest dreams would you
like to see happen to Ian and Lucy?
Kaye: As long as they are human problems, I think we
can deal
with them.
Herring: Why couldn't we try being a couple that’s
happy? We've
never done that! After everything Lucy's overcome, I think she could
learn
to be happy.
Kaye: I’ll try happiness. But I also want to try
going to Detroit
and helping out that hockey team a little bit.
Herring: I’m gonna be a Zamboni driver and he's
gonna be a Detroit
Red Wing, and we come back in other lives and win the Stanley Cup!