They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but we wonder what good is a picture when you can’t recognize the subject? Above is a snapshot of a future star of soaps, but can you guess who this Wonder Woman enthusiast grew up to be?
Star Of The Soaps
Obviously this young woman (now all grown up) is either currently starring in, or is an alum of, one of the four remaining daytime dramas – The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless – but that’s probably not enough of a hint.
So try these on for size. She began her acting career at age 16. She served as a host for various music programs in her native El Salvador. Her work in a commercial jump-started her career. Her film debut came in 1989. She is a soap hopper. And she is the creator of a line of bath and beauty products.
But just who can she be? Is this a photograph of Sydney Penny (ex-Samantha Kelly, BB), Camila Banus (Gabi Hernandez DiMera, DAYS), Lilly Melgar (ex-Lily Rivera Corinthos, GH), or Eva LaRue (ex-Celeste Rosales, YR)?
Sydney Penny
Penny has appeared in five daytime soaps – All My Children, BB, DAYS, Santa Barbara, and Sunset Beach – but she began her career at the age of 10. So she’s automatically out of the running as the potential answer to our identity query.
Camila Banus
As is Banus. She began her career while still a child with roles in commercials and Spanish language soap operas. And though she was on One Life to Live before joining the cast of DAYS, Banus has never hosted a music program.
Eva LaRue
With her stunning good looks, it’s only natural that many flock to LaRue and ask her about her beauty secrets. But even though she gives her tips freely, LaRue has yet to create her own line of products. And despite her work on two daytime shows – AMC and YR – she also hasn’t hosted a music review show… though she did host an otherwise animated children’s show on The CW as well as the hidden camera show Candid Camera.
Lilly Melgar
Melgar was well known to those in her native El Salvador for her jobs hosting Tu Musica, Des de Hollywood, and Ritmo Internacional. At age 16, she decided to purse a career in acting, and thanks to her work in a number of commercials, she was “discovered.”
Melgar made her film debut in the low-budget B flick Midnight Warrior and from there she joined the cast of GH. Afterward, she appeared on BB as Claudia Cortez and in films such as Seasons of Life and Americanizing Shelley. In recent years, Melgar has produced and starred in a number of short films including Scarlett, Boo, and Rubber Love. She is also the creator of a line of home and beauty products.
So, if you guessed that the future star of soaps seen in the image above was Lilly Melgar, then you were absolutely correct!
