Reese Williams and Bianca Montgomery

Reese and Bianca
Reese and Bianca in their wedding dresses
Duration2008–09
Introduced byJulie Hanan Carruthers
In-universe information
Other namesRianca
Breese
FamilyKane
Spouse2009–11
ChildrenGabrielle Montgomery

Reese Williams and Bianca Montgomery are fictional characters and a lesbian couple from the ABC daytime drama All My Children. Reese was portrayed by Tamara Braun, and Bianca was portrayed by Eden Riegel.[1] On Internet message boards, the pairing is commonly referred to by the portmanteaus "Rianca" (for Reese and Bianca) and "Breese" (for Bianca and Reese). The couple debuted in October 2008 and is groundbreaking for featuring the first same-sex marriage proposal, as well as the first legal same-sex wedding and marriage, on an American soap opera.[2] In addition, the pairing's family is the first onscreen family made up of same-sex parents in the history of American daytime television.[3][4]

The couple's wedding took place on February 13, 2009. Though the wedding received praise for being the first on an American soap opera, it also received criticism.[5][6] The couple's romance was the subject of controversy, from writing and development to fan dissatisfaction and creator commentary.[5][6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ Murray, Jesse. "Bianca Baby Daddy Drama". SOAPnet. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  2. ^ Warn, Sarah. "Reese Proposes to Bianca on All My Children". AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  3. ^ Logan, Michael (2008-10-20). "Pine Valley Girl- Girl Romance". TV Guide. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  4. ^ "Braun is Back". Soaps In Depth. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  5. ^ a b Warn, Sarah (2009-02-27). ""All My Children" Lesbian Wedding Storyline Makes History — and Mistakes". AfterEllen.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  6. ^ a b Fairman, Michael (2009-03-23). "I Can See Clearly Now". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  7. ^ Logan, Michael (2009-04-13). "All My Children's Lesbian Reunion". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
  8. ^ Giddens, Jamey (2009-04-13). "AMC's Chuck Pratt Blames Rianca Story Bomb on Riegel's Exit". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
  9. ^ Kroll, Dan J. (2009-04-19). "AMC head writer lays blame for "Rianca" misfire, fans fire back". SoapCentral.com. Retrieved 2009-04-20.