After her rather unceremonious exit – death by killer poison pancakes - from the scene in January of last year, there seemed little hope of Cady McClain ever returning to Pine Valley and
All My Children. Although the network's official word on her departure was the writing team's lack of storyline ideas for her character, the more widely held belief was that McClain was released due to her outspoken comments about the direction of the show.
Nevertheless, time heals all wounds and just like the Eagles reuniting even without hell freezing over, Cady McClain is coming back to
All My Children, albeit in supernatural fashion. But, hey, that's pretty staple fodder in the world of daytime dramas anyway.
"Yes, it's true!" McClain herself wrote in her personal blog. "I am returning to AMC (
All My Children) for a while. As it stands, they have asked me back to play a ghost for a limited amount of time."
Well, there it is folks, the ghost word. Still, some Cady should be better than none, especially to fans who have clamored for her return as Dixie Martin.
"Dixie is back in Pine Valley with a mission,” a spokesperson for
All My Children said in a statement. “She's reuniting Tad [
Michael E. Knight] with their long missing daughter, Kate! Now with her angelic hand, Dixie will guide Tad into the loving embrace of their little girl."
Considering that McClain will be coming back as a spirit, it stands to reason that her stint would be considerably short and sweet. After all, just how long can the show keep Dixie's phantom hovering all over Pine Valley?
"I know this may be a disappointment to some of you, but I ask you to please give it a chance,” McClain implores. “I have had the opportunity to have some lovely in depth conversations with TPTB about this story, and I think it will be very uplifting, fun, and rewarding for fans."
Dixie's haunting of Pine Valley begins May 2.
-Rosario Santiago, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Soap Central
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