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Cady McClain IN As DAYS Jennifer Temporarily Replacing Melissa Reeves
Rumors that have been swirling are confirmed true. Cady McClain is coming to Salem and Days of our Lives to replace Melissa Reeves temporarily as the new Jennifer Horton Deveraux. The casting news was confirmed by a Days spokesperson, according to Soap Opera Digest.
Daytime fans recall, Cady is a two-time Daytime Emmy winner and has previously appeared as Dixie on All My Children, Rosanna on As the World Turns and Kelly on The Young and the Restless. McClain has already begun filming as Jennifer.
Reeves, who commutes from Nashville to Los Angeles to tape episodes of Days of our Lives, decided not to return to set when the NBC soap opera resumed production earlier this month due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic,
In addition, Melissa became a grandmother last month with her daughter Emily’s first child, and now soon will welcome her son Larry’s first child later this month, which is another reason Reeves chose to stay put in Tennessee.
So, what do you think of the Jennifer switcheroo? Excited to see what Cady brings to the role? Comment below.
Cady McClain is great, but Jennifer will be hard to recast for long-time fans. It might have been better to just send Jennifer out of town for a while. Still, as a casual fan, I will enjoy seeing Cady back on TV!
i don’t see why not? wouldn’t it be nice to see staring back at you… something more than deer stuck in headlight? I’m no fan of dixie cooney, yet she would be a daring breath of fresh air. perhaps even Jack would be more passionate.. he’s still got it, somewhere
I’m hoping with JJ back… AND Marci Miller as Abs… this once again.. family intact WITH DAD can reinvigorate . Hurrah! why not !
@DAYS can use her smelly paycheck for other actors who REEL
she’s reeked for a long time… and if another one’ Grans Jewel can be fired… time for Jenny Bear to hit the skid
Anita: I find it so hard to believe that @DAYS RON C… should have done a better job w/Eve… WITH Jack… there was a certain hinderance to wanting Jack to be a bad boy… argh! wait for Jenny Bear. yet we all knew Jack and Eve passionISTA. Ta Da ! so yeah !!!! I certainly do not see ??? Jennifer DOING ANY THING for Jacks all around uproarious flirty trysts , benders, even manhandling … just seeing him stretch his acting chop.
see that ^^^^^ pic above with Melissa Reeves… tighten up your bun Jenny Bear. she so reminds me of @General Hospital… Amanda Barrington’ high browed “chic” Anne Jeffreys.
God it was so stifling and upchuck to watch Melissa Reeves frontburner in hellacious times… with Dr. Daniel … oh that was PAIN.
for your point… : since Ms. high brow virtue NEEDS a let. take all the time you NEED. GIVE MATTHEW Ashford a REEL… at least let him interact with Casey Moss AND Marci Miller.. jeez he has the cream of the crop.. with these two. I HOPE beyond ALL HOPE that Cady McClain lights FIRES
truthfully… it’s not that hard a let… Hope was fired. it’s simply time to move on… Melissa Reeves has nothing underfoot to contribute. FLY Jenny Bear… don’t drop
That’s true—-albeit, Jenny was never much to my liking, it will be weird watching someone else in the role. I do like Cady very much, but it will take a while getting used to her as Jennifer.
One little comment—what woman in her right mind sends her husband ( newlywed at that) to the other side of the world with such noblesse? Nicole has surely come a long way from her insane days. Not I—I guess I’m selfish and inconsiderate?
Methinks the writers should have come up with a more viable and satisfactory reason—-oh, I don’t know—send Eric off on a business trip until a replacement was in place? This is simply too dumb for me to digest.
Hi Celia,
Here is something we can agree on I hope. I think they have other plans for Nicolle, another man I bet. I don’t think she’s ever been very long without one. I can’t see her sitting around being the good little wife while her husband is off doing good work, even though she does have a child hidden away somewhere and also what would poor Allie do without a nanny to take care of her baby while she runs all over town accusing Chip of raping her while she was so drunk she didn’t have a clue who she was with. Excuse the rant. I just get so at all this sometimes. On another note. I love Cady and welcome her as Jennifer, hopefully giving her a little more oomph! Stay well Celia, and your family. It probably doesn’t effect you but I hear from my nieces and on TV of all the New Yorkers leaving the city to live and consequently invading the Island to get inland.
THIs is what I am talking about. No offense, but this might finally give Jennifer Rose Horton some depth, in terms of being a character. I know some are saying it is a temporary casting, but others are saying it is permanent, and I hope it is permanent. Buh-bye, Melissa Reeves! This was long overdue!
Cady can do for Jennifer what Lindsay Hartley did for Sam on GH – suddenly make her relevant and interesting again.
AMEN
EXACTLY!!!!! Thank You.
My bet is that TPTB are keeping their options open. If Cady works out, “temporary” might become “permanent,” especially if Melissa’s leave of absence drags on. If viewers don’t accept her as Jennifer–and Reeves has a very passionate fan base, so that’s a real possibility–then they have “Oh, it was always meant to be temporary” to fall back on.
Cady’s fantastic; I’ll be interested to see what she brings to the role.
WOW it’s just the best… in terms of NOT HAVING 8 plus months ‘in the can
when production restarted September, 1st… they had thru the Middle of October bagged
so in terms of being streamlined with the other shows… THIS IS IT FAN. forever hold your piece…
let’s be “grand” overtly speak about
Melissa is the one and only Jen…and is the Horton home gone for good?-what is the real reason Will and Sonny were written out???…Once Nina finds out Nelle is her daughter on GH im done with soaps!!!
Will & Sonny were written out because they were played by terrible actors who couldn’t remember their lines. I’m not trying to be mean, I’m sure they are nice people, but their acting was painful to watch.
Francine, Freddie Smith and Chandler Massey were known as the “one take wonders” on the Days set, meaning they filmed their scenes in one take. That means they knew their lines and saved time and money for the production. You may not have cared for their acting, but it’s inaccurate to say they couldn’t remember their lines. Anyone interested in learning more about this will (pun intended) find it in Freddie’s podcast.
Well chandler got 3 Emmy’s and freddie got 1 so the acting definitely wasn’t that bad….ijs
Pretty sure the Horton home set is gone for the time being, due to budget.
Just hope it doesnt go the way The Hughes home went,,,
I love Cady McClain! This could be interesting
I love it, Congrats to you Cady, you have been gone too long.
As much as I will miss Missy as Jennifer, I can’t blame her for wanting to be protective for herself and her family. God damn COVID!!! I am happy for her being a grandmother though.
Temporary?? Yeah, we’ll see about that…..
Though at least they hired a legitimate actress this time, and didn’t change to a near-lookalike literally in the middle of a scene like they did with that whole Stephanie Cameron fiasco several years back.
Not an AMC fan so not really familiar with Cady’s work. But if she’s not a racist Candace Owens fan shilling for a homophobic fast food chain, that’s already an improvement, right?
Whats wrong with Candace Owens?
Please make this casting change permanent!!
Good luck to Missy they have a wonderful family Scott does concerts they also have a coffee web site two grand babies coming so time to go she had a great run ! Even though I have not watched in years let it go stop with the attacks on her my only advice to her is get off social media enjoy your family and let it go ! She had a wonderful run and don’t attack her she is indeed a sweet lady ! You know sometimes you just have to let people do their thing understand where she was coming from but when you are in show biz you are better off not to express your views because you are always going to insult somebody even though that was not your intention ! Think Michael Jordan said it best stay away from politics and religion because everybody on both sides buy my sneakers !
Social media is a major problem..im slowly leaving all of it in the coming months..as for Days-they dont show the Horton Home anymore
If she stopped supporting attacks on people of colour and gays, people would probably stop attacking her. Just saying.
All people should stop attacking each other period!!!
I agree ; even though, we know that it won’t happen.
Glad MR is putting her health & family first!! There’s been a lot of drama swirling around her for awhile so, I hope it works out. As a fan of the Johnson family, I hope we don’t start seeing these characters disappear.
I like Melissa and I remember her as Jade from Santa Barbara. I like her as Jennifer on Days and I will miss seeing her. But I’m happy for her to be able to enjoy time with her new grandchildren. ….something sweet for her to look forward to during this new normal.
CONGRATULATIONS to Cady McClain! HOORAY for viewers! Cady has the talent and heart to add depth to the character of Jennifer. I, too, hope this casting change becomes permanent. I now have a reason to watch Days again.
A huge win for Days viewers . . . and for Melissa Reeves who now has more time to enjoy her grandchildren and Chik-Fil-A.
I HOPE AND PRAY TO GOD that Cady McClain permanently makes the role of Jennifer her own!!!!! Oh…and BTW…WELCOME ABOARD CADY!!!!!
Later.
Good riddance to that homophobic cardboard cutout Missy Reeves. DAYS scored a real win with Cady McClain – an actual actor!
^^^”Keep Matthew Ashford/Jack Deveraux on the show with his Johnson…”
Mwah ? New SHOW ?
HERE YE: HERE YE: ^^^^ the absolute TRUTH
“I don’t want Jack to be sexless loser or coward or monk either especially if they bring snoozefest Jennifer/Melissa Reeves again she can come back before the show ends”
HURRY RON.. Ms. Cady AND Matthew
Francine…’homophobic cardboard cutout’…too funny…LOL…and very, very accurate!!!!! Thank You.
Francine…have a good one.
Melissa Reeves can come back before the show ends reunite with Jack/Matthew Ashford depending on the situation.
Beyond the Gates
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Tops With 18, ‘Beyond the Gates’ With 16
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the full list of nominees for the upcoming 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, and it was CBS daytime’s The Young and the Restless and broadcast television newest soap opera, Beyond the Gates that racked up the most nominations with 18 and 16, respectively.
The full reveal on Tuesday follows the announcement of several major categories including Lead Actor and Actress on Monday via Extra and Entertainment Tonight and The View today revealing Daytime Drama Series and more.
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmys ceremony is set to take place on Friday, October 30 at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.
Photo: CBS
In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS expressed, “We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television, As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
“Each year, the Daytime Emmy Awards celebrate the creativity, passion, and dedication that drive this vibrant community of storytellers,” said Rachel Schwartz, Head of the Daytime Emmy Awards. “Congratulations to this year’s nominees, whose work continues to entertain, inspire and connect with audiences every day. We look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements in Hollywood this October.”
The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of genres, including daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional and legal/courtroom programming.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Gold & Silver Circle Inductees, and ceremony host will be announced at a later date.
Now below, check out the nominees in the daytime drama, talk show, entertainment news series and creative arts categories and congratulations to all!
Photo: JPI
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Stacy Haiduk (as Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives
Karla Mosley (as Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Michelle Stafford (as Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless
Heather Tom (as Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful
Tamara Tunie (as Anita Williams Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Eric Braeden (as Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless
Steve Burton (as Jason Morgan), General Hospital
Scott Clifton (as Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye (as Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful
Christian Jules Le Blanc (as Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Linsey Godfrey (as Sarah Horton), Days of Our Lives
Camryn Grimes (as Mariah Copeland), The Young and the Restless
Beth Maitland (as Traci Abbott), The Young and the Restless
Trisha Mann-Grant (as Leslie Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Amanda Setton (as Brook Lynn Quartermaine), General Hospital
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Sean Dominic (as Nate Hastings), The Young and the Restless
Timon Kyle Durrett (as Bill Hamilton), Beyond the Gates
Michael Graziadei (as Daniel Romalotti), The Young and the Restless
Roger Howarth (as Matt Clark), The Young and the Restless
Mike Manning (as Bradley “Smitty” Smith), Beyond the Gates
Lawrence Saint-Victor (as Carter Walton), The Bold and the Beautiful
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Braedyn Bruner (as Emma Scorpio-Drake), General Hospital
Al Calderon (as Javier Hernandez), Days of Our Lives
Alice Halsey (as Rachel Black), Days of Our Lives
Giovanni Mazza (as Gio Palmieri), General Hospital
Ambyr Michelle (as Eva Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Arielle Prepetit (as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Jasmine Burke (as June Hughes), Beyond the Gates
Jeff Kober (as Cyrus Renault), General Hospital
Eva LaRue (as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez), General Hospital
Christopher Sean (as Paul Narita), Days of Our Lives
Ray Wise (as Ian Ward), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
3rd Hour of TODAY
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Live With Kelly and Mark
TODAY With Jenna & Friends
The View
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro, The View
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri
Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra
Outstanding Daytime Personality (Daily)
Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri Seymour, Extra
Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight
Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood
Star Jones & Corey Jovan, Divorce Court
Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood — An Entertainment Tonight Special
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Working In the Theatre
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
Have Guitar Will Travel World
The Kelly Clarkson Show Episode 5033
Let Frankie Cook,” Getting the Band Back Together
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 104
The Bold and the Beautiful,” Episode 9511
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”
The Jennifer Hudson Show, ” Episode 4041
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
General Hospital, Episode 15719
The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Episode 5033
The Young and the Restless,” Episode 13273
So, what do you think of the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations? Who are you happy to see receive a nomination and who do you think was snubbed? Weigh-in via the comment section.
Monday on Entertainment Tonight, the second set of nominations for the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced which included the highly-coveted Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actress and Outstanding Daytime Talk Series.
ET followed suit after Extra announced the nominees, as previously reported, in the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actor and Outstanding Daytime Talk Host.
Now, five leading ladies of the soaps are vying for the gold for Lead Actress and the category marked the first-ever nominations for CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates when two actresses made the final cut. Only General Hospital is not represented among the actresses this year after Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) took home the trophy last year.
Photo: NATAS
THE FIVE LEADING LADIES OF THE SOAPS ARE …
The 2026 Lead Actress nominees are: Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives, Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates, Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless, Heather Tom (Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful, and Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree), Beyond the Gates.
This marks the first Daytime Emmy nominations for Karla Mosley and Tamara Tunie. In addition, this marks the first-time in her career that Stacy Haiduk had received a Lead Actress nod after two Supporting Actress nominations.
Meanwhile, Michelle Stafford had previously won 3 Emmys – 2 for Lead Actress and 1 for Supporting, but this recognition makes it her 11th overall nomination.
Heather Tom currently is tied for the most all-time Daytime Emmy wins with One Life to Live alum and General Hospital guest star, Erika Slezak. The B&B star has 19 nominations throughout her career.
Photo: ABC
DAYTIME TALK SERIES
In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series category, the nominees are: 3rd Hour of Today, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Live with Kelly and Mark, Today with Jenna and Friends and The View.
“We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television,” NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in a statement on the nominations. “As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
The rest of the nominations will be revealed tomorrow on Tuesday July 14 starting on The View and then the full list of nominees in both the main and creative arts will be released by NATAS. The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are slated for October 30th in Hollywood, California.
So, what do you think about the women who are vying for the Lead Actress Daytime Emmy? Happy with who got in? Who do you feel got snubbed? What do you think of the nominees for Daytime Talk Series? Weigh-in via the comment section.
Monday afternoon, Extra kicked-off the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations with the reveal of two major categories. First, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Daytime Drama Series — Actor, and second, Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host.
Previous Emmy winners all, the men who will be vying for daytime’s most coveted prize are: Eric Braeden (Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless, Steve Burton (Jason Morgan), General Hospital, Scott Clifton (Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful, Thorsten Kaye (Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful, and Christian Jules Le Blanc (Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless.
Let’s take a look at the actors Emmy resumes: Eric Braeden has been nominated nine times for Lead Actor and won once in 1998. Steve Burton is a two-time Daytime Emmy winner, both in the Outstanding Supporting Actor category for GH as Jason Morgan and Y&R as Dylan McAvoy. Today’s nomination makes it his 10th overall, and his third time in the the Lead Actor category.
Photo: NATAS
Scott Clifton has won three times previously in 2011, 2013 and 2017 and has the distinction of being the only actor to win in Younger Actor, Supporting and Lead. This is his 8th nomination.
Thorsten Kaye is a two-time Lead Actor winner in 2023 and 2024. Christian LeBlanc has also won three times as Lead Actor in 2005, 2007 and 2009 and this is his first nod in over a decade.
Photo: NBCUniversal
TALK SHOW HOSTS
In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host, the nominees are: Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Ana Navarro, The View, Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall, Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show, and Sherri Shepherd, Sherri.
Both The Kelly Clarkson Show and Sherri have come to their conclusions as Sherri was canceled after 4 seasons and Kelly Clarkson decided to end her talk show after 7 seasons.
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are set to be handed out in a ceremony on October 30 in Hollywood with more details forthcoming. The complete list of 2026 Daytime Emmy nominations will be revealed tomorrow on July 14 beginning at 12pm ET/9am PT via The Emmys.TV social channels and website.
So, what do you think of the race for Lead Actor in a Drama Series? Surprised by any of the nominees? Who are you rooting for? What do you think about the the talk show host category? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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