Dirty Soap

Dirty Soap
Genre	Reality
Starring	Kelly Monaco Kirsten Storms Farah Fath Nadia Bjorlin Jenna Gering Galen Gering John-Paul Lavoisier Brandon Beemer
Narrated by	cast members
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kelly Ripa Mark Consuelos Amber Mazzola
Location(s)	Los Angeles, California
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	42 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	E!
Picture format	4:3 480i 16:9 HD
Original airing	September 25, 2011 (2011-09-25)
External links
Website

Dirty Soap is an American reality television series that debuted on E! on September 25, 2011. The hour-long series focuses on the personal and professional lives of daytime soap opera stars and their off-screen time. The series is being produced by Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos and Amber Mazzola.^[1]

Cast

Cast member	Season(s)	Notes
Main Cast
Kelly Monaco	1–present	Kelly is best known to fans as a regular on General Hospital, a recurring regular on Baywatch and a contestant on Dancing with the Stars. Having ended an eighteen-year relationship, Monaco wants to return to the dating scene.[2]
Kirsten Storms	1–present	Kirsten's resume includes Days of our Lives and General Hospital. She is also best friends with Kelly. She also has issues with her family, which have been somewhat strained.
Farah Fath	1–present	Farah is another alum of Days of our Lives where she and Kristen were regulars. She later joined the cast of One Life to Live. A former 1995 Miss Kentucky Preteen Pageant winner, Fath enterted the business in 1999. She considers Storms a "frenemy" and is involved in a bi-coastal relationship with OLTL co-star JP Lavoisier.
Nadia Bjorlin	1–present	Another cast member of Days of our Lives, Bjorlin has also expanded her talents to primetime and wants to pursue a film career. She is good friends with Fath and is involved in a live-in relationship with actor Brandon Beemer.
Jenna Gering	1–present	A native of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Jenna has been acting on TV and film for over 15 years. She is married to Galen Gering.
Galen Gering	1–present	Gering, a former model, is another Days of Our Lives cast member. He is also an alumnus of the former NBC soap/fantasy Passions.
John-Paul Lavoisier	1–present	Lavoisier, an alumnus of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, entered the business in 2002 when he joined the cast of One Life to Live. He is involved in a bi-coastal dating relationship with Fath.
Brandon Beemer	1–present	Another cast member of Days of our Lives, Beemer later became a regular on The Bold and the Beautiful. He is involved in a live-in relationship with Nadia and also wants to expand his acting resume.

Episodes

#	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (million)
1	"Starting Over"	September 25, 2011	0.834[3]
Farah decides to return to Los Angeles now that both One Life To Live and her character are history, but John-Paul doesn't want to make the move; Nadia prepares to say goodbye to Days Of Our Lives; Galen's upcoming sex scene on Days has Jenna upset; Kelly prepares for life as a single woman but Kirsten wants her to clean house first, starting with getting rid of the stuff that Kelly's ex has at her place.
2	"All My Family"	October 2, 2011	0.732[4]
Kirsten prepares to see her brother take off for flight school; Nadia is torn between her feelings for Farah and Brandon.
3	"Guiding Fight"	October 9, 2011	1.16[5]
Fremenies Kirsten and Farah reunite, but the feelings are far from mutual; Nadia gets a surprise birthday gift from Brandon; Jenna is afraid to leave her children behind.
4	"The Young and The Illness"	October 16, 2011
Kelly and Farah become concerned for Kirsten's health after she starts to feel ill during a photo shoot, which is also affecting Kirsten's job on the General Hospital set; Brandon pays a visit to Fashion Week, where he is asked to be a model in the Perry Ellis event; Jenna and Galen discuss whether to have another child.
5	"As the Ex Returns"	October 23, 2011
While visiting the Poconos, Kelly sees her ex there and discovers that he is drinking again; JP is grilled by both Farah and his father about marriage, resulting in Farah demanding a ultimatum; Nadia is asked to sing the National Anthem at a San Diego Padres game.
6	"One Life to Give"	October 29, 2011
7	"Days of our Mama Drama"	November 6, 2011

References

1. ^ "'Dirty Soap': New Reality TV Show Will Follow Soap Stars" from About.com (July 30, 2011)
2. ^ "Kelly Monaco talks 'General Hospital' wedding and new show 'Dirty Soap'" from ew.com (September 23, 2011)
3. ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2011/09/27/sundays-cable-ratings-jeff-dunham-controlled-chaos-lifts-comedy-central-479413/cable_20110925/
4. ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2011/10/04/sundays-cable-ratings-nlds-holds-off-competition-264115/cable_20111002/
5. ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2011/10/11/sundays-cable-ratings-kims-fairytale-wedding-overshadows-nlcs-547110/cable_20111009/

External links

• Official website
• Dirty Soap at the Internet Movie Database
• Dirty Soap Recaps And News
• Ratings Season 1