Days Of Our Lives
Should DAYS Bring McKenzie Westmore On as a Love Interest for Galen Gering, Thus Reuniting Sheridan and Luis From ‘Passions’?
While promoting her new Hallmark Channel movie, Love in the Clouds, which premieres this week on May 10th at 8/7c, McKenzie Westmore reminisced on her time on the NBC soap opera, Passions as leading lady Sheridan Crane.
Westmore played Crane from 1999-2008 and in story was madly in love with Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, played by current Days of our Lives long-running leading man, Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez). When Passions was canceled by NBC in 2007, it was then shortly resurrected on DirecTV’s The 101 Network from 2007 to 2008, before its final demise.
Speaking with Swoon on her recent projects including: her skincare line Westmore Beauty which was used on the actors in Love in the Clouds, McKenzie mentions one regret from her time on Passions, and that is not getting a chance following the demise of the show, to work again with Galen Gering.
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McKenzie expressed. “Because Passions didn’t end well for the fans, I would love to see Luis and Sheridan come back in some sort of way, so we have a little Shuis connection.”
Would Shuis fans want to see DAYS Rafe, who’s relationship with Jada (Elia Cantu) recently went bust, find a romance with a new character played by Westmore, if she could come to Salem? Interestingly, before Passions, McKenzie was on Days of our Lives as an under-five named Mindy back in October of 1998.
Returning to DAYS, now with a more substantive role might be an a fun twist for Shuis fans. Westmore would like a crack at it, stating, “Obviously, it’s different characters, but I would love to give back to the fans and have a Sheridan-Luis reunion. Let’s make it happen, Passions fans!”
So, did you love Sheridan and Luis on Passions? Would you like to see McKenzie Westmore re-team with Galen Gering on Days of our Lives or in some other project? Share your thoughts in the comment section. But first, check out how Luis and Sheridan first met each other on Passions in the video below.
It’d have to be a pass for me.
He’ll yes please bring her on!!!!! She’s the best
Passions didn’t air down here in Hell, so I have no idea of McKenzie’s acting style. Just going by her looks alone, I could see her as a possible Nicole Walker recast, since I doubt there’s a snowball’s chance in my back yard that Arianne Zucker would ever return, after all the lawsuits.
I was going to say the same thing about a Nicole Walker recast. I’m getting Nicole vibes from her. Though no one will ever be able to replace Ari Zucker, but she will never return to DAYS now. Wish she would check into GH!
Oh yes, totally could see that
Yes! Galen and McKenzie have the best chemistry together. After how Shuis fans were screwed over at the end of Passions, we absolutely ✨need✨ justice. Seeing Galen and McKenzie together again would be another lifetime. Shuis finally end up together and everything is put back the way it was supposed to be.
Let’s make it happen, Days! Give us our Shuis reunion! You won’t be sorry once you see the sizzling chemistry between Galen and McKenzie!
i would love for them to reunite they had chemistry together when they were on passions it would be fantastic to see them together again
It would be an actual dream come true to have McKenzie join the cast as Galen’s love interest! They have LITERALLY THE BEST CHEMISTRY it is PALPABLE and soooo believable!!! We got screwed out of a Shuis happy ending on Passions — this would make up for it a little bit! And definitely elevate Days!! Cast her!!!
I think it would be great! Jada and Rafe were a snooze for me. Unfortunately, due to their lead-time at DOOl, even if they filmed scenes starting tomorrow, it would be almost a year before we saw them together…..
I was a huge Luis and Sheridan fan and I never missed an episode of Passions while it was on NBC. But can lightening strike twice? I remember how disappointing the reunion of Eric and Lindsay was as Brady & Ariana, but I put most of the blame on the piss poor writing at that time. I do think McKenzie would make a good Nicole and the new writers might do better with her and Rafe.
I miss Passions.
Yes!! That would be awesome!
My feelings after 50 years watching… ok for Rafe….He and Jada were not doing it….But, Ariana and Eric forever….. replacing her is ridiculous and a bad decision. As is replacing John… a rumor that would kill the show that’s going shortly anyway. Sad!
What often happens is that lightning doesn’t strike twice! George Reinholt and Jacqueline Courtney were immensely popular on Another World, not so much when they starred together on OLTL. Same thing happened when Mary Beth Evans and Stephen Nichols left DOOL and were reunited on General Hospital. I suspect a lot of it has to do with the writing, i.e., the creation of new characters.
In the current state of DOOL, the triangle of Rafe, Jada, and Shawn shows some promise, as Rafe and Jada need something other than a boring doppelganger to make things exciting.
Excellent points (as usual) James.
We were an ABC soap house, and I remember my mother couldn’t figure all the fuss about the character of Pat Ashley. As for Tony, I’m not sure Viki ever mentioned him again.
Mary Beth Evans just didn’t fit on GH. She seemed to be forced on the scene. A lot of viewers were glad when that second parapet fall finally did the trick.
Another failed GH/DAYS mismatch was Kirsten Storms and Jason Cook – all the rage in Salem but no spark in PC.
OG Steve, thanks for your reply and kind words! I also appreciate you giving stronger context to my anecdotes. I suspect your memory is much better than mine. And I forgot about the Storms/Cook reteaming. I was also from an ABC soap home but sometimes sampled other soaps.
I don’t check in (or chime in) here as often. I always enjoy reading your comments. Glad to see you’re still sharing your thoughtful, respectful insights. Take care, Friend!
Days Of Our Lives
Brandon Butler, Who Once Played Zack Brady, Returns to ‘Days of Our Lives’ in New Role
Days of Our Lives has revealed another addition to the cast of the Peacock streaming soap opera; only this time his face is familiar to fans of the soap opera. Brandon Butler is taking on the new role of Mason Whitfield, but he previously played Bo (Peter Reckell) and Hope’s (Kristian Alfonso) deceased son, Zack Brady for a stint back in 2025!
In a post on Thursday, August 27 on the official DAYS Instagram account, they shared a video of Butler telling 5 interesting things about himself caption with, “Get to know Brandon Butler, who will be playing Mason Whitfield! Here are five fun facts about the newest addition to the Days of our Lives cast before his first episode on September 1.”
That means that viewers will see Butler’s debut as Mason next Tuesday! When Brandon named his fifth fun fact, he shared, “Last but definitely not least for me: Days of Our Lives was my late mother’s favorite show. So this one’s for you, Mom. Love you.”
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Previously on DAYS, Butler took over the role of Zack Brady from Scott Shilstone, who last played the adult version of Bo and Hope’s son back in 2022 during the Peacock limited series, Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem Chapter Two. Fast-forward to the June 2, 2025 episode on Days of Our Lives.
In story, as Bo Brady finally comes out of his coma after receiving the critical dose of Versavix, thanks to the late John Black (Drake Hogestyn), he is visited by his deceased son, Zack in heaven and he helps push his dad to return to the land of the living.
Brandon’s previous TV credits include roles on: 13 Reasons Why, Hysteria!, Trinkets, and Seal Team, to name but a few. He also appeared on General Hospital back in 2016 for one episode.
It should be noted that also heading to Salem on-screen in September is actress Sydney Malakeh who as previously reported is starting her run in a ‘mystery role.’ Malakeh’s first airdate is September 9. Does this mean that Butler’s Mason will cross paths with Malakeh’s Salem alter-ego? Stay tuned.
So, intrigued to see Brandon Butler back on DAYS in the new role of Mason Whitfield? Let us know your thoughts via the comment section.
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More casting news from Days of Our Lives, and for now, the soap opera seems to be breaking their new additions to Salem via their Instagram account. Now comes word and picture on August 24, that General Hospital and The Young and the Restless alum Brytni Sarpy has joined DAYS!
The Peacock soap opera’s Instagram account, showed a photo of Sarpy standing in front of her dressing room in the hallways of Days of Our Lives’ studios. The caption read, “Someone new is checking into Salem… Welcome Brytni Sarpy to the Days of our Lives family! Stay tuned.”
The casting of Sarpy comes on the heels of the announcement of Sydney Malakeh coming to the show in September, and earlier this year General Hospital favorite, Sofia Mattsson (ex-Sasha Gilmore, GH) joining the show in a mystery role when she began taping back around the end of March of this year. Now Sarpy is the “mystery role” category too!
In addition, the Days of Our Lives social team dropped a video ditty of the cast spoofing Love Island, where Sarpy appears as the new “bombshell” of the villa. Other cast members such as Rob Scott Wilson (Alex), Abigail Klein (Abigail), Casey Moss (JJ), Sal Stowers (Lani), Paul Telfer (Xander) and Linsey Godfrey (Sarah) pop-up in it too, among others.
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SOAP HOPPING
Soap fans first met Sarpy when she played Valerie Spencer, the niece of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Bobbie Spencer (Jackie Zeman) on General Hospital back in 2015. She made her final appearance on the series back in 2019 to join the cast of The Young and the Restless in the role of Elena Dawson.
Elena was introduced as a love interest for Devon Winters (Bryton James). She later cheated on him with his cousin Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic). Elena began to be back-burned by 2023 with Sarpy’s last on-screen appearance in Genoa City in November of 2024.
Due to Days of Our Lives nearly year in advance tape schedule, viewers will have to wait till sometime in the early summer of 2027 to see Brytni’s arrival in Salem.
So, happy to see Brytni Sarpy has landed another soap role? Now that she is at DAYS, who you think she might be playing and paired with? Put on your casting director hats and let us know via the comment section.
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Days Of Our Lives
Sydney Malakeh Joins the Cast of ‘Days of Our Lives’ in Mystery Role: Who Do You Think She’s Playing?
There’s a new gal coming to Salem, or is she new and a recast? That’s what inquiring minds from Days of Our Lives fans have been trying to figure out since the Peacock soap opera dropped an Instagram video heralding actress‘ Sydney Malakeh‘s arrival in Salem.
The soap did confirm that viewers will first see Malakeh on the September 9 episode. In the video, Malakeh is seen going set to set from her dressing room and in to the halls of Days of Our Lives studios.
What we do know id that Sydney has been acting professionally for 6 years and had appeared on Grey’s Anatomy, Apple TV’s Shrinking and the HBO Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls.
Plenty of Malakeh’s DAYS castmates jumped into the comment thread with positive emojis symbols or written excitement including: Paul Telfer (Xander), Linsey Godfrey (Sarah), Sal Stowers (Lani), Conner Floyd (Chad), Eric Martsolf (Brady) and Christie Clark (Carrie) and more now that fans will finally see her on-air. Since Days of Our Lives tapes 10-11 months in advance, Sydney would have started taping the show sometime back in 2025.
DAYS fans think perhaps because the actress’ name is Sydney that she might be playing the grown-up daughter of Sami and EJ. That character hasn’t bee on the canvas since 2021.
So, who do you think Sydney Malakeh might be playing on Days of Our Lives? Drop your casting director thoughts via the comment section below.
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