Last week, I told you that Thom Bierdz (Phillip Chancellor III on The Young and the Restless) agreed to an unusual request - an interview comprised entirely of readers' questions, with nothing off limits.

You submitted about two dozen questions for the only openly gay actor playing a gay character on a soap opera, and we broke the interview into three parts: Thom's career on Y&R, his personal life and his other interests.

If you aren't already a fan of this sweet, smart, funny and drop-dead sexy actor, this interview will make you a believer. If you're already a fan, I promise you'll learn things you didn't already know. This guy is the real deal.

Check out part one of the interview, focusing on Y&R. Thom talks about how long Phillip will be around, whether his son Chance might also be gay, his relationship with Jeanne Cooper, and what it's like to come back to a job after 20 years.

Next week, I'll post part two (focusing on his personal life). Find out if Thom is single, what his idea of a perfect date is, which celebrities he has a crush on, and other intimate details. I can't resist giving you just a taste of what's in store in part two: Helen asked whether Thom wears boxers or briefs ... or something else, or nothing at all. Helen, I can report to you that Thom proudly wears no underwear at all. Check back next week for more!

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Oscar-nominated actress Julianne Moore will appear on As the World Turns  in a brief cameo, Entertainment Weekly reports.

Moore got her start on ATWT in 1985, playing the Hughes half-sisters. In a walk on, which EW.com reports could be taped as early as this Wednesday, Moore will greet Bob and Kim Hughes and wish them well. Longtime viewers will remember that Moore won an Emmy in 1988 for playing Frannie and Sabrina Hughes.

Will this be the first of many big send-offs before ATWT goes off the air in September? I think it might be a sign that CBS realizes that it shouldn't have sent Guiding Light out with a whimper, and should instead celebrate long-running soaps before putting them out to pasture. (Speaking of Guiding Light, I'll be at Mohegan Sun this Sunday to cover the final "So Long Springfield" event. Let me know if you're planning to attend, and we can arrange a Soap Opera Allie Meet-Up!)

On  All My Children, Ryan convinces Erica to team up with him to destroy David. Can you spell D-A-V-I-D and G-O-L-I-A-T-H.  Whip confesses his feelings to Taylor on The Bold and the Beautiful .  But how will she take it?

We know you're itching to know what's coming up this week...because you've told us. Here are links to my spoilers for All My Children and The Bold and the Beautiful, and from my soap-spoiler-savvy colleagues at About.com for General Hospital, One Life to Live, and Days of Our Lives.

These spoilers are for this week, March 1-5, 2010.  We promise to keep them coming!

My feature about the hottest gay characters on soaps sparked such an overwhelming response that I reached out to daytime's ultimate gay hunk, Thom Bierdz. He is the Big Gay Kahuna. The King of Gaytime. He here, he's queer, he's on daytime. In all seriousness, Thom Bierdz is a true pioneer.

Thom is the only gay man on daytime TV who is also playing an openly gay man. He portrays Phillip Chancellor III on The Young and the Restless. He first played the role from 1986 to 1989. I remember him as young, sweet and unbelievably sexy. Thom left the show and returned in 2009. By the time he came back to Y&R, Thom was an out gay man in life - and worked with the show's producers so that the character would also be out and proud (and, of course, drop-dead sexy).

In a few days, I'll be sitting down with Thom to talk about his life and career. All of the questions I ask him will be from you. Use the comments to share your questions for Thom. Nothing - and I mean nothing - is off-limits. Both of us are thrilled to be doing an interview based entirely on readers' questions ... so ask away!