Meet Hearst, See Art!		Hearst will host the charity event.
THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL’s Rick Hearst (Whip) and several castmates will appear at a benefit for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ arts therapy program on Sunday, November 8. The event will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Nic’s Restaurant And Martini Lounge, 453 North Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA. Cost is $75 per person; tickets are available at the door. The evening, which benefits the hospital’s Healing Arts Reaching Kids program, features special martinis by Pinky Vodka, a cocktail party, live action, raffle, music, hors d’oeuvers and original art.

Brown To B&B!		Brown has no down time between gigs!
Sarah Brown’s last day playing GENERAL HOSPITAL’s Claudia is Thursday, November 5 — and her first day playing THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL’s Sandy Sommers is Friday, November 6! A GH rep confirms published reports that Brown is switching soaps and that ABC allowed the actress an early exit from her contract, which was set to end on Thursday, January 14. She signed a two-year agreement with B&B; production of the two soaps will overlap for a week only. “I’m thrilled with the way they’re doing it,” Brown tells the Associated Press of her GH exit. “It pays off for the audience and in a good way for all of us.” Sandy reportedly will be involved in Nick, Bridget and Whip’s B&B storylines. Brown's no stranger to CBS, having played AS THE WORLD TURNS' Julia from 2004-05.

Spears Welcomes Son		It's diaper duty time for Spears.
THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL’s Aaron D. Spears (Justin) and wife Estella welcomed their fifth child on September 9. The baby boy, Riaz Novum Nehez Lopez-Spears, joins four sisters. “When I went shopping and saw all the boy clothes, I thought, ‘You know, I think I like this!’” the actor tells In Depth. “I could teach him how to play football and basketball, so that’ll be good.”

Is Newcomer Marcus' Dad?		Marcus' search for his roots could be coming to an end.
THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL has cast Aaron D. Spears in the contract role of Spencer Publishing executive Justin Barber. Could the mysterious newcomer actually be Marcus' father? Viewers will have to wait until Spears makes his B&B debut on Thursday, September 17, to find out!

Kay Pulls Double Duty!		Kay is making a BOLD move in her WORLD.
While THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL's Felicia lingers on the backburner, her portrayer, Lesli Kay, is stepping back into the shoes of AS THE WORLD TURNS' Molly! A rep for ATWT confirms that Kay is returning to Oakdale, but had no further information. According to a setsider, Kay will continue to work on B&B while flying back and forth to ATWT's Brooklyn, NY studio. The source adds that details were just finalized in the last few days, and that Kay is due to start taping at ATWT in the coming weeks. A spokesperson for B&B says that Kay remains on contract with the soap. Look for the Emmy winner to appear on screen in Oakdale by late fall.

Cruise With The Stars!		Get on board with Hansis!
Good news for fans who loved the Rock The Soap cruise and those who were sad they missed out. Rock The Soap 2 is scheduled for Friday, April 9, to Monday, April 12, 2010! For more information, log onto www.rockthesoap.com.