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Soap
Opera Digest - October 6, 1987
A Day in the
Life of a Soap Star's Wife
Eric Braeden portrays the
suave and filthy rich Victor Newman on THE YOUNG AND THE
RESTLESS. Dale Braeden, Eric's wife of twenty years,
recalls the time they were at a party together and a fan
was determined to get Eric's attention. "The woman
walked up to my husband and deliberately spilled a drink
in his crotch." It's difficult to imagine
being in this situation, but Dale says she rose above it.
"I said to myself... laugh, Dale. Have a sense of
humour. The woman has chutzpah." Dale watches the show at
home. "It makes him nervous if I go to the
studio," she explains. She also admits to some minor
discomforts, which comes with the soap opera territory.
Eric Braeden, or Hans as he is known at home by his wife
and family, is often involved in romantic storylines.
Dale says the domestic scenes with television wife Melody
Thomas Scott can be the toughest to watch. "In
trying to be natural, he may use a similar term of
endearment... like Sweetheart, or touch her hand or face
exactly the way he touches mine. It's a very strange
feeling."
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