Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos‘ recent search for their dog came right out of a soap opera — and apparently turned some heads.

What may come as a shock, however, is that the 56-year-old has become one of the richest soap opera stars, beating the likes of Kelly Ripa, who is worth $120 million, and Susan Lucci, worth $80 ...

The 54-year-old star made her name when she was cast as Hayley Vaughan on the ABC daytime soap opera in the early 1990s and while she enjoyed the security of the regular work, she was always conscious ...