Step into the emotional universe of dramas, where love, falsehoods, and embarrassment rule! From unlawful affairs to tragic betrayals, the existences of our dearest characters are woven into an embroidery of enthusiasm and interest.
Go along with us as we dig into the juiciest affairs in drama history, where the limits of affection are tried and mysteries dissolve with each enticing turn.
From Sharongate’s unstable disclosures to the tangled snare of sentiment in One Life to Live, get ready to be cleared away by the enthralling show that unfurls on screen.
So get your popcorn, get comfortable, and we should leave on an excursion through the wild affairs that have saved crowds as eager and anxious as can be for ages!
Take a look at The juiciest affairs in Soap Opera history.
Phil and Sharon (EastEnders)
A love triangle involving Grant Mitchell, his wife Sharon, and his brother Phil became known as “Sharongate,” and it was arguably the most infamous incident in soap opera history.
While Grant was incarcerated, Sharon and Phil had a passionate affair. He learned that SHaron and Phil had shared a bed after listening to his wife’s taped confession to Michelle.
Then Grant played the tape for a crowded pub full of people celebrating Phil and Kathy Beale’s engagement. Grant struck Phil until he passed out, and Kathy smacked Sharon across the face.
Even after thirty years, Sharon does not seem to be permanently out of Phil’s life—especially now that they are aware that they have a child together.
They are better off as friends, so EastEnders should not use this shocking paternity twist as justification for getting the couple back together.
John and Natalie (One Life to Live)
When it came to supercouples from One Life to Live, John McBain and Natalie Buchanan were truly remarkable.
However, their story was not all sunshine and butterflies, as Natalie quickly began to fall in love with her sister’s boyfriend after Brody Lovett moved to Llanview.
Naturally, this caused a rift between Natalie and John in the style of a typical soap opera, leading to Natalie eventually spending nights with both John and Brody and getting pregnant.
John did not realize he was the baby’s father until one of the last episodes of the show, and the two had a happy, long marriage until the show’s conclusion.
Cameron and Chas (Emmerdale)
Unruly Cameron and Chas were thrown together when Debbie, Cam’s girlfriend, had an affair with her former partner Andy, hoping to conceive a baby that would help their ailing daughter Sarah.
They ended their relationship after months of skulking about and Woolpack-style brawls in the cellar.
However, it was discovered anyhow, as her former partner Carl sent Debbie pictures that implicated her while she was giving birth in the hospital, just before Cameron killed him with a brick.
When the whole Dingle family abandoned them, Chas and Cameron reconciled. Harry and Dylan Murray’s father, Cameron Murray, was also Debbie Dingle’s previous boyfriend, with whom she had an affair while she was residing in Jersey.
Travis and Erica (All My Children)
The most enduring, and naturally, center of attention for the entire All My Children love triangle was Erica Kane.
It did not take long for her to stray toward Jackson, his brother, even though fans admired her for her relationship with Travis.
When Travis died, this love triangle came to an end tragically, but Jackson and Erica’s feelings for one another persisted long into the 2011 season finale of the show.
Due to his ongoing affair with Erica and the presence of his ex-wife, campaign director Barbara Montgomery, his campaign office was a hive of sexual tension.
Lucky and Elizabeth (General Hospital)
Despite being dubbed “LL2” for their resemblance to Lucky’s famous parents, Luke and Laura, Lucky Spencer and Elizabeth Webber were a popular couple on General Hospital in the 1990s.
However, it did not take long for Lucky’s half-brother Nikolas to become involved. Nikolas yearned for a life with Elizabeth when he was not sulking over his beloved Emily Quartermaine.
Up to the early 2010s, Elizabeth spent time with both of her brothers and eventually became pregnant, though she was not sure which of them was the father.
The love triangle continued on an intermittent basis. Lucky is the son of Luke and Laura Spencer, the most recognizable supercouple in soap opera history. He is related to the Spencers.
Elizabeth is the daughter of Dr. Jeff Webber and his wife, Carolyn Webber. She is also the granddaughter of the late Dr. Steve Hardy, one of the original characters from the show. She belongs to the Webber clan.
Will and Sonny (Days Of Our Lives)
After several setbacks in their marriage and raising their daughter, Will and Sonny’s story ended tragically when Will was murdered in 2012.
They had become supercouples the moment they went on their first date on NBC’s Days of Our Lives in 2012.
However, in an overdone soap opera plot, Will returns from the dead having lost all memory of his husband. He then returned to Salem and unavoidably fell in love with Paul, Sonny’s ex-boyfriend.
Fans of WilSon found this love triangle to be both entertaining and annoying until Will eventually regained his memory of his life with Sonny.
Max and Stacey (Eastenders)
Regardless of Stacey’s relationship with Max’s son, Bradley, the two of them were infatuated. Even though Max is married and has two daughters! When Tanya announced she was expecting their son, Oscar, he intended to divorce her.
After Stacey’s affair with Max ended, she wed Bradley. Lauren, Max’s daughter, discovered their affair after recording the couple discussing their brief romance and kissing on Stacey and Bradley’s wedding day.
Lauren showed the entire Branning/Slater family the wedding DVD in a memorable episode.
Max Branning does not have many friends in Walford, but Stacey Fowler is the one person who has consistently supported him over the years, through good times and bad.
Ross and Debbie (Emmerdale)
Debbie was in a relationship with the steady Pete, but she was drawn to his macho brother Ross.
Ultimately, they gave in to temptation and started a steamy affair (does not every fling have a steamy element?), while she carried on her engagement and relationship with Pete.
Before the wedding, they had intended to flee together, but Debbie later learned that Ross was the father of her infant half-brother, Moses. After they split up, she married Pete.
Regretfully, Chas mistook a recording Ross had of him and Debbie discussing their affair for the first dance track when it was played during the wedding reception.
Being a professional criminal, Ross Barton is totally cut off from his family, particularly from his older brother Pete. He has demonstrated his ability to attract women and has made a few enemies of his own.
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