Former All My Children alumni Cady McClain shared a rare throwback photo on social media from one of her earliest storylines on the former ABC soap.
In a post on Instagram, McClain shared a vintage photo of herself with Michael E. Knight, taken during Dixie Cooney’s 1989 wedding to Tad Martin.
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In the cpation, McClain joked, “I think we were married three times, lol,” before adding, “Thank you, ABC, for your belief in me and support of my work.”
McClain took over the role of Dixie Cooney from original actress Kari Gibson in 1988, after Gibson’s brief four-month run. McClain remained a central character on All My Children until her exit in 1996, later returning for additional runs from 1998 to 2002 and again from 2005 until 2007.
In one of the show’s most controversial storylines, Dixie was killed after eating poisoned pancakes, becoming a victim of the ‘Satin Slayer,’ who had actually been targeting Babe Carey.
In May 2011, the show revealed Dixie was alive and being held captive by Dr. David Hayward (Vincent Irizarry). McClain remained with the series through its final ABC episode and later reprised the role briefly for Prospect Park’s 2013 online revival before its cancellation.
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Since leaving All My Children, McClain had continued her daytime career, including a Daytime Emmy Award-winning run on Days of Our Lives as Jennifer Rose Deveraux. She currently appears on Beyond the Gates as Pamela Curtis.
Fans React
Fans immediately ate up the content McClain shared and raced to the comment section to share their memories.
One fan recalled, “My best friend and I would race home from school to watch you both on AMC. Such beautiful memories of 2 iconic soap characters. Love you both and thank you for portraying a phenomenal love story ❤️❤️.”
A second fan shared, “Yes, girl, three times!!!! This is what soap opera wedding dreams were made of. I remember this like it was yesterday. Awwwwww!”
With a third adding, “Tad and Dixie are my favorite all time couple. Tad proposing in the chicken suit is a core memory! #togetherforever”
Beyond the Gates airs weekdays on CBS and streams weeknights on Paramount Plus. Viewers can catchup on all of the drama from the beginning of the series and watch McClain’s entire run on Paramount Plus or on Pluto TV’s dedicated 24/7 Beyond rhe Gates FAST channel.
