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Galen Gering Previews DAYS 50th Secret Cast Member: "I Saw Someone In The Hall & Went 'Whoa'!" Kristian Alfonso Adds: "I Wish We Could Tell You Because We're Bursting!"

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Last week at the NBC TCA Summer Press Tour, Days of our Lives stars, Galen Gering (Rafe), Kristian Alfonso (Hope) and Stephen Nichols (Steve) interviewed with the press.

During a video interview with Android TV, this very popular DAYS trio bantered about the series upcoming 50th anniversary, the writing, and the big returns slated.

Gering shared: “Right now as we go into our 50th, everything is peaking. As actors, you love when the writing you have for your character reflects who you think your character is and, at times, that’s now always the case. It is now.”

However, the interview got a bit juicy when the trio was speaking about all of the big returns such as Peter Reckell (Bo), Tamara Braun (Av) and Martha Madison (Belle) for starters.  They were also asked if anyone new was coming, and while they related there are now several new younger generation actors, Gering teased: “I saw someone in the hall, as I was saying the other day, and went ‘Whoa’!” To which Nichols added: “We can’t say who it is!”  Kristian Alfonso then shared her excitement on the person: “We can’t say.  I wish we could, because we are bursting to tell you!”

So who could it be that Galen, Kristian, and Stephen are keeping tight-lipped about?  Do you think it’s someone from the past?  Could it be a big name actor joining the show in a new role?  Since DAYS tapes six months ahead, this person most likely wouldn’t be on the NBC soap till sometime next year! Share your theories in the comment section below after checking out the interview!

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Matthew Ashford, Matthew Ashford, Matthew Ashford, fingers crossed 😀

That return-from-the-dead would be soooooooooooo welcomed…the could explain the last Jack was an imposter…like ive said before, Jack and Jennifer should be this generations answer to Tom and Alice!!!

That would be awesome! He has always been one of my favorites!

That was the first thing I thought of—it’s time to bring Jack back so Jennifer can get a new story.

I would love it if they were to bring Jack back. But is Matthew Ashford even willing?

Jennifer Aniston…Johns(Victor) reallife daughter making guest appearance as theif Summer???

Jen said she wouldn’t join DAYS, and John I believe even said he wouldn’t want her joining, either.

Maybe not as a regular but she might agree to a guest stint…she couldve changed her mind and agreed but i still hope its M.A.(Jack) returning and thats whom they are refering to…

that is brilliant, Jimh. She would fit the age requirement, and it’s about time that Jen makes her DAYS debut. That would be awesome.
I think she could definitely fit the bill for the Summer character.

Julia Roberts in a cameo

PLEASE LET IT BE MATTHEW ASHFORD REPRISING HIS ROLE AS JACK DEVERAUX!!!!!

I second that!

I’m in minority who can’t wait for “anniversary” to be over, so the real show can continue.

I bet it’s Julia Roberts! She’s always been proud to admit how big of a Days Of Our Lives fan she is.

Chandler Massey returning as Will.

Now that would be a welcomed sight to have Chandler Massey return. But I don’t think that will happen. I think he wanted to go to college in real life.

I hope with Peter Reckell not being with them doesn’t mean he’s already off the show and killed off.

I actually had a thought today watching August 17 episode, someone was watching Hope and Aiden, could it be Bo? My one-minute thought was…could Bo be the killer?

Okay, Okay, quit throwing tomatoes at me.

Stop bumming me out! lol

Tony Geary?

Please let it be Michael Easton !!!

It has GOT to be Matthew Ashford as Jack!!!!!!!!!! Or maybe Eileen Davidson or Jason Brooks???

“Jason Brooks”

I continue to love hearing the praise that the new regime with Josh Griffith and Dena Higley have infused back into the Days of Our Lives area. As for the person they’re bursting to say, I can only imagine who it is. My only hope is that it is not Matthew Ashford (Jack), his time has come and gone on multiple occasions, plus, he’s far from being the best Jack the series has had. I kind of hope it’s a Horton that’s come back.

Chandler Massey
Gloria Loring
Billy Hufsey 😉

It would be fantastic if it were James Scott to give Sammi and EJ proper closure.

That would be awesome!

Would love to Ms.Flannery;the original Laura Horton.

She was the second Laura Horton…

Caliope or Eugene returning for 50th would be amaze-balls! Talk about a blast from the past!

Please let it be Matthew Ashford. He’s the last main ingredient left for a real 50 th anniversary for Days!

I’d like to see it be Matthew Ashford, if not my REAL WISH who I won’t name here for fear or TROLL ATTACKS!!!

Seriously, MA would be perfect.

“…“Right now as we go into our 50th, everything is peaking. As actors, you love when the writing you have for your character reflects who you think your character is and, at times, that’s now always the case. It is now. ”

here, here

“Dena Higley” Please return well

I don’t know… I feel a little down… and that has to do with Michael Easton…the writing sucked

I believe even Galen Gerring’ would know when the writing for his character is melding with the actor… and it’s a two gun salute.. when, all the canvas is ON, all cylinder

as for the big surprise… i’m with all the fans… I’d LOVE to see Matthew Ashford, back. altho, I simply LOVE Jamie Lyn Bauer… as Jenn’ Mom… Laura Horton.

If I ever see Louise Sorel grace our screens again… i’d be near heaven.

Freddie Smith: take care… or, should I say… hope you enjoyed your time off…. I truly hope the rumors are true .. and that you are back. I have to put it out their…. If any character dies… legacy or not.. it had better be Guy Wilson… and not Peter Reckell.

APB: it’s been said… (written) that the “premiere” of nuDAYS of OUR Lives is orbitting August, 20, 2015… that’s 3 – THREE – DAYS from NOW

excitement is generating

Salem’ites prevail

FAN SALUTE !!!!

” …everything is peaking ”

YES!

time to celebrate

While Jack Deveraux is dead, there’s no reason why Matthew Ashford couldn’t come back in somebody’s dream or hallucination.

No one stays dead in daytime, mark my words Jack will be back sooner than you think.

Peter Blake

Renee Jones.

christie clark and austin peck!!!!!
billy warlock!!!!
wayne northop!!!
i love carrie, austin, frankie and the real roman!!

Yes- Wayne Northrop was my guess. Tony Geary was my wish, but I know that will never happen.

Patti, that would be so wonderful. You know Wayne Northrup did return in 2006 as Dr. Alex North.
I had an idea written on here before that Wayne Northrup should return as Roman and Josh Taylor could turn face as his original character Chris Kositchek for the 50th Anniversary.
I would love for Wayne Northrup to return.

The only person I want to see return is EJ

Hope its James Scott

Please let it be James Scott. Love him and Sammie together. Pure magic!!

Andrea Hall Lovell and Jed Allan.

Eugene and Calliope Jones, I hope that I am right.

I’m wondering if it’s Mackenzie Westmore(Sheridan) or Eva Tamargo Lemas from Passions….Galen said he was surprised to see this person, they said they couldn’t tell anyone who it was, they didn’t say the person was a past DOOL cast member.

Thinking outside the box, could this new cast member be the legendary Susan Lucci? Why hasn’t any soap tried getting the queen of daytime??

DAYS already has Deidre Hall!

“Whoa” is big and powerful!!! “Bursting to tell you (us)” is huge!!!

I’ve seen so many guesses and would be very pleased with any of them…and that’s in addition to all the big returns!!!!!

I’m dizzy with excitement!

#DAYS50

would love to see Matthew Ashford back in Salem and hopefully, we won’t have to wait the requisite 5 months!!

My prediction is that Frankie Brady will be back. Billy Warlock is sexy and a wonderful actor.

OK…

Melissa Reeves was at the right place at the right time

she should thank her career and longevity to Matthew Ashford.

and all the days production teams… that she was knighted a Horton

double sigh!

since she’s such a “legacy” character and from a legacy “family”… (Horton, Brady, Kiriakis, DiMera)

she maintain’ a part of the canvas

double sigh!

since they seem to be building around her character… bring back Matthew Ashford to make her bearable

or, her mother, Jamie Lyn Bauer… as Laura Horton… or… !!! as JimH has stated … Susan Flannery… would shake the epicenter of all that is DAYS… i’d wet myself

I can’t imagine who this big surprise or reveal will be…

there certainly are a lot of loose ends to characters who need familiar characters to layer themselves and MOVE

ie: Nicole ! what a dud she’s become! I’M OVER !!!! Nicole with Eric, Daniel, and Brady… what’s so wrong with making Fay alive ?

ie: Jennifer.. she’s a proven dud with her children and as a lackluster Horton… why not bring back her mother? be it Jamie Lynn Bauer or Susan Flannery?

ie: Hope! SO SORRY to see Aiden leaving the show… if Peter Reckell as Bo.. is not contract? is the magic with Rafe that obvious? I don’t think so.. otherwise they’d have tried that long ago.. even before Aiden came on like gangbusters… please beyond please… do not “SORAS” Cierra

Eve : even Theresa… bring back their mother, Kimberly… with Shane recurring.. to bring these two hot tamales… LIFE… stirring the pot… causing mayhem… with every palpable emotion : I still say these two… could take over Salem… FIND EVE A SUITABLE MAN… hint hint.. Justin Kiriakis

Theresa: say what one will… Theresa is a viable character… with writing that sucks… her presence still caused emotion…

have to get to bed

Xander caused so much mayhem… all the hottie in the world is caused by his presence alone in Salem… what a wasted chacter… FANtastic Actor

wish listing

Michael Muhney

with all the goings on of rebuilding … the Horton and Brady clan

why not flesh out the DiMera Dynasty

Michael Muhney !!!!

I would be forever indebted to the soap gods

YES

Days is owned by Sony pictures, which is the same company that fired Muhney from his last job, so he’s not likely to be hired there.

And Stefano has enough kids (though admittedly most of them are here in Hell now. Except Benji. He never activated the evil genetics to guarantee him real estate down here.)

stephen nichols:

“…the energy on the show… it’s never been like this… the vibe in the studio… the electricity (between cast and production)
it’s a great collaboration !!!! ”

I’m their! I’m celebrating, WITH

Rafe’alicious
Grans Jewel
Patch

C’mon !

LOL

YES Yes and more YES

The clue is that this person is a daytime Emmy winner from a P&G soap and starred on one of The Prospect Park dramas.

Jack Deveraux is NOT in Hell. And while I’m sure that Alice Horton would have baked several dozen donuts to lobby my Former Employer to let him into Heaven, my contacts “upstairs” tell me that Jack isn’t up there either. So expect him back eventually, mortals.

Admittedly though, Duke & Harper were disappointed that their son never joined them down here. Maybe when Jack is back in Salem, I’ll let those two go up to Earth for the occasional visit, like I used to do back in the 1990s.

Or I could always possess Marlena again. That was kinda fun…..

I do not want Francois or Frankie Brady back in the show again he such hypocrite and loser if he goes back to Jennifer again I mean she has not thought about him at all since she reunited with Jack in 2006. Frankie hope he moved on to someone else but if he wants to lapdog for her then he welcome to it and let Jack come back devious and hot and new women for him and let Jennifer play jealous ex-wife.

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Days of our Lives Star, Greg Vaughan, Gives Health Update and Thanks Everyone for Their Support

Greg Vaughan (Eric, Days of our Lives, ex-Lucky, GH, and ex-Diego, Y&R) provided an update on his health on Sunday, March 17th. Vaughan had previously shared that he had become ill during a trip with his sons to Colorado, and had developed altitude sickness when he was having trouble breathing accompanied by terrible headaches and landed in the urgent care.

Now on St. Patrick’s Day, Greg took to his Instagram and shared how he is feeling now, and to thank everyone for their love and support.  As it turned out, Vaughan was diagnosed with high altitude pulmonary edema, commonly known as HAPE. However, he is on the mend slowly and surely.

In his new video post, the DAYS favorite started by expressing, “I just felt such an appreciation and gratitude for everything. . reaching out. Your prayers have been felt. It’s been a struggle, but I’m over the top. And, taking this moment just to say I didn’t realize the things that I was going through. My (original) post was simply just to educate, put some information out there and some things that I was feeling, just share that information and the struggle that I was going through, which I didn’t quite understand. And it wasn’t because I’m stubborn or just because I’m a father, a man, and didn’t want to go to a doctor. It is just something I thought was so minor that I could overcome it, just by taking care of myself.”

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The Daytime Emmy winner then revealed his actual diagnosis, “So, basically my situation was high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). With some good friends, doctors that had reached out to me, it kind of gave me some understanding on the aftermath, which was very, very beneficial.”

“But I’ve been resting, taking care of myself even though I live in a hamster wheel,” said the dad of three teenaged boys. “I gotta get up and, you know, do my normal domesticated stuff, eventually. I’m tired of laying down in this bed, but, I am feeling much better.”

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Talking on his confusion of trying to understand what could have been ailing him, Vaughan expressed, “I couldn’t quite figure it out, even though I was emphasizing and professing to my children going on our spring break getaway about hydration. I professed it. But, even though I was acting on it, it had a greater effect on me, and for which I did not even think, because my head was such in pain, and I was in a very bad state of mind – not being able to be out there with my kids on the mountain, enjoying their time, as well. I thought I was doing the right thing. Unfortunately, my lungs were full of fluids and my head was in severe pain and even migraine pills didn’t even help. So, I just want anybody that goes into the Colorado Mountains to know, it is no joke. It is this very serious thing which I guess is why they call it the Mile High City.”

Greg had a mountain of ‘thank you’s’ to give for the outreach he received from his original post, “For everybody internationally, wherever you are, I love you and I appreciate you and just the time and the thoughts that you’ve shared with me,” said Vaughan. “I didn’t realize that it would make such an impression on so many people around the world. I feel tremendously loved and I can’t say it enough. I’m good. And I appreciate you.”

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The actor concluded his video with, “To all the family and friends that have reached out to me, man, it means the world. So take care of yourself, enjoy your spring break with your families. It’s Saint Patty’s Day, obviously. I wish I could be out there.” Vaughan added, “I feel loved and touched and I can’t emphasize that enough. I’ll take better care of myself, promise you will do the same.” Before he signed off, Greg shared, “Just know, that I’m alive and well and breathing, and I’m sore. So, be well, take care. I mean it. Thank you, tremendously.”

Glad to know that Greg has been on the mend, and shared his appreciation for everyone that reached out to him during this trying time? Comment below.

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‘Access Hollywood’ and ‘Couple to Throuple’ Host Scott Evans to Appear on Days of our Lives

Scott Evans, host of Access Hollywood and the Peacock reality series Couple to Throuple, will make a guest appearance this week on Days of our Lives.

Circle the Thursday, March 21st episode of DAYS for Evans’ arrival in Salem. During his tape date last fall (since DAYS tapes months well ahead of when episodes actually stream), Scott posed for a snap alongside Mary Beth Evans (Kayla), Jackée Harry (Paulina), James Reynolds (Abe) and Greg Rikaart (Leo).

Teasers for the 3/21 episode of DAYS share that Leo tries to come up with his next gossip column, and Paulina and Abe return home to a mini-celebration set up by Johnny and Steve. Will Evans pop up in one of those scenarios? Stay tuned.

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For a long time, soap opera fans knew only of one Scott Evans. The one who played Oliver Fish on One Life to Live from 2008-2010.  But in show business, there are two Scott Evans’ that are widely-known.

Last Thursday, March 12th at the 35th annual GLAAD Media Awards, it found both Scott Evans and Scott Evans together in the green room and they taped this video ditty below, calling out how they both share the same name.

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Last weekend, viewers saw OLTL’s Scott Evans on-stage at the Oscars when he performed in the musical number “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie led by Ryan Gosling.

As for Access Hollywood’s Scott Evans, he has been with the entertainment news program since 2015, appeared in the recent Ladies of the 80s: A Divas Christmas with Linda Gray, Donna Mills, Nicollette Sheridan, Loni Anderson and Morgan Fairchild, and currently has an overall talent and development deal with NBCUniversal.

So, looking forward to seeing Scott on DAYS? Check out ‘Evans meeting Evans’ below, and then share your thoughts in the comment section.

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Days of our Lives Star Greg Vaughan Shares Sudden Health Scare: “I Truly Feel Like I Work & Live in a Soap Opera!”

What started out as an adventure with his sons, quickly turned into a nightmare for Days of our Lives Daytime Emmy winner, Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady).

In a series of Instagram posts, Vaughan shared the sudden health crisis he found himself in.  The images show Greg with an oxygen tank to help him breathe.

The actor began to fill people, sharing, “I’ve said more than a few times, I truly feel like I work & live in a Soap Opera! 🤪 this trip was nothing short of another great Vaughan adventure!”

He went on to say that on a father and son Colorado spring break trip, he began to feel shortness of breath, feeling tired and with a headache and after two days of hoping he would feel better, Vaughan finally went to an Urgent Care to get checked out.

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“I finally surrendered & went to urgent care and to my shock I learned that I was experiencing severe altitude sickness.” Vaughan admitted. “My Blood Oxygen was at 54% & my lungs were full of fluids! Blood oxygen, also known as oxygen saturation, represents the percentage of hemoglobin in your red blood cells that is carrying oxygen. Most people have an oxygen level of 95-100%….”

Providing more detail to his health scare, Greg shared, “Well, 4hrs later, a couple of bags of IV & oxygen tank strapped to my face, I was told that I needed to immediately get off the mountain! However I couldn’t, we still had another day to go & wanting the boys to enjoy their last day on the hill tops! I opted to go home with an oxygen tank, a good laugh for everyone, and I know will follow, but my boys looked after their old man & fortunately they had friends on this trip!”

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The experience of altitude sickness in the Colorado Rockies gave Vaughan a bit of a new perspective, “In all seriousness, no matter your age, and all the times I’ve ⛷️ & 🏂 in my lifetime, Colorado Rockies is no joke! As they say, ‘ take a breathe and smell the roses!’ That is truly something we need to remember & appreciate! #recover”

Share your well-wishes to Greg as he continues to be on the mend via the comment section below.

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