Sarah Michelle Gellar Returning to "All My Children"
by Chris Harnick
posted Aug 4th 2011


Who says you can't go home again? Sarah Michelle Gellar is heading back to Pine Valley.

The "Ringer" actress confirmed she's returning to her former "All My Children" stomping grounds before the daytime staple goes off the air.




But when Gellar returns it won't be as Kendall.

"I have no idea what I'm doing or who I'm playing. I told them I don't want to be Kendall; that's Alicia Minshew's role now," she said Thursday. "I just wanted to be a part of it."

http://www.aoltv.com/2011/08/04/sarah-michelle-gellar-returning-to-all-my-children/

:eek2: WOW!! Now THIS is shocking news - especially in light of her feud with Susan Lucci back in the day.

:eek2: WOW!! Now THIS is shocking news - especially in light of her feud with Susan Lucci back in the day.

What exactly was this feud about? I heard that there was one but I don't know all of the details about it.

I don't know what exactly started it all, but google "Susan Lucci Sarah Michelle Gellar Feud" and you'll find tons of variations. Apparently, the last straw was when SMG won Outstanding Younger Actress at the Daytime Emmys in 1995, while La Lucci lost her bid for Outstanding Lead Actress for the 15th time. Shortly thereafter, SMG was let out of her 3-year contract 8 months early. Also, towards the end of SMG's run on AMC, her scenes with SL became fewer and farther between, despite the fact that they played mother and daughter on the show.

That was just the first in a long line of actors SMG has feuded with - see: Alyson Hannigan, David Boneranz, etc. On the other hand, she has been friends with her former AMC co-stars Eva La Rue and Sydney Penny since their early days on the show, and she sent flowers and a card to Alicia Minshew, who took over SMG's old role as Kendall in 2002.

Here's one take on the feud that I found on the Soap Opera Network's message board:

"Allegedly they did not get along at all. Sarah was brought in to play Susan's daughter and ended up being the breakout star of her story. Sarah got alot of buzz, attention and became very popular, very fast. Kendall was the reason to watch back in the early 90s and Susan allegedly got jealous. I can see why she would feel that way and scared bc she was aging and here comes this newbie taking all the attention and being primed as a younger version of Erica. I also heard that Sarah let the hype get to her head and wasnt the easiest person to work with. It was a case of two divas clashing. The big kicker came in 1995 when SMG won an Emmy. Susan lost that night, adding to her growing losing streak. I heard something about her going to the TPTB and issuing an ultimatum. SMG was promptly fired after her win and last aired 2 months later. Whether any of this is true is unknown but the timing seems very supscious. Even if it is true, SMG getting fired was the best thing that could have happened to her bc she ultimately went on to land the role of Buffy which is what she became most known for. The character of Kendall remained of the canvas for 7 nears before brought back. SL has gushed about Alicia Minshew and loves her but never ever mentions SMG. SMG also talks highly of her time at AMC, but rarely mentions SL. I think theres at least some truth to the fact that they clashed and did not get along."

http://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/37007-yr-stars-or-any-soap-really-who-dont-get-along-in-real-life/page__st__40

I had heard rumors of the alleged feud between Susan Lucci and Sarah Michelle Gellar over the years, so it is a surprise to hear that Sarah will be making a return to Pine Valley before the end of the show!

That was just the first in a long line of actors SMG has feuded with - see: Alyson Hannigan, David Boneranz, etc.

Thanks for the info., however as a Buffy/Angel fan I heard about those rumors as well and they are unconfirmed.

There were rumors that Alyson Hannigan and SMG weren't talking during the final season of "Buffy" because, as the rumor went, SMG went to creator Joss Whedon and told him that she didn't want to do the series anymore w/o telling the cast.

The cast supposedly felt "betrayed" that SMG was quitting on all of them, howeve SMG did explain to the cast about why she didn't want to do "Buffy" anymore at the time.




As far as David Boreanaz goes I heard that he was unhappy that SMG wasn't going to be able to appear on "Angel". At the time she had a movie deal for The Grudge.

However she did appear on "Angel" twice I believe during the show's run.



There were also rumors that she was jealous of Eliza Dushku as well but most of these stories have no basis. I do know that SMG is still close with the Buffy/Angel cast today.

Sure. If she and Susan Lucci share any scenes together, THAT would be the surprise of the year!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: