ABC has big plans to celebrate the 40th anniversary of
All My Children on January 5. The return of
Kelly Ripa and
Mark Consuelos as Hayley and Mateo Santos has already been announced but here—in a
TV Guide Magazine exclusive—is the rest of the fabutastic guest list. Fans can look forward to the return of two-time Emmy winner
Julia Barr (Brooke),
CSI: Miami star
Eva La Rue (Maria),
Taylor Miller (Nina),
Laurence Lau (Greg) and
Leven Rambin (Lily).
Eden Riegel (Bianca) has also agreed to return but
only for that episode. Plans to bring her back full-time have fallen through, despite the fact she now lives in L.A. and
AMC is moving there in December. ABC has yet to release details about the anniversary plot and what brings all these favorites back to the show but we do know this: It all has to do with Ripa’s character, who will return to Pine Valley on some sort of business involving her TV talk show. More news coming!