The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives and The Young and the Restless stars, including Eileen Davidson and Michelle Stafford (pictured above) rolled up their sleeves to help the Women Empowerment Build for Habitat for Humanity project in San Fernando, California on May 14.  See more photos from the Habitat for Humanity event after the jump! READ MORE

Michael Muhney–pictured with son Dylan and daughter Ella above–was among The Young and the Restless stars who turned out for the opening night gala of 16th Annual Los Angeles Antiques Show on April 13. Held at the Santa Monica Airport’s Barker Hanger, the event brought Tristan Rogers, Kate Linder, Thom Bierdz, Sean Kanan, Maria Arena Bell and All My Children alum Eva La Rue. See more photos from the opening night after the jump! READ MORE

The Young and the Restless fans will want to set their DVR's for today's episode of Dr. Phil. Kate Linder (Esther) will be appearing on the installment in support of her hair and make-up artist, who is addicted to plastic surgery. Talk about a real life Nip/Tuck! For more on today's eppy of Dr. Phil click here. Check your local listings for show times.

Current and former soap stars and their families mixed and mingled with primetime and film stars at the 2010 “A Time for Heroes” Celebrity Picnic on June 13, supporting the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The event helped raise $1.3 million for the foundation. The Young and Restless’ Lauralee Bell (pictured above with her family), Joshua Morrow, Kate Linder, Tatyana Ali and The Bold and the Beautiful’s Ashley Jones were joined by All My Children alum Jesse McCartney, who performed at the picnic. See more photos after the jump.

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The Young and the Restless stars Joshua Morrow (Nick) and Kate Linder (Esther), along with other celebs, are hoping fans will want to walk a mile in their shoes to help children in foster care. The stars have donated autographed shoes to Hillsides Foster Soles, an online auction of celebrity shoes and photographs, conducted by Hillsides, a Los Angeles foster children's charity. Hillsides works to shine a light on issues foster children face in the system.

"I can't imagine how tough it would be to be in the foster care system, and I'm glad that Hillsides is giving these kids a safe place to stay and services to help them feel stable," says Morrow. "I was happy to part with these cool Nikes to help them raise some funds." READ MORE

One of daytime's busiest women, Kate Linder, is at it again. This Thurs., Feb. 11, from 6 pm-10 pm PST the actress/fight attendant/humanitarian will be hosting Emerging Magazine's First Annual Celebrity Charity Gala to benefit The ALS Association of Greater Los Angeles at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel, 225 North Canon Drive in Beverly Hills.

I recently caught up with Linder, who shared why her work to fight ALS is so important to her and what it means to have Esther Valentine's daughter Kate/Chloe (Elizabeth Hendrickson) back home in Genoa City with her on The Young and the Restless.

Daytime Confidential: Your commitment to finding a cure for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is strong. Please give us some background on how you became aware of ALS.

Kate Linder: I had heard of ALS and knew that Michael Zaslow of Guiding Light had the disease. When we learned that my brother-in-law Scott was diagnosed with ALS, my husband and I decided to commit to working for a cure. Over the past five years, our commitment has only grown stronger as we meet more ALS patients and families. I have had the fortunate opportunity of becoming the celebrity spokesperson for The ALS Association for the past five years and participating in national activities including testifying in Congress and lobbying on their behalf during The ALS Association's annual advocacy days each May. We also do fundraising for various chapters throughout the United States including the Walk to D'Feet ALS events. READ MORE