Soap opera legend Maurice Benard has also taken Love under his wing.

Love praised his role as mob boss Sonny Corinthos.

Love shared that it was easy for her to see “how good of a person” Benard was.

Maurice Benard posing on the red carpet

Her words of praise prompted Benard to recall their first meeting on his podcast.

Benard then described the picture in detail.

Thus, a new friendship/mentorship was formed.

Maurice Benard and Jophielle Love

She toldDirectSubmitthat most of what she picked up came from watching them.

Love described this as the perfect setup for her to grow as an actress.

Jophielle Love