FIONA FEST
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AOL CHAT With Fiona Hutchison: 6/96


W84Me12403: Yay!!
Eyllek: YEAH!!!!!!!! Hi Fiona!
Winds10255: Pregnant!!
Hosls: Hi
Starberi: Hi fiona we love you
W84Me12403: We love you Fiona
MikeWong: HI FIONA!!!

SODlive: Aww, she wants to cry

Winds10255: We miss you as Jenna on GL
BigSoapFan: We miss you Fiona!!
LUCELLUS: Hi Fiona.
LYNDEEW: Hi fiona, congrats on the pregnancy
SSand29258: Hi Fiona Congratulations
Kaye Griz: we Miss you as Jenna
Hosls: We want you back on OLTL
LUCELLUS: Congradulations!!!
NANCYGOAT: FIONA-COME BACK TO GL, AT LEAST FOR A WHILE, WITH BUZZ'S BABY
SSand29258: We really do
Camshy: We want you back on GL
Starberi: Yes oltl
MikeWong: We need you back on GL, badly.
Hosls: no, OLTL
W84Me12403: GL is where you are needed, Fiona
Winds10255: oh, yes, we've got to know about Buzz's baby - you and Justin
were so good together
LUCELLUS: Gabrielle is sorely missed!
SSand29258: I think Al needs his motheeer on olyl
NANCYGOAT: AND THINK HOW MAD REVA WOULD BE
SSand29258: I mean OLTL
Hosls: Max needs you badly
W84Me12403: Reva would have met her match
JJG0528: HI ex-Gabrielle
LUCELLUS: Max & Gabby were HOT!!!

SODlive: If I had it my way I'd split myself in half and go back to both shows!

Winds10255: definitely!! W84
LYNDEEW: Reva and Jenna what a concept

MikeWong: QUESTION - How did you like working on GL and what are you
currently doing?

SODlive: Just finished two films and currently getting ready to open in a play in LA, to go through  the delivery of my baby

Eyllek: Two films and a baby, cool.  Congrats!

LUCELLUS: Your husband was also good on OLTL.

SODlive: John is here now with me

LUCELLUS: Hi John.
LYNDEEW: hi john
Camshy: hi john
NANCYGOAT: HI JOHN

SODlive: Hey Hey Hey from John  :)

Starberi: Fiona, are you married to the old tony from OLTL???
LUCELLUS: I liked his boxing scenes!!!

SODlive: Yes, but not so old ;)

Starberi: OH sorry not old, just ex tony hows that??
JJG0528: John who?
SSand29258: The priest

SSand29258: Did you like working with William Roerick
Winds10255: When is your baby due?
JJG0528: QUESTION - what work is more grueling, soap opera filming or movie
filming?
Winds10255: When are you due?
JJG0528: Oop mor grueling

BigSoapFan: Fiona--why did you leave GL?
Winds10255: yes, why?
JET8279: I loved Jenna on the GL why did you leave?

SODlive: Left GL to go out to CA w/ my husband who got a job at Warner Brother Studios

SSand29258: Are you coming back to eithr show
Hosls: Do you ever think you will come back to OLTL?

SODlive: OLTL is being discussed

Hosls: Yes!!!
Camshy: Do you think you might ever go back to GL?

SODlive: GL is being discussed also

Hosls: No!!!

SODlive: Can't give you an affirmative, b/c we're not there yet

Starberi: Yes, Yes, come back and give it to MAX, he needs some slap around
LYNDEEW: yes to GL or OLTL
SSand29258: Like I said Max needs you and so does AL
BigSoapFan: What would it take to get you back to either show?
MikeWong: They have asked you to return to GL?  Don't, they don't deserve you.

SODlive: I have Buzz's baby too -- I have babies all over the place!  Including my own!

Camshy: Being on GL would bring back the " OLD GL."
SSand29258: Fiona good luck I hope to see you in soapland soon

SODlive: Thank you Camshy

Eyllek: Unfortunately, I don't think Fiona would like GL right now!
MikeWong: I think the OLD GL is dead until some production changes are made.
Eyllek: AMEN MIKE!
Winds10255: I'm too blind, what's wrong with GL now?

W84Me12403: I missed it_when is your baby due??

SODlive: September 7

W84Me12403: September is a great time for a baby.  You get to put up with the heat, but the baby doesn't
Winds10255: I hope you have a cool summer weather wise

LYNDEEW: How long have you been married?

SODlive:We'll have been married two years on Sept. 16

LUCELLUS: Who do u like better? Gabby or Jenna?

JJG0528: What's your new movies called when opening?

SODlive: One is called The Prey Of The Jaguar

JJG0528: Sounds good

SODlive: And it went to Cannes Film Fest & got good reviews.  I worked w/ Stacy Keach & Maxwell Caufield

Hosls: When you think of OLTL remember Al and Tina

SODlive: Oh yes, very much -- Tina is still a very close friend out in LA

MDonof1036: Is she coming back to OLTL?

SODlive: I don't know, MD

Winds10255: Do you miss GL?

SODlive: Yes, I have many close friends on GL & miss them

JJG0528: But if you come back to OLTL won't you have to move back to east
coast?

SODlive: Yes, moving back to East Coast would be a big complication!   But we love the East Coast and our family is here.

JJG0528: THat's nice you need family close I think
W84Me12403: Especially with a baby
JJG0528: True - makes babysitters easier too!

BigSoapFan: How did you feel when you heard Bill Roerick passed away?
Eyllek: That was horrible.  That man seemed so sweet!

SODlive: I was terribly, terribly sad when I heard Bill Roerick had passed
away  He was a very close friend

Eyllek: Everyone loved him, I think!
MikeWong: Did they ask you to come back for the funeral episode?

SODlive: I was not able to come back for the funeral episode - I was filming

Camshy: Was he really as sweet in real life as he was on the show?
Winds10255: Jenna and Henry had such a special relationship
BigSoapFan: I think we all loved Bill and Henry.

SODlive: He was even more sweet in real life

MikeWong: Oh, a shame.  :(  Did you see the funeral episode?
MDonof1036: Fiona, has OLTL approached you about coming back?

SODlive: Yes, OLTL has approached me

MDonof1036: What did you say regarding OLTL's proposal

SODlive: OLTL proposal still in discussions

MDonof1036: I love your talents and OLTL would definitely benefit from having you return

LUCELLUS: What`s Justin Deas like?

SODlive: Justin Deas is indescribable :)  But a very good friend

W84Me12403: IS Justin as vivacious in real life??

SODlive: No, Justin is a little more reserved in real life

JJG0528: Really?
Camshy: He seems so " full of life " is he that way all the time?
LYNDEEW: Justin Deas is always fun to watch
LUCELLUS: Are you & Justin still friends?
W84Me12403: Does he have a family?

SODlive: Yes, Justin & I are still friends - hope to see him tomorrow night at the baby shower

Eyllek: Have to go!  Fiona, good luck w/everything and congrats again!

SODlive: Bye, Eylek

MikeWong: Fiona, did you see the Henry funeral episodes and if so what do you think about it?
SODlive: I didn't see Henry's funeral, unfortunately - I wouldn't have been able to make it thru w/out sobbing my eyes out

MikeWong: Yes, it was very unfortatunate to lose a man like William R.

JJG0528: I still want to know what is easier - filming soaps or filming movies
JJG0528: Or the same

SODlive:  Physically easier - movies

W84Me12403: Especially with those pregnancy hormones!!!
JJG0528: THanks

JJG0528: I hope they didn't make you cut your hair for your movies

SODlive: I chose to change the style of my hair for every project I've done
for the last year ...  to be able to create new characters

JJG0528: Really no more long hair - OOHHHH - I wish mine could even get that long once

SODlive: Well, there's always hairpieces! We live in fantasyland.   So don't despair :)

Camshy: True, did it bother you to cut it the first time?
JJG0528: HA-HA cute I'll remember that
MikeWong: LOL, you have a great sense of humor.

SODlive: No., it didn't bother me to cut my hair - there was a great sense of
freedom

OLDBARN11: What Movies???

SODlive: The 2nd movie I did was Deep Cover.  And before that was 'Rage' on HBO

BigSoapFan: Once you're a new mother, I think a soap job would be perfect for
you!  (Hint...Hint!)

SODlive: Hint well taken!

NANCYGOAT: ARE YOU GARDENING AT ALL, YOU WERE ON A  CABLE A FEW YEARS AGO W/ YOUR GARDEN

SODlive:Yes, I garden on our terrace in CA.  Which is 3 blocks from the ocean -- tough life we live!

LYNDEEW: Lucky you

MDonof1036: Fiona, Do you still talk to James DePaiva, Andrea Evans, and John
Loprieno?

SODlive: Yes, I talk to James, Andrea & John

Winds10255: Is this your first child?

SODlive: Yes, this is our first child

Winds10255: I know it's very exciting!
Winds10255: I hope the rest of your pregnancy goes smoothly - don't you just love hearing the heartbeat?

JJG0528: Well I have to - nice chattin' with you - much good luck health and happiness to ya

SODlive: Bye JJ

BigSoapFan: I have to go too Fiona.  Best of luck and we all await your
return to daytime!  We miss you.

SODlive: Bye BigSoapFan

MikeWong: Well, Fiona, we've been asking you a ton of questions, anything you want to ask us?

SODlive: What is everyone's opinion of Y&R?

W84Me12403: I love Y and R
LUCELLUS: YR is getting more interesting.
WChest1355: Y&R is the only soap worth watching now, but I've seen it better
Winds10255: YR still tells stories soooo slowly
\W84Me12403: It is so well written, and the characters always have believable motivations
MikeWong: I don't watch Y&R, only GL.  For the past 25 years. :)  But I think that might be ending soon.
W84Me12403: Except Phyllis and her divorce from Danny.  Spare me

SODlive: How would fans return if Gabrielle returned? She'd be different - time has passed

LUCELLUS: I miss Gabrielle!!!
JSanc13775: I THINK OLTL IS DOING GREAT

Camshy: I miss Jenna

SODlive: Jenna was a great deal of fun to play

LUCELLUS: Gabrielle was spunkier!
NANCYGOAT: EVEN WHEN JENNA WAS A THIEF, YOU MADE HER FUN AND LIKEABLE
Camshy: True, but Jenna had a special chemistry with all other characters
MikeWong: Did you have a preference working with Michael Zaslow or Justin Deas?
LUCELLUS: What`s Dennis Parlato like?

SODlive: You mean Dirty Dog Dennis?

LUCELLUS: Michael Grande.

SODlive: Dennis Parlato is a very good friend to both of us - he's delightful

MsAppCheck: Hi Fiona,  What have you been up since the Soaps?

SODlive:: I've been working, working working!

MDonof1036: FIONA, Is OLTL likely in your furture

SODlive: The future is open for all sorts of possibilities

LYNDEEW: Actually they could easily bring you back to either soap to finish out storylines
SODlive: That's true - re: coming back to either show to finish storylines
MDonof1036: But is OLTL one of them?

LUCELLUS: Are you planning on being a full-time mother or continue working?

SODlive: I plan on being a full-time mother *and* continuing to work "How?" you may ask...

MikeWong: Fiona, good for you!  Working and parenting.  God luck.

SODlive: Well, daytime is the perfect venue to be able to do both

LUCELLUS: Is this a hint?
LYNDEEW: There are a lot of working mothers in daytime

PIOUS HILL: Fiona, I think you are an excellent actreess, would you do any of the soaps?

SODlive: Thank you for the compliment, Pious I have great respect for all the shows

MikeWong: OK, so you would return to daytime, but you're waiting for the
right vehicle?
MikeWong: Sounds like your mind is made up...

SODlive: Considering all possibilities

SODlive:: MikeWong - what do you do?

MikeWong: I'm a system engineer, make computer systems for a large IT
company.   See intelligent people watch soaps too. :)
Winds10255: oooo, not very nice Mike
MikeWong: ::bows head in shame:: Sorry. :)
Winds10255: LOL

SODlive: You all sound intelligent!

LYNDEEW: Everyone who watches soaps is intelligent
LUCELLUS: More than talk show fans.

SODlive: The industry is now realizing that point - that everyone is extremely intelligent watching soaps and not to be underestimated

MikeWong: They might realize it, but when will they act on it?
LYNDEEW: Sometimes they don't treat us like they think that way

SODlive: Jenna's been gone for a year - would you believe her coming back with a newborn?

MikeWong: Who me?  I wouldn't believe Jenna walking back still pregnant.  But with a 2 year old, perhaps.
LYNDEEW: No Jenna needs to bring the right age baby to town when she does come back
MikeWong: LYNDEEW, right age?  Are you kidding me, kids grow up way too fast. ie Michelle Bauer
LYNDEEW: MikeWong, they age all the kids so fast, they will be older than the parents soon
MikeWong: Well, look at AM, he's suppossed to be a 20 year old.
NANCYGOAT: SO FIONA, WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD HAPPEN WITH BUZZ'S BABY?  INTRODUCE HIM AS A 16 YEAR OLD?
MikeWong: NANCY, I wouldn't be surprised. :)
LYNDEEW: If they ever bring Phillip's daughter Lizzie to town -- Probably a
teenager

SODlive: I don't think I could handle coming back with a teenage son just
yet!

MikeWong: And we couldn't believe you would have a teenaged son, either.

SODlive: MikeWong - that's very kind of you. Thank you.

MikeWong: You're quite welcome.

PIOUS HILL: Fiona, which charcter did you like better Jenna or Gabrielle

SODlive: Impossible for me to choose a favorite between Jenna and Gabrielle.  They both were so very different

LYNDEEW: true

LUCELLUS: What did you think of the baby-switching storyline on OLTL?

SODlive: You mean Al's switch with Tina?

LYNDEEW: Fiona do you watch the soaps? and if so what ones?

SODlive: I'm a big fan of daytime.  Always have been

MikeWong: Fiona, you're doing quite well in this chat room, have you chatted before?

SODlive: No, this is my first chat

MikeWong: Really, my first time, I was lost with all the different convos going on.

SODlive: There are so many questions to be answered and so many to be asked!

LYNDEEW: Ok do you have a question for your fans?

SODlive:If I went back to OLTL, what do you think of Gabrielle and Patrick?

LYNDEEW: Cool
CocoChessi: Fiona -  loved you on GL
Spbm: I prefer Gabrielle and Max
LYNDEEW: Gabrielle should come back and stir things up for everyone
SkipMolly: I like that idea Lyndee
BoiseTC: She could definitely give Maggie a run for her money!

SODlive: I'd kick Maggie's butt!

BoiseTC: Yeah, she's planning on being a nun

NANCYGOAT: Fiona, do you have any animals.  I thought i remember you having cats, but I may be wrong.

SODlive: We have cats and dogs, and the occasional turtledove when it lands on the terrace.

NANCYGOAT: I have three cats myself.  Really, a turtledove.  How wonderful! i bet the cats love it!
User98201: Did you enjoy Jenna's cat burgler days?

SODlive: Yes, I enjoyed Jenna's cat-burglar days very, very, very much.  Jenna and Buzz with Reva in the picture would be an exciting possibility.  Reva is top of the line

User98201: With the three of you in a scene, I think my tv would explode
NANCYGOAT: Yes, for Jenna, Buzz and Reva.  That would bring the show around or Jenna & Dinah against Roger
LYNDEEW: It would be great to see you on either show!!!!!!!!   Or on a
totally different one.

SODlive:Thanks, Lyn. You never know.

BoiseTC: Any plans in the works, Fiona?

SODlive: Many plans

BoiseTC: Any you can discuss?
C4907: Do those plans include GL?

SODlive: Nondaytime plans - "Poltergeist" just aired. It was well received and we are already planning for the next project as soon as little one pops out in Sept

BoiseTC: Congrats Fiona!
SkipMolly: Congratulations...  I didn't know you were expecting.

LYNDEEW: This is probably not a fair question-Favorite leading man??  Can't
say HUSBAND

SODlive:  No, she can say husband, she will say husband -- John  :)

LYNDEEW: Good for you!!!!!!!

SODlive:: I've been very lucky with all the leading men I've worked with Michael Zaslow - I have a great fondness for him b/c we've been friends for almost 10 yrs.

QUELIN: You aren't the only one with a fondness for Zaslow
LYNDEEW: I like Michael Zaslow - I liked him on OLTL ages ago

QUELIN: Are there any plans to let Jenna visit with SON OF BUZZ?
User98201: Son of Buzz is Henry Cooper Bradshaw, is he not?

SODlive: That's right

C4907: How old is Buzz's son?

C4907: Fiona.....Ron Raines said a few weeks ago in the room that he would like to see you return? Your thoughts on this?

SODlive: Ron, darling, I love you!

C4907: Fiona....do you watch GL?

SODlive: Whenever possible

C4907: Who do you think framed Phillip>
LYNDEEW: Any of the wonderful Spaulding family could have framed him easily

SODlive: Wish I could tell you about Phillip - don't know

C4907: Fiona....how many children do you have?

SODlive: I have five children - 3 dogs, 2 cats.  And a human on the way

SkipMolly: LOL
CocoChessi: wow

MikeWong: Well, I need to be going.  Fiona and John the best of luck with the baby.  Fiona, the best of luck witht he movies and I hope to see you on daytime soon.

SODlive: I shall miss you Mike

MikeWong: What a sweetie, thank you.  Ciao.

SODlive:Y&R is a great show - Bill Bell is a good friend

Winds10255: I feel like you're giving big hints, that YR may be in your
future or am I just imagining?

SODlive: No big hints here - have made a lot of friends in the business

LYNDEEW: Fiona, what is John doing now?  Work wise.

SODlive: John is very happily working at Warner Brothers TV.   His play "Men of the Door" was just optioned by a producer in CA

LYNDEEW: As a director or actor or what?

SODlive: No, John works on the development side, the corporate side

LYNDEEW: Oh where the BIG money is

SODlive: Big, Big!

CocoChessi: you'll need it when all those children go to college!
CocoChessi: I have 3 boys in college now
NANCYGOAT: or obedience shcool

SODlive: You mean when they go to kindergarten!

LYNDEEW: Well I better go, I don't make that Big money.  Good luck to you and your family
CocoChessi: time flys
CocoChessi: I mean flies

SODlive: Bye

CocoChessi: bye
C4907: What ages are Fionna's children?
CocoChessi: she didn't say

SODlive: WB is also considering staffing John as a writer on a sitcom
BoiseTC: Gotta run; I hope to see your work again in the near future, Fiona. Congrats on the baby!
TGaschler: I was hoping to see Fiona on GL for Henry's memorial
NANCYGOAT: She only has animals, 3 dogs, 2 cats. So obedience school is the
only school she'll need now

SODlive:  Actually, this is our first child.

BusyBee JD: at the memorial would have been very nice!!
C4907: Thank you.  Gotta run.

SODlive: Bless you, Boise

CocoChessi: ah-ha!  Congrats

SODlive: So, are you bored of me yet?

CocoChessi: Never!  Love animals, too (3 horses, 2 dogs, 2 cats, 6 fish)
Robin4376: Hi, what's the topic
CocoChessi: Fiona Hutchinson is talking to us
Robin4376: Cool!!!

SODlive: What are you a fan of, Robin?

BusyBee JD: No WE ALL MISS YOU over at GL!! :(
Robin4376: All the CBS soaps
TGaschler: I second that
CocoChessi: good choice

SODlive: GL is a fun show, guys!

GOTTAGOO: I really enjoyed you as Jenna on GL - Any possibility of you going back?
CocoChessi: love it
TGaschler: I have been watching GL for 14 years
RMilly: im a one life to live fan

SODlive: You remember Monti Sharp (old David) - John ran into him recently

BusyBee JD: miss Monti -- great actor!!
CocoChessi: miss Monti -- how's he doing?
NANCYGOAT: Is Monte coming back?

SODlive: There's always a possiblility of a performer going back to a show he or she has been on before

NANCYGOAT: I thought I heard that he was planning on coming back
IM4ELWAY: I have to know if you have cut that gorgeous hair Fiona.  I hope not, it's beautiful.
TGaschler: And what are your plans?
BusyBee JD: Got run, guys!! :(  thanks for the interesting chat, Fiona &
SOD!!  :)

SODlive: My imminent plan is to have a safe, successful delivery.  Bye BusyBee.
Great name.

BusyBee JD: Thanks!!  :)
TGaschler: That is wonderful!!
BusyBee JD: Bye!!

GOTTAGOO: How was it working with Justin Deas?  He looks like he would be a lot of fun-I enjoyed you two together

SODlive: Justin Deas is a lot of fun to work with - you never know what's
going to happen next. He's a wackadoo, but I love him. :)

BCaldw8217: Hello Fiona and SOD
RMilly: fiona you were kind enough to take a picture with me when you were on one life.
CocoChessi: Delivery?  No problem.  All will be fine -- prayers are with you.

SODlive: That's very sweet, Coco - it's truly an overwhelming thought,
especially as he kicks me

CocoChessi: so it's a "he"?

SODlive: CocoChessi - where'd you get that name?

CocoChessi: It's my dog, Cocoa -- Chesapeake Bay Retriever (Chessie)
GOTTAGOO: Do you stay in touch with GL actors/actresses?

SODlive:Yes, I stay in touch with many of the GL actors & actresses

Robin4376: Do you have any fond memories of Bill Roerick? I miss him as
Henry.

SODlive: So many fond memories of Bill Roerick 

CocoChessi: Really miss Bill

SODlive:  John and I had dinner with him shortly before.... and he presented us with a lovely, framed print called "The Marriage Romp". We talked of England and the days he worked there with Sir John Gielgud. Bill's zest for life put us all to shame

CocoChessi: He seemed like a really great person

SODlive: Ditto, Coco

Robin4376: He was a great actor as well
QUELIN: A class act.

SODlive: That's one of the precious qualities daytime has - so many gems
performer-wise

NANCYGOAT: That's great that you spent time with him before he passed away, he did seem to enjoy life
QUELIN: What was the best advice he ever gave to you?

SODlive: Bill always said, "As an actor, never say no to a job, because
you'll hear 'no' enough."   He said it more eloquently, of course.

NANCYGOAT: That is some great and funny advice!

TGaschler: What is your most memorable moment on GL?

SODlive: I'll be sad to see Maeve Kinkead leaving GL for her year-long leave of absence

QUELIN: Speaking of gems, she's a big one.
Robin4376: I loved the scene where Alex returned and found Roger and Jenna in her bed.

SODlive:Losing Bill is devastating - losing Maeve is a double-whammy

NANCYGOAT: Yes, we GL fans will miss Maeve
TGaschler: And Rick Hearst

SODlive: My most memorable GL moment is the scene with Bill Roerick called "Sweet 16".  Jenna thought that he was her father And he took her shopping for fabulous outfits -- the likes of which she'd never seen before.

NANCYGOAT: yes, and boy did Vanessa hate that

SODlive:  [Fiona has to excuse herself - pregnancy calls ;)]    John's still here, though

NANCYGOAT: What are you hoping for John, a boy or girl, or it doesn't matter?

SODlive: It doesn't matter, we just want a healthy baby.

NANCYGOAT: I knew you would say that.

SODlive: Isn't that what everyone says?

NANCYGOAT: Every parent says that until they have 5 boys, then they want a
girl
TGaschler: Due date?
TGaschler: Summer baby?

SODlive: Pretty funny, Nancygoat. Sept. 7 due date. Any mothers out there?

BCullen206: not I
NANCYGOAT: I work in an ob-gyn office, I hear this all the time:)

SODlive:  Actually, we're having a boy

SODlive:  It has been great fun talking with you.  Have to go - I look forward to the next time.Thank you, SOD, for having us.

BCullen206: Bye

SODlive: (Thanks for being here!)

TGaschler: Goodbye and good luck!!
NANCYGOAT: bye, and take care !
Robin4376: Thank's for the chat!




 
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