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DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Lani Returns as Salem Grieves Abe’s ‘Death’; But Clues are Piling Up as All is Not What it Seems

July 4, 2023

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On Tuesday’s July 4th episode of Peacock’s Days of our Lives, Sal Stowers made her highly-anticipated return as Lani Price Grant. Today in Salem, is supposed to be the homegoing service for the presumed dead Abe Carver (James Reynolds), Lani’s adoptive and beloved father.

At this point, Abe is believed to have drowned in the water at the pier. Lani, who was able to arrange for a short release from prison, and Eli (Lamon Archey) make their way to Theo’s (Cameron Johnson) hotel room, so Lani can be with her brother, who is grieving terribly for Abe. Theo also reminds Eli and Lani that today is their wedding anniversary. Lani reveals the duo have decided not to celebrate and to concentrate on Abe’s memorial.

Meanwhile, John (Drake Hogestyn) has dream about Abe, who says to him, “Goodbye old friend.” Later, John has a flashback of his beloved friend on the docks at a key point in John’s life when he found out he was not the real Roman Brady. He later shares this with Marlena (Deidre Hall).

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On to Nurse Whitley King (Kim Coles) and her plot … she is reading a newspaper when she sees Abe’s photo on the front page. Abe shows up in in his wheelchair, wondering why she looks so upset. She says it’s a story of a man who drowned on the docks. He wants to read the story for himself. Whitley talks away around it, by saying it could trigger another seizure for him.

Since she is getting to leave for work, Abe says it’s very lonely for him when she’s gone. (Remember, he ‘thinks’ she’s Paulina) Abe asks, “Couldn’t Theo come by and hang out?” Whitley shocks Abe telling him his son went back to South Africa. He can’t believe his son wouldn’t come and say goodbye. He then asks about Chanel (Raven Bowens). Whitley says Chanel would love to see her “step-pop pop,” but she has no time right now and very busy at work.

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Whitley gives him some solace by telling him he has got to watch the next part of the soap opera Body and Soul because one of the premiere soap bitches, Lorna debuts. When the show plays, it’s revealed Kate (Lauren Koslow) is Lorna sipping her signature champagne.

Paulina (Jackée Harry) is at home with Chanel mourning Abe, when Lani and Eli show up. Paulina is so glad to see her daughter. After they touch base, Lani wants to go to the police station to look at the evidence in Abe’s case. Once there, Lani looks around her old stomping grounds and Elani share a moment of remembrance and love between then on their anniversary.

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Once in the interrogation and looking at the file of evidence, including DNA, Lani recalls wanting Abe to her bio-dad when she first came to Salem with a touching flashback. In the present day, she sees a photo of Jerry (Terrell Ransom Jr.) that looks like a headshot. Eli explains Jerry is an actor. Lani looks curious and quite suspicious.

Meanwhile, at Whitley’s apartment, Abe watches Body and Soul and sees Jerry “faux Theo” portraying a character in a scene with Lorna. A confused Abe says out loud, “Theo?”

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John and Steve, who are having a hard time grasping that Abe is really gone, get some feedback from Marlena, that perhaps John’s dream about Abe was not about Abe saying ‘goodbye’ but a message that something is not right. At the end of the episode, Whitley knocks on Paulina’s front door and the two come face-to-face.

Will we finally get some answers at to what this plot is all about as suspicions mount? Did you enjoy seeing Sal Stowers back on-screen with Lamon Archey? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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Days of our Lives Star Brandon Barash and Wife Isabella Devoto Welcome Baby Boy

September 28, 2023

Congratulations are in order to Days of our Lives‘ Brandon Barash (Stefan) and his wife, Isabella Devoto. The couple welcomed their first child together, a son, named Joaquin Lee Barash.

Taking to his Instagram account on Thursday, Barash revealed little Joaquin was actually born back on September 15th.

Brandon shared three adorable photos of the newest addition to his family accompanied by the words: “Joaquin Lee Barash arrived on the planet on 9.15.23. A mighty name for a mighty boy…to honor my (departed but never gone) father, Jerry Lee Barash, as well as my wife’s Hispanic heritage. We. Are. Smitten…and forever changed. Through your birth, lil man, we are reborn. Our family is mightier, our ocean of love runs deeper and more fierce. School’s back in session.”

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The actor also shares a daughter, Harper,9, with his ex, GH’s Kirsten Storms (Maxie). Harper is pictured in one of the snaps with her baby brother. You can see them below.

Isabella and Brandon tied the knot back in December of 2022.

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Share your well-wishes to Brandon, Isabella, Harper and little Joaquin via the comment section.

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Chrishell Stause Stars in New Lifetime Thriller ‘You’re Not Supposed to Be Here’

September 28, 2023

Selling Sunset star and soap alum, Chrishell Stause (ex-AMC, DAYS, Y&R), will star in a new Lifetime thriller, You’re Not Supposed to Be Here dropping on November 4th.

In the thriller, Stause, along with Diora Baird, play a lesbian couple, enjoying quality time together before the birth of their new baby in a remote mountain town. Zoe (Stause) is pregnant and along with Kennedy (Baird), are offered a break from their stressful lives when Kennedy’s boss gives them a key to a cabin in the woods. Watch out!

According to The Wrap, “When they arrive, they are met with less than welcoming arms, prompting Zoe to sound alarms of homophobia, which Kennedy attempts to tamper down. ”

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The official loglines from Lifetime share on the story: “Just as the two let their guards down, their nightmare begins. They realize they are completely unprepared for what is in store, and that the townspeople want something the two have.”

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In real-life, Chrishell is currently married to Australian singer and rapper, G Flip. The two tied the knot in May of this year. Formerly, Stause was married to This Is Us and ex-Y&R star, Justin Hartley (ex-Kevin, ex-Adam). Their marriage ended in 2019 and their divorce was finalized in 2021.

Stause has been featured in the current season of the reality/real estate series, Selling Sunset which streamed its sixth season on Netflix beginning in May. A seventh season is said to be on the way.

So, will you be checking out Chrishell’s new thriller on Lifetime? Comment below.

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Writers Strike Comes to an End; Leadership Votes To Conclude Work Stoppage

September 26, 2023

It’s over! After 148 days, the 2023 Writers strike will go down as the second longest in WGA union history, only a labor stoppage in 1988 was longer.

The strike will officially come to end on Wednesday at 12:01am PT. This was due to a vote from the guild’s leadership that now has authorized its over 11,500 members to return to work.

That means: pitching and selling scripts, taking meetings, responding to notes, writers’ rooms opening up again, and more, can now restart.

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The WGA committee shared that the vote, “Allows writers to return to work during the ratification process, but does not affect the membership’s right to make a final determination on contract approval.” However, WGA East and West voted unanimously to lift the “restraining order” on Tuesday.

As the negotiators shared, the end of the strike doesn’t mean that the tentative agreement that the union reached with producers on Sunday night is a surefire thing: Union members still need to vote to ratify the contract. Union leadership announced on Tuesday that will take place between October 2nd and October 9th.

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However, SAG-AFTRA still remains on strike. So, even with the writers returning to work, many productions can’t move forward without their principal actors and performers.

So soap fans, how do you feel about this news for your favorite shows? Glad that the head writers and their writing teams will be back at work as soon as this week from Days of our Lives, General Hospital, and The Bold and the Beautiful? Y&R’s Josh Griffith, who previously had gone Fi-Core during the 2008 strike, remained at the top rated show during the last several months.