Erika Slezak(Viki, One Life to Live) announced on her official website that she will take a brief medical leave from the show for back surgery at the end of this month. The star's site reports:

Erika shared that she will be having back surgery at the end of January, and in Llanview, Viki will take a trip to London to cover Erika's absence. The surgery will correspond with the OLTL studio move, and Erika hopes to return to the new studio within a month.