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Sorry Sierra fans, according to TV Guide Canada's Nelson Branco, As The World Turns opted to bring back Cady McClain as Rosanna Cabot, instead of Craig's other ex-wife Sierra Esteban (Mary Beth Evans). Dang, it had to be either or? Are things really that bad budget-wise in Oakdale? Wait. Scratch that. Silly question. Here's a thought, maybe ATWT can stop bringing on 17 newbies every 13 weeks, that way they can actually afford two popular female leads at once. It's a wonder they find the nickels in Chris Goutman's couch to afford Grayson McCouch and Roger Howarth, yet much to my chagrin, they do...

Cady McClain announced on her blog that she will return to the role of Rosanna Cabot on As the World Turns. She starts filming in two weeks.

Update: Her first airdate is May 20. This is what Cady told Soap Opera Digest about what's in store for Rosanna:

She is going to have gone through a transformation. It's timely and relevant and I'm very excited about that.

Daytime superstar Cady McClain has come along way, since her 1988 debut as Pigeon Hollow-to-Pine Valley transplant Dixie Cooney on All My Children. Since that time, she skyrocketed to supercouple status opposite Michael E. Knight's Tad Martin, before managing to do what few popular soap stars accomplish, in making just as much of an impression on a second soap opera, As The World Turns, where she played automobile heiress Rosanna Cabot. Along the way, McClain established herself in real life as an outspoken and passionate presence, which she says led to her beloved character Dixie succumbing to death by poisoned pancakes. McClain revealed to freelance writer, author and licensed marriage and family therapist Damon L. Jacobs her feelings about Dixie's "lazy" exit, her ghostly return, her two stints as Rosanna and also shared insight about the psychological makeups of both her iconic characters.

Damon L. Jacobs: It was a little over 20 years ago we were first introduced to Dixie. At such a young age, how did you connect to her?

Cady McClain: I had been acting for 10 years before I got this part, so I had a fair amount of training already under my belt. Watching Coal Miner's Daughter really helped me find the character, as did watching Ingrid Bergman in Gaslight. I was a young, ambitious woman from a topsy-turvy upbringing myself, and my mom's illness was a big motivator for me to get with the business of growing up quickly, as Dixie's mothers death was for her. I have always looked for parallels in order to connect to a character. When they aren't there, it's hard to play the part, for me. When I'm really up against it, I try to think of someone who has been in the situation and how lonely they might feel, and play the part as well as I can so that they might feel connected in the world. READ MORE

Is Cady McClain returning to All My Children? Nothing is official but according to Nelson Branco's latest Suds Report "there are rumblings that Cady McClain could come back either down the road or with David in tow." Of course the "David" referred to is Vincent Irizarry's David Hayward who is returning to All My Children.

Be sure to check out the Suds Report for more details.