I married somebody who is very secure. He's been in my corner from the time we met, and we grew in this together.

You know what my greatest personal stumbling block is? My shyness.

People always ask me, how do you do everything you do?

Life goes on, and I'm moving on to the next thing, but I hope the soaps that are still running will thrive. They have millions of loyal viewers.

It took awhile for me to get used to speaking candidly about my own life. I got into it, and it turned out to be a wonderful experience.

My grandsons really love my apple cake, which is from my grandmother's recipe.

My parents were both from extremely different backgrounds. My father's Italian, my mother was of Swedish descent. They're both first-generation Americans.