Guiding Light - NEWS ROOM

After the past few weeks have been spent exploring the budding relationship between Cyrus and Cassie, some may be surprised to hear that Nicole Forester (Cassie Layne Winslow), the Emmy nominated actress who plays the complicated one time stripper, one time princess, minister's wife, wheeler dealer and grieving mother, will be exiting the show. CBS Soaps in Depth has confirmed that the actress' contract will not be renewed. The departure is reported to be storyline dictated and there is no expectation that the role will be recast. You can expect to see her final episodes air in November.

Forester joined the cast of Guiding Light in November of 2005, taking over the role from Laura Wright. In her time on the series, she's had several controversial plots, particularly her involvement with Josh Lewis but wowed many audience member and critics over the past year and a half with her depiction of the character as she went through a breakdown following the death of her daughter. At this point, the actress already has plans with what to do with her time. She will be marrying Paul Brown in October. The couple are already expecting a child.

Soaps.com is sad to see her go. When we interviewed her a few months ago, she proved to be a generous and thoughtful person. She's added a great deal to the series in her time on it. We wish her all the best!