In 2023 I got to interview Esta TerBlanche who was a South African Actress best known for her role as Gillian Andrassy, on the ABC Soap Opera All My Children, the love interest of Ryan Lavery (played by Cameron Mathison).

I originally released this interview as a podcast episode on August 17, 2023, but with her recent passing (July 19, 2024), I felt her fans, family, and friends would like to see the video portion as well.

I loved watching Esta on All My Children. She was terrific on the show & her chemistry with Cameron Mathison was definitely hot! They worked so well together!

Getting to talk with Esta was such a delight! She was very down to earth & good-hearted. 

In this interview, Esta answered my call to reveal:

• Behind-The-Scene stories from All My Children
• An insider's look as to why she & Cameron worked so well together on All My Children
• How Gillian Andrassy was a role model for women
• Working with Michael J. Fox on ABC's Spin City
• So much more

Esta TerBlanche

More on Esta TerBlanche:

Actress Esta TerBlanche is best known for her contract role of Gillian Andrassy on the ABC Daytime soap opera All My Children. Her credits also include Spin City and hosting the South African youth program K-T.V.

She became a household name on the first Prime time Daily Soap ever in South Africa as Bienkie in Egoli - Place of Gold.

Esta has hosted numerous TV shows including Soap Opera Digest Awards, Carte Blanche, Math No Problem, K-TV, Supermodel, Wish You Were Here, Documentaries by filmmaker Michael Kastenbaum, & Documentaries by Neil Sandilands. She also had the lead role in one of Neil's Pilot's. 

She has played leading roles in Germination, a short film directed by Neil Sandilands & the film Three Thieves and a Wedding.

Esta has appeared on various Talk Shows/Entertainment Shows including Entertainment Tonight (ET), Good Morning America, Extra, Gayle King Talk Show, Pasella, Kwêla.

She was voted one of the 50 most beautiful women on Television, one of the 25 most Beautiful Women on Daytime Television, Part of 2 of the 5 most Legendary Story lines in the History of American Daytime Television

Esta won an Emmy Award for Best Show, the South African Prestigious Award Rapport & Sunday Times Woman of the Year (previously won by Charlize Theron)

She also appeared in an ad for Jockey on a Billboard in Times Square with Kelly Ripa (All My Children, Live with Kelly & Mark).