# Top 5 Current Soap Actors Who Have Leveled Up

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Podcast: [Daytime Confidential](https://stenobird.com/podcast/daytime-confidential-41321)
Published: 2026-05-19T05:17:00+00:00
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## Resource

On episode 1201 of Daytime Confidential, Luke Kerr, Melodie Aikels and Joshua Baldwin count down the Top 5 Current Soap Actors Who Have Leveled Up. These are the soap opera actors from your favorite soaps who started out their runs not knowing how to act or made questionable acting decisions but who have since improved. Some of these actor's left soaps and returned better actors. Others were "learned" at the knee of soap thespians like Maura West, Heather Tom, Don Diamont, Rena Sofer, Rick Hearst, Jane Elliot and more. All this and more on the latest Daytime Confidential podcast! Bluesky: @DCConfidential , LukeKerr , JillianBowe , Josh Baldwin , and Melodie Aikels . Facebook: Daytime Confidential Subscribe to Daytime Confidential on iTunes , Google Play , and Spotify .

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