I believe this is a 2004 interview. It took place when Ellen Wheeler had just become executive producer.

The first picture on this page is a perfect image of the personality and style of Ricky Paull Goldin. This is about my 20th Soap Talk interview page, and by far the most fun. Ricky was absolutely wonderful. Self-effacing, sharp sense of humor, very polite and quietly outgoing, extemely entertaining. I can't wait to see him on here again sometime. (The host, Lisa Rinna, commented that he smells good, and he joked that he buys the stuff on the street for $5.00)


They asked him about the new regime and he said Ellen Wheeler is a "babe" and because she's an actress she sees things the way they do, and gives them some acting freedom.

He said it was a big difference from Paul Rauch, and then imitated Rauch, flicking his cigar and saying things like; "What am I looking at? What is this?"


He admitted, which no one else has, that he can't remember all those lines. He can get the "top and bottom bit," but all that stuff in between is the hard part.

Discussing Beth Ehlers (Harley; Gus and Harley had just broken up) he said she was "amazing" and "the other part of me." He has always spoken glowingly of Beth on any show I've seen him on. He then started to talk in broken sentences like Gus does. He didn't seem to realize it.


He said "the thing is, I don't know what I'm saying most of the time" and she finishes his sentences. "Right when there's a lull, just comes right in and then BOOM!"


He told us that he dated a girl from "Survivor" last year, and things seemed to be okay the first four or five dates. Then she said "why don't we go bear hunting?" She thought they could make a carpet, and lie on it before the fireplace. He said "she lost me at bear."


Then they played a game. They are so annoying with the games. But he was pretty entertaining at it. He was to first respond as Gus, then as Ricky.

What would you do if you saw a stranded woman by the side of the road? Gus: I would say "I'm late meeting the love of my life, let me fix this, then you can come to dinner with us and meet the love of my life." Ricky: "Hi, my name is Ricky, I'm a Capricorn, I love walking on the beach....." Then he said he was kidding, that wasn't true.

What if you met a woman you really connect with, but she has a boyfriend? Gus: I would say "I'm late meeting the love of my life, you could come to dinner with us and meet the love of my life." Ricky: (first he clowned around, like "what's a boyfriend?") "I would respect that, I really would respect that."

You are the entertainment provider for your friends bachelor party, what would you do? Gus: "Gus is rich, he'd take a couple of million and hire a yacht, and chopper everybody in, on his dad's dime." Ricky: "I'd rent a fishing boat, go to Cabo, and fish for marlin or something." Then he made another joke about Hawaiian models to bait the hooks.



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