Next week on As the World Turns, Lucinda ties the knot with the much-younger Brian. The wedding actually takes place at her hospital bedside.

"Brian's relationship with Lucinda is genuine," Laurence Lau, who plays Brian, told The New York Daily News. "They challenge each other and make each other laugh."

Of course, the pair has also just met, but because Lucinda has cancer, she doesn't have time to do her usual due diligence.

"Lucinda [Elizabeth Hubbard, pictured] is recovering from a mastectomy," Lau said. "She wakes up with Brian by her side and says, 'I don't want to live alone any longer. Marry me.' Brian says, 'Ask me again when the drugs wear off.'"

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