Michelle Stafford talks Nina & Franco and New Web Series w/Daughter Natalia

Recently the two-time Emmy winner Michelle Stafford, sat down with TV Insider for an exlusive interview. You can real the whole interview where she discusses her latest poject, the Secret Mind of a Single Mom, a new web series for the Nickelodeon site NickMom.com, in which she costars with her five-year-old daughter, Natalia. The entire interview wa great, but we felt the highlights were her responses to the questions about Franco.

Part of their interview:

Which brings us to the fearsome Nina Clay. It's a good thing she and Franco [Roger Howarth] found each other, because who else in Port Charles would put up with either one of them? You're right. Who would put up with Nina? But this is the type of character I wanted to play. In our society, there is so much bulls--t now, so many people are a mess, and I wanted to play a character that encompasses that. Nina is flawed, she has demons, she's pretty f--ked up, but I didn't want her to be a loudmouth screamer. I wanted to play someone who can hide all of that chaos behind a sweet smile, which is what Nina and a lot of other people do in this world.

The Nina-Franco relationship is playing so well—sweet, funny, romantic—but is it the real thing? They can both turn on a dime, and on each other. Should the viewers invest in this thing? Because it seems about as solid as cotton candy. Could they turn on each other? Sure. But, if they do, can't they remain in love with each other?Are they in love with each other? I'm not sure. In both their minds, they are the abused, the victims, and they want to get back at the people who did them wrong. They are two lost souls in a complex push and pull.

They're also crazy. Are they crazy?

That's not even up for discussion. This could be a romance for the ages, or it could be over by Tuesday. I completely understand what you're saying and time will tell. I'm into it. Roger's into it. We both really care, and I think the two of us are really good at finding the soul and the heart of this relationship. We're still working it out. Roger and I are very similar people, volatile and passionate about what we do. I mean volatile in a good way—not angry but more in the sense that our emotions change quickly. This relationship really works on the writing side, and now it's up to Roger and me. I'll tell you this: There is some extremely creative storytelling coming up with Franco and Nina and I was very surprised when they told me where this is going. [Laughs] And I don't get surprised!

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