sullivan admitted during an interviewer with soap columnist michael fairman of "on-air on-soaps" that she wasn't hesitant taking over the role following ward's departure. she said she wasn't worried because she didn't "know a lot about megan and kate's story", and "ignorance is always bliss", explaining: "obviously, when i first started i was very much introduced to the soap opera fans, and all the megan fans. you can't win em all, but that's ok. megan did an incredible job and is such a great actress, and she really set the bar high." sullivan also admitted she did not know about the "split personality" storyline: