Caitlin Van Zandt

Caitlin: (on her lap-band surgery) I don't know why it's such a taboo topic, but it is! I'm always reading articles where celebrities talk about everything from their drug rehab stints to the people they've slept with, yet I've gotten flack on the internet for doing the Lap-Band as if I'm somehow being a bad role model. A lot of the fans relate to me because I'm real looking - which I think is wonderful - but they also had this predisposed notion that I was proud of the way I looked. The truth is, I've been self-conscious about my weight since I was a kid. I haven't worn a bathing suit since I was six - we even used that as a line on the show.

(On hearing the word "fat" during auditions) Caitlin: The older I get the less difference it makes to me personally, so the 'F' word doesn't sting!

(On a scene she'd love to do on "Guiding Light") Caitlin: A torrid sex scene with any hunk of Springfield! I think that would be enjoyable, but again comical.