 Judi Evans, as Adrienne on Days of Our Lives. Also pictured is Wally Kurth, who played her husband, Justin Kiriakis. Judi Evans Luciano (born July 12, 1966), who is also credited by Judi Evans, is an American soap opera actress. She was born in Montebello, California.
She created the role of Beth Raines on Guiding Light (1983-1986), as well as the role of Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives (1987-1991). She became the second actress to play the role of Paulina Cory Carlino on Another World (1991-1999). After a heavily-publicized pregnancy and the subsequent lack of weight loss, Judi took a break from acting, ostensibly to be with her husband and young child. In 2003, Days of Our Lives lured her back to daytime, allowing her to create the role of white-trash Bonnie Lockhart, a complete 180 from the good-girl role she once played on that show.
In the August 17, 2004 issue of Soap Opera Digest, Evans delved into her weight-gain story. She wore a size 4 dress before she was pregnant with her child, and then, at her peak six months after she gave birth, she wore a size 18 dress. All in all, Evans said, she gained over 80 pounds in her pregnancy, and didn't lose any of it quickly. It took two years for her to lose half of the pregnancy weight she gained, and it was only in 2003 that she got down to a weight reminiscient of her life pre-pregnancy. Due to her weight troubles, she swore off having another baby.
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