Portrayer Signy Coleman First Appearance November 28, 1988 Episode #1091 Last appearance November 8, 1989 Episode #1330 Departure Last seen at Greg and Emily's wedding Aliases Crystal Rose Occupation Prostitute Receptionist Waitress Parents Frank DiNapoli Anna DiNapoli (deceased) Siblings Lisa DiNapoli Emily DiNapoli Unnamed brother Romances & affairs Dr. Scott Clark Ronnie (ex-husband) Residence 600 Bayside Drive Santa Barbara, CA Episode count 104

Celeste DiNapoli (a.k.a. Crystal Rose) was a fictional character that appeared on Santa Barbara from November 1988 to November 1989. She was portrayed by actress Signy Coleman.

Introduction
When Celeste DiNapoli was first introduced, she was working as a prostitute under the name of Crystal. Her first scene saw her encountering Sophia Capwell at Pop's Place one night and mistaking her for a hooker. As the Video Rapist had been terrorizing the town, Celeste nicely advised Sophia to join an escort service and to be careful. Although Sophia was only acting as a decoy in an attempt to catch the rapist, she took a genuine liking to Celeste.

Later, following instructions, Celeste visited Father Michael Donnelly dressed in Julia Wainwright's clothes, unaware that Julia had recently been kidnapped by the Video Rapist. A desperate Michael demanded to know who had sent her, making it clear this wasn't some kinky game and he was really a priest. He explained that a woman's life was at stake and that he needed her help, but Celeste truthfully told him that she never saw the guy. Michael then took her to the hotel where the rapist was supposed to pay her. When the rapist called, he was aware that Celeste wasn't alone and threatened to make her pay for betraying him. Back at Michael's room, he and Celeste found a picture of Julia with a red X on it and this caused a scared Celeste to run away. Although she considered going to L.A., Michael found her while she was talking to Sophia at Pop's Place. He still needed her help to save Julia's life, but they both ended up in jail when Michael refused to tell police inspector Cruz Castillo what was going on. Michael opted to tell Cruz the truth and later rescued Julia.

Around Christmas time, when business was going slow, a sentimental Celeste donated to Michael's church. Then, she met Mason Capwell at Johnny's and offered her services. Although they went to a motel, Mason couldn't go through with it and they just talked. When the two got introduced to each other at Michael's Christmas party, they of course pretended not to know each other. As for Michael, not only did he offer to be Celeste's friend, he also tried to turn her life around. She was not interested in his lectures, however, and ended up getting arrested by an undercover cop and sharing a jail cell with a prostitute named Rachel. Michael was the one to get Celeste out. When she wound up with a black eye, he wrongly assumed that she had been hit by her pimp, Bobby Littlejohn. He punched the pimp and after the subsequent charges against Michael were dropped, Celeste told him that her father had given her the black eye after finding out she was a hooker. Finally, she decided to get out of the business. She burned her old clothes and shopped for new ones with Michael's help, developing a crush on him. When she went to the Alvarado clinic after catching a cold, she turned around as soon as she recognized Dr. Scott Clark.

Making a fresh start
Since Celeste was unable to list former employers, Michael helped out by getting her hired as a receptionist at the clinic. It was revealed that Scott and Celeste had been high school sweethearts, so she was caught off-guard when he became engaged to Michael's sister, Dr. Heather Donnelly. Having been given her eviction notice, Celeste accepted Michael's offer to stay with him for the time being. When Heather told Michael about Scott and Celeste, Michael was upset with Celeste for not telling him, but she said she didn't think it mattered. Although he found her a new apartment, the two continued to be friends. Celeste was not ready for other people to know about her past, instead letting them believe that she had been a model in L.A. When Rachel, the prostitute, showed up at the clinic for medical attention, Celeste was distraught by Scott's obvious disapproval of hookers.

Celeste posing as a patient to prove Zack's guilt.

When Celeste returned the key to Michael's room, she read a confidential file about Dr. Zack Kelton, who was being suspected of being the Video Rapist. Michael and Cruz were angry with Celeste for reading the file, so she tried to make amends by offering to prove if Zack had the same scar on his ankle that the rapist did. Cruz, Michael and Celeste put that plan into motion with Celeste posing as a patient and inviting Zack to her apartment. She discovered that he had the scar and that he was suffering from impotence. The rapist returned later to attack Celeste, but Cruz and Michael stopped him and Zack was finally revealed as the rapist. The ordeal left Celeste with a cracked rib, so she ended up at the clinic with Scott for the night. When Sophia and her daughter Eden learned of Celeste's involvement in the investigation of Zack Kelton, they were very grateful. Celeste asked Sophia to keep quiet about how they first met, which she did. Later, Celeste was hit hard by the death of Cruz and Eden's daughter, Adriana, and attended the memorial service at Michael's church. Fortunately, the baby was later found to be alive. When Celeste saw Mason again at the clinic, he explained his earlier behavior by telling her about his split personality.

Nostalgia
Celeste found Scott at the house that used to belong to their high school coach and learned that he was planning to buy it. She reminded him that the house was where they first met. From this point on, Scott and Celeste started reminiscing more and more about the old days (including the time they almost made love at a motel). During the housewarming party for Celeste, Heather's jealousy was further fueled when Scott brough Celeste flowers. The two also ran into each other several times at the graveyard whenever Celeste visited her mother's grave or Scott his father's. Furthermore, it was Celeste who convinced Scott to stop feeling sorry for himself when his oil rig case against C.C. Capwell seemed to go nowhere. The situation didn't explode until Scott and Celeste's high school reunion, where they were reminded of their past by ex-classmates and once again crowned prom king and queen. Celeste was devastated when Scott informed her that, after leaving for medical school, he had sent her a letter asking her to marry him! She angrily confronted her father about keeping this letter away from her. She also decided to quit her job at the clinic, but Scott convinced her to stay and remain friends. The two then found parents for Chelsea, an orphan girl that Scott and Heather knew.

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