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Former GL and OLTL actress Hayden Panettiere in Glamour "It’s great to be single. It’s great to have boyfriends. Or girlfriends. There are occasions when you kiss your best friend growing up, having fun and goofing about. Like perfecting your technique." Axed CORRIE star will return to old job CORONATION STREET star Matthew Crompton has decided to return to his old job as a builder after being axed from the show. The actor will film his final scenes as bookie Dan Mason on the ITV1 soap later this year. He was told that he was being dropped from the programme in April as part of a huge cast clear-out. "It won't worry me. I had a good laugh on the building site and the people I was working with were fantastic," Crompton told the Sunday Mirror. "Everyone's got to work and pay the rent. Between acting jobs I'd rather get out and do other things than sit on the dole." DAYS OF OUR LIVES Weekly Preview AUDIO: Tom Casiell Interview On their latest podcast, Daytime Confidential's Luke and Jamey visit with Tom Casiello, veteran soap scribe turned blogger, about his career in the daytime industry. BLOG UPDATE: Sara A. Bibel "Recasts are one of the more frustrating aspects of being a soap fan. After years of getting to know every nuance of an actor’s portrayal of a character, suddenly the audience is asked to expect a new face in the role. It’s a convention that doesn’t exist in primetime." AUDIO: The Nuke Fancast Episode #2 This week's show featured a hilarious recap of last week's Nuke story AS THE WORLD TURNS and a live call-in from the Tammy Rubin Rice softball game from yours truly and others. 1 Y&R's Braeden at 57th annual Sun Fun Festival Fans formed a line in front of a tent for Eric Braeden, who has played wealthy villain Victor Newman on soap-opera classic THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS since 1980. "I don't think he's really bad. He's just misunderstood," said Marilyn Barnhardt, who left her Concord, N.C., home at 4 a.m. to secure the first spot. A copy of CBS Soaps in Depth magazine sat on the ground between her and her husband, both daily viewers and Braeden fans for the past six years. "I love him. He's the main character." Tea Time With Kate Linder and Friends Join Y&R's Kate Linder as she host the 10th Annual Afternoon Tea in Vancouver benefiting the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Christian Leblanc (Michael) and Emily O'Brien (Jana) will join Kate on Saturday, July 12 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm at the Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown, Vancouver BC, Canada. High tea will be followed by a question and answer session, raffle, live auction, exclusive THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS merchandise and an autograph session with Kate, Christian and Emily. High Tea is presented by Global TV, Alaska Airlines, Black Press, Clear FM, KlasAct Communications and the Blanche MacDonald Centre. Tickets cost $60.00 US in advance, or are available by calling (604) 683-2873. IMAGINARY BITCHES: Imaginary Sex (Episode 6)