Overview

• DePaiva described the 2011 cancellation announcement on The View as a “gut punch” and recalled the shock of losing a show she thought was thriving.
• She said she immediately returned to filming final One Life to Live episodes and leaned on her family while grieving the loss.
• The actress admitted she initially didn’t grasp why fans were drawn to Blair and Todd’s turbulent romance but now appreciates its deep, well-written dynamics.
• She called her brief 2012 crossover to General Hospital—tasked with ending Blair and Todd’s bond—the “most heartbreaking thing” she’d ever done.
• After One Life to Live, DePaiva earned Emmy recognition as Eve Donovan on Days of Our Lives and returned briefly to General Hospital in 2023.