Soap Opera Digest: Welcome back!
Dana Sparks: It's about time, huh?

Digest: When did you get the call?
Sparks: I'm the worst with time, but probably a month or so ago.

Digest: Did you say yes immediately?
Sparks: Of course, I did. I said yes immediately.

Digest: How many episodes are you back for?
Sparks: I don't know. It's open-ended at this moment. I'm just waiting to get back to Harmony.

Digest: So are you back on recurring status?
Sparks: Yeah. That seems to be the popular thing these days. I'm very with the trend [laughs].

Digest: Have you taped a scene yet?
Sparks: Yes.

Digest: What was being back on the set like?
Sparks: It's funny because everyone is like, 'Welcome back!' But Grace is still in Europe. So I'm like, 'When I get back to Harmony, can we have a party?' I've been doing a lot of phone calls [as Grace], which is interesting because every director shoots them differently. One had people off-camera reading to you as you're doing it and then they shoot them later. Another one there was someone off-stage reading it. Then the third one, which was actually my favorite, we were both on the [phone] line across sets from each other and they shot them together. That was with Kay. They were my favorite scenes because they had a big arc in them. Grace started off hating Kay. That was really fun. A lot of yelling. It's Grace with a backbone.

Digest: So Europe has been good for her?
Sparks: Yeah, it has. She's dressing a little snazzier and she has a backbone. You can't change your life and not change who you are.

Digest: So, why is Grace back in the picture?
Sparks: She finds out about Ivy's terrible deed. She's the last to hear, but it's Grace and Ivy at it.

Digest: Will she make it to Harmony?
Sparks: You never now. I'll believe it when I'm there.

Digest: As Grace and not her twin sister, Faith, right?
Sparks: As Grace. There's been no mention of Faith. But there has been mention of Charity. I had a fun dream sequence with Kay.... It was completely out of character and in the middle of all these Kay scenes that were very serious, I get to foreshadow that a little bit, not that everybody doesn't already know Charity will be back.

Digest: Is David or John in the picture?
Sparks: Not visibly, but they have a presence.

Digest: Who were you most excited to see when you got back?
Sparks: [Executive Producer] Lisa de Cazotte. She's the one with all the clout. Because you actually feel grounded when you're there. She's the boss. I always say to my husband when I go to an audition, "I'll believe it when I spend it." Until they cut, wrap, print, I don't believe it. So being in Lisa's office, it was like, "Okay, I'm here."