Susan Lucci’s new memoir arrives as talk grows of an Erica Kane return
Susan Lucci is out this week with a deeply personal second memoir, “La Lucci,” and the timing is sharpening attention on what comes next for one of daytime TV’s most durable stars. The book’s release, alongside a fresh round of public appearances and interviews, has also revived fan interest in whether she might return to the character most closely tied to her legacy.
“La Lucci” and a new public chapter
“La Lucci” reached shelves Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 (ET), framing the past few years as a period of recalibration: grief, health vigilance, and a return to work on her own terms. The memoir revisits her decades-long run as All My Children’s Erica Kane and the unusual longevity of a career that stretched from early-1970s soap stardom to red carpets, guest roles, and brand-building far beyond daytime television.
The book’s present-day stakes are clear: it’s less about recapping a highlight reel than explaining how she’s moving forward—personally and professionally—after a sequence of life changes that reshaped her routines and priorities.
Grief, family, and rebuilding routines
A major through-line is her life after the death of her husband, Helmut Huber, who died in 2022. Lucci has spoken candidly in recent days about the disorientation of losing a partner after more than five decades together, describing the early period as isolating even with support around her.
In the memoir’s orbit, she has emphasized practical, day-to-day rebuilding: staying close to her children and grandchildren, saying yes to travel and public events when they feel meaningful, and allowing work to be a choice rather than an obligation. That “choice” framing has become a key part of how she’s describing her next act—less about chasing momentum and more about selecting projects that feel worth the time.
Susan Lucci weighs a return to Erica Kane
As the memoir rollout has picked up, so has chatter around potential revivals and spinoffs connected to Erica Kane. Lucci has been open to the idea in principle: she has indicated she’d consider reprising the role if the material is strong and the work feels substantial, signaling she isn’t interested in a blink-and-you-miss-it appearance just for nostalgia’s sake.
That stance matters because it sets a clear bar for any future dealmaking. If a project is still early or its creative direction is not yet firm, her comments suggest she’s unlikely to commit until there’s a script and a convincing reason for the character to return in a way that fits her current life.
Heart health advocacy stays central
Lucci’s public schedule has also continued to intersect with heart-health advocacy, an area she has leaned into since her own cardiac procedures in recent years. She attended a major Go Red–themed fashion and concert gala in New York on Jan. 29, 2026 (ET), reinforcing a message she has repeated often: recognizing symptoms early and pushing for evaluation can be lifesaving.
The advocacy component is also practical brand alignment: it gives her public appearances a purpose beyond promotion while keeping her visible to audiences that may know her from daytime TV, prime-time guest spots, or fashion coverage.
What to watch next
With the memoir now out, the next signals are likely to be concrete rather than speculative: scheduled appearances, any announced acting commitments, and whether a revival project advances from conversation to production steps. If an Erica Kane return becomes real, the clearest tells will be casting announcements and confirmed production timelines—items that typically surface only once financing, scripts, and distribution plans are in place.
For now, the news is less about a single “comeback” and more about a veteran performer defining the terms of visibility at 79: selective work, public candor about loss, and an ongoing advocacy lane that has become part of her post-soap identity.
Sources consulted: People Magazine; American Heart Association; Parade; NewBeauty
