The kiss seen ’round the world
YouTube turns soap’s gay couple into worldwide sensation
Actors Van Hansis and Jake Silbermann are the soap opera world’s first gay ‘super couple’ as Luke and Noah on ‘As the World Turns.’ (Photo courtesy of CBS)
Thursday, February 07, 2008
“Days of Our Lives” had Doug and Julie. “All My Children” had Tara and Phil in the ’70s and Angie and Jesse in the ’80s. General Hospital's Luke and Laura became a legend in the ’80s.Soap opera "super couples” are a staple of daytime drama. In the soap world, super couples are onscreen pairings like no other: they generate heat, ratings and fierce fan loyalty.
Twenty years ago, Holden and Lily (Jon Hensley and Martha Byrne) were a super couple on “As the World Turns.” Now, as the characters segue into middle age, their teenaged son Luke (Van Hansis) is poised to be the 52-year-old soap's next heartthrob. But unlike soap hunks of the past, the character of Luke Snyder is openly gay.
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