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soapcentral.com » Guiding Light » News » 2001 » Ehlers' Maternity Leave Bumped Up
Beth Ehlers Ehlers delivers baby boy
by Dan J Kroll
Posted Sunday, July 08, 2001 3:38:28 PM
Updated Thursday, July 19, 2001 1:45:11 PM


At 10:33am on July 16th, Beth Ehlers (Harley) and her husband, Matt, welcomed the arrival of a 7lb. 15oz. baby boy. The couple has named the baby Will, on July 16th at 10:33am.


The following day, Ehlers' final on-air appearances - at least for now - as Guiding Light's Harley hit the airwaves. The actress finished taping her scenes on June 27th, earlier than the actress has originally expected.


"You take a guess when you'll be ready to take maternity leave," Ehlers said in a statement. "I'm just ready earlier than we expected. Paul [Rauch, GL executive producer] and the cast have been so supportive. I look forward to coming back in September."


In Ehlers' absence, Hayley Sparks will take over on a temporary basis. Sparks began airing on July 18th. Sparks ends her temporary stint on August 3rd.





Related Information
News Archive: Illness sidelines Ehlers. [Oct 20th, 1998]
News Archive: Fans mobilize to save Ehlers. [Apr 17th, 2000]
Who's Who: Read a biography of Harley Cooper.
About The Actor: Learn more about Beth Ehlers.
More Archived News: Review more past GL news headlines.
News and More: Return to soapcentral.com's GL FrontPage.




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