Just as Guiding Light's declining ratings seemed to have leveled off comes news that the show will soon lose two of its most popular young performers. Setside sources tell Soap Central that both Stephanie Gatschet (Tammy Winslow) and Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan Randall) will be gone be gone by the time the new year rolls around.
Pelphrey, meanwhile, has been known to want out of the show since earlier this year. While rumors of his impending exit made the rounds, Pelphrey waited quietly until this year's Daytime Emmys to make an official announcement about his status.
While Pelphrey had fun teasing the press, fans of the actor will not be tickled to learn that the actor will exit Guiding Light in December. Gatschet is expected to exit a few weeks later in January 2007.
A show spokesperson states that it is not show policy to discuss actor's contract and asserts that both Pelphrey and Gatschet remain members of the Guiding Light cast. It is unclear at this time if either role will be recast.