An Interview with Noelle Beck

Noelle Beck, who took over the role of Lily from Martha Byrne earlier this year, recently sat down with CBS.com to talk about the part...

CBS.com: How are things going at As the World Turns?
Noelle Beck: It's fantastic. I'm loving my new job.

CBS.com: What's it like to take on an established role?
Noelle Beck: It's been interesting. This is not an easy task. Martha did such an incredible job and was so loved. She has a huge fan following. I think it's going to take time for people to accept me as the new Lily.

I've had really enthusiastic responses from the crew and cast, Jon (Hensley, Holden) especially; he's really excited and encouraging. I hope the fans give me time to prove that I can bring a new perspective to the role and I hope they will enjoy it.

CBS.com: What attracted you to the role of Lily?
Noelle Beck: It reminded me of a role I played on Loving. I thought if I went back to Daytime it would be a character that was loved by the audience, had a lot of history, had a core family. Lily felt really right to me and after speaking with Executive Producer, Chris Goutman and getting his take on the show and the character, it just clicked.

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