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AS THE WORLD TURNS Features

Keeping It In The Family

— By Mala Bhattacharjee

When people say AS THE WORLD TURNS's relationships are a little incest-y, it's not just a figure of speech! Check out some of these tangled and twisted romances that have come just a little too close for comfort.

Holden and Lily (Jon Hensley and Noelle Beck)
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HOLDEN & LILY: They may be Oakdale's heart and soul, but they're also uncle and niece! Holden's adopted sister Iva is Lily's biological mother, and his adopted cousin Josh is Lily's biological father.

Dani and Craig (Deirdre Skiles and Jon Lindstrom)
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CRAIG & DANI: Craig actually let his wife Betsy think Dani was his child for a while. She later learned that Craig was sterile at the time of Dani's conception and that her true love, Steve Andropoulos, was the little girl's dad. Now, 25 years later, we can only hope Craig didn't ask Dani, "Who's your daddy?" during one of their romps.

Emily and Casey (Kelley Menighan Hensley and Billy Magnussen)
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CASEY & EMILY: Notorious man-eater Emily not only slept with Casey's father, Tom, and his uncle Chris, she's also the mother of his half-brother, Daniel. Though Casey was game to give Daniel a nephew/sibling, Emily ended their fling.

Liberty and Parker (Meredith Hagner and Mick Hazen)
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PARKER & LIBERTY: Sure, Parker is adopted, but he calls Jack Snyder "Dad," and Liberty calls Jack's brother, Brad, "Dad." So, when these teens slept together, it was just...bad.

Josh and Meg (William Fichtner and then-Jennifer Ashe)
— CBS

MEG & JOSH: It's probably a good thing Meg doesn't mention her first husband much, since Josh is her adopted cousin (who raped Iva and fathered Lily, as noted above).

Brian and Luke (Laurence Lau and Van Hansis)
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BRIAN & LUKE: Brian Wheatley married Luke's grandmother Lucinda and, later that night, put the moves on new grandson Luke. (Fortunately, the feelings were one-sided.)

JADE & LUKE, JADE & HOLDEN: Troublemaker Jade was only pretending to be Lily's long-lost niece. Too bad she didn't realize the blood tie was real; maybe she wouldn't have planted a kiss on uncle Holden and faked a sexcapade with cousin Luke.

Luke and Jade (Van Hansis and Eleni Goode)
— PGP
Holden and Jade (Jon Hensley and Eleni Goode)
— PGP

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Reader Comments 
Posted Sat Mar28, 2009, 11:02 PM — By Theresa

Okay, so...one question. That picture of Brian and Luke kissing confuses me. Their only kiss in the Snyder farm kitchen was that first kiss, and Luke was shirtless. So what's with Luke having a shirt on? Did they film with the shirt first, and then decide Luke should have his shirt off? Hmm...


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