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Soap Opera Digest, June 21, 2011

Stephen Nichols

(Tucker, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS)

DAD TO:  Vanessa, 33, Aaron, 31, and Dylan, 19. [NOTE:  SOD has their ages wrong.]

WHEN I SAW MY CHILD FOR THE FIRST TIME I: “Literally yelled, ‘It’s Vanessa!’  We chose not to know the sex of the child, but had chosen names.  We were trying to create a quiet, peaceful atmosphere, but I yelled.  I broke the rules.  I had to shush myself.   All three of my children were born at home.”

I HOPE THAT ALL MY CHILDREN SAY I:  “Loved them unconditionally and they knew they could always count on me.”

ONE OF THE FUNNIEST THINGS MY CHILD SAID WAS:  “When my son, Aaron at age 5, was working on DAYS as young Patch in flashbacks, he was asked by a reporter if he was going to be an actor and he answered indignantly, ‘Not when I grow up!’”

A PROUD MEMORY OF MY CHILD THAT COMES TO MIND IS:  “The first time my daughter, Dylan, who is a singer/songwriter did a show at age 16 and connected deeply with the audience.  She took command of the stage the way a true artist does and had them under her spell for 45 minutes.”

THE BEST TRIP I TOOK WITH MY CHILDREN WAS:  “Paris, London and Sweden for a family reunion.  Italy wasn’t too shabby either.”

MY FAVORITE THING TO DO WITH MY CHILDREN IS:  “Travel and experience new and different cultures together.”

THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT BEING A FATHER IS:  “Watching them grow and finally seeing them turn out okay.  All three of my kids are good people.  Compassionate, loving, considerate, bursting with integrity.  I’d like to take credit, but it’s just who they are.”