Sarah Michelle Gellar is back in a BIG way -- not only with a brand new CW show, but with news she'll return to the soap opera where she got her first big break: "All My Children."
That's the biggest news out of the Television Critics Association panels today, where SMG confirmed she'll be back on "AMC" before its September 23 finale -- but there's a twist.
While she played Kendall Hart for 1993-1995, Alicia Minshew took over the gig when the character returned to the soap six years later and still plays her now -- meaning when Sarah makes her appearance, it won't be as Kendall.
She tells Soap Opera Digest, "I told them I don't want to be Kendall; that's Alicia's [Minshew] role now. She has made that beyond her own. She's amazing. I just wanted to be a part of it. I said I would be a patron in a bar, I don't care. I can come down from the attic with Bobby Martin; I can be his ski bunny wife."
In other CW news from our friends at WetPaint:
-Nicki Minaj, Kristin Cavallari and Kathy Griffin will all appear as judges on the next cycle of "America's Next Top Model."
-The network has more superhero shows coming soon, thanks to a development deal with DC Comics.
-Former "All My Children" star Justin Bruening will co-star on "The Ringer" ... and he'll be shirtless.
For more updates, check out WetPaint's Twitter feed.
And for the latest TCA sightings, check out over 100 pics in the gallery above -- with appearances from the "90210" cast, Kristen Bell, Michael C. Hall, Claire Danes, Lisa Kudrow and Blossom herself, Mayim Bialik.
