Susan Lucci Criticizes ABC Daytime President Brian Frons Over 'All My Children' Cancellation

Actress Susan Lucci, the longtime star of axed TV show 'All My Children', has criticized ABC Daytime president Brian Frons in her autobiography.

Susan Lucci has played Erica Kane on the soap opera for four decades, attacks Frons in a new epilogue that's being added to the paperback version of her autobiography, reports Reuters.

The autobiography, entitled 'All My Life: A Memoir' and its epilogie has been obtained by the New York Post.

In the epilogue, Susan Lucci slams Frons for 'some very bad decisions' that, in the actress' estimation, led to the demise of the series.

One of his bad decisions, Susan Lucci writes, was hiring a head writer in 2008, who allowed the show's scripts to sink to 'subpar' status, and eliminating series creator Agnes Nixon.

'All My Children' was axed by ABC in April, along with 'One Life to Live'. Its final episode will air 23th September, after which it will be replaced by cooking show 'The Chew', reports Reuters.

Susan Lucci berates Frons' decision to drop 'Children' for the cheaper-to-produce 'Chew', lamenting in the epilogue, 'An iconic show was losing out to greed'.

Overall, the outspoken actress characterizes Frons' personality as a 'fatal combination of ignorance and arrogance', reports The New York Post.

Though 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live' will be going off the air this year, production company 'Prospect Park' plans to revive the series in an online format.

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Susan Lucci Talks The Cancellation Of 'All My Children' And 'Desperate Housewives' Rumors

When ABC announced the cancellation of long-running soap 'All My Children', fans were shocked this spring, but no one was more shocked than the reigning daytime queen, Susan Lucci. Maybe I was the last to know, She tells Access at the Daytime Emmys. I don't know, but I was surprised. Sad of course.

Susan Lucci says, The mood on the set of the show hasn't changed. If you came to the studio you'd never know anything happened because everybody's just cooking on all speeds! The cast and crew of the show are determined to go out on a high note for the fans, who Lucci says have been 'so on fire' since the plug was pulled.

Lucci says she hasn't gotten any details about how the soap will take its final bow, but she's not worried. You know, all I know is that we're in the best of hands, she says. However it's going to end it's going to be fantastic. I think, probably like all great novels, it ends with you wondering what happens next. That's what I'm going to guess but I don't know what the details are.

Susan Lucci confirms the rumors that she may be stopping by Wisteria Lane to join the ladies of 'Desperate Housewives', as for post 'All My Children' plan. Talking, listening, we'll see, she teases. There's been a lot of talking, but we'll see. It's a show I like very much, of course. The cast is amazing; Marc Cherry is amazing.

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Susan Lucci Reacts To Cancellation Of The Sitcom 'All My Children'

The soap legend Susan Lucci has reacted to the cancellation of the sitcom 'All My Children', describing her time on the show as 'a fantastic journey', reports People Magazine.

The 64-year-old, Susan Lucci has played the character 'Erica Kane' since the 1970's but Abc recently decided to pull the plug on the much-loved soap opera.

Reacting to news of the cancellation, Lucci looked back fondly, saying, It's been a fantastic journey. I loved playing Erica Kane and working with show creator Agnes Nixon and all the incredible people involved with All My Children. I'm looking forward to all kinds of new and exciting opportunities.

Susan Lucci's character 'Erica' has been married a total of 10 times, threatened suicide, was accused of murder and subsequently became a fugitive. She also cheated on one of her husband's with his brother, served time in prison for kidnapping, beat an addiction to prescription drugs and stabbed another husband after hallucinating that he was a rapist.

In 1991, Lucci was honoured with a Daytime Emmy Award for the role on the show. Grey's Anatomy actress Leven Rambin, who played the dual role of step-sisters 'Lily' and 'Ava' on 'All My Children', spoke to the U.S. Magazine about her disappointment at the cancellation, saying, It truly saddens me to see such an iconic part of American television come to an end.

I grew up watching the show with my mother and grandmother, and we so enjoyed watching our beloved characters day after day for many years.

The actress Susan Lucci competed in season seven of Dancing With The Stars with professional partner Tony Dovolani. Lucci eventually finished sixth in the competition.

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Susan Lucci Says Her New Book Was A Labor Of Love

Susan Lucci says her new book has been a labor of love.

The Daytime Emmy winner’s memoir, All My Life, hits the shelves later this month.

Lucci said of the tome, It’s been a labor of love.

I’m looking forward to hearing the response. I’ve kept my private life to myself, yet I know there are things in my life that people will identify with, so I’m anxious to hear.

I hope they feel good and have been entertained, Susan said when asked what she hopes readers will take away from the book.

There are some very public things in my professional life that people already knew about, but so many, they didn’t or couldn’t know about.

Susan Lucci hope they feel they’ve been let in.

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