If really love soap operas, then you know that there is always something happening within the fandom.

With new episodes on a daily basis and drama building onscreen, a twist or turn is guaranteed to be waiting for you around every corner.

But it’s not just the plots of sudsers like The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives and General Hospital that will keep you on your toes. There’s also some big news brewing behind the scenes.

There’s relationship news, casting changes, additions and so much more.

In fact, there’s so much happening that it’s hard to keep up. To make things easier, we are pulling together the biggest soap opera headlines of the week.

What all went down? Well for starters, we got some very exciting news about two new soap operas that are in development. One is an all-new show, and the other is a reboot of a beloved series that ended 25 years ago!

Speaking of the past, we also have some very exciting legacy actors announcing imminent comebacks. In fact, the sole remaining original cast member of one show is going to be getting back into character again for the first time since 2010. Another popular star just revealed if they’d ever come back to The Young and the Restless.

If you need a little pick-me-up, we also got some very steamy photos from some of the soap world’s dreamiest leading men.

What else is there? We got some big news about a heartbreaking plot line that’s coming right around the corner, and a popular soap star teased an extended break from the industry.

Scroll through the slideshow to see some of the biggest soap opera stories of the week…