FAMILYIn 1986 Reginald returned from the dead. He took up where he left off in tormenting Donna. In particular, he was intent on destroying her relationship with Michael Hudson. In early 1988 it was revealed that Reginald had killed Elizabeth many years ago. A month later, Reginald fell to his death from the Love Tower in a duel with Michael Hudson.
Children
Donna's affair with Michael Hudson at
age 16 left her pregnant. She was
forced by her tyrannical father to raise
her daughter, Marley Hudson as her
sister. Unbeknownst to Donna, she had
given birth to twins, but her second
daughter, Vicky Hudson, was taken from her at birth.
In 1985, at the same time that Vicky
came to Bay City, Donna confessed to both her daughters (who were now 18)
that she was actually their mother. It took all three of them many years to
come to terms with their new roles, but Donna has become very motherly.
Marley still calls her mother by her first name, as this was what she was used to calling her.
In 1986 it was about to be revealed that Scott LaSalle was the third of
three triplets born to her, but that plan was aborted when Anna Stuart
left the role and was replaced with the younger Philece Sampler.
Donna was a very protective mother to both her daughters for many years. In 1998, Donna blamed Vicky for Michael's death, and, for the first time, Donna turned against her daughter. When she was tricked into believing Vicky had had an ongoing affair with Shane, Donna was so enraged she ran her daughter down. Whether she meant to kill her or just swerve by and scare her is perhaps open to doubt.
In 1988, Donna and Michael adopted
orphaned Mikey. In 1990, his parents, Eve and Toby Miller, resurfaced and
tried to reclaim him. Donna willingly gave up custody when their lawyer, Stacey Winthrop, threatened to
go public with Donna's affair with Jake.
Siblings
Peter Love. Peter was introduced in 1982 and left Bay City to live in
New York in December 1987. He is a lawyer and was always on good
terms with Donna until his last year in Bay City.
Peter was so anxious to win his father's
approval that he kidnapped Donna and secluded her in a castle just to
keep her away from Michael Hudson. But Peter was never a villain,
and in his last week in town, he and Donna came to an
understanding.
Nicole Love. When Nicole left Bay City in 1989 it was on good
terms with her older sister. She left because she had a nervous
breakdown, but Donna stuck by her side throughout the ordeal. It's
been several years since Donna has mentioned Nicole, but when she
did, it was to refer to her as being "in a mental institution."
Other Relatives
Steven Frame, grandson. Kirkland Harrison, grandson.