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McKenzie Westmore

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McKenzie Westmore (ex-Sheridan, PASSIONS)

With Michael Westmore, an Emmy and Academy Award-winning makeup artist as a father, McKenzie Westmore was born into the Hollywood scene. She began acting a few months after her first birthday. Her TV debut? A Bold detergent commercial. MORE

Interviews

Interviews Featuring McKenzie

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PASSIONS Déjà Vu

Soap fans aren't the only ones getting a kick out of watching the first few weeks of PASSIONS on SCI FI. Digest caught up with three cast members who are enjoying the blast from the past — and one of them wasn't even around back then! MORE

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PASSIONS Disaster = Success!

For the first time in PASSIONS history, upcoming scenes were previewed by the cast, crew and fans on a big screen. Before the big premiere, the anxious stars dazzled on the red carpet... Here, we share what the actors had to say moments before the screening. MORE

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Going To The Dogs

Anyone familiar with the PASSIONS cast knows they are huge animal lovers — especially canines. MORE

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Summer Loving — Loving Summer

With much of the action on PASSIONS relocating from Harmony to L.A. for the summer, some of the cast has lucked out with a little extra downtime. Here's how some of them plan to spend their precious summer vacation. MORE

Interviews With McKenzie

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PASSIONS's McKenzie Westmore (Sheridan) Goes Country

In the midst of working on her album, new mom McKenzie Westmore will appear on a show featuring her husband's band, Whiskey Falls. MORE

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Party Of Two

PASSIONS's McKenzie Westmore (Sheridan) and Galen Gering (Luis) chat about a party pooper, past lives and puppies. MORE

PASSIONS Interview: Q&A; With McKenzie Westmore and husband Seven

PASSIONS's McKenzie Westmore (Sheridan) met her husband, Seven, on the set during his band's guest performance in 2002. Here's more from the "Seven Heaven" feature in Digest. MORE

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Gaining Perspective

McKenzie Westmore (Sheridan, PASSIONS) is a personal trainer, but that doesn't mean she has always taken the healthy route to lose pounds. Here, she chats candidly about her weight, her eating disorder and her road to a healthy lifestyle. MORE

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Sheridan in Distress

Ever since she crashed her car into the same Parisian tunnel where Princess Diana died, Sheridan has been a perpetual damsel-in-distress, felled by one calamity after another. Among all of them, Sheridan's portrayer, McKenzie Westmore, has her personal favorite. MORE

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Q&A; with McKenzie Westmore (Sheridan, PASSIONS)

McKenzie Westmore's character Sheridan might have been trapped in a pit, but the actress's spirits are sky-high. MORE

Features

Features Featuring Sheridan/McKenzie

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PASSIONS New Year's Resolutions

As the residents of Harmony count down to 2008, many of them have made some New Year's resolutions. Here are some of their "private" declarations. MORE

— ConAgra Foods

Daytimers Fight Hunger — By Cleaning Their Closets

The cast of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES plus DAYS OF OUR LIVES's Alison Sweeney (Sami), PASSIONS's McKenzie Westmore (ex-Sheridan) and GENERAL HOSPITAL: NIGHT SHIFT's Chad Allen (ex-Eric) met up on the DH set — on Wisteria Lane — to raise awareness and money for childhood hunger. MORE

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So Long, Harmony!

The countdown to PASSIONS' cancellation from NBC is on, but we're not ready to say goodbye. Here are our projections for where Harmony's locals can find new homes in daytime (in case that DIRECTV thing doesn't work out...). MORE

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PASSIONS Set Chat

PASSIONS is known for being the wild, freewheeling sudser where everything and anything goes, and that's exactly what Weekly's set Chat felt like. MORE

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PASSIONS' Top 10 Thrilling Moments

PASSIONS is usually known for its incredibly funny moments of satire and farce. But in between the giggles and LOLs, the show has also delivered a number of edge-of-your-seat moments — some scary, some horrifying, others too suspenseful to watch. Here's a rundown of our Top 10. MORE

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PASSIONS' Best Back-From-The-Dead Moments

Characters come and go on soaps, and occasionally, some that went feet-first shock everyone by coming back from the dead. But PASSIONS has taken this soap device and turned it into an art form. MORE

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PASSIONS's 10 Most Memorable Quotes

PASSIONS provides classic lines on-screen, but the actors have their own way with words, too! MORE

Features About McKenzie

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Test Your "Shuis" IQ

Sheridan and Luis are one of PASSIONS most-beloved — and tortured — couples. Take a shot at our quiz to see how much of the duo's history you recall correctly. MORE

Features With McKenzie

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Bridal Gallery

Reel brides get married in grand style, so no wonder real brides like to take a cue from their dresses and 'dos. Here's a look at some wedding belles fans have asked to see again. Check back regularly for updates! MORE

Features Mentioning McKenzie

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James E. Reilly Remembered

The October 12 passing of former DAYS OF OUR LIVES and PASSIONS head writer James E. Reilly has stunned the industry. His longtime friend and agent Jonathan Russo, who confirmed Reilly's death to Soap Opera Weekly, shared, "We spoke an hour or two hours a day for almost 15-20 years. We did the math — 27 years. He was a towering figure in the industry. He deserved my time and attention. He wanted it and we were friends. We liked to catch up." MORE

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PASSIONS: To Be Continued?

With only a handful of months left of the soap, we hope to see these loose ends addressed. MORE

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Halloween, PASSIONS Style

On October 20, the PASSIONS cast and fans established a Guinness World Record for the Largest Halloween Gathering. Over 100 people dressed in costume and stood in place for 15 minutes at Universal CityWalk in Hollywood, CA, to be a piece of history. MORE

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2006 Emmy Night

During the commercial breaks, they showed funny clips made just for the audience. The funniest, by far, was Bryan R. Dattilo's (Lucas, DAYS). MORE

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About Face

The Monk reveal inspired us to think about past identity switcheroos that PASSIONS has pulled on viewers. Whether it's thanks to a mask, a different name or a personality change, these are the 10 stand-outs over the past seven years. MORE

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Passions's Marry Go Round

Over the past five-plus years, there's been a dizzying array of giddy beginnings and emotional endings of several romances on PASSIONS. Here's a look at Harmony's track record when it comes to making relationships official — and legally calling it quits! MORE

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Supercouples: A Relic From the '80s or Still Alive and Kissing?

Romeo and Juliet. Scarlett and Rhett. Ricky and Lucy. Supercouples, obviously, did not originate on daytime, but they certainly have become the essence of the medium. MORE

Passions Digest Covers

Since PASSIONS debuted in July, 1999, 20 Digest covers have included images of the show's popular couples. Take a look at the stories that have put PASSIONS front-and-center through the years. MORE

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Trickery Treat

Here's what we would like PASSIONS's characters to dress up as at Halloween. MORE

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Digest Takes You Behind The Scenes At Fan Festival 2004

The casts of DAYS OF OUR LIVES and PASSIONS enjoyed two days of fun at the NBC Daytime/Telemundo Fan Festival at Universal Studios CityWalk in front of an estimated crowd of 22,000 admirers. MORE

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PASSIONS On The Web

Much of the PASSIONS cast maintains official personal fan sites. Here's a sampling of some of the best. MORE

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Emmy Countdown

2003 Daytime Emmy winner Vanessa Marcil (ex-Brenda, GENERAL HOSPITAL, currently starring in NBC's LAS VEGAS) will host NBC's broadcast of the National Television Academy's 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Friday, May 21 (9-11 p.m. ET). MORE

— Lori Latusek/Digest & Weekly Online

PASSIONS Fan Event 2003

More than 400 PASSIONS viewers streamed in from across the country to Universal Studios Hollywood for the Fourth Annual Fan Event held on Oct. 18. MORE

Photo Galleries

Photo Galleries About Sheridan

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Always A Bride....

PASSIONS's Sheridan must have a closet full of wedding gowns. The Crane heroine who never thought she'd find true love recently added Chris to her list of fiancés and husbands. Here's a look back at Sheridan's strolls down the aisle. MORE

Photo Galleries Mentioning Sheridan

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Old Fear, New Year

PASSIONS always shakes up story with a big event on New Year's Eve. Take a look back at the holiday twists and turns leading up to 2007. MORE

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PASSIONS Twists

Surprising turns in storyline keep soap viewers hooked. With PASSIONS's recent shocking revelation that Charlie was really Alistair, we got in the mood to recall the biggest twists the show has sprung on us. MORE