The beautiful and talented Rebecca Budig has now added “talk show host” to her resume, as the co-host of The Better Show! The former All My Children favorite, where she portrayed Greenlee Smyth, and was part of two of the show most famous love stories, Greenlee and Leo ( Josh Duhamel) and Greenlee and Ryan (Cameron Mathison), chatted with TV Guide Magazine’s Michael Logan in a new interview!
Budig talks about how she met her husband, Michael Benson, living in Connecticut as opposed to New York, how she was left out of the All My Children reboot via Prospect Park and why, and some fun stuff about her friend and L.A. neighbor,Y&R’s Greg Rikaart (Kevin)! Here are a few interesting excerpts below:
Rebecca on why Greenlee was not part of the online revival of All My Children where she confirms she was originally asked to be part of: “Yes, and I expressed interest and then they never came back to me! (Laughs) I wasn’t insulted at all but I was a little disappointed. I really, really miss Greenlee. But, then, none of my men were there. They didn’t have Cameron Mathison. They were never going to get Josh Duhamel. What they should have done was bring back Danny Cosgrove, who is amazing. Love that guy! Michael B. Jordan was my brother on AMC and now he’s a big movie star. So what were they gonna do with me? I’d be all alone!”
Rebecca on how The Better Show hosting gig happened: “Better was looking for a new co-host and I went and did two audition shows with (co-host) JD Roberto and really liked him. We clicked. I’ve always juggled hosting jobs with my acting career, and this fits into my life perfectly. They’re really flexible. I have great outs in my contract to do other stuff. And it’s a great show. I love improving people’s lives. (Laughs) Especially my own!”
Do you think Greenlee should have been part of the All My Children reboot via Prospect Park? Have you checked out Rebecca on The Better Show? Let us know!