NBC Soap FanFest

NBCi presents

November 12, 2000

Cast members from NBC's "Passions" and "Days of Our Lives" chat about their characters and their experiences at FanFest.

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NBCLive: Today we are chatting with you LIVE from NBC Soap FanFest in Orlando with "Days of our Lives" stars Kristian Alfonso and Missy Reeves, and "Passions" stars Galen Gering and James Hyde. For those of you who can't be here in Orlando, we're bringing the fun to you! Ask the stars anything you'd like to know about this wonderful weekend! And now, please welcome Missy, Kristian, Galen and James!

Missy: Thank you for logging on.

Lora776: How close are you and the cast members of "DOOL" and "Passions?"

Missy: Actually, it's been great because we have gotten to meet a lot of the "Passions" actors over the weekend. So, we can get to know each other and support each other. It's been nice. It's been great.

Galen: I just want to say that "Days of our Lives" has some of the best cast around, second only to "Passions."

Kristian: This has been a great opportunity. I'm really pleased that NBC and Universal decided to do this. It's great for us as actors to see our supporters and meet the other actors - to get out and thank the fans for their support and loyalty all these years, and to meet actors we've never met before. It's been a lot of fun, I have to say.

James: My favorite actress on "Days" is Kristian Alfonso.

Galen: Missy is my favorite!

Dana: What have you been doing so far at FanFest?

Galen: Having lots of fun.

Kristian: It's a great roller coaster that they have here. I've been going on lots of rides. They have Carvel ice cream here, too, and they don't have that in L.A.

Galen: They treated us like kings here. It's been wonderful.

Missy: I brought my daughter Emily. My little guy is too little, so he stayed home with Dad. Peter Reckell got me to go on the roller coaster. It's been a lot of fun.

Becky: How is FanFest different from other personal appearances you've been on?

Missy: This is first class all the way. Completely. It is unbelievable, and we are privileged to be here.

Kristian: And we hope we are asked back next year.

Galen: They have done an amazing job.

Soap Opera Fan: How is it like working on the sets?

Kristian: I feel so lucky to do something that I really enjoy. I have a great time. I feel privileged and grateful to be working on "Days." I laugh a lot and that's important.

James: We laugh too much! In fact, sometimes we get into trouble for laughing too much.

Theresa Fitzgerald: What inspired you to be an actor?

Missy: Actually I wanted to be a dancer in New York. I was taking lessons and doing commercials to pay for them, and just happened to go in a completely different direction. It wasn't planned.

Galen: I got very lucky in this business. It is difficult to succeed in and I was just blessed. It was really good fortune.

Kristian: I was a competitive ice skater and I had an accident and broke my leg. I never got back the strength. Then I was approached by Wilhelmina, and one thing led to another and I ended up acting.

Passions Princess29: If you could have a major scene with one other person on "Passions," who would it be and why?

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