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turns 45, ET's Kevin Frazier sat down with cast members Audrey Landers, Charlene Tilton, Joan Van Ark, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy and Steve Kanaly for an anniversary reunion event produced by Dan Gore at Oscar's Palm Springs in California.«Great to be alive. Great to be in Palm Springs,» Kanaly said before he and his co-stars reflected on the legacy of the beloved primetime soap and revisited highlights from the series' 14-season run on television, including throwing a then-unknown Brad Pitt into a pool and the game-changing cliffhanger that left millions of fans wondering, «Who shot J.R.?» First premiering on CBS on April 2, 1978, — which in many ways is the original of its time — revolved around the sprawling, affluent (and often feuding) family, the Ewings, who owned an oil company and ranch land in Texas.

Coronation Street star Simon Gregson has given fans an update on his real-life injury after Steve McDonald appeared on screen last year in a wheelchair. In an episode of the ITV soap aired on November 29, the character returned from a trip to Spain. He got sympathy from his pals in the boozer, with the exception of his wife Tracy, as he explained that he had broken his leg while chasing a mugger.

Patrick Duffy and Linda Purl found love during the pandemic thanks to technology, a story becoming almost as conventional as the ovens they now use to bake the 70-year-old sourdough starter Duffy has cultivated since he was a little kid. The "Dallas" star, known for his role as Bobby Ewing, and actress Purl, who played Fonzie’s girlfriend Ashley Pfister on "Happy Days," traveled in the same social circles for decades while they worked in the entertainment industry, but never sparked a match.

Malvern for brighter times with his new lover and actress from Happy Days. Romance sparked between the grieving actor, who played Bobby Ewing, and Linda Purl after they got chatting on Zoom during lockdown, two years ago. There was an "attraction, pull and compatibility" that they couldn't ignore despite the burgeoning romance being online.

Two legendary TV stars are now a couple after falling in love while in quarantine!