DOOL: Star says Deidre/Crystal feuding
June
My grandmother takes the Star (for the soap news and the crosswords)
and found this, which I thought might interest y'all
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(following reprinted from the Star, June 29, 1993, without permission)
(spelling/grammer errors probably mine)
IT'S WAR! Deidre Hall and New Co-Star in Non-Stop Feud
Soap queen Deidre Hall and gorgeous co-star Crystal Chappell have
stunned Days of Our Lives colleagues with their poisonous rivalry- and
setsiders say the bickering is getting worse.
The warring beauties have declaired "Ths show ain't big enough for
both of us"
But execs, sick of the tensions gripping the set, hope the pair bury
the hatchet before bosses are forced to say who stays and who gets axed.
Blond Deidre, 45, has played Dr. Marlena Evans on and off for 17 years.
Dark-haired Crystal, 27, has been Dr. Carly Manning for just 3 years.
A source says: "Deidre and Crystal didn't get along from the start, but
things
are getting worse. They're constantly having screaming matches.
"The other day, Crystal complained to the producers that she was sick of
wearing a doctors smock and wanted to wear glamourous gowns like Deidre"
"She said 'It's not fair that Deidre gets the best wardrobe. She's older
and our audience would rather see me in sexy dresses rather than her'.
"Deidre overheard her and they started screaming at each other. They
called each other names. Eventually they calmed down and acted like they
were sorry, but every day it's something new".
The insider adds: "They're very different people. Deidre is easy-going
and relaxed. Crystal is more uptight and serious.
"Deidre likes to kid around. This bothers Crystal and she often says
'Excuse me, Deidre, but don't you think we should get some work done?'
Deidre trys to be undertanding. But it happens so often that she finally
snapped 'Crystal, you need to chill out and learn to relax'"
The source says: "Deidre recently announced she wouldn't wear the red
AIDS ribbon and said hte celebrities are sometimes forced to wear them.
This really upset Crystal. She approached Deidre, and they started
screaming at each other."
"Deidre said, 'I'm entitled to my own opinions'. But Crystal yelled
'You're entitled to them, but if you don't have anything intelligent
to say, you should keep them to yourself'".
"The two have even gotten jealous when they learn about each other's
storylines", reveals the insider.
"Although the producere realize these two women will never be best
friends, they've asked them to try their best to get along. They
love both Deidre and Crystal and would hate to choose between them."
"Both are fine actresses and both are very popular with the sho's
fans. The cast and crew don't want to lose either one".-DIANE MANNINO
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Hmmmm.... Sounds like Battle of the Over-Inflated Ego's to me!
Maybe TBTB will get fed up and fire them *both*! And, of course,
hire back SSH! I just can't believe I'm older than Cry-hiss-tal.
She looks at *least* 35 to me!
I hope this gets out... My server is still acting flaky!
TTFN,
Garlic
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Alexis Greenberg
when the last time Star posted a real story or when their "insiders" ever
existed, but I'm sure it's been a LOOOONG time.. The part about the
dresses/gowns is ridiculous; the one about the AIDS ribbons is believeable (I
didn't say true, just believeable)!
Just my $.02 =)
Alexis
"don't believe everything you read"
S. A. Wilson
Well you know in this case I really think there is a hell of a lot
of truth in this. Ms. Hall since she returned always seems to have
a major attitude problem -- look at how she plays Marlena as opposed
to the way she did 10 yrs. ago. Crystal also was known to make
stinks. Though Deidre is married to a former NBC exec., and was paid
an astronomically high -- and most undeserving -- fee to return, this
plus her special treatment in the credits, and the fact that Drake
had to give his dressing room to Hall upon her return. The woman
seems to rule the place now. And it is a fact that Ms. Chappell
is out of there.
It might not be exactly as it happened. But I would wager that
these two prima donnas were at each others throats. It was even
printed on SOD and other mags. that many of the cast were not
on speaking terms with Ms. Chappell.
Anyway nothing really matters. The show will continue to sink
and sink faster and faster with Corday and his little prick
Tom Langan controlling the show. I was going over old tapes
(1990) at which time Shelley Curtis was the primary producer,
shortly afterwards she left and went to GH -- Tom Langan took
over. After this a huge chunk of the cast has left days --
either because they were just too pissed off at how they
were treated and how there was no sense of producing a
quality product, or they were fired by Corday/Langan. Now
a major chunk of former DOOLers are on or rumored to be
joining the cast of GH, even the former music direct, Wings/
Doug's place pianoist, Marty Davich is there.
Spudnix--
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Sally A. Wilson
sa...@remarque.berkeley.edu