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Soap Opera Rapid Aging SyndromeWednesday, December 27 2006 |
Patrick aged 32, and Hope in her mid 40's?
Can you provide the age each character is suppose to be portraying? I'm confused on a few, particularly Patrick, who is Mimi's older brother. I know Mimi and Shawn are the same age category (19 to 22?), so I'm guessing Patrick is at best maybe 10 years older (?) than Mimi (making him maybe 32?), but he is involved with Hope (Shawns mother), and I'm guessing Bo and Hope are suppose to be in their mid to late 40's (?). This isn't the only couple who has me confused on the age issue, so a quick recap of the cast would be helpful. Also, I', still awaiting the eventual creation of a family tree so I can more clearly follow and understand the relationship between the cast of characters. Thanks. Karen M.
To answer your question, for Days of Our Lives we found that Mimi, Philip, Shawn and Belle are around the age of 23, while Patrick is probably as you've guessed - 32. Will is closer to 14 or 15, while Chelsea and Abby are both 19. Bo and Hope's age are a little trickier, because to me, they appear to be in their late 30's. We realize that this can't be true if Shawn is 23, so we assume their age is in their mid 40's. Once the characters hit the 30 year old age bracket, the SORAS (Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome) seems to come to a halt!
With the Soaps.com character family tree coming, it will be easier to figure out the ages of all of the characters (always add 10 or 15 years!). Watch for this to be complete by January 12 2007!
We also prepared a little article of interest for all soap lovers, and included a few other characters from B&B, AMC and ATWT.
Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome
It is not uncommon; nor is it a surprise, for our Soaps to age their characters from a pre-teen to one in their mid- 20's.
This is called "Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome". When the writers feel that a character is needed for a specific storyline, they may recast an actor to age them.
While we're not 'privy' to the actual age of the characters, we can all make our own guesses!
Philip Kiriakis (Days of Our Lives) was born in 1995, which makes him 11 years old. With Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome, he's actually closer to 23.
Bridgit Forrester, in her mid 20's?
Can you provide the age each character is suppose to be portraying? I'm confused on a few, particularly Patrick, who is Mimi's older brother. I know Mimi and Shawn are the same age category (19 to 22?), so I'm guessing Patrick is at best maybe 10 years older (?) than Mimi (making him maybe 32?), but he is involved with Hope (Shawns mother), and I'm guessing Bo and Hope are suppose to be in their mid to late 40's (?). This isn't the only couple who has me confused on the age issue, so a quick recap of the cast would be helpful. Also, I', still awaiting the eventual creation of a family tree so I can more clearly follow and understand the relationship between the cast of characters. Thanks. Karen M.
To answer your question, for Days of Our Lives we found that Mimi, Philip, Shawn and Belle are around the age of 23, while Patrick is probably as you've guessed - 32. Will is closer to 14 or 15, while Chelsea and Abby are both 19. Bo and Hope's age are a little trickier, because to me, they appear to be in their late 30's. We realize that this can't be true if Shawn is 23, so we assume their age is in their mid 40's. Once the characters hit the 30 year old age bracket, the SORAS (Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome) seems to come to a halt!
With the Soaps.com character family tree coming, it will be easier to figure out the ages of all of the characters (always add 10 or 15 years!). Watch for this to be complete by January 12 2007!
We also prepared a little article of interest for all soap lovers, and included a few other characters from B&B, AMC and ATWT.
Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome
It is not uncommon; nor is it a surprise, for our Soaps to age their characters from a pre-teen to one in their mid- 20's.
This is called "Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome". When the writers feel that a character is needed for a specific storyline, they may recast an actor to age them.
While we're not 'privy' to the actual age of the characters, we can all make our own guesses!
Philip Kiriakis (Days of Our Lives) was born in 1995, which makes him 11 years old. With Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome, he's actually closer to 23.
The Bold and the Beautiful's Bridget Forrester was born in 1992, and is already a medical student, only 14 years later!
With SORAS, she's in her mid to late 20's.
Born in 1990, Colby Chandler (All My Children) is six years old, but with SORAS, she has aged to 16. It has to be said that even for the soaps, this rapid aging takes the cake!
In 1983, we remember a sweet 8 year old Sami Brady (Days of Our Lives). Of course, with SORAS, she's got to be somewhere in her late 20's.
In 1995 we watched as Luke Snyder (As the World Turns) was born. Somehow, the show has regressed his birth date and we're now lead to believe that he was actually born in 1990. We're told that last year he turned 15, but since he's now a college freshman, he's more like 17 or 18 - a year later!
Time flies!
Christine Fix
Editor-in-Chief
Soaps.com