Susan Flannery, as Stephanie Forrester
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET ME JUST BEGIN BY SAYING I'M THRILLED. I'M THRILLED TO HAVE THIS HONOR.
AND THEN LET ME TELL YOU THAT I HAVE TO SHARE IT WITH TWO PEOPLE BECAUSE I WOULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT WITHOUT THEM. OUR VERY TALENTED WRITER BRADLEY BELL. AND MY CO-STAR AND SCENE COMPANION FOR 13 YEARS, KATHERINE KELLY LANG WHO HAS NEVER, EVER FAILED ME, NO MATTER HOW I TWIST TURN OR DO ANYTHING IN A SCENE. NEXT YEAR FOR YOU, KELLY.
THEN TO THE REST OF THE CAST AND THE CREW WHO HAVE BEEN SO WONDERFUL. AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS WHO TAKE SUCH GOOD CARE OF US. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND TO MY FOUR CO-STARS, JOHN McCOOK, RONN MOSS, MICHAEL STICH AND RHONDA FRIEDMAN WHO HAVE PUT UP WITH ME FOR 13 YEARS SO GRACIOUSLY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE YOU, TOO. I'M HONORED, THANK YOU SO MUCH.