One Life to Live's Layla and Cristian, Summer's Next Sizzlin' Couple?




I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm sort of enjoying the antagonistic pairing of One Life to Live's Layla (Tika Sumpter) and Cristian (David Fumero). I really hope the writers drag this love/hate relationship out and don't rush it. Thanks to Evangeline and Sarah, there is plenty of history just sitting there ready and waiting to provide obstacles on their path towards self imposed "forbidden love."

Are you enjoying Layla and Cristian?


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season1217's picture
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Sorry, but once a man calls you a bitch that puts a kabosh on any type of romance in my opinion.

Luke Kerr's picture
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If that is the case, Sonny would be a virgin or at least celibite. lol

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Sigh, I wish Tika could play Lily Winters.

season1217's picture
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ROTFL, Luke!

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im luvin the layla and christian scenes...and it's good to see layla in a s/l where shes not playing third wheel to some other couple

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SAY WHA?! Christian called Layla a bitch?! Oh hells to the no! Now this chick right here would've thrown some serious fish grease on that boy. I don't care how fine he is! Seriously I always wanted Cris and Layla together they just had that vibe... Tika as Lily? Hmm......... I can get down with that.

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I enjoy Layla and Cristian but their dialog seems forced. The only natural-sounding line in the sauna was when Cris said something like: "You just don't want me to see your hair frizz up." Now *that* was real! We've had several days of creating emotional tension with arguments. We can all see the argument that leads to the kiss scene. I hope the writers will surprise me. It's time for a few softer, quieter moments where they are clearly fighting their attraction. If OLTL is serious about this couple, they'll give them more than one note to hum.

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they probably already had sex as we speak, got married, had it annuled and hes on to some cousin of evangaline now
you know those vegas bros haha

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the "bitch" thing really bothered me as well.

no son of CARLOTTA would ***EVER*** call ***ANY*** woman a "bitch"!!!

LAYLA (& Tika Sumpter) deserves better than CRISTIAN, & David Fumero never seems like he even *wants* to be on the show.

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I would like it more if Layla had more depth to her and David Fumero could act. As it is now, I'm gonna wait and see before I outright bash it.

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I would like it more if Layla had more depth to her and David Fumero could act.

I'm still not sure Tika can act, though likeable. She certainly hasn't been given any material, but I just feel like she's never been able to do anything with the material except do the same sassy line readings.

But the pairing seems forced, like they need something for them to do.

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Who cares anymore...

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...and I am sorry I didn't mean that as an insult, it's like...even if they do get together, than Vince will come back and muck it up...I mean the soaps today, though the current writing regime at OLTL may be different, but they sort of sift through their young couples and it seems like nobody ever ends up with anybody they should be with. Look at John...and now Rex being seduced by Sleazy, I mean Stacy from Gigi. Aside from the proverbial love triangle, can't one couple just fall and love and have money problems, or lose a job...or develop severe depression or get political, or something?

Luke Kerr's picture
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Natalie and Jared have been together a long time as a couple and haven't had any romantic entanglements lol

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I can't care about these two as individuals, so I can't care about them as a couple. At least where Layla is concerned, they haven't developed that character at all. Van has long been gone and we still don't know that much about Layla-- she's solely used as a prop for other characters. And as far as Cris is concerned, he called her a bitch several times. That is NOT foreplay! That is NOT sexy! And this coming from a character who is dumb as toast and seems to have few discernible goals in life. Sorry, can't get down with these two.

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Okay, y'all are gonna stone me, but if it walks like a duck, and bitches like a duck...

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Layla was acting a plum fool with that boy when he called her out of her name. I don't condone disrespecting females, but I don't condone her calling him everything but the child of the living God, then expecting him not to say anything back!

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well, it just gives me an idea for better sotry development: CARLOTTA overhears CRISˇIAN calling LAYLA a "bitch" & goes off on him, & makes him kiss LAYLA's ass to apologize.

then we could all ENJOY her bitchiness, as she hammed it up for CARLOTTA's benefit.

that would be a more interesting way to force them to spend time together than lockin 'em in a freezer, lockin' em in a steam room...whats next week, an elevator? a bank vault? a fallout shelter?

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Cristian & Leyla should have been the plan from day 1...

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Yup they are pretty much a forced pair and they're scenes have been annoying with them getting stuck everywhere together. If you have to work this hard to sell a couple it usually won't work. They were put together because they didnt work with anyone else. Personally, I would have preferred that DF and TS were fired and KB and CS stayed on the show.

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Her contract is up soon, I don't imagine them asking her back. She's only getting scenes to write her off- in daytime's eyes, this is a s/l showcasing diversity.

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Sigh! I guess since people are loving these two, they are going to get a story. While My Marcie and Michael are leaving.

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These two together are about exciting as watching a cow take a dump. While OLTL is cleaning house, sweep these losers out the door and recast Cristian.

And throw out Stacy with them! She's the worst and most useless character on that show since freakin' Tico Santi!

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I love Layla, but those two have no chemistry together!

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LMAO Luke ain't that the TRUTH!!

I'm lovin these two as well. They should have gone here YEARS ago and I'm glad they're finally giving Tika Sumpter a chance to show she more than has what it takes to rock daytime! I hope they keep it going. If they're this uber sexy when they're pissed just imagine how they'll burn down the place when they they turn that into passion.

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By the way, Tika and David doing it are supposed to make us forget they fired Kathy Brier? Marcie and NuMichael have much more natural chemistry and more of a history than Layla and Christian.

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I still think Christian is one of the stupidest characters on daytime, but he is still very nice to look at.

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Yeah, but we don't want them to become the next Chris and Rihanna!!! I do agree that he shouldn't call her a bitch and Layla should smack him. But Cris is a chauvastic pig and Layla deserved better than him.

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I'm sorry but I'm not understanding why people are bringing M&M into this. Cristian and Layla have nothing to do with them. I feel bad for M&M fans but why are you guys acting like Cristian and Layla are taking story away from them and are the reason they are no longer with the show? That's not fair.

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Exactly Jamey. Layla was tripping, Cris had enough and flipped. If you can dish it, you better be able to take it. Woman or not.

I'm liking them but I'm waiting before getting invested at all. I DO like how they get in each other's face though. Nice to see a somewhat real relationship and no kid glove treatment.