Emmy winner Crystal Chappell (Olivia Spencer) will be sticking around Guiding Light for the foreseeable future. The actress has announced that she has inked a new contract with the long-running CBS soap.
"I am so happy to be staying on Guiding Light for another year," Chappell said in a statement on her official web site. "They are my family and hopefully, Olivia will find her own light. Regardless of how some people feel about Olivia, I have always appreciated all the fans of the show."
"I did ask to be released from my [Guiding Light] contract," Chappell confirmed, "but for my own reasons. It's not about going anywhere else."
In addition to her work on Guiding Light, Chappell has also appeared on ABC's One Life to Live and briefly on NBC's Days of our Lives.
Chappell joined the cast of Guiding Light in July 1999. In 2002 the actress was awarded the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress.