Is former soap diva Susan Lucci in need of post All My Children guidance? This Wednesday, Lucci returns to Hot in Cleveland as Victoria’s (Wendie Malick) arch nemesis, searching for guidance after AMC's cancellation. Watch the Hot in Cleveland preview after the jump and check out TVLine's exclusive clip here. READ MORE

One of Hollywood's most iconic leading ladies proved she's no snob when it comes to daytime soaps last night. After taking home the Golden Globe for her performance in The Iron Lady, Meryl Streep showed All My Children superstar and fellow awards show staple Susan Lucci some love in the press room. From Deadline:

Turning to Streep’s numerous Oscar nominations, comparisons to Susan Lucci and that actress’ evasive Emmy for All My Children emerged during the Q&A. ”You know, I’m sure Susan Lucci is happy with her career and the longevity and fulfillment it has given her and that’s sort of how I feel,” Streep said.  READ MORE

Even athletes are feeling the loss of soaps. NBA great Charles Barkley stopped by Conan last night and revealed how upset he is that All My Children was cancelled. Barkley told O'Brien about his love for Erica Kane (Susan Lucci), Tad "The Cad"  Martin (Michael E. Knight) and how dedicated he was to watching the sudser in college. Watch the interview after the jump! READ MORE

The soap diva is back! TVLine's Michael Ausiello is reporting Susan Lucci will make a return to TV Land's smash hit Hot in Cleveland. La Lucci will mix it up with former Passions and Chuck star Ryan McPartlin. No word on when Lucci and McPartlin's episode is slated to air.

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Don't blame soap legend Susan Lucci  for Prospect Park's delay in bringing All My Children online. La Lucci wants it to be known she would be more than happy reprising her role as the uber bitch-tastic vixen Erica Kane. Lucci wrote a statement to her fans on Facebook stating: READ MORE

Things are not looking good for All My Children fans waiting for the show to relaunch on Prospect Park's The Online Network in January 2012. ABC Soaps In Depth is reporting PP will continue with One Life to Live only. The magazine revealed this shocking information on Twitter stating:

Saw this coming: Sources say Prospect Park won't be moving forward with #AMC, they've decided to focus on #OLTL exclusively. Deets soon...

Soaps In Depth elaborates further on their website:

According to our insiders, the company -- which, over the summer, acquired the licensing rights for both AMC and ONE LIFE TO LIVE from ABC -- has decided that they only need one soap opera for their new Internet channel, The Online Network. And since TOLN had gotten further along in the process with their plans for OLTL, word is that they are not moving forward with the AMC reboot.  READ MORE