Soap Central has confirmed that Tom Eplin (Jake McKinnon) will exit As The World Turns this spring.
According to an ATWT spokesperson, Eplin's exit is "storyline dictated."
There has been speculation by Internet message board posters that Eplin would exit along with his on-screen wife Lesli Kay (Molly Conlan). Kay, a Daytime Emmy winner last year in the Outstanding Supporting Actress category, is rumored to be mulling a departure this spring when her contract expires. Kay recently signed a contract extension, the terms of which were not released. The show spokesperson, however, disputes the claims that Kay's exit is imminent.
Eplin's exit, which an ATWT insider says will be "shocking," is scheduled for May.