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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!
Late Week Tonight host, John Oliver finishes up his tour of soap opera duty, next week in all-new episodes of Days of Our Lives. As previously reported, Oliver is arriving in Salem in a mystery role, but will share scenes with EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) and Rita (Maggie Carney), and from the newly-released Peacock promo with Mayor Paulina Price (Jackée Harry), too!
DAYS fans and ‘Late Nigh’t fans can look forward to three episodes featuring Oliver. First up on Tuesday, August 11, followed by Wednesday, August 12 and his last appearance on Friday, August 14.
Once Oliver put out the word on an episode of his HBO series back in March, sharing. “To all the soap operas out there, let me say this: I’m officially offering myself to you. Write me a role, and I will be on your set so fast, it will make your head spin,’ both General Hospital and Days of Our Lives came calling.
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Oliver wrapped his three-episode General Hospital stint as the head of the WSB (World Security Bureau) on-screen on July 6, after his sudden emergence onto the scene of a shoutout and making quite the entrance via getting out of an actual helicopter on the July 2 episode. Oliver was praised by the GH cast and its fans for his portrayal as it was dramatic with a few soap tropes thrown in for fun, during his visit, too.
Now, can he do it again on Days of Our Lives? This time as of this posting, DAYS has not revealed who Oliver actually is within portraying within the story, but we do know he is wearing a dark wig on his head.
Days of Our Lives executive producer, Ken Corday previously said in a statement, “When John Oliver said, ‘Call me, soaps, I’m available and willing to travel. I want to be a part of that world,’ our world, we had to heed the call!”
As reported, Access Hollywood was on the set the day Oliver was in Salem and spoke to the guest star plus his scenes partner, Dan Feuerriegel and Maggie Carney, where Carney said of John, “He is fast, of course, quick on his feet. He definitely likes to improvise — which I do, too — but within the scope of the scene. So that’s so much fun. He’s very present.”
Now below, you can check out the promo sighting of John Oliver at the end of the teaser, while earlier in the video spoiler: Theo (Tyler Joseph Andrews) threatens Rita saying, “If you don’t get out of my way, I will make you get out of my way.” Stephanie (Abigail Klein) does not likeAlex’s (Robert Scott Wilson) plan to move into Joy’s (AlexAnn Hopkins) room at the pub. Rafe (Galen Gering) shows up and reveals he has been following Dimitri (Peter Porte) and it appears Chanel (Raven Bowens) is going into labor, or, is she? And did Theo get to say goodbye to his mother, Lexie (Nikki Crawford) in time? Stay tuned.
So, who exactly do you think John Oliver is playing next week when he arrives on Days of Our Lives? Intrigued to see how it all plays out after his successful stint as GH’s Z? Let us know via the comment section below.
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Jean Lodge, British Actress and Mother of ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘General Hospital’s’ Charles Shaughnessy, Producer/Director David Shaughnessy, Dies at 99
Our hearts and condolences go out today to Charles Shaughnessy (ex-Shane Donovan, Days of Our Lives and Victor Cassadine, General Hospital, and Maxwell Sheffield, The Nanny) and his brother, David Shaughnessy, one time executive producer and director at The Young and as well as The Bold and the Beautiful, on the loss of their beloved mother, Jean Lodge.
Lodge was a British actress who appeared with Alan Ladd in the 1954 medieval adventure film The Black Knight. She died at age 99 on August 5 just one day after she celebrated her birthday. News of her passing came from her granddaughter, Amy Shaughnessy who took to Facebook with a tribute to her beloved grandmother.
Throughout her motion picture career, Lodge was featured in 1949’s Dick Barton Strikes Back and Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress. Later credits included: Brandy for the Parson (1952), White Corridors (1951), Final Appointment (1954), Accidental Death (1963), The Eyes of Annie Jones (1963) and Invasion (1966).
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THE SHAUGHNESSY BROTHERS CARRY ON THE FAMILY LEGACY
Talent runs in the Shaughnessy family as Lodge’s late husband, Alfred Shaughnessy, had developed and served as head writer and producer on the acclaimed 1971-75 UK series, Upstairs, Downstairs.
As daytime fans know, Charles Shaughnessy was one-half of the Days of Our Lives super couple of Shane and Kimberley (Patsy Pease) and has appeared on the soap opera on and off for decades starting in 1984 up until his more recent appearance in 2025 at John Black’s memorial. In addition, Shaughnessy was the last actor to play Victor Cassadine on General Hospital, a role he played from 2021-2023.
David Shaughnessy has continued his career behind the scenes mainly as a daytime soap opera director with a list of credits from Santa Barbara to Y&R, B&B and since 2019, Days of Our Lives.
HEARTFELT REMEMBRANCES
When Amy Shaughnessy took to Facebook to announce her grandmother’s death, she expressed, “Jean Margaret Shaughnessy (neé Lodge) left us today, one day after her 99th birthday. She passed, as she would say, “quite quietly” and peacefully in her sleep. My grandmother was a beautiful, talented, complicated, passionate, emotional, energetic woman who was always on the move and full of life.”
She continued, “The perfect hostess Jean enjoyed parties, friends, socializing, the theatre, feeding the ducks, museums, gardening, music, culture, long walks in nature, animals, painting (she was amazing!), cooking, art, traveling… the list goes on. She loved her two sons, Charles and David, her daughters-in-law, Susie and Annie, and her five granddaughters, Amy, Jenny, Katie, Maddy, and Josie. She was blessed with two great-grandsons, Julian and Noa.”
“An ever-present matriarch, her silliness, stubbornness, joyfulness, and her love for storytelling will continue on through her family. Us. Forever. We will miss her. We will carry her with us always. We love her all the world and then some.”
Share your thoughts and condolences to Charles, David and Amy and the rest of the extended Shaughnessy family on the passing of Jean Lodge via the comment section.
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‘Days of Our Lives’ Star Emily O’Brien Ties the Knot With Longtime Love Ken Barnett
Congratulations are in order for Days of Our Lives schemer, Emily O’Brien (Gwen Rizchech). The actress said “I do,” over the weekend in a wedding ceremony on Saturday, August 1 at the CaliPaso Winery in Paso Robles, California.
Emily married her longtime boyfriend, Ken Burnett. The couple have been together for 12 years before the big day. Taking to her Instagram with some exquisite photos which includes a look at Emily’s spectacular wedding dress, O’Brien announced the couple’s union.
As it turns out, the dress was worn by Burnett’s grandmother in 1956! Making the whole feel of the nuptials so special. Emily expressed, “I married my best friend this weekend… Ken, this life is more colorful, more adventurous & so much more beautiful with you in it. You make every dream a reality. Wearing your grandmothers heirloom wedding dress from 1956 was just the cherry… Cheers to Pickles & Neens”
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DAYS AND Y&R STARS SHARE EXCITEMENT FOR EMILY
The comment thread quickly filled up with congratulations from many of Emily’s present Days of our Lives co-stars and those from her former soap, The Young and the Restless where she played Jana Hawkes.
Tamara Braun (ex-Ava, Days and ex-Sienna, Y&R) shared, “The day was everything you two embody. Absolutely beautiful.” Greg Rikaart, who played Emily’s on-screen husband, Kevin Fisher on Y&R, and is now her bff Leo on DAYS shared, “Spectacular and beautiful. Zero notes. Congrats you two!!”Al Calderon (ex-Javi, DAYS) chimed in with “perfection,” while current DAYS co-star Linsey Godfrey (Sarah) added, “Perfect perfect perfect. Both of you.” Abigail Klein (Stephanie, DAYS) shared, “Storybook!” Y&R’s Michelle Stafford (Phyllis) expressed, “Gorgeous!!!!!”
It was back in March of this year that Barnett made his own tribute to the love of his life via his Instagram with a series of photos of the couple adding, “12 years later and we’re still up to our same shenanigans 😜 joyeux anniversaire, ma chérie.”
Share your congratulations for Emily and Ken via the comment section below, and wish the newlyweds all the best on their union!
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