Articles about Terri Colombino from 2010

Star Talk "What's your least-favorite food, and why?" (CBS Soaps In Depth - March 15, 2010) Terri Colombino (Katie, ATWT): "Cilantro. It's not really a food, but they put it in everything now, and it tastes like soap! And I'm a New-Mexican Mexican food lover. So anywhere where they put cilantro in [dishes], it ruins it for me, because that's not in the New-Mexican version of Mexican."

Star Style - brrrr buster (Soap Opera Digest - February 23, 2010) Terri Colombino's must-have item for cold and blustery winter days is one of her most favorite fashion accessories. "One thing that I'm really into because they're relatively inexpensive are different scarves," she shares. "They totally complete an outfit. You really need them here in New York and they're essential to help keep you warm."

Star Talk "What outrageously-expensive possession would you love to own?" (CBS Soaps In Depth - February 15, 2010) Terri Colombino: "A vacation home in Italy. (Laughs) Down the street from George Clooney in Lake Como."

Personally Speaking "Which celebrity's style do you admire most?" (CBS Soaps In Depth - February 1, 2010) "Well, I love Sarah Jessica Parker. Her style is not something you can emulate, because only she looks good like that!" - Terri Colombino (Katie, AS THE WORLD TURNS)

Star Talk "Which castmate's diary would you most like to read?" (CBS Soaps In Depth - February 1, 2010) Terri Colombino: "Ooh, that's a good one. Um, Kathleen Widdoes (Emma). (Laughs.) Because she was, like... experimental-theater queen in the '70s, and I would love to hear what was going on there. Or Liz Hubbard (Lucinda). Because she's had some amazing travels and she's so brilliant. Theirs would both be equally interesting and completely different."

ATWT: Goodbye Katie and Simon? (Soap Opera Digest - January 19, 2010) Katie and Simon flirting with danger - and a mysterious woman from his con artist past - this week.

"Katie was just starting to get comfortable with Simon again and starting to trust him again and then she sees him with this other stunningly beautiful woman who looks shockingly like Paulina Porizkova, the supermodel!" chuckles Terri Colombino (Katie) about the debut of her new on-screen romantic rival, Clarissa, portrayed by Porizkova.

When Simon asks a jealous Katie out on another date, he admits he turned down Clarissa's offer to be part of a risky scam so he can stay in town to be with Katie. Then he pulls Katie into a steamy kiss. "She can't trust that," sighs Colombino. "Especially after she sees him with this woman. It's like, 'Oh, my God! Your past always catches up to you. I can't let myself trust you again, as broken as I am right now, so I think you need to leave,' It's just her self-protection."

Later, Katie meets with her real estate agent and reconsiders selling her house. When Simon arrives, she finally admits she still has feelings for him. "He's her first love, so she's always loved him and kept a special place in her heart for him, but Brad was her soul mate," Colombino explains. "It's hard for her and really confusing because her love with Simon was very real and very strong, but totally different. It's like, 'No. I love Brad! I can't be feeling this. It's not fair, but he is gone and Simon is here and he's being so good to me.' It's very difficult."

Meanwhile, Henry flirts with Clarissa and offers to take Simon's place in the scheme, which goes terribly awry. Simon comes to his rescue - and then Katie's after she breaks down. He tells her that he loves her. "I think she's just so scared. She believes that he wants to stay there for her, but she's just scared that he won't be able to do it because of his lifestyle. Also, she can't be around that house anymore. It's just too sad." So, she tells him that he needs to leave Oakdale... and to take her with him. "It's like, 'Well, I'll kill two birds with one stone. Let's just get out of here.'"

As for sharing the screen with Porizkova, Colombino gushes, "That was so cool! I have loved her forever. She's so fun to work with. She's really funny and has this really goofy sense about her. You don't expect that from her, but it's a nice little surprise."

A Closer Look: Katie (Soap Opera Weekly - January 19, 2010) Clarissa (Paulina Porizkova) tries to entice Simon back to his old life, but he wants a new one with Katie and Jacob! Terri Colombino explains why Katie decides to start fresh with her ex - away from Oakdale.

Weekly: With Clarissa in town, it changes the dynamic between Simon and Katie a little, doesn't it?

Colombino: Yeah, because Katie has started to trust him again. He's saying, "I want to stay here, I want to be here for you," and she's starting to believe it. And then boom! She sees Clarissa, who is [played by] this stunningly gorgeous supermodel, and it's like, "Oh, it follows him everywhere. He can't escape it, even if he wants to. What am I doing?" It really throws a wrench into the works. She's like, "Well, it serves me right for even thinking about someone else [besides Brad], anyway."

Weekly: Clarissa tries to get Simon involved in a caper but he tells Katie that he wants to be with her; he wants to stay.

Colombino: That's a big step - to just walk away from some big score that he's been working on for years. Pretty much all it needs is one more little step and he's going to make a ton of money - and he doesn't have any money right now. So for him to give that up for her is a pretty big [gesture]. Actions speak louder than words, and that's pretty loud action.

Weekly: He also plants a kiss on her!

Colombino: Yeah, which she isn't too happy about, but then she's like, "You know what? Screw it. Let's just get out of here; let's leave. I can't be around all this pain anymore. You really are serious [about settling down with me], but you're never going to be able to live here, so let's just go."

Weekly: Why is Katie suddenly bent on leaving?

Colombino: Time has passed [since Brad's death]; not a lot of time, but she's still not doing very well. And she just thinks if she can get away, it'll go away. It's just that fight-or-flight instinct. She wants to get out, just run away from the pain and the sadness and from this place where everywhere she goes, everything she sees, reminds her of Brad.

Weekly: Simon actually admits he loves her, and he wants to be with her out of that love. But for Katie, it's just about escape?

Colombino: Well, and feeling taken care of again by someone that she feels comfortable with. She doesn't want to lose that, especially right now.

Weekly: And there is Jacob to take care of, as well. The babies playing him are adorable. You, Paul Leyden (Simon) and Trent Dawson (Henry) have such a great rapport with them.

Colombino: I know! You should have seen Trent the first day Henry had to hold Jacob. He was like, "Wait! I don't know what I'm doing! How do I do this?" and it looked so awkward, but it was perfect for the scene, because Henry would be awkward with a baby. But those babies are so good, and I feel like they're mine (laughs). Because we're so far ahead [filming], I watched the recent scenes [on air] and Jacob is so tiny compared to what he is now! Like, "Aww, remember when he was little?" They started at 4 weeks old.

Weekly: And, of course, you had another co-star for this air week with Paulina Porizkova as Clarissa. What was that like?

Colombino: She is so funny; it was such a wonderful surprise. She was very fun to be around and excited to be there. She's lived quite a life, but she said she had been watching the show for a couple of weeks, getting ready to be on it. She was a really good energy. And she looked amazing - not that you would suspect any less (laughs). I felt really short - with her, Trent, Austin (Peck, ex-Brad) and Paul, I'm like a little shrimpy shrimp!

Weekly: Hey, I'm a 5'1". Good things come in small packages.

Colombino: There's no small parts, only small actors (laughs)!

Weekly: And it sounds like there's a lot of big stuff coming up for Katie and Simon.

Colombino: Yeah. [Paul and I] had such a good time working together again, and it did fly by too fast.

Weekly: Speaking of flying, Margo and Henry aren't going to be happy to see Katie hightail it out of town.

Colombino: Poor Margo is pretty much besides herself dealing with Katie anyway, and I don't think she's going to let this happen! She needs to watch out for Katie right now, because she's not really thinking clearly.

Star Talk "What's your biggest self-indulgence?" (CBS Soaps In Depth - January 18, 2010) Terri Colombino (Katie, ATWT): "Massage. Is that a self-indulgence? Yeah. It's for yourself. Yeah, absolutely. If I could get one every day, I would. But I at least get one once a month."

Star Talk "At age 7, what did you hope to do for a living?" (CBS Soaps In Depth - January 4, 2010) Terri Colombino (Katie, ATWT): "I wanted to be an actress. My mom had this little book called The Book About Me or All About Me or something like that... and it's like, "I live in...' and then a space you fill in. And mine said, 'I want to be: an actress!' And the funny thing is, something else was erased, and I put, 'an actress,' and I don't know what was erased!"

Who's That Girl? (CBS Soaps In Depth - January 4, 2010) Looking back at the work she did in the indie film iMurders, Terri Colombino (Katie) admits that she wishes she'd explore her character a little more. "I realized that now, watching it back," she says. "I guess you can always feel like you didn't do enough, but I really felt like there were a lot of interesting depths to her that aren't really explained in the film." Of course, when it comes to her Oakdale alter ego, it's a whole different ballgame! "I don't need to do as much preparation on the soap, because I know Katie's whole history," Colombino says, adding with a laugh, "In fact, I've lived her life for the past 11 years!"

THAT'S A FACT: Colombino was a redhead during her stint on the teen TV series BREAKER HIGH.