How The Other Half Lives
Days of our Lives' Eric Winter (Rex) made his national talk show debut recently when he appeared on the TV show The Other Half, the syndicated series hosted by Dick Clark, Danny Bonaduce, Mario Lopez and Dorian Gregory. Winter, along with co-stars Bryan Dattilo (Lucas) and Kyle Lowder (Brady), competed against the hosts in a unique relay race. The obstacles included having to put on a dress, apply makeup and fix their hair (by putting on a wig), which allowed the men to experience what the "other half" does in order to prepare for a date.
The Days hunks lost (or won, depending on your point of view.) "We could have started out better if I didn't screw up with the dress that I had to put on," laments a chucking Winter. (Where's a cross-dressing Jack Deveraux when you need him? (lol) ) But the defect hasn't turned the Salem newcomer off to appearing on the talk shows. "They treated us very well," the actor enthuses. "Also, it was fun to go on with two co-stars. I've shared scenes with Kyle but never Bryan. I got to know him a little bit more. He's a fun guy."
Also enjoyable was meeting Lopez, whom Winter watched for many years on Saved By The Bell (Lopez played A.C. Slater). Alas, the former Bell star isn't tuning into Days on a regular basis. "They asked us which of us had the weirdest story and everyone pointed at me," Winter chuckles, referring to his character's "alien" storyline.
credit: Eric Winter Fan Site
