Days Of Our Lives
DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Craig Reveals to Chloe He’s In Love With Another Man
Looks like it’s the end of the line for “Crancy”. On Thursday’s episode of Days of our Lives, once outside of the Brady Pub, Chloe (Nadia Bjorlin) overhears Craig (Kevin Spirtas) talking to someone on the phone and calling them “sweetheart”.
This confuses Chloe all the more, when Craig just had professed there is no other woman in his life than his wife, Nancy (Patrika Darbo), even though Nancy came back to Salem knowing there is trouble brewing in her marriage.
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Craig admits to Chloe, who accuses him of cheating on her mother, that he is indeed cheating on her, but not with another woman, but a man.
Chloe is gut-wrenched and starts to cry and asks Craig … if he is gay? Craig owns up to that he is attracted to men, so if that makes him gay, then he’s gay. He also adds that he loves Nancy very much.
Next, Chloe wants Craig to end things with the guy and Craig refuses, saying that he and the other man share a great connection and chemistry, something that he’s never felt before and … wait for it … that he is in love with him.
A teary-eyed Craig swears he never meant to hurt Nancy. Next, Nancy comes upon the scene and announces to Craig that they are staying in Salem, while Chloe tells Craig he needs to come clean with her mom.
So, what did you think about the story turn for the character; where Craig is now in love with another man? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
Just a random thought bouncing around in my head between the horns but….
What if Craig’s boyfriend is the new character “Ray” or “T.R.” or whatever his name is??
Probably not likely, but at least they wouldn’t have to hire yet another newbie if that were the case. It damned well better not be Leo Stark, because that would make zero sense at all for Craig to fall head over heels in love with somebody like him
Now as to why they brought back Craig & Nancy after all these years, just for this storyline…. Hell only knows. Though thank Hell neither one was a recast!
Satan – this story line has great potential if handled with care and sensitivity. A husband who loves his wife yet wants to be with another man. How will Nancy deal with reality?
“care and sensitivity” would definitely exclude Leo from consideration, so that would be a good thing.
I’m not saying it’s a bad idea for a story, just seems kinda random that they would bring back a long lost couple of characters for this purpose. I wish Days would make up their mind as to whether they want to write for LGBT characters or not. They have an iconic young legacy couple with Will & Sonny… then disappear them entirely (except for the Peacock spinoffs). They can’t make up their minds whether to go there or not with Allie & Chanel. Now they bring in 60 something Craig & Nancy after decades of absence… and no previous indication that Craig might play for the “other team” (other than the actor’s real life orientation, of course).
Satan
I think your(our) worst nightmare is happening. Saw Craig and Leo together on another soap blog. I dont know if I will be able to watch the two of them even remotely romantic. I thought there was nothing worse than the Devil, boy was I wrong.
I don’t like it. Why break up Craig and Nancy? I know at the time they were brought on, it was a big deal having a plus size gal paired with a hunky man.
Momo- it is more than possible for two people married to each other for years to grow apart. AND this story line is based on the reality that this actually does happen in the real world.
anne, I just want to give you kudos for your sensitive, realistic take on this storyline. Yes, it does happen in real life. I know plenty of people who have lived this situation. It’s unfortunate that some people feel compelled to deny who they really are while attempting to conform to societal, familial, religious norms.
We have yet to see how this storyline will unfold. But I think some find it objectionable because Craig appears so selfish and Nancy appears so needy. Most of Nancy’s dialogue has been cringeworthy thus far. Humanity and realism are sorely needed.
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I loved your last two sentences. If you are referring to Nancy calling Craig an S.O.B, I might have said worse!
Thank you, Violet! “I might have said worse”: Awesome! Also, we keep hearing about how delicious that damn chowder is supposed to be, but Nancy found a good use for it!
Not just plus size but since I’ve never seen them, was the 13-14 year age difference ever mentioned? Boy, after today’s show I was impressed with Nancy’s spunk and that was before she even found out her rival is a man, if that’s what they are calling Leo Stark these days. He’s a worm that she can squash under her shoe.
This was very predictable! I saw the writing on the wall.
For what it’s worth, who cares about Chloe’s middle-aged parents sex problems? I surely can’t imagine anyone calling that Ray guy sweetheart, man or woman, he’s disgusting. That would be the last straw for me. This gay younger man with the much older frumpy wife is insulting and embarrassing to everyone, guy straight or otherwise!
I think Craig & Nancy are supposed to be the same age. They were high school sweethearts if I’m remembering the backstory correctly. She just looks older now because of that granny wig. Craig’s got gray hair, but his face doesn’t seem to have aged hardly at all since they were last seen decades ago.
I wasn’t 666% serious about Ray being his boyfriend, but the only thing worse than that would be that idiot Leo Stark…. and that’s the rumor on some other soap sites.
As much as I love Greg (actor) and Leo, I hope Leo is not Craig’s bf. It just would seem too desperate or something.
And yes, Craig and Nancy were high school sweethearts so they’re supposed to be the same age.
I do think Nancy/Patricka looks better with her red or strawberry blonde hair, but I still love her.
Does anyone else remember that Nancy was on the jury that sentenced Sami to death? 😀
I’d forgotten that Nancy was on that jury, but that explains why Roman wasn’t exactly happy to see her or Craig when they came to the pub. Did she do something to Carrie as well? I don’t remember specifically, but I remember Nancy really hating Mike Horton, and of course he & Carrie were together for a while, so it probably had something to do with that?
Senior Devil moment here, don’t remember the details of all those 90’s storylines.
Yes, they did stuff with Mike and Carrie. Craig and Mike were both vying for the same job at the hospital. I think Craig and Nancy played dirty. I was a bit surprised Roman was still upset, but I totally get it.
You know what would be the ultimate twist and actual creative use of Days history for this storyline?
What if Craig’s “mystery boyfriend” was none other than Mike Horton??
Now obviously, Mike – in his various incarnations – was fairly well established as a heterosexual character. But OG Mike was portrayed by Wesley Eure, who (like Kevin Spirtas) is openly gay. So if they can talk him into coming back, that would be the biggest shocker ever. And it would really piss off Nancy!
The devil is in the details…
Satan
I don’t know how they managed the age difference years ago, when I wasn’t watching but the minute they appeared together this time back, I looked them up because he looked so much younger. I had seen Nancy last time she was on but not Craig. It says he’ll be 60 this spring and she’ll be 74. I’m not trying to make a big deal about the age difference but there was never a mention of it previously, so I was quite taken aback when I first saw them together.
Hope this is an opportunity to bring in Nancy and Craig’s daughter Joy who would struggle with accepting her dad’s orientation. This show needs a new bloodline unrelated to everyone else and it would show that this storyline wasn’t done for shock value.
Craig seems to be having a hard time keeping his stories straight (er, no pun intended).
First, he tells Chloe that this was the first time he’s ever been with a man, and when she says “tell mom you’re gay”, he hesitates to even identify himself as “gay”.
Then he turns around and tells Nancy that he’s always known he’s gay, he hooked up with some dudes in college, and then suppressed his gay “urges” for the entire time he was married to Nancy, up until just recently. And when Nancy asked him if he was bisexual, he said “nope, I’m gay. Goodbye”.
Now as a long time observer of mortal history, a Devil has certainly seen enough examples of people who suppressed their true selves for whatever reasons (religious beliefs, family pressure, oppressive cultures, etc) so it’s entirely plausible that Craig’s story would have played out the way he described it to Nancy. But if that’s the case, why tell Chloe a completely different story? While she would obviously have some justified anger about Craig hurting her mother, Chloe’s generation didn’t grow up thinking sexual orientation was a matter of “choice” or a “sin” with all the rhetoric of my Former Employer creating Adam & Eve, not Adam & Steve, or all of that noise.
Or was this just sloppy writing from Team ReRon??
Craig seemed to be quite the ladies man previously. I was surprised as Nancy when he said he had dabbled with men in college. Not the Craig I remember.
Because it’s not the Craig we remember. I read on another soap site that this is absolute character destruction. I agree with that.
It’s like Satan said it’s another Re-Ron. Ron Carlivati takes beloved characters and destroys them. I didn’t watch OLTL at the end but it’s my understanding he did the same thing there and look where they are now. Nowhere.
The real shame is that Ken Corday allows it.
I have liked some stuff Ron has done, but not totally thrilled with rewriting history, like with Lani and Paulina.
Because it sounds so much better to tell your daughter I just discovered I was gay than to admit I knew I was gay all along but I thought I could live the conventional lifestyle with my supportive rich wife and two beautiful kids. Sorry about that Nancy. I hope Craig stays becomes chief of staff and deals with the fallout from Nancy, Chloe, Joy and his stunned former colleagues.
Very intrigued by this storyline. My best friends daughter informed her mother 15 years ago she was gay. My friend refuses to accept it even though she loves her daughter very much. She refuses to meet her daughters partner or allow her to come to her home. Her daughter eventually moved to another city. So I applaud the writer for going there but hope he does not sugarcoat the chaos Craig’s revelation will leave in its wake.
Chloe and Nancy have been hit hard by the fact that Craig is gay and hid it for so many years. Guess he enjoyed the best of both worlds. Unless they have recently changed his character, mother and daughter will be in for the shock of their lives when they meet Leo. Talk about insult added to injury!
Today’s show was a letdown not showing that rotten Leo until the very end.
Days Of Our Lives
DAYS OF OUR LIVES Preview: Kristen Locates an Alive Sophia, How Much Does Rita Know About the Birth of Dominic Marino?
Next week, expected surprises and schemes on Days of our Lives. In official spoilers for episodes streaming on Peacock from October 5-9, it looks like Kristen (Stacy Haiduk) has hunted down a very much alive Sophia Choi (Rachel Boyd), while Marlena (Deidre Hall) admits a deeply concerning confession to her daughter Belle (Martha Madison), and more.
As previously reported, Tajh Bellow (ex-TJ Ashford, General Hospital) is stepping in for one day for Tyler Joseph Andrews in the role of Theo Carver and will share scenes with Gabi (Cherie Jimenez), where Theo finally agrees to go along with Gabi’s plan, after she offered him a job.
Meanwhile, Gabi may have her hands full with Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier) whose big win in Monte Carlo may have sparked his gambling addiction … all over again, but Philip reveals her has a plan.
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Sydney (Sydney Malekeh) is in for a shock when Dante (Franco LoPresti) arrives in Salem. Why is he in Salem? Is he part of the unraveling of the Dominic Marino mystery, since we know he seemed like he was talking to the man in Monte Carlo?
Will Marlena ever figure out what Rita (Maggie Carney) is hiding about the mystery of Dominic, and if Marlena is truly his birth mother or did something more suspicious go on and how deeply involved is Rita in this whole story?
EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) finally demands answers of his own from Rita after overhearing on today’s Cliffhanger Friday her conversation with Marlena. Will Rita cop to anything?
Then as noted, while everyone thinks Sophia took her own life, after Kristen “murdered” her, Kristen is infuriated to find she is somehow alive working as waitress in a diner in Kentucky. Will Kristen try to kill Sophia yet again?
Take a look at some of the additional spoilers for next week’s action on DAYS below.
Monday, October 5
Joy worries about her future.
Alex surprises Stephanie.
Chanel supports Johnny through a difficult decision.
Tuesday, October 6
Rachel gives Brady cause for concern.
Roman surprises Kate.
Wednesday, October 7
Leo’s good day takes an unexpected turn.
Brady is forced to make a difficult call.
Thursday, October 8
Paulina refuses to give up on Lani.
Chanel asks Johnny for a promise.
Friday, October 9
Stephanie and Alex steal a private moment.
Steve gets troubling news from Johnny.
So, what do you think will happen when Kristen finds that the woman she thought she murdered and framed (making it looking like a suicide) is alive and well and working in a diner far away from Salem? Was Rita more involved with Stefano DiMera than we even know? Who is the birth mother of Dominic? Is it really Marlena or did someone else carrying her child? And what of Dante? Why is he back in Salem? To get at Philip, or something else? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
Days Of Our Lives
‘General Hospital’ Alum Tajh Bellow Fills In for ‘Days of our Lives’ Tyler Joseph Andrews in the Role of Theo Carver
After an earlier post on Thursday, October 1 about General Hospital alumni Tajh Bellow’s (ex-TJ Ashford) upcoming project from Issa Rae’s HOOPAE Digital, comes word that Bellow is temporarily stepping into the role of Days of our Lives Theo Carver to fill in for Tyler Joseph Andrews on the Peacock streaming soap opera.
According to TV Insider, Bellow will be making a one-day appearance next week on the October 6 episode of DAYS as Andrews was unable to make the tape date that was shot 10 months ago on a day last December. Andrews (pictured below) took over the role of Theo in September of 2025.
In Bellow’s upcoming episode as Theo, he will share scenes with Cherie Jimenez (Gabi Hernandez). A DAYS spokesperson tells the outlet that Bellow “stepped seamlessly into the role, and the cast and crew were grateful for his professionalism and commitment, albeit for only one episode.”
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TAJH WILL BE SEEN IN MULTIPLE PROJECTS IN OCTOBER
As General Hospital fans know, Tajh played the role of TJ Ashford from 2018 to his last appearance in December of 2024. Along the way, he received two Daytime Emmy nominations for his performances as TJ, the last being in 2025 in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series category.
In addition, bellow along with Y&R alum Loren Lott will be seen starting on October 14 in the new Love Island spoof series, The Compatibility Experiment. The show will drop exclusively on TikTok and the PineDrama platform.
The Compatibility Experiment gives a satirical look at reality dating shows, think Love Island! The story centers around Kelvin (Bellow) and Camila (Lott), whose relationship is put to the test when they join a reality show to try to win a the million dollar prize.
So, what do you think of Tajh stepping in for Tyler Joseph Andrews as Theo on DAYS? Perhaps, the soap opera liked his work that he might be considered for another role in the future bringing Bellow back to the soaps? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section below.
Four cast members are officially on contract at Days of our Lives, according to the soap opera’s closing credits on Peacock and longtime Days expert and historian Jason 47.
Lauren Koslow (Kate), Sydney Malakeh (Sydney), Sal Stowers (Lani) and Jacob Martinez (Javi) are the names that appear in the closing credits in the contracted cast members section. Days of our Lives fans also note that the series tapes ten months in advance of streaming episodes.
As Days of our Lives fans know, Lauren Koslow has played Kate Roberts since 1996, and recently filled-in for Jess Walton in the role of Jill Abbott on The Young and the Restless when Walton was unable to travel from Oregon to Los Angeles during the specific tape dates. But now, Koslow has been re-upped to contract status as of the September 8 episode.
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SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED
Sydney Malakeh is the newest member of the contract players when she debuted on contract status on the September 10th episode. Days fans first met Sami (Alison Sweeney) and EJ’s (Dan Feuerriegel) daughter in scenes in Monte Carlo around a gambling table.
As for Sal Stowers, the actress had been on contract from 2015-2022, then on recurring status with the soap, and would make appearances and limited runs since 2023. Soap fans first saw Sal as Cassandra Foster on Prospect Park’s revival of All My Children in 2013. Sal’s first new contracted episode was noted to be September 16.
Jacob Martinez, debuted on June 30 of this year as the successor to Al Calderon in the role of Javi Hernandez, and has now been bumped up to series regular as of the September 10 episode.
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CREDITS
According to the referenced posting from Days of our Lives expert and historian Jason 47, he shared, “It took me four weeks to realize, but the same week that Sydney Malakeh (Sydney) debuted (9/7-9/11), “Days” also put Lauren Koslow (Kate), Jacob Richard Martinez (Javi) and Sal Stowers (Lani) on contract.”
Jason47 added, “This confirms the “errors” of Lani being listed in the credits the week of 9/7 but not appearing, and Kate and Javi appearing in the credits the week of 9/14 but not appearing. It also now makes sense why Javi and Sydney are being listed before Rafe and Philip in the credits.”
He also shared, “For the record, Lauren Koslow’s first date back on contract was 9/8, Jacob Richard Martinez was upped to contract on 9/10, Sydney Malakeh debuted on contract 9/10 and Sal Stowers’ first date back on contract was 9/16. The records will be fixed on the website in the coming days.”
So, glad to hear Lauren, Sydney, Sal and Jacob appear to be on contract with Days of our Lives (as of these episode airings)? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
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