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BREAKING NEWS: It's A Wrap! Eileen Davidson Done At Days of our Lives!

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Photo Credit: Kathy Hutchins

Now this news may come as a surprise to many, but the actress who has given the outstanding Performance of 2013 in soaps has apparently wrapped her stint on July 16th!

We are, of course, talking about Eileen Davidson who made a triumphant return to Days of our Lives in the role of Kristen Blake DiMera this past year!

According to an exclusive post from Soap Opera Digest this evening, Days of our Lives executive producer, Ken Corday related the situation to be,  “The Kristen story wrap-up is just fantastic; she was just glorious. The official word there is that Eileen Davidson is leaving the show to take some time out with her family. Will she come back? We’ll see. But she’s not going to another show.  I am thankful for all she’s brought to us.  It was the first shot in the arm we needed. A big shot in the arm.”

Meanwhile, Eileen took to Twitter a while ago to address the outpouring of love, shock, and support from her legions of fans and followers clarifying the situation by stating, “You’re all so awesome! I didn’t get fired. My family is fine. Thanks for your love and support! xoxoxo”

Davidson will continue to air on the NBC soap through the end of the year since DAYS tapes so far in advance. After a 14 year absence from the show Eileen’s stint was nothing but remarkable and made DAYS must-see TV once again!

So DAYS fans, what do you think of the news that Eileen wrapped a few weeks ago her time in Salem? Do you hope she will come back soon?  Do you think its just a contract situation?  Do you want Eileen to return to Y&R?   Share your thoughts on this summer soap shocker!

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I want Eileen back at Y&R pronto. I am a fan of the actress, but this is truly the best thing the show could do. Now maybe Ken Corday can concentrate on getting back some other fan favorites.

She’s gonna go back to Y&R

I agree. She will go back to Y & R but she was so awesome as Kristin and really nailed that part. She is a great actress and I wish her all the best for whatever she decides to do.

Eileen is the best thing that’s happened to Days in years. I’m so sorry she’s leaving. I hope she enjoys her time off and then comes back to Days!!

Oh well, if Eileen’s leaving on her own because she wants to be with
her family, that’s disappointing for us, but understandable for her.
No use blaming the writers or producers or “jealous” co-stars.

Presumably, Days will leave the “door open” for her next return.
But what the heck, the last time she left, she was DEAD!! lol

And since she’ll be airing through the end of the year, that gives
us lots of time to continue to enjoy her awesome performance.

Plus, we can look forward to her (almost certainly) guaranteed
Emmy nomination next year, along with Heather Tom (from BB).
The two best (but very different) characters/actresses on soaps today!!

Kristen wasn’t dead. She was in a harem that Stefano saved her from.

Thanks for the correction!!

Hope she gets an emmy for her performance.

I’m going to miss the Kristin DiMeara storylines. I hope she returns after her time off and maybe even return to Y&R as well. I don’t like her with Brady though, put her with someone else and go from there. Hope Eileen has fun with her family and she will be missed after her last episode.

My beauty come back home to Jack, Traci, and Billy we need you…Genoa City is your home and pls don’t go back to Salem U.S.A unless your going to be Kristen & Susan

Days is loosing a lot of fan favs. Im really disappointed Kristen won’t be on, she’s a great character. Y&R never did ANYthing with Ashley, so it would be a waste for a return.

Y & R needs AA back, Jack is lost without her & now he is losing Phillis.

go back to the y & r

Y&R where She Belongs Ash 🙂

Eileen is leaving Days to be with her family, she’s going to be OFF soaps period. If she returns, she’ll return to Days. Kristen is the role she loves playing. Ashley is a total non-starter.

Eileen has been making DOOL more riveting just by being there! She is so engaging and so talented… it’s amazing she doesn’t get picked up by more shows night or day. I wuld like to see her working… but I would love to see her back on Y&R… if they would give her a story line and write for her and her talent. Jack needs her back but not just as another participant in that living room. She needs some serious story line and she can carry it so well. She’s great as Kristen… but she is really great as Ashley!!! Enjoy a great break Kristen… but come back to someplace!!!

Wouldn’t it be interesting if she was the person Adam is working with to take over Newman with!!! The two siblings that get pushed aside by other siblings in the family businesses!!!

Wow that would be some twist if Adam and Ashley were working together– but considering what Adam did to Ashley in the past– I can’t imagine her ever wanting to work with Adam on anything. Yet on soaps anything is possible– so that might work.
But if I was ED I wouldn’t go back to Y&R unless they had some really good material for her, not just have Ashley scold Jack all the time. I wouldn’t even mind if Ashley returned to B&B to be Brooke’s new nemesis now that Taylor is leaving.

However it sounds like the actress really just want some time off with her family– but Steve Burton said the same thing and looked where he ended up. So here’s hoping her absence from daytime isn’t too long.

Wow wow wow is all I can say, she was really great in this character role, looked forward to see what she was up to next….really a big let down to know she’s leaving.
Nothing was really happening until she returned.

Superb acting on Days; just okay on Y&R. What I always felt with you is that you did not have the material on Y&R to sink your teeth into but you sure did with Days. I also never liked watching your acting too long as you jump soaps with coming and going repeatedly over the years. If you come back again, make it Days as Y&R could just recast you. Enjoy your time off.

Huge loss for Days!

She was wasted on Y&R. I hope she spends some time with her family and returns to Days full time.

Noooooo! 🙁

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I love Kristen and Eileen. I hope she is just taking a little break and will return to Days. She would be wasted on Y&R. Please come back to Days!!!!!

Wow so very sad about this.. Just love her on Days. That character is like nobody else..

Good! We want her home on Y&R@

You want to bore her to death!!! Her DAYS were no YawneR!!!!!!!!!!!!

New writers. New producer.

UGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Well, poop.

At least it was her decision, and not because her material/work wasn’t strong and they weren’t using her, or that the higher ups didn’t make a colossal mistake. They knew the gem they had and they used with every drop she gave them.

I think the problem, and this is only my opinion, is that she loves and feels more connected in her heart to YR than she does DAYS. I think she does want back on YR, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we heard that announcement soon (Josh said in his first interview as HW that if he had a magic wand, the first person he’d want back is Ashley). I get she works a lot on DAYS, but I can’t imagine that after 1 year she’d be burnt out, or that all of a sudden she wants more family time. The schedule at DAYS may be tight, but she gets out everyday by 5:00pm sharp to spend the evening with her family, plus one week vacation every month! I believe she is waiting for the call from YR to ask her back, even as a guest or part-time. Then of course YR will eff up her return, not use her or give her some hideously boring and overtold story, as YR is prone to do these days.

I’m so disappointed by this news. We’ll see her until the end of the year and then gone. She’s brought so much back to DAYS, so many fun stories and all the actors love her. I wish she’d reconsider and stay!

PS- I just have to…..DON’T WALK AWAY EILEEN!!!!

I’ll be commiserating and lambasting over this revelation…

i do agree with you … always do… with your posts on DAYS.

but… I honestly wondered the same thing…. as much as she has so much more to do on DAYS…. that she didn’t seem as excited or enervated doing Kristen… and that she prefers Y&R…. it’s where her home away from home… that she needs.

i’m heartsick, over this… and in all honesty… i’ts more to due with DAYS comEback… resurgance… and excitement… for DAYS – Sony – NBC. that they remain vigilant…. and committed to DAYS OF OUR LIVES.

She can always come back to either soap(hopefully days)…so im not bothered. Comings and goings im getting used to!

You will be missed. you did a great story line with Father Eric . I wish you the best with your family. and be back to DOOL soon better Kristen not so mean LOL

IF she were to return to Y&R at some point they will hopefully write story for her that utilizes her talent. She has certainly shown what she can bring when written for in a good way. No more Ashley as a milquetoast!

I think she should return to the show. She keeps the show interesting, and has lots of talent!

I am sad to see Miss Davidson leave Salem and DOOL. She rocks. Villiains do not have a steady presence in soaps. It seems they come and go, but I am not liking this trend on daytiem dramas fo characters just in and out. I like the steady constant presence of characters in plots that twist and turn and go on.

I hope if Miss Davidson is free of salem, she can return to Y&R and Genoa City. Ashley is missed and some genuine Abbott focus is due. Miss Davidson is a solid member of that ensemble, too. I would like for her to return as Ashley and make us forget that horrid plot turn of her as Victor’s wife and the baby switch and all. I am not sure Y&R has yet to move past that mess.

Eileen Davidson’s decision to spend more time with her family is understandable but she will really be missed on Days. Her character is off the wall disturbed but her performances are awesome! She deserved an Emmy the last time she was on Days when she played Susan, Sister Mary Moira, Thomas and Penelope in addition to Kristen! I hope she is nominated and gets one for her 2013 performance as Kristen’s ongoing hatred of Marlena for “stealing” John away from her! I hope that she would come back from time to time and not go back to Y&R! Or I might have to follow her there! But, there can never be a character on a soap like Kristen DiMera and Eileen Davidson’s portrayal of her!

Why did she leave The Young & Restless show? She should go back there!

Sony….owning both shows…traded her from Y&R to Days.

Love Eileen Davidson from the first time I saw her on Y & R, 30 yrs ago – one of my soap favorites. Good Luck to her and enjoy your time with your family!

Noooooooo

OMG this cannot be happening!!! Days is the only show I watch right now and Eileen/Kristen has made it the hottest show and so interesting, just like she did when she was on in the 90’s! I tweeted her just now and asked her please don’t leave Days, or at least come back soon. This is the most depressing soap news I have heard in a long time, since Jeanne Cooper was sick and passed and Guiding Light was canceled. And with Chandler Massey leaving also!!! At least we will have her until November. Sigh. I need a drink. lol

Oh…

time for my champagne blitz!

I can’t bear this.

She will be back after her break. Why be a YawneR when your DAYS are
exciting? This is for her to gain strength for her to come back as Susan.
I see great DAYS ahead!

oh! well said…

LOL…. what was it she said…. “…could I”. SHE CAN… ED. still do Susan Banks. This will give that reunion with Elvis all that much more delicious.

and she’ll be with child….

she’ll have trumped Marlena… before she even does anything when she returns.

I hope she returns to Days…her character is excellent and deserves an Emmy. T&R never have her a decent storyline. Unless she is a FOJ, she will not get the meaty role that Days provided her this year.

I want Eileen back on Days so she can adopt or have children and takes over the Dimera Empire.

I really don’t know what to say– this announcement has come out of left field. Was not expecting it at all. What is happening to the poor Dimera clan. Tony’s dead. Lexie’s dead. Chad is leaving? now Kristen is leaving too. Does Stefano have a hidden stash of grown children out there to replace them all? But actors do come and go for all kind of reasons. I know Steve Burton said he wanted more time with his family and then was offer a deal he couldn’t refuse and is back on soaps– so maybe ED will be back sooner rather than later. Will miss her character Kristen– she really made the Dimera’s come alive again.

I really don’t know what to say– this announcement has come out of left field.

Ditto! I’m aghast for the DAYS regime.

I wish she would stay long enough to still be on the show when she picks up her Best Actress Emmy in 2014.

Love her! She will be missed!

These days I much prefer Eileen as Ashley Abbott on Y&R. Her family needs her now in GC. Hopefully, the writers will give AA a meaty part with her next visit!

Eileen is a great actress, but I have to say I am not sorry to see Kristen leave. Now if they will just bring Drake back and reunite John and Marlena!

I personally feel she was traded for one year and it’s up. She is for sure going back to Y&R. I think particularly since Michelle Stafford is leaving. MS character I think pigeon hole Eileen’s character, but behind it all is the leadership’s vision for Eileen and her character. It is sad because she is brilliant. I vote against yr because of her history there. Days has always allowed her to explore her range. But with MS gone I think there might be greater opportunity for her brilliance to be expressed. CBS want ratings so it seems like poor business to back burner a powerhouse that another channel (NBC) has capitalized on. It is remarkable she remained given the fact her character was underused. But it underscores patience, commitment and growth. Yeah I am a big fan.

wow! nicely said…. i agree that on DAYS… she ably plays a wider range of emotion.

whereas on Y&R… the femme fetale…. she still played to the hilt.

this could be why… ie: that Y&R would want her back…. to reclaim the lead actress she deserves….

Eileen Davidson… you are a powerhouse actor.

I’m reading backwards….

cause i’m so shocked and dismayed….. for DAYS… i’ll be…. stumped… and distraught.

however… I must commend this write up…. reading this makes me feel better about the exit of Eileen Davidson….

I sincerely hope this is just a time out…. who doesn’t need this… what with; what the acting schedules are.

she catapulted DAYS… along with the ‘whole’ CAST… and the better writing…

Eileen Davidson.

PLEASE… come back to Salem.

take your time off…. and just… be who you are…. loved by all fans of Genoa City and Salem’ites.

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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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