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Michele Val Jean & Jeresa Featherstone: The Powerhouses Behind Beyond the Gates

Michele Val Jean & Jeresa Featherstone: The Powerhouses Behind Beyond the Gates

Update: 2025-12-16
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Beyond the Gates' legendary creator Michele Val Jean and Emmy-winning costume designer Jeresa Featherstone join hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Val Jean gives us a behind the scenes play-by-play of all it took to get Beyond the Gates made. Val Jean also shares her epic journey from the South Side of Chicago to numerous writing gigs around Hollywood to becoming an Emmy-winning writer and showrunner. Featherstone describes where she draws inspiration for her crowd-pleasing looks that have come to define Beyond the Gates. Featherstone also discusses her hometown connection to the show and what it was like inventing the style for so many exciting characters. SOAPY is a weekly love letter to the Soap Industry, hosted by Soap royalty Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart. Enjoy the podcast on the free Audacy app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Michele Val Jean & Jeresa Featherstone: The Powerhouses Behind Beyond the Gates

Michele Val Jean & Jeresa Featherstone: The Powerhouses Behind Beyond the Gates

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