I remember reading an interview kassie did with soap opera digest and she didn't even think she would get the part because Blair was Asian before. She didn't even understand why they were auditioning her!
This is neat. You can see that she was new to the part, she's a bit all over the place, but she still has that fire I love in Blair. I miss the days when the show actually wrote for Blair.
Thank you! I'd wondered if I remembered Kassie's first appearance as Blair correctly, and I did. She was indeed wearing a bathing suit. I remember being very surprised that Blair was suddenly a blue-eyed blonde, but I soon came to think of her as the "real" Blair.
LOL heck yes, i remember when i first saw the new Blair, the casting just didn't make sense, but i guess someone knew what they were doing as she's still on
Laura Bonariggo was an exceptionally beautiful woman, even to this day. I am worried about her though, kind of like Cassie C. in late 1998 in the same exact context. 😬
OMG! OMG! 1:57 is too H0000000T for daytime TV but I am not complaining! Did you guys see that? WOW Blair! OLTL should have given you a pay increase for this episode even though it was your first day on the job. If ABC submitted this episode for an Emmy you would have won for sure. I am so glad they got rid of the old Blair. They made the white choice with casting Kassie as Blair!
I remember reading an interview kassie did with soap opera digest and she didn't even think she would get the part because Blair was Asian before. She didn't even understand why they were auditioning her!
And thus, history was made.
It's amazing how blair changed race so easily in less than a year:)
This is neat. You can see that she was new to the part, she's a bit all over the place, but she still has that fire I love in Blair. I miss the days when the show actually wrote for Blair.
Mia Korf created such a complex, fascinating, and passionate Blair…it’s so sad they decided to transform Blair into a blonde bimbo.
Mia KORF created a wonderfully wicked , complex , flawed character that was the perfect for Elaine PRINCI's Dorian -
Those two were magic together !
2:38 And with that, OLTL fans across the nation made a collective cry of, "WHAT THE !@#$!?"
Thank you! I'd wondered if I remembered Kassie's first appearance as Blair correctly, and I did. She was indeed wearing a bathing suit. I remember being very surprised that Blair was suddenly a blue-eyed blonde, but I soon came to think of her as the "real" Blair.
Yes! I remember when Kassie first came on the show as Blair! :) Awesome. :)
This is from Friday, December 17, 1993. It was shot on November 29.
"Blair Daimler is only Asian ONCE! There will never be a second time!"
LOL heck yes, i remember when i first saw the new Blair, the casting just didn't make sense, but i guess someone knew what they were doing as she's still on
Wow!
What's changed, Viki? Your ethnicity, for starters.
Did Kassie DP meet her husband James while doing this show together?
I forgot her Maiden name was Wesley
Blair is actually a green-eyed blond.
In fact I remember the promo they had with Kassie as Blair. She was in her hotel room. Vick do you have the promo?
Laura Bonariggo was an exceptionally beautiful woman, even to this day. I am worried about her though, kind of like Cassie C. in late 1998 in the same exact context. 😬
Roy thinnes
MKD825 Hahahahaha yeah no kidding! A very big collective cry!! :)
@imachildofthe80s8089 Roy Thinnes, he played General Sloane Carpenter.
He was also the original Phil Brewer in General Hospital. He may be the only original cast member that's still alive.
LOL really Mac? That is too funny.
Who is man with Blair?
only in soaps you can change race lol
Shannon Isbell Not really...you can't change their characters history.
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OMG! OMG! 1:57 is too H0000000T for daytime TV but I am not complaining! Did you guys see that? WOW Blair! OLTL should have given you a pay increase for this episode even though it was your first day on the job. If ABC submitted this episode for an Emmy you would have won for sure. I am so glad they got rid of the old Blair. They made the white choice with casting Kassie as Blair!