But in 1999, the soap opera icon got the last laugh when she finally won Best Actress.
“When he said, ‘The streak is over,’ I thought he was announcing the playoff scores…
I thought, ‘Isn’t that nice?
They decided to fill everybody in.’
When he said my name, I didn’t hear it,” she continues.
“It was just incredible…
I was totally blown away,” she shares.
“I’ll never forget the warmth that was pouring out to me.”
Willey says all of his former castmates would jump at the chance to return to Pine Valley.
“It’s such a wonderful piece of Americana.
The fans who loved us so much, and we love them just as much.
We’d do it for them.
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