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Lynn and Wayne

Digest: How did you and Wayne meet?

Lynn: We met in acting class.

Digest: Was it love at first sight?

Lynn: For me it was, after I saw him do his first scene. He thought my jeans were too tight, and proceeded with caution.

Digest: Where did you go on your first date?

Lynn: Roller skating on the Venice Beach [CA] boardwalk.

Digest: What are the advantages and disadvantages when both spouses are actors?

Lynn: On the plus side, strange, *erratic* hours and behavior need no explanation. On the minus, scheduling can be tricky, and young children aren't exactly sure *what* Mom and Dad do for a living.

Digest: Does Wayne watch your love scenes?

Lynn: No! He doesn't watch the show at all.

Digest: What were the best and worst parts of working together on DAYS, where you played Lisanne?

Lynn: Carpooling with Wayne was the best. The worst? Missing the character of Lucy and the GH crew.

Digest: What do you admire most about Wayne?

Lynn: His sense of humor.

Digest: How did having kids affect your relationship?

Lynn: We became a *family* instead of a couple. By trying to be good parents, we've become better people, so our relationship is even more special.

Eileen and Jon

Digest: How did you meet?

Eileen: A girlfriend of mine knew Jon and tried to introduce us for a year. At that time, I wasn't interested in meeting anybody. Literally after a year, I said okay. Jon called me, and we met for lunch. He picked me up at the studio.

Digest: Did you like him?

Eileen: I told my girlfriend, "I can tell there's an attraction here, but I really don't think it's going to go anywhere."

Digest: So what happened?

Eileen: We went out for maybe a month, and then I stopped seeing him because I didn't think it was going anywhere. We didn't see each other for four months after that. We got back together at my Para Los Ninos benefit. He agreed to go when we first started dating, and I was so impressed that he honored the commitment, even though we weren't seeing each other.

Digest: Did you have any reservations about dating an actor?

Eileen: Yeah, I did. But I think that I'm a down-to-earth gal, and I have to say that Jon is very real and giving and not a cliche actor. After we got back together, Jon had a lot of reservations, because I had basically broken up with him. After a couple of weeks of being together, we went away to Mexico and we haven't been apart since.

Digest: How did he propose?

Eileen: Well, we were kind of fighting when we decided to get married, so it wasn't your regular kind of proposal. It ended up as one of those stupid fights like, "I want to marry you!" "Well I want to marry you, too!" "Oh, so we're engaged?" Literally, that's how we got engaged. It was very weird, but completely right.

Digest: What are your marriage plans?

Eileen: We're getting married in May at the beach in Malibu. It's a 50/50 wedding. We're both planning it--and I love that--rather than the traditional thing where the bride olans everything. It feels more like a partnership, so it's fun.

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