Cyndi Lauper talks about her July 3 guest spot on ATWT...

Cyndi Lauper tells TV Guide's Michael Logan in next week;s issue that she's "a real buttinsky" and can't help but play matchmaker on "As the World Turns" by trying to get our on the outs lovers Luke and Noah back together.

"Who wouldn't want to get involved with that?" Cyndi tells the mag. "I tell those boys: 'You never give up on love!' And it's true. There will always be obsticles but in the end, it;s all about love, pal."

Cyndi encounters the pair at a gay pride part in the July 3 episode and Noah has shown up with someone else! So, does Cyndi thing there have been too many obsticles between these lovebirds - especially since the episode ends with Noah announcing that he is joining the Army! (egads!)

Said Cyndi: "Anybody can do the badda-bing badda-bing sex stuff. Luke and Noah have taken a slower, deeper path and, in the end, that'll have a more powerful impact on the audience."

Miss Lauper was asked if she knew that she was stepping into such a "controversial" storyline. I love her answer: "Yeah, but why is true love controversial? Those so-called 'Jesus people' are so confused, so disconnected from their hearts. They don't speak for Jesus. He would be horrified by their beliefs! What CBS has done here is groundbreaking and very courageous. Also smart, because a lot of gay people watch soaps. I'm honored to be a little part of it."