Christine (Lauralee Bell) and Phyllis’ (Michelle Stafford) feud goes back decades and is all-encompassing. They’ve fought over child, over the little matter of the latter running over the former and running, over the proper place to store one’s sea creatures (Christine argues they should remain in the deep, Phyllis reckons they belong atop her rival’s honeymoon mattress), and, of course, one Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian).

Lauralee Bell Dishes

While Christine and Phyllis are never, ever going to see eye-to-eye, that suits actress Bell and Stafford just fine. “We love it. I mean, we love it,” relays Bell to Soap Opera Digest.

“There’s always the soap feuds that have so many layers of hatred or jealousy and we feel so fortunate to have such a deep-rooted rivalry. In my brain, I’m always thinking of so many ways that Phyllis could still be a part of Danny and Christine’s lives. It will always irk Phyllis if they’re happy…even if she’s involved with someone else, it would always irk her to see Danny and Cricket happily together. Even if Christine is having a conversation with Michael Baldwin, Phyllis gets upset because that’s her friend. There’s such a territorial thing that goes up with her right away.”

On Phyllis’ now infamous mocking moniker: “I love every time that Phyllis calls Christine [“The Bug”]. I think it’s hysterical. [Phyllis will say] ‘The Bug can be so boring’ and it makes me laugh. I don’t defend my character because I’m like, ‘Yeah, she can be.’” As for the fans who think that Christine and Phyllis should “act their age”:

“I’m a fan of shows, so I understand being passionate and all of that stuff, but I think people do definitely take things to a really nasty level. A part of me agrees with the fans, ‘If you’re not sure what you want at 50 years old, then I’m out.’ And I feel if maybe [the triangle] had gone on any longer, one of them would have had to make a definite decision. But at the end of the day, it’s entertainment and the [Cricket/Danny/Phyllis] scenes were fun to play, and we had a great time and it reminds the people of our dynamics if they didn’t watch us many years ago.”

Are you one of the many who still enjoy seeing Christine and Phyllis sparring, or has the feud lost its luster? Let us know in the comments section below.

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