# Soap Opera's Reigning Queen Tamara Tunie

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Podcast: [Soapy Hosted by Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/soapy-hosted-by-rebecca-budig-and-greg-rikaart-7388158)
Published: 2026-06-02T07:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Tamara Tunie joins hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. The acting icon reveals her unlikely path back to Soap Operas and Beyond the Gates. Tamara tells us about her early years in New York juggling multiplek jobs on primetime, daytime and Broadway. The legend shares her feelings about her new daytime familiy on Beyond the Gates. We also talk about Tamara's moving performances on As the World Turns and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on CBS's YouTube channel, on the free Audacy app, and wherever you get your podcasts.

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