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DAYS Nadia Bjorlin Interview: Does Chloe Stand A Chance At Getting Dr. Daniel Back?

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Nadia Bjorlin is back!  The beautiful and talented actress was previously ushered out of Salem, and off Days of our Lives, after Chloe had turned to life of prostitution and her once loveable and feisty character became a victim of her own bad choices.  Now Chloe has returned to Salem with a purpose; to snare Dr. Daniel Jonas (Shawn Christian) for herself, but more importantly to give their son, Parker, a father figure he has never had, and to right the wrongs from the whole paternity pickle, thanks in part to the meddling hands of some of Salem’s most notable past and present citizens!

On-Air On-Soaps chatted with Nadia for this “quickie” interview, so we could get her take on Chloe’s latest actions, and the obstacle that she sees in the way of her future happiness, Jennifer Horton Deveraux (Melissa Reeves)! Here’s what Nadia had to say about Chloe’s sudden return that had Daniel, shall we say, speechless!

When you came back to DAYS, did you know ahead of time that Chloe was going to be an interfering “Buttinski” in the Daniel and Jennifer romance?

NADIA: (Laughs) I like that word, “Buttinski”.  Actually, I was told none of the storyline.  I just went on blind faith.  But basically, I was really happy to come back to DAYS because previously it was just an abrupt ending for Chloe with the prostitution thing.  It was such a low point for her that I really felt like there was part of the story that was not being told, that even I wanted answered.  I was happy to come back to maybe redeem her, and to see what has been happening in her life now after her tragic past.

When you saw how the story was being set-up, Chloe is now the interloper of the relationship that had just been established between Dr. Daniel and Jennifer.  Do you still think Chloe can be a character that the audience can root for, given her recent actions?

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NADIA:  Oh yes!  Absolutely! (Laughs) Yes, Chloe’s intentions are great. That is the sad part about any of the bad things she says or does.  It is really rooted in such a deep place, and out of love, that it really doesn’t have anything to do with Jennifer.   It is what Daniel represents to her.  I think so many bad things happened that I think she feels like, “Wow! This was meant to be! Daniel is Parker’s father and this is what we always wanted, and I always wanted.  Now, I can give my son the life I never had.   I can give him this stability and a happy childhood.”  At the end of it all, Parker is the great love of Chloe’s life.  I think that is really what she is thinking of.   She wants what’s best for him, and she may end up doing desperate and stupid things in a sense, to give him the best possible life and in a way using him.  I don’t think she even realizes she is using Parker right away.  She makes impulsive and irrational decisions, because it is not panning out the way she hoped it was going to.  I think she hoped it would be a lot easier, and that Daniel was just going to jump at the chance to be with her and Parker, after the whole paternity switch debacle, and after everything that happened.  Now everything seems so simple, when it really isn’t.

Is Chloe still in love with Dr. Daniel?

NADIA:  I think now it’s more that she wants a father for her child.  I think she thinks she is in love with Daniel, and she probably is.  I mean, she was very in love with him before.   I think now it’s more about the idea that he represents at this point.  I think she is a bit of a romantic and welcomed the idea of this fairy tale.  I think she is in love with him, but it’s more the whole picture she is in love with.

Will Kate (Lauren Koslow) continue to be Chloe’s Salem nemesis?

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NADIA:  Yes and no. When Chloe was in Salem last, she was so weak.  Now, she has come back stronger and I like that. She has found more of her self and sense of self.  Chloe is not going to let anyone mess with her.  However, I think she may swing that pendulum a bit too far in the other direction.  She was so victimized before, that now she is not going to take crap from anyone.  And because of that, she may not necessarily listen to people who are giving her good advice.  I don’t think she is going to listen to anyone! (laughs)

I think they should just saddle Chloe with a mini-me teenage “Ghoul Girl” that she has to mentor!  So she would be the parent to Parker and “Ghoul Girl” 2.0! (Laughs)

NADIA:  That is hilarious! Totally! (Laughs)

What would you also think if Days of our Lives did a time out-of-time standalone episode featuring your singing talents and some of the others in the cast, sort of like One Life to Live did with Starr X’d Lovers: The Musical?

NADIA:  I would love that!  Didn’t they do that on Passions too?  They had a whole Bollywood episode! (Laughs)

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So what was like when you returned to the DAYS set for the first time after being written off previously? What is like “old home” week?  Same old, same old?

NADIA:  I heard it was different before I came back, and I was like, “Oh my Gosh!” Then when I got there, it felt different for one day! (Laughs)  I got right back in the swing of it.  Everyone works so hard and there is so little room for error.  Literally, there is one take for every scene now.  There is a lot of work in a small amount of time.  I just give credit to everybody that is involved in that process.  It was interesting; because Patrika Darbo (Nancy Wesley) came back and she hadn’t been at DAYS for several years.  I did not realize how much has changed.  Patrika was like, “There is no rehearsal.”   It is different for anyone coming in.  It’s so intimidating now.   It feels like we are doing a brand new one hour play every day, because you don’t have the luxury of working things out and having rehearsal.  But on the other hand, it can be kind of fun.  I kind of enjoy some of that, because it does not allow you to sit around and think too much. You kind of go play on instincts and adrenaline, which can be fun.  It’s tough as well, don’t get me wrong!

How is working with Melissa Reeves?

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NADIA:  Oh it’s so great, because she is so unbelievably sweet, and because I have to be so mean to her.  It’s always people I have to be horrible to on set, that are the nicest people in real life!  People don’t realize it makes it extra hard, because as an actress, you can’t draw from anything. There is no reason to be nasty to this girl.  Melissa is so nice and sweet, and so I just apologize ahead of time.  I go, “I am so sorry.” (Laughs)  That is because of some of the mean things I have to say.   Sometimes, I ask if I can change my lines.   I will say, “Oh. this is so mean. I don’t know if I can do this.”  Melissa is amazing to work with.  We volley off of each other very well.  She really cares.  Melissa cares about the story, the integrity of her own character, and the characters on DAYS, in general.  It is always nice to work with somebody who comes in prepared, and is about the work, and that is always fun.

So soapers, are you happy with seeing Nadia back on Days of our Lives?  Are you hoping that Danloe will get together again … even though this time Chloe is manipulating the situation between her, Parker and Daniel for her own gain? Do you believe Chloe’s motives are true?  Who is the man for “hottie” Dr. Daniel?  Jennifer or Chloe?  Weigh-in!

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NO…. and that’s just from reading the headline…..

FAN Majority….. if it’s Sammi and EJ… SO BE IT….
FAN Majority…. Jenn and Daniel are a bust… so CHLOE MOVE ON.

it’s time for DAYS to be PRO ACTIVE…. listening to FAN’s can’t be a bad move…

Chloe should mix in with Eric, Brady, Lucas, Rafe…. that’s alot of action…. let’s see her and Nicole having FUN…
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TA-DA !!!!!

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LOL.

Please tell the powers that be that Shawn Christian had great chemistry with Martha Byrne on ATWT, but they never got together. There are legions of ATWT fans who would love to see them together, albeit in other roles.

And don’t forget Beth Ehlers. I miss her.

I miss Beth Ehlers too!

Um Chloe is wasted on Daniel. He literally has like 2 expressions. He’s the most boring character on Days imo. They write him to be just dumb and easily manipulated and oh yeah just dumb.

I hate dissing my DAYS… but… the only way i can tolerate Mr. DAYS… so it seems… Daniel… is when he’s in skivvies in the hospital….

he can’t interact with all these women… including momma…

I mean c’mon…. Nicole, Jenn, Chloe…. Maggie… Mother Horton… leave him alone now. party in the manse…. party with victor…. get in to more Justin and Adrienne.

He’s totally boring!! Wish Chloe would have some scenes with Brian Dattilo who is a lot more interesting to watch and speaks up when he talks.

Dr. Dan needs an enema, me thinks he’s constipated!

Dr. Dan needs his walking papers. Same with Frumpy Jennifer. The pairing is a cure for insomnia.

I totally agree!! Put two soft spoken people together and I can get up and do the dishes 🙂 At least Nicole was lively.

please Chloe and Lucas had NO chemistry at all when they paired them : actually it was a torture to watch them together so no !
Daniel is too much propped and not really exiting as a character but he is not the worst imo.

Nancy Wesley are you their?

Take the “Bull” by the horns…. right the wrongs for Chloe…

and this is for the sake of good soap…. it’s not working this way….

this is another coupe that shouldn’t be wasted….. HELLO writers/days/sony… etc….

I think she will, but he will learn of her decepetion and dump her to go back to jen. Daniel needs a woman who was not his patient. Chloe and daniel go to together better than jen and daniel, jen which I love did not have not time to grieve for jack.

Chloe was also his patient lol..but doctors and patients having romance is totally soap standards so i don’t see what’s the big deal about it..

Yup. Dan’s an utter bore. So sad that DAYS ruined Jennifer for him. And Melissa Reeves cares about “the integrity of her own character”—what the what? Because she sure hasn’t been playing the Jennifer Rose Horton I have loved all these years.

She is Jen she is just not Jen with Jack (i love Jack but stop the Jen trashing because she is not with him) blame the writers for that !

Sure, I admit that I find Jennifer much more fun and interesting with Jack, but it’s not just that she is not with him. First, she treated him like crap when he was suffering (even though he was kidnapped and tortured and handn’t meant to leave her), and then she acted like his death was a convenience, as it gave her another chance with Dan. Sure, I blame the writers, but I wouldn’t call Jennfier’s behavior maintaining the character’s integrity. I love who Jennifer was, but this character Melissa Reeves is playing right now, she isn’t Jennifer to me.

I’m very happy that Nadia is back but I’m not sure I want her with Daniel. I really like her with Brady.

I liked Daniel & Jenn the first time around but not so much this time. I feel that she doesn’t deserve him after she dumped him to go back to bumbling fool Jack, who had left her countless times [and unfortunately come back each time, even after his organs were donated].

I’d love to see Chloe get a job singing in a club again, so that we could hear her beautiful voice, like we used to hear Bill Hayes & Gloria Loring way back when.

Jack rules. He’s not just another soap guy. There is much more to Jack than that, and I’m sorry they ever took him that direction. Funny, yes. Fool, no. Unlike “uncomplicated” Dan, Jack is complex. Anyway, Jack and Jennifer were way more entertaining. And Jack was doing his job and got kidnapped. Jennifer was a heartless jerk about it.

I wouldn’t wish Dan on Chloe either, except that since she’s back short term, it would be great if he left with her. They’ve got to get Dan off of the show, rather than all of these over the top attempts to sell him, when Dan is just a weak character.

Jack was fantastic! I agree that his second run, where they tried to make him the village idiot, was lame but even then he had his great moments, like when he promised Jen he would stand by her if she was pregnant with Colin’s baby. Compare that to Dan who dumped Chloe as soon as he found out Parker was Philip’s! I know the writers thinks Dan’s God’s gift to women but I beg to disagree. Jennifer is completely destroyed for me and Chloe should run as fast as she can in the opposite direction from the dirty doctor.

I hate Dan and Jen – they are like watching paint dry and not an ounce of chemistry. At least Dan had lots of chemistry with Chloe but he’s still icky. I still hope Jack will come back and the real Jen will fight for him.

Danloe should reunite and forever be together. They are true love <3

This story with Jen, Daniel and Chloe kinda reminds me of Another Worlds popular 1970s triangle with Alice, Steve, and Rachel. Rachel(Chloe) used Jamie(Parker) to come between Alice(Jen) and Steve.(Daniel). Only in this version i feel Jen and Daniel have very little chemistry, and their story not too interesting. To me Daniel always looks confused about something like he’s wondering why hes even here, and Momma Maggie is a little too much fussing over him like he’s a child. Maggie also seems to forget she has two daughters, Melissa and Sara, which she never really metions or seems worried about like she does Daniel but i blame the writers for that one. Daniel, John and Brady are the village idiots of Salem. Thats how i feel these guys are written.

The big difference between that story line and AW’s is the actors- on AW all three of them had mad chemistry- one day you would be rooting for Alice, another day you would be rooting for Rachel. On Days we are rooting for Daniel to fall into a manhole never to be seen again.

Personally it would have made far more sense if Brady and Jennifer had bonded over their mutual grief and later on have a Chloe/Brady/Jen triangle. Daniel would have been okay in a Billie/Nicole triangle. But right now Daniel and Jen have no chemistry- Jen has lost her humor and her spunk that made her Jennifer Rose. If she had been with Brady- they could have slowly fallen in love- and had a real sweet May/ November romance- he could have help her find her youthful spirit again instead of this silly fling with Kristen.

You are so right. I was thinking the same about a Brady and Jen pairing. Iv noticed they have great chemistry when in scenes together. Billie and Daniel were also a better match. Would have loved seeing Billie and Chloe pull a Dynasty and have a fight over Daniel in a large pool of mud. That wouldve been hot.

Glad to see Nadia back! Would like her with someone other than Daniel. Would also like Jennifer with anyone but Daniel.

I hope when Nancy comes back the writers have plans for her and not have her walk around Salem like shes in a days(daze) kinda like they did Billie. Id write something like this: Nancy tries to convince Chloe she is wrong coming between Jen and Daniel. Meanwhile Nancy becomes depressed after estranged husband Craig refuses to consider a reconciliation. Nancy sees Dr. Marlena at the hospital for her depression and passes out at the hospital. Dr Daniel runs some test and reveals Nancy has cancer. This heartbreaking news brings a concern Chloe and Nancy together, and realizing life is too short to hate, Chloe begins to regret coming between Jen and Daniel. But seeing a softer side of Chloe as she is always there for Nancy during her cancer treatments, the always confused looking Daniel suddenly feels he is falling in love with Chloe again while a manipultive Anne warns Chloe she’ll loose Daniel 4ever if they dont do something about Jen.

ANYTHING that involves Dan/Jen is FF material. Give Chloe a good story that I don’t have to FF through!

This story is a snoozefest and why these two women are fighting over the most boring character on the show is beyond me!!
BTW: did Days just recycle the Nicole/Dan/Jennifer scripts?
Hate this storyline.

Rafe is more boring than Daniel imho.

haha, I think Daniel takes the cake before Rafe.

I am glad that Chloe is back in Salem, I just don’t want her to be this scheming, inept woman who has to have a man in her life because she cannot go it alone. It’s as though with all she has endured she hasn’t learned a thing. I definitely do not want her with Daniel who she did cheat on. Put her with Brady or even EJ or Rafe.

I couldn’t agree with you more. I would like to see Chloe with Brady, EJ or Rafe. Any of these three would be great.

Daniel cheated on her first.He’s the one who put his ex feelings and needs above his fiance’s.Chloe was set up and drunk.What’s his excuse?Just because he didn’t physically cheat doesn’t mean he didn’t put Chloe through hell with his emotional cheating.She’s too good for him/

He never cheated on her.

Dmitri Yes he did.Just because he didn’t kiss Cary or have sex with her doesn’t mean that he didn’t cheat.The emotional cheating definitly hsppened..What do you call putting your ex’s feelings and needs above your fiance’s? What dou you call turning your back on your fiance, failing her when she most needed you because you were too busy with your ex? Daniell put Chloe through hell with his behavvior and when it backfired, he [layed victim and put all the blame on her.

Beside, Daniel could forgive himself for cheating on Chelsea with Kate , on Kate with Chloe, on Chloe with Carly, Carly for waiting 20 years to tell him that he has a kid, could forgive Kate for trying to murder him and trying to murder Chloe and framing him for it, Vivian for setting Chloe up and manipulating her, Philip for cheating on Melanie, Melanie for cheating on Philip, Caroline for switching the paternity test, Stephanie for trying to switch it…….but he can’t “forgive” Chloe ,the so called love of his life whom he failed and betrayed in every possible way? Who has benn set up and drunk?

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Daniel hot? Eeeewwww..he always looks dirty,sweaty and smelly.Chloe is too good,iorgeous and hot for him.It’s unbarable to watch her being watsed on him.She should be with Brady,Rafe or Eric but NEVER AGAIN Daniel.Are we supposed to believe that Chloe who went through forced prostitution for her son would just use him to get that heartless scumbag back? Are we supposed to believe that Chloe who went through so much abuse in her life would still love someone who treated her the way Daniel did? I know that the writers want us to forget Daniel’s behavior that led to Chloe’s drunken ons and put all the blame on Chloe and treat Daniel like the poor blameless innocent victim.But he’s not.His behavior backfired.That’s it.Unfortunatly for them some of us aren’t amnesics.

The more they try to trash and destroy CHloe writing her totally out of character just to prop that disgusting character,the more we will hate him.As far as being hot, Rafe, EJ, Brady, Cameron, Philip, Eric …are all a 100000000000000…times hotter than him

I agree on your description of Daniel. I keep expecting one of his leading ladies to suddenly blurt out,“Keep your filthy paws off me, you damn dirty ape!”

Its like Days is hit or miss on some sl. Peter R. Has left the show and the role of Bo. I know this is hard for some truly loyal fans to believe, but that’s the nature of the business. So they should set Hope free. Personally I think she would have mad chem with Rafe. Brady is just as dumb as his dad, but they need to bring this to an end and have him acknowledge his pain over the loss of Madison. If they write it right he could show some acting chops. But on the other hand I think they’ve handled Will’s sl really well. It keeps me watching. I’m sick of Sammie. Just way too much screen time for me. These are just personal preferences.

I too feel they should pair Hope and Rafe,but for now the writers are going to bed him with Kate which totally ruins Rafe for me even if he is drunk when it happens.

I really hope that doesn’t happen.

euh Rafe is definitely not the ‘perfect guy’ he seems to think, he is a boring and totally self-righteous with bully tendencies corrupted cop.

Chloe belongs with Brady. He was the great love of her life and it was bullcrap they ended that story. Give them another chance, instead of pairing her with that sleazy Dr. Tan.

Daniel is gross! But that baby looks just like him and is the cutiest baby ever! Is this child actor related to the actor who plays daniel? Yes daniel and jen are ff’d throuhh at my house! Gross!

Hate this storyline, because Daniel and Jennifer belong together, even if they’re boring. That said, it’s nice to have Chloe back, and anything is better than the utter shit that is EJami.

Boring is precisely the reason they don’t belong together unless the writers plan to ship them off far, far away. What’s the point in watching a show where the rooting couples are boring? Jack was/is the best match for Jen and Dan’s better as a player who infuriates the audience by continually having affairs with his patients. That’s soap.

I hope so. Daniel is only likeable with Chloe.

I loved Jack and once upon a time I loved Jennifer, but now I can’t stand her.

We LOVE you Nadia!!! But you are too good for this garbage writing, days seems to get you….you deserve better and SO MUCH more!

I love Chloe & I am happy she is back causing
trouble for Dannibore. I used to love Jennifer
but now she comes across as a big hypocrite .
If Jen was such a wonderful human being like we are supposed to believe she would back off &
let Dan have time to band with Parker.
Since Chloe is only on for a limited time she is just Angst for
Dan & Jen too bad

Sorry but I have not liked any of the Daniel stories and wish it would just end.

There are superb characters that need to return. Daniel is not one of them. Daniel was created as a total stereotype and it falls so flat and remains so basically uninteresting and dull.

lets leave daniel and jenn alone and make a life. lets have chloe make a play for brady and win and let kristen see how it feels to have a man taken from her. plus shes too old lokking for brady. get him and chloe together !!!

Come on I agree, lets get Daniel and Jenifer together with some action. You writers Chloe storyline soooooo boring. She needs someone as mean as she is, so lets gets this on the road enough is enough to keep Daniel and Jenifer apart.

Come on, move on with Chloe whole story line is BORING! Jenifer and Daniel have been through so much why can’t you writers get them together. Chloe deserves someone as mean and she is…I’m routing for Danifer let’s gets some action between those two and let the good ones finally win…

YES DANIEL AND JENNIFER NEED TO BE TOGEATHER AND PLOT AGAINST CHLOE AND STOP MAKING JENNIFER SUCH A OUCH OVER NAD DANIEL A PUNK

i meant a push over and daniel such a punk

I’ve been watching Days over 40 years and I still love it. I really like most all of the actors and actresses. I know they are all genuine and even though you might not like them or their character on the show, I would like them off the set.

I’ve been waiting so long for Daniel and Jennifer together in a real “lasting” relationship. They have so much chemistry. Yes, Daniel and Chloe did in the past, but it’s time for him to move on. I don’t what it will take, maybe bringing a new male interest in Salem for Chloe, but please don’t keep teasing us with Daniel and Jennifer getting together and then splitting up again. It’s kinda like Sammy and all the men she’s been with. I was really happy when she and Raf got married and had a great relationship and then the writers just ruined that EJ wanting Sammie back. Really???? Can’t any relationship last on this show? Like Alice and Tom did!!!

I wish Chloe had never come back to Days, there are so many others that could of come back and that should! I just can’t wait til Chloe is gone!!

no i ca n’t stand Clioe she shoud just vanish and leave every one alone

Chloe Belongs with Brady he is the love of her life same goes for him they are soulmates their love is real.
They should have made Parker Bradys son inseed of that boring Dr tan.
Hope that the writers see that Chloe & Brady belong together and give us Broe again & let them stay together cuz they are a true supercouple.

I want to see Chloe (Nadia Bjorlin) back on Days. To me she adds to the drama and I would love to see her and Daniel together since they share a child. I like Jennifer, but I just think she looks a little too old for Daniel. She would match better with an older man. I don’t doubt she is a sweet person but we’re not referring to her personally but the matching up of characters on the set. I hope Nadia doesn’t leave. I would love to see her use her singing talent on the show – she has the most beautiful voice. I myself am very much into music especially opera.

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‘Days of Our Lives’ Favorites Making Returns: Alison Sweeney, Christie Clark, Chandler Massey and Bryan Dattilo

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Great news for Days of Our Lives fans, now that Ryan Quan is co-head writer of the long-running soap opera. Coming in June of 2027 (since DAYS tapes ten or so months ahead), you can look forward to the returns of Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady), Christie Clark (Carrie Brady), Chandler Massey (Will Horton) and Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton).

The foursome is back on set and began last week to tape their upcoming story arc, according to TV Insider. As to what exactly is going on that brings sister Sami and Carrie’s history back up, as well as Will and Lucas’ is only being teased at this time, but suffice to say, it should be intriguing.

Alison Sweeney explained on being back on set, “It was a lot of dialogue and emotion, but with all the best actors to work opposite, we fell into it as if no time had passed. It was really wonderful.”

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As to working with the longstanding rivalry of Sami and Carrie, Alison added on working with Clark, “So, it really does feel like we’re sisters. It’s so fun, and she’s such a good actor that she makes everything so natural that you can really disappear into those stories.”

JUST LIKE OLD TIMES

It also seems like the deep-history, which often had the sister fighting for the love of Austin Reed, but that might not figure into the equation this time, or will it?

Alison indicated what she thought of the scripts she was given. “I felt like when I read it, it was a page-turner. I was very excited. There’s a lot of history here, and a lot of things that haven’t been said. So, it’s really not like, ‘Oh, rehashing stuff.’ And now having played some of the scenes, I’m psyched.” Sweeney added, as for the men, working again with her on-screen son, Chandler Massey and Will’s on-screen father Bryan Dattilo, was also extra special.

The last time DAYS viewers saw Sami on the canvas was back in November of 2025, when she revealed she has gotten engaged to never-before-seen Dante Vitali. As for Clark, she last visited Salem for the episodes surrounding John Black’s memorial in June of 2025.

Chandler Massey’s Will Horton last made a visit to Salem in November of 2025 when he attended the gala for the Tom Horton Free Clinic as part of the soap opera’s 60th anniversary celebration. Bryan Dattilo was last seen in December of 2025. So, by the time we see all four again it will be close to two years since they were on new episodes of the series. Time to look forward to June of 2027.

So, excited by the news of Alison, Christie, Chandler and Lucas making a return to Days of Our Lives? What do you think the story will be involving, Sami, Carrie, Lucas and Will? Let us know via the comment section.

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‘Days of Our Lives’ Alum Al Calderon Talks On His Daytime Emmy-Nominated Scenes as Javi Hernandez (Exclusive)

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Last Tuesday, Al Calderon scored the first Emmy nomination of his career for his role as Javi Hernandez on Days of Our Lives.

Calderon name was announced as one of the performers competing for gold in the Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series category at the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards on October 30.

This week, Calderon chatted live on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel for a one-on-one conversation where he discussed: his nominated scenes and time on the Peacock streaming soap opera, his decision to leave DAYS, his role of Nico Silva on Brilliant Minds and its sad cancellation, plus his passing the torch of Javi to Jacob Martinez, who took over the role on-screen on the June 30, 2026 episode of Days of Our Lives.

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JAVI REVEALS TO LEO THAT HE HAD A DAUGHTER WHO DIED

Al revealed the scenes that comprise his now Emmy-nominated reel have at its epicenter the heartbreaking moments from the September 12, 2025 episode. In it, Javi shares for the first time to Leo (Greg Rikaart) that he had a daughter named Solana, with a woman he was seeing named Sylvia. One fateful day, Sylvia left their child in a car when she went to work and the little girl died. Javi had blamed himself for not being the parent to take his daughter to school that day since he was hungover the night before, therefore it opened up the opportunity for something to happen to the his child, and it did.

The multi-talented actor/singer explained his reel: “It was the scene where he is talking about his daughter to Leo. I also included the scene where Javi goes to talk to Melinda (Tina Huang) and to see if it would be a viable option to adopt, because I wanted to introduce the subtlety and nuance of why Javi kind of has this whole connection to Tesoro, in a way.”

It is true that Al can bring the tears and make us cry right along with him during his run as Javi.  To that, Calderon added, “I’ve read the comments that I’m a little bit of a crybaby, so I didn’t want the entire reel to be of me crying, but I wanted it to show a little bit of an emotional range of the restraint that Javi was feeling so I included that scene

In addition Calderon shared, “I also included a really beautiful scene with Cherie Jimenez (Gabi Hernandez, DAYS) where I’m looking at photos of Tesoro, and of course, Javi is crying. I just wanted to show the relationship between Javi and his family as well, and as I mentioned the reveal of the child that he lost.”

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ALUMS AL CALDERON AND ALICE HALSEY REPRESENT DAYS OF OUR LIVES IN EMERGING TALENT CATEGORY

In a twist of fate, Calderon is also nominated in the Emerging Talent category with Alice Halsey who played Rachel Black. Halsey is currently starring in the reboot of Little House on the Prairie in the lead role of Laura Ingalls on Netflix.

As to his hope on Emmy night, Al expressed, “Of course, I want to win, but Alice Halsey is going to give me a run for the money. And if’s not me (who wins the award), it better be her!”

You can check out the full interview with Al below.

Now let us know, do you remember Al’s emotional scenes when he explained to Leo he had a daughter who died, which made it all the more heartbreaking to not end up with permanent custody of Tesoro? What do you think of Al’s chances to win the gold based on his Emmy scene selection? Do you miss him as Javi? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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Emily O’Brien Talks On Her Y&R Past as Jana Hawkes and Working with Peter Porte on ‘Days of Our Lives’

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Emily O'Brien

On the latest edition of Soapy Hosted by Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart which dropped on Tuesday, July 21, Emily O’Brien is the featured guest. As soap fans know, Emily has worked with Rikaart both in her first soap role on The Young and the Restless as Jana Hawkes and now on Days of Our Lives in her current role of Gwen Rizczech.

While Emily continues on DAYS, she has very impressive list of credits in the other part of her career as a voice-over actress and one in motion-capture in some of the most popular video games in the world.

O’Brien was first seen on The Young and the Restless back in 2006. She recalled her landing the role which eventually paired her for her five year run with Greg Rikaart.

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BEING CAST ON THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

“The role was just a few days and she wasn’t even supposed to be English,” Emily recalled. “The role was originally called Jade. Karen Rae, the casting director of The Young and the Restless at the time said to me “Oh, you’re from England. Try it with the dialect.” I put it on and she said, ‘I’m going to bring you back at like 3 for s callback.’ So then they changed the role to Jana and they said she’s going to be a Brit. I was only supposed to be on for like five episodes and it turned into 5 years.”

In explaining why she loved crazy Jana, Emily shared, “Jana was sort of like the misanthrope. She was just was the odd one out and I loved it. I felt so comfortable playing that because she was just eclectic and weird and she loved playing with Ouija boards and she rode a motorbike. There was just so much color to bring to her. It was just such a great match to play with Greg (Kevin), and Christian LeBlanc (Michael) and Tracey Bregman (Lauren).

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GWEN, DIMITRI AND LEO ON DAYS OF OUR LIVES

On Days of Our Lives, the Leo, Gwen, Dimitri dynamic is quite unique and been through many schemes and entanglements. Often Emily finds herself in repartee with her ex-lover, Dimitri, who turned out to be gay and then had a thing for her bestie, Leo (Greg Rikaart)!

During the conversation, Greg and Emily sang, Peter Porte’s praised with O’Brien expressing, “Peter is just ready to play. He comes on set prepared. I’ve never seen him with his script. From blocking and rehearsals, he doesn’t have it. He’s prepared. He’s a physical actor and he always trying to come up with something. I think he let me slap him. He let me kiss him. He let me throw a cheeseburger in his lap. He’s ready for anything for anything.”

You can catch the full episode of ‘Soapy; featuring Emily O’Brien below where the actress also talks about replacing Jen Lilley as Theresa Donovan after being let go as Gwen; and being paired again with Greg Rikaart on the Peacock streaming soap opera this time as best friends and more.

So, were you a big Jana Hawkes and Kevin Fisher fan on Y&R? Did you like them as a couple? Do you like the dynamic between Emily and Peter Porte and Greg Rikaart on DAYS? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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