Luke and Laura's November 17, 1981 wedding brought in 30 million viewers; it remains the highest rated soap opera episode in American daytime television history. Elizabeth Taylor made a cameo appearance during the event, and Princess Diana sent champagne. The couple was subsequently credited with having brought "legitimacy to daytime serials" by crossing boundaries and becoming celebrities in the mainstream media. "took daytime out of the closet so people were not ashamed to say 'I watch a soap.' "General Hospital" and Luke and Laura...were like the super couple," said Lilana Novakovitch, a Canadian agent for soap opera stars. "They ended up being on the cover of "People" magazine, "Newsweek" magazine; they gave credibility to soap opera fans."