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DAYS Lauren Koslow Interview: Will's Coming Out from Grandma Kate's Perspective!
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It’s Will Horton’s “official” coming out week on Days of our Lives! And to mark the occasion, Outfest sponsored a terrific event late last week in Los Angeles called Days of our Lives: A Coming Out Celebration featuring red carpet arrivals, a screening for those in attendance of Will’s story thus far, and a panel discussion featuring members of the cast involved in the storyline including: Chandler Massey (Will), Alison Sweeney (Sami), Wally Kurth (Justin) Bryan Dattilo (Lucas), Lauren Koslow (Kate), Deidre Hall (Marlena) and DAYS co-executive producer Greg Meng.
Throughout the week, On-Air On-Soaps will be bringing you our one-on-one interviews from the night, and some sneak peeks and highlights, and emotional moments from the panel discussion, as we celebrate the importance of another core character coming out on a daytime soap.
We kick it off with the other grandma in Will’s life, Grandma Kate, played deliciously and to perfection by soap favorite Lauren Koslow! On the red carpet, Lauren filled us in on the tremendous pride and joy she feels to be involved in this storyline, and gave us a preview of some things to come between Kate and Sami!
We love that Kate’s reaction is that she knew all along that her grandson Will was gay. How did you feel about Kate’s intuitiveness and the fact that, thank God, they did not make you play a homophobe!
LAUREN: It was exactly what it should be! I was so excited. I was a little afraid they might make Kate the homophobic character, and I would yell, “Don’t make it me. Don’t make it me,” because it would never be me. Of anyone in the town of Salem who would understand what is going on with Will, it would be Kate. It’s beautiful. I love that they wrote that Kate always knew! It was like, “Honey, it’s OK. Let’s go shopping.” (Laughs) That is what it is, because years ago when all these stories were being thrown around, I thought it would be perfect that Kate would be fine with it. It’s sort of like Auntie Mame. It’s OK! And for Kate her motto to Will is: “It’s OK if people don’t like you. A lot of people don’t like me. A lot of people may not love you, and a lot of people certainly don’t love me,” but I think that is what Kate brings into this. She is an outsider and she does not conform, and it’s OK. And, just as long as you are OK with yourself, that’s what is important.
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Let’s talk about Sami and Kate! Now these two rivals may have to band together to help Will. We can only assume, since Kate is fine with it, and we know Sami won’t know how to deal with it, that Kate might help Sami sort out her feelings on Will’s news?
LAUREN: Well, that is what is happening. I think it’s brilliant that it is happening that way, and I just love it. With the dynamic between Kate and Sami, it’s like they are smashing up against each other all the time over everything! However when it comes to Will, it goes back into the family mode, and that is her ex-daughter-in-law and as such, Kate has a grandson. Actually, I can tell you that you can look forward to Kate advising Sami on this, and it’s really great.
How great that of all people, Kate is trying to be the common ground between Sami and Will, despite their long-standing feud with each other!
LAUREN: Absolutely. We did some scenes recently together and we just loved them. It was so much about family, and this horribly dysfunctional family, and we are coming together because of Will.
You must be excited that finally Will be coming out on the April 4th episode and that you have had some key scenes, in this first for Days of our Lives after 46 years on the air?
LAUREN: I have been waiting and waiting for this part of the story to play out. I cannot tell you how much I wanted to be part of the story and it finally happened. I hope there will be more. I think it’s wonderful how they are doing it, and how the writers are threading the story throughout Salem, and every reaction is a little different. Will and Kate were together a lot. It makes sense now, that there would be more interaction.
How is working with the man of the hour, Chandler Massey (Will)?
LAUREN: Chandler is just really delightful. We had our scenes together and I am like, “YES” and for him it’s like he realizes that, “Oh, now she is getting her chance!” (Laughs) I love working with him.
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It is great that Outfest and the LGBT community along with Days of our Lives had this coming out celebration for a character on a daytime soap and to raise awareness of an very important issue for anyone, young or old, who tries to come to terms and accept who they are. How do you feel DAYS handled the writing of Will’s story?
LAUREN: I think it’s really wonderful that the more attention that is paid to this, the better it is. I am excited that we are doing this story, and I am excited that we are doing it this way. It’s a very human way, and not an overly dramatic story. I mean, that it is a simple story about a young man coming of age and finding out who they are, and loving themselves, and being OK, and moving forward, and everyone embracing that. It’s important!
I love this woman!
Thanks, Michael, for another great interview. I love Lauren, and I have to agree with her, Days has done a good job with this story. I like the way it’s unfolding.
Great interview I just LOVE Lauren Koslow and I can’t wait to see this story continue to play out.
Lauren & Kate,
I Love You–Yes! 😀
I like kate,good interview,and great story.
Great interview! I love Lauren and love Kate! I can’t wait to see the scenes with Kate and Will, I love their scenes together and I hope they have a lot more coming up! I love that Kate isn’t always nasty. I like seeing her also being sweet (as well as nasty like she is with Sami!) and also showing her vulnerable side like when she thinks Stefano is after marlena again.
well maybe she could calm down about the nasty side to Sami..it is getting old..Sami could destroy for once !
Thank you, yet again, Mr. Fairman for another well done interview!!!!
I really hope DOOL does this story line justice. It’s really needed, IMO, on daytime story telling!!!!!
Looking forward to the other interviews as soon as you can please!!!!
I LOVE this storyline. Will’s struggle is very authentic and well written. I really hope that the storyline continues with more of the dynamics and complexities of the coming out process. It would be very dramatically viable if, just as Will starts to accept himself, he experiences backlash from some homophobic characters in Salem. So far, the storyline has been SURPRISINGLY realistic. I hope the writers don’t drop the ball after a “coming out” announcement. I hope they realize that there is so much potential and inherent dramatic conflict that could be explored by continuing with this story.
Why Sami is the one who won’t know how to deal with it ? Why Sami is the scapegoat once again !! So not in character for her to no accept it..wrong decision Days, WRONG !
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Peacock Raising Subscription Prices $2 Dollars a Month This Summer; Includes Days of our Lives
As the Paris Summer Olympics are a few months away, the Peacock streaming service has revealed its plan for a two dollar summer price hike on its subscription plans, beginning in July for its content which will include Days of our Lives.
According to Deadline, in July, look for the monthly price for Peacock Premium to increase to $7.99. Premium Plus, which offers limited advertising, download capability and live local programming, will now be $13.99, while Annual plans will go up to $79.99 for Premium and $139.99 for Premium Plus.
This price hike will effect new customers starting on July 18th, while existing subscribers will notice the price change on their next billing date on or before August 17th.
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This marks the second price change in two years for the streaming service, the previous one being in 2023, which was the first since the service launched back in 2020. The Summer Olympics in Paris which will be on NBC and Peacock run from July 26 to August 11.
The bright spot for Days of our Lives fans, is that unlike if the show was still on network television and NBC, the show would be preempted for two weeks, but with it being on Peacock it will continue with all-new episodes without interruption.
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At the recent Days of our Lives 15K episode celebration, Michael Sluchan the EVP, Current Scripted Programming & Limited Series for NBC/Peacock shared that the soap opera is doing extremely well for the streaming service, and they were very happy with its performance.
If you want to join Peacock now, there is still some time to get in on the current rates to watch DAYS and all of the programming and series it offers.
So, what do you think about the Peacock streaming service next price hike? Comment below.
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DAYS OF OUR LIVES Preview: EJ is on the Warpath After Finding Out Sloan’s Baby Is Not Hers!
This week on Days of our Lives, storylines look to be heating up, in particular, will we finally get to the root of Sloan (Jessica Serfaty) and Melinda’s (Tina Hunag) baby switch plot, making Nicole (Arianne Zucker) believe her baby died, when all along the little one has been living with Sloan and Eric (Greg Vaughan) as baby Jude?
Looking at the latest promo for the Peacock streaming soap opera, EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) is hot on the trail of Sloan after learning some intel from Leo (Greg Rikaart). However, EJ still is unaware that he is not the true baby-daddy, but Eric is. Meanwhile, Eric and Nicole look to be working together again when she gets a job at the Spectator and he is the photographer.
Elsewhere, Konstantin (John Kapelos) activates the “Pawn”, but what will he have him do for him next? Chanel (Raven Bowens) is sick with radiation poisoning thanks to the exposure from her mother, Paulina (Jackée Harry) and watch out when John and Marlena (Deidre Hall) find out that Maggie (Suzanne Rogers) is going to marry Konstantin!
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Here are a few teasers to look forward to this week on DAYS:
Monday, April 29
Tripp and Wendy say their goodbyes to family and friends.
Tuesday, April 30
With John under his control, Konstantin orders him to do his bidding.
Wednesday, May 1
EJ decides he will make Paulina pay for disrespecting him.
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Thursday, May 2
Sloan tells Leo he’s cut off from her money.
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Friday, May 3
Leo tells EJ a life-changing secret.
Maggie tells a wary Marlena and John that she is engaged to be married.
Check out the latest promo for Days of our Lives below, where an irate EJ goes after Sloan Then let us know, what do you hope happens next? How will EJ get what he believes is his baby with Nicole, back? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
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Serena Scott Thomas to Days of our Lives, But What Role Will She Play?
Look who’s coming to Salem next? In a tease on their official Instagram account, Days of our Lives has revealed that Serena Scott Thomas has been on set and will debut in an upcoming role, leaving many fans guessing just who might she play.
The English actress and documentary producer has previously starred in Diana, Her Story as Diane Prince of Wales, Dr. Molly Warmflash in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough, and played the villainess ‘Watcher” in Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, and Bruce Willis’ wife in the film, Hostages among others.
Serena is the younger sister of Kristen Scott Thomas, best known for her Oscar-nominated role in The English Patient. Several DAYS fans are already weighing in that Serena will play Konstantine’s (John Kaeplos) wife.
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However, NannyKat 63 may have it all figured out the best, when she posted, that not only will “Serena play Kostantine’s wife,” but the character “had an affair with Victor Kiriakis and got pregnant.” Thus, making Xander (Paul Telfer) her son. She went on to theorize, “Perhaps, And John and Steve will find her in the nick of time… and she’ll enter in time to stop the wedding of Maggie to him. Xander will find out his true identity then. The baby was given to Victor’s brother to be raised in Scotland.”
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Sounds plausible to us! Another guess came from donnamoore_23 who said, “Ya’ll think he could be Bobberette ‘s mom or sister or .. SOMETHING to do with his story .. someone who can back up what trauma he went through to be so sick? 🤷🏼♀️ but I think y’all are right could be Katerina.”
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Two DAYS stars, Tamara Braun (Ava) and Linsey Godfrey (Sarah) also shared comments on Serena Scott Thomas’ upcoming appearance on DAYS. Godfrey simply said, “YES!!!! while Braun add her guess, expressing, “Ava’s mum. Oh wait, her mom was killed by her dad. Or was she? 🤔”
So, what do you think? What role will Serena Scott Thomas play on Days of our Lives? Share your theories in the comment section below.
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