Rachel Melvin: Shocked, Overjoyed by Emmy Nomination

To say that Days of Our Lives star Rachel Melvin is excited about her Daytime Emmy Award nomination would be an understatement.

"What you have to remember is I never won anything in my life. I never got the roles in plays. Not cheerleader. Nothing," she told The Fresno Bee, giving credit to her mother for giving her the support she needed to deal with all of the early disappointments.

"She told me that all of the people who got the play roles, when they got to Hollywood, they would not be able to handle the rejection as well as I could," Melvin said.

Rachel Melvin is a 2008 Daytime Emmy Award nominee!

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