Days Of Our Lives
Freddie Smith and Guy Wilson Interview – Day of DAYS 2014
Days of our Lives stars Freddie Smith (Sonny) and Guy Wilson (Will) chat with Michael Fairman at Day of DAYS 2014! Freddie tells Michael he is feeling better, and thanks fans for their positive support after his recent car crash incident. Guy talks on Will’s temporary exit from the canvas where he left for Hollywood, and what he thinks of Will leaving Sonny for a career move, plus the departure of his on-screen mom, Alison Sweeney (Sami). Next, the duo talk the state of the union of WilSon and tease what’s ahead. Freddie reveals that what is about to come up has been the most fascinating, and has the most ups and downs, that he has ever played during his time on DAYS.
This interview doesn’t give me hope that Paul will be for Sonny. They will probably hook him out with Will. Will always have to drive the story. I just hope we get good Sonny scenes. Can’t have high expectation for Sonny.
I think Paul is for Sonny. Will probably has another guy that he meets in CA and that is the secret he comes home keeping. I think mystery man shows up in Salem later on and blows Will’s secret. My speculation of course.
And then Sonny sleeps with Paul.
i don’t want Paul with Sonny. I like Will and Sonny together.
I Think That Whatever Happens In The Next Few Months Will Be Different, Interesting, And Mysterious As Well As Unexpected, But I Still See Will And Sonny Becoming Closer As A Married Couple With More Things Going On In Their Life Together. I Do Hope That In April, The Writers Will Have Put Out An Episode Where Will And Sonny Celebrate Their First Anniversary As A Married Gay Couple
That Will Be Fun And Passionate And Romantic For Them And For The Fans.
Freddie and Guy have said they filmed the one year wedding anniversary show 🙂
We now know Paul is for Sonny.
Paul is Sonny’s selfish ex. I am sure about that.
I was thinking the same thing. I don’t think either will actually cheat but the temptation due to Will , like Guy said doing a half assed thing and leaving Sonny to go to Hollywood, will cause a few fights. They did say in an earlier interview they do celebrate their one year anniversary so eventually all will be good again between them. A little jealousy for Will won’t be bad. he tends to forget that he almost lost Sonny due to his not so smart moves.
Yes I think so too.
Here you are all wondering about Sonny, but is absolutely nobody worried about Freddie?!
Of course we are worried about Freddie. Only time will tell what happens next but I am hoping all goes well for him.
What makes you so sure Paul is Sonny’s ex?
They kissed today.
And DAYS is making Sonny the cheater? Great. First Will becomes detestaable and now Sonny too. Good going NBC! You got it all wrong. From gold to trash.
Is a soap. That is what happens. I have to see it to believe that Sonny cheats. Days was never interested in Sonny as anymore than Will’s handler. I think that Days has been treating WilSon as second class. No couple their age would be settle with baby, marriage and happy baby clothes folding life. Babies are used for drama for hetero couples. Heck, look at JJ and Paige. Even teenage hetero couples get adult soapy story. So I really hope this coming story brings it for WilSon finally. If not, I can happily wash my hands of the show for good.
I don’t think Sonny will cheat…maybe be flattered when/if someone flirts with him with Will being possibly being gone for so long and whatever trouble happens when he comes back but nahhhh Sonny won’t cheat, neither will Will…course just MY prediction.
Join us.
And I still don’t understand why you or anyone actually, never interviewed Freddie and Chandler together. I call foul.
You have to call foul on CM and his agent I guess. I’m pretty sure they were the reason FS and CM hardly did press together.
rumor has it that Chandlers people didn’t want them to interview together. I don’t know if that is true but it’s what is rumored to be true.
You know how rumors are……
It seems you should be happy that Freddie and Guy do joint interviews and appearances instead of being angry that Chandler and Freddie didn’t do much off set.
Maybe your anger is turning to sadness…a sadness at the realization that Chandler only played Will for a paycheck. HE AND/OR HIS HANDLERS (AGENTS OR WHAT HAVE YOU) FEARED THAT CHANDLER WOULD DEFINATELY BE VIEWED AS GAY AND NOT ABLE TO PLAY STRAIGHT ROLES IF HE WERE TO DO REGULAR PRESS WITH FREDDIE AND CONTINUE ON DAYS MUCH LONGER. And don’t be surprised to learn Chandler accepts an acting job really soon…a job as a straight character.
Days is not the only soap with gay characters. GH has with three gay characters, but you are right in the sense that their gay couple is not a more central focus. They could do better and feature them more, but they are there.
I’m so glad to hear that they will be appearing more onscreen. Ups and downs are fun to watch, but I truly hope that Will and Sonny are endgame in this scenario.
Will and Sonny are endgame. That has been obvious from the beginning. I hope they get shaking up big time though. Lets having cheating, misunderstanding and all kinds of soapy drama. I don’t watch soaps to see young couples fold baby clothes, talk about baby while dressing like Mr. Rogers and/or wearing the ugliest shirts I ever seen put on people. Lets do them justice Days and give FS and GW something interesting to work with and give us something interesting to watch.
They can be involved in a triangle.
Will can be torn between Sonny and an early released Gabi!
Will can be like that Dynasty dude (he was the Salem Strangler) that could not make up his mind!!!
I’m not sure if you are joking or not but um..no.
I’m only coming back to the show now. I left when this stupid show expected me to watch Gabi playing house with them. Will is gay. Why would he be into any woman. Did you miss the whole coming out story.
You truly are a sad person. The original Will & Sonny had charm, guts and beauty. All what the show and lame audience wants now is trash.
What a disgusting heterosexist nonsense that you are propagating here. Will is gay and it’s just an expression of the aggressive heteronormativity ruling our society that someone would want to turn him (at least) “half straight” again.
I don’t want cheating..flirting is ok but not cheating..but hey that is just me…lol
Had to reply here, LeeAnn (Rimes?)… I know she’s a DAYS fan.
I meant the writers brought Paul for Sonny. Yes, Paul’s surprised look could be that he had no idea Sonny lived in Salem or he may have been happy to not have to leave the hospital to see him.
Had to reply here.
I was serious. I liked the coming out story, but realize some people can’t be classified as gay or straight. There a differing grays.
In the beginning, Will was attracted to Mia and then Gabi. He had sex with Gabi and was not feeling it. That pushed him to confront his feelings for the same sex.
The second time Will was with Gabi was what resulted in her pregnancy with Ari…He tried to use her as a way to fight against his perceived notion that he was gay. It just proved Gabi was not the girl for him.
I’m not claiming Will is not attracted to men or that he doesn’t love Sonny. I’m claiming that one day he may also be into women, but not excluding Sonny/men.
Just because there was no love connection or even a substantial connection between he and Gabi back then doesn’t mean there wouldn’t be one in the future.
The world is full of a lot of grays and I’m not full of sh*t.
*There are differing grays.
Will didn’t come out as Bi. His realization was not omg I like men too. He came out as gay. It would make zero sense to turn his character back. Yes the world has Bi and Pan sexual people in it but Will is neither. He is GAY. Whatever though. I don’t really want to have this discussion. I find it sad that there is always some that want to see whatever one or two gay characters we have to turn back to woman.
I agree with Alex that there is no question about this, but if you want evidence that the show”s writers are clear on this: Will and Gabi had a discussion about exactly this a day or two after they slept together the second time. Gabi asked if he was reconsidering his sexuality and Will replied that if she meant was he bisexual, that no, he wasn’t. He was gay. And when he talked to EJ after he was revealed to be the baby’s father, he said that it was right after being with Gabi that he felt quite sure of who he was.
We could all have been wrong. Rafe is talking about Gabi to Marlena. This makes no sense unless they are bring that shit character back. Maybe Paul isn’t gay/bi and for her hence he will be in Will and Sonny’s sphere/”story”. Maybe Gabi lame release from jail is the unforeseen thing that brings Will back to Salem. Melanie is back and every hero needs their villain. WilSon won’t cheat each other just stupid misunderstanding and play second fiddle to Gabi’s story again. This would easily make me swear off this show for good.
Sorry for over reaction but I just don’t trust this show.
No, Paul came to Salem for Sonny. It’s turning into a Will, Sonny and Paul triangle unless there’s a fourth person which would be someone Will is seeing in L.A…A quadrangle.
I don’t think Paul knew Sonny was in Salem. He came for Daniel to do his surgery. You can tell he was very surprised when he saw Sonny in the hallway at the hospital.
at least all the wondering, questioning… what’s going to happen is about relationships
I can’t keep up at GH right now… i’m letting it play out
it crossed my mind as well… could Gabs be coming back? it would be serious retread… and geez! even Gabs could spark with Paul…..
that to me is the big question… who’s with who….
Pauls a keeper… if all this is generating in just a few days of his premiere
the first thing that comes to mind:
a young couple on the cusp of life
and yes…. albeit… a triumph….. Gabi and Arianna Grace
and YES, YES, YES….. one of… if not the most beautiful love stories…. reminiscent of the super couple charged DAYS of ole’
that’s a big thing… and it just so happens along with… keeping DAYS in the know… and sharing a whole segment of our every day lives that has blossomed… be it on screen and reality, ongoing steps up the ladder to equate sharing life with
happy that Will and Sonny continue to be
I’m still torn about Paul
should he be with : Sonny, Will, Theresa, Jordan, Abs, Anne
LOL
every one shares his spark
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Beyond the Gates
53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘The Young and the Restless’ Tops With 18, ‘Beyond the Gates’ With 16
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the full list of nominees for the upcoming 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, and it was CBS daytime’s The Young and the Restless and broadcast television newest soap opera, Beyond the Gates that racked up the most nominations with 18 and 16, respectively.
The full reveal on Tuesday follows the announcement of several major categories including Lead Actor and Actress on Monday via Extra and Entertainment Tonight and The View today revealing Daytime Drama Series and more.
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmys ceremony is set to take place on Friday, October 30 at the historic Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California.
Photo: CBS
In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS expressed, “We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television, As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
“Each year, the Daytime Emmy Awards celebrate the creativity, passion, and dedication that drive this vibrant community of storytellers,” said Rachel Schwartz, Head of the Daytime Emmy Awards. “Congratulations to this year’s nominees, whose work continues to entertain, inspire and connect with audiences every day. We look forward to celebrating their remarkable achievements in Hollywood this October.”
The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of genres, including daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional and legal/courtroom programming.
This year’s Lifetime Achievement Honoree, Gold & Silver Circle Inductees, and ceremony host will be announced at a later date.
Now below, check out the nominees in the daytime drama, talk show, entertainment news series and creative arts categories and congratulations to all!
Photo: JPI
Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Stacy Haiduk (as Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives
Karla Mosley (as Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Michelle Stafford (as Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless
Heather Tom (as Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful
Tamara Tunie (as Anita Williams Dupree), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Eric Braeden (as Victor Newman), The Young and the Restless
Steve Burton (as Jason Morgan), General Hospital
Scott Clifton (as Liam Spencer), The Bold and the Beautiful
Thorsten Kaye (as Ridge Forrester), The Bold and the Beautiful
Christian Jules Le Blanc (as Michael Baldwin), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
Linsey Godfrey (as Sarah Horton), Days of Our Lives
Camryn Grimes (as Mariah Copeland), The Young and the Restless
Beth Maitland (as Traci Abbott), The Young and the Restless
Trisha Mann-Grant (as Leslie Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Amanda Setton (as Brook Lynn Quartermaine), General Hospital
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
Sean Dominic (as Nate Hastings), The Young and the Restless
Timon Kyle Durrett (as Bill Hamilton), Beyond the Gates
Michael Graziadei (as Daniel Romalotti), The Young and the Restless
Roger Howarth (as Matt Clark), The Young and the Restless
Mike Manning (as Bradley “Smitty” Smith), Beyond the Gates
Lawrence Saint-Victor (as Carter Walton), The Bold and the Beautiful
Outstanding Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series
Braedyn Bruner (as Emma Scorpio-Drake), General Hospital
Al Calderon (as Javier Hernandez), Days of Our Lives
Alice Halsey (as Rachel Black), Days of Our Lives
Giovanni Mazza (as Gio Palmieri), General Hospital
Ambyr Michelle (as Eva Thomas), Beyond the Gates
Arielle Prepetit (as Naomi Hamilton Hawthorne), Beyond the Gates
Outstanding Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series
Jasmine Burke (as June Hughes), Beyond the Gates
Jeff Kober (as Cyrus Renault), General Hospital
Eva LaRue (as Natalia Rogers-Ramirez), General Hospital
Christopher Sean (as Paul Narita), Days of Our Lives
Ray Wise (as Ian Ward), The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Beyond the Gates
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
Outstanding Directing Team for a Daytime Drama Series
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Casting for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series
3rd Hour of TODAY
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Live With Kelly and Mark
TODAY With Jenna & Friends
The View
Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin & Ana Navarro, The View
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Tamron Hall, Tamron Hall
Jennifer Hudson, The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri Shepherd, Sherri
Outstanding Entertainment News Series
Access Hollywood
Entertainment Tonight
Extra
Outstanding Daytime Personality (Daily)
Mona Kosar Abdi, Derek Hough & Terri Seymour, Extra
Cassie DiLaura, Denny Directo, Kevin Frazier, Rachel Smith & Nischelle Turner, Entertainment Tonight
Scott Evans, Zuri Hall, Kit Hoover & Mario Lopez, Access Hollywood
Star Jones & Corey Jovan, Divorce Court
Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program
Beyond the Gates: Welcome to the Neighborhood — An Entertainment Tonight Special
Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Working In the Theatre
Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Daytime
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
Have Guitar Will Travel World
The Kelly Clarkson Show Episode 5033
Let Frankie Cook,” Getting the Band Back Together
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Outstanding Technical Direction and Video for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 104
The Bold and the Beautiful,” Episode 9511
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade”
The Jennifer Hudson Show, ” Episode 4041
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade”
Outstanding Hairstyling and Makeup for a Daytime Program
Beyond the Gates, Episode 103
General Hospital, Episode 15719
The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Episode 5033
The Young and the Restless,” Episode 13273
So, what do you think of the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy nominations? Who are you happy to see receive a nomination and who do you think was snubbed? Weigh-in via the comment section.
Monday on Entertainment Tonight, the second set of nominations for the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced which included the highly-coveted Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actress and Outstanding Daytime Talk Series.
ET followed suit after Extra announced the nominees, as previously reported, in the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Daytime Drama Series – Actor and Outstanding Daytime Talk Host.
Now, five leading ladies of the soaps are vying for the gold for Lead Actress and the category marked the first-ever nominations for CBS daytime’s Beyond the Gates when two actresses made the final cut. Only General Hospital is not represented among the actresses this year after Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis) took home the trophy last year.
Photo: NATAS
THE FIVE LEADING LADIES OF THE SOAPS ARE …
The 2026 Lead Actress nominees are: Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera), Days of Our Lives, Karla Mosley (Dani Dupree), Beyond the Gates, Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers), The Young and the Restless, Heather Tom (Katie Logan), The Bold and the Beautiful, and Tamara Tunie (Anita Dupree), Beyond the Gates.
This marks the first Daytime Emmy nominations for Karla Mosley and Tamara Tunie. In addition, this marks the first-time in her career that Stacy Haiduk had received a Lead Actress nod after two Supporting Actress nominations.
Meanwhile, Michelle Stafford had previously won 3 Emmys – 2 for Lead Actress and 1 for Supporting, but this recognition makes it her 11th overall nomination.
Heather Tom currently is tied for the most all-time Daytime Emmy wins with One Life to Live alum and General Hospital guest star, Erika Slezak. The B&B star has 19 nominations throughout her career.
Photo: ABC
DAYTIME TALK SERIES
In the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series category, the nominees are: 3rd Hour of Today, The Drew Barrymore Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Live with Kelly and Mark, Today with Jenna and Friends and The View.
“We’re proud to honor the extraordinary talent and creative teams whose work continues to define and elevate daytime television,” NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in a statement on the nominations. “As the Daytime landscape evolves and new forms of storytelling emerge, we remain committed to recognizing the innovation happening across the industry.”
The rest of the nominations will be revealed tomorrow on Tuesday July 14 starting on The View and then the full list of nominees in both the main and creative arts will be released by NATAS. The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards are slated for October 30th in Hollywood, California.
So, what do you think about the women who are vying for the Lead Actress Daytime Emmy? Happy with who got in? Who do you feel got snubbed? What do you think of the nominees for Daytime Talk Series? Weigh-in via the comment section.
It’s Daytime Emmy nomination week, and as previously reported things kick-off on Monday, July 13 when Entertainment Tonight (7pm ET) will announce the nominees for Lead Actress category and Daytime Talk Series for the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards. In addition on Monday, Extra (7pm ET) will reveal the nominees for Lead Actor and Daytime Talk Host.
On Tuesday, The View (11am ET) starts things off with their announcement of Daytime Drama, Entertainment News program and Outstanding Daytime Personality-Daily. That is followed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) full reveal of all the categories beginning at 12noon ET/9am PT on their website and their official social handles on X and Instagram.
Then, Tuesday night at 8pm ET/5pm PT join Michael Fairman as he hosts his 12th annual Daytime Emmy Nominations Special 2026 live on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel where he will chat with some of the just announced nominees as we celebrate the hard work of the men and women in front of the camera who will be going for gold.
WHEN ARE THE DAYTIME EMMYS?
This year, the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be handed out on October 30 in ceremonies in Hollywood, California (Venue yet to be revealed). At that time, as like last year, both the major categories and creative arts will be presented. There is no word yet on a broadcast partner for the annual celebration of daytime programming, or if it will soley be streamed on NATAS’ watch.theemmys.tv and various apps and platforms.
WHO WILL BE APPEARING ON THE DAYTIME EMMY NOMINATIONS SPECIAL 2026?
Throughout Tuesday, keep an eye on Michael Fairman TV’s social media handles on X, Facebook and Instagram, for updates of who will be expected to appear on our live show.
If you have a question or comment for one of the nominees, or on the nominations, we can encourage you to join us in the live chat on Tuesday night.
So, who are you hoping lands a nomination from Beyond the Gates, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The Bay, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless? Let us know via the comment section. More Tuesday!
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