The two characters had a rocky past filled with disdain, but the shocking revelation of their kinship forced the characters to co-exist. The newly formed mother-daughter relationship was very antagonistic in its early stages, but over time the two characters were able to reconcile and put the hate of their past behind them. Now the two characters share a close mother-daughter bond. The revelation of Alexis and Sam as mother and daughter was named the best revelation of the decade by "SOAPnet". The unveiling of Alexis as Sam's mother led to widespread speculation as to the identity of Sam's biological father. For years, great fanfare was generated around this mystery in anticipation for the revelation of his identity. Seven years after Alexis was revealed as Sam's mother, "General Hospital" began dropping hints that they were ready to tackle the highly anticipated story of Sam's father. In 2013 "General Hospital" head-writer, Ron Carlivati addressed the ongoing mystery of Sam's father in an interview with "TV Guide's" Michael Logan. Widespread speculation about the identity of Sam's father was reignited when it was rumored that "General Hospital" was looking for a "name actor" to cast in the role of Sam's father. Rumors began to circulate naming Duke Lavery (Ian Buchanan), Blackie Parrish (John Stamos) and Dr. Kevin Collins (Jon Lindstrom) as potential candidates for Sam's father; Lindstrom having previously worked opposite Monaco as her father on the soap opera "Port Charles." Another rumor emerged that veteran soap actor, Peter Reckell, who played Bo Brady on the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives" from 1983-2012, would be joining "General Hospital" in the role of Evan Jerome. It was widely speculated that Reckell was cast to play Sam's father, linking her to the Jerome crime family that was prominent on "General Hospital" in the 1980s. However, after weeks of speculation, Reckell addressed the rumors stating that he wasn't going back to "Days of Our Lives" or joining any other soap. In July 2013, ABC unveiled its latest "General Hospital" promo which showed Sam asking Alexis for the identity of her father. In the storyline, Sam's young son Danny has leukemia and they are trying to find as many potential bone marrow donors as possible. Following the promo's release, Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis), took to her Twitter account to engage fans in a guessing game as to the identity of Sam's father. During the week the promo was released, it was announced that actor William deVry, who formerly starred on "The Bold and the Beautiful" as Storm Logan, and "All My Children" as Michael Cambias was joining "General Hospital."