The elements needed for a great soap opera are simple.

When writers and producers mix intense drama and hard situations with an extremely attractive cast of characters, they have genuine soap opera gold. Because most soaps air five days a week it can become difficult to keep the stories genuinely entertaining for long -- making the need for attractive stars even greater.

Attractive male soap stars are a key element to keeping female fans turning in on a daily basis.

Enstars compiled a list of 10 actors who do an excellent job of steaming up television screens this year in the soap opera category.

1. Robert Scott Wilson: The 25-year-old actor hails from just outside of Boston, Mass. He stars as Pete Cortlandt, who recently returned to Pine Valley to reboot his late father's company on The Online Network's All My Children. He is also the first male model to be featured on the long-running CBS game show The Price is Right.

2. Darin Brooks: The 29-year-old stars as Wyatt Fuller on CBS's The Bold and The Beautiful. The Honolulu native's character was added to the show in June 2013 as Bill Spencer's recently discovered son, who is in love with his half-brother Liam's on-again/off-again fiancée, Hope Logan. Before joining BATB, Brooks starred in Blue Mountain State and won an Emmy for his character of Max Brady on Days of Our Lives.

3. Bryan Craig: 22-year-old Craig, who hails from Boca Raton, Fla., portrays Morgan Corinthos, a son out to get his father, on ABC's General Hospital. In real-life he dates co-star Kelly Thiebaud, 28, who portrays Britt Westbourne.

4. Nathan Owens: The 29-year-old star who portrays Cameron Davis on NBC's Days of Our Lives hails from San Francisco, Calif.

5. Blake Berris: Berris, 29, stars as Nick Fallon on NBC's Days of Our Lives. The actor, who has had guest-starring appearances on hit shows like The Big Bang Theory and Breaking Bad, is a Los Angeles native.

6. Redaric Williams: the 32-year-old Michigan native stars as Tyler Michaelson on CBS's The Young and the Restless.

7. Jason Thompson: the 36-year-old Canadian native stars as Dr. Patrick Drake, a widower whose wife isn't really dead on ABC's General Hospital. He is reportedly dating Sarah Brown, who has starred not only on GH, but The Bold and the Beautiful and Days of Our Lives as well.

8. Casey Diedrick: The 26-year-old Santa Clara, Calif. native gave up his role of Chad DiMera on NBC's Days of Our Lives this past summer.

9. Robert Adamson:The 28-year-old plays Noah Newman on CBS's The Young and the Restless and is currently dating The Bold and the Beautiful's Lynsey Godfrey.

10. Hartley Sawyer: The 27-year-old portrays Kyle Abbott on Young and the Restless. The Goshen, N.Y. native also starred in Glory Daze.