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A major bombshell rocks the double wedding of Sonny (Freddie Smith) and Paul (Christopher Sean), and Chad (Billy Flynn) and Abby (Marci Miller) this week on Days of our Lives.

The nuptials which kicked off on last Friday’s episode, and continued on Monday (you can watch it via NBC.com here for those markets where did not air due to the Las Vegas mass shooting)  on the NBC daytime drama, gave viewers plenty of heartfelt and emotional moments, and a big time cliffhanger! Now with the wedding crasher revealed, and the fallout just beginning, DAYS head writer Ron Carlivati has perfectly positioned the returns of Rob Scott Wilson as Ben Weston, and highly-anticipated re-emergence on the canvas of three-time Daytime Emmy winner, Chandler Massey as Will Horton.

So, how did the three grooms feel about the double wedding, the shocking reveal, the returns of Wilson and Massey, the love story of Chabby and PaulSon and where the couples go from here?  Well, On-Air On-Soaps chatted with three of our favorite gents: Freddie Smith, Christopher Sean, and Billy Flynn to get the lowdown on the highly-charged episodes, a preview of what to watch for, who’s got the wedding bell blues, and more.

Leading up to the double wedding, Sonny and Paul had a come-to-Jesus moment when they finally discussed Will.  Sonny admitted to Paul that he feels like in marrying him, he has somehow betrayed Will.  However in the end, he reinforced to Paul that he wants to be with him, and only him.  I thought those scenes were so well-written, and your performances were riveting.  What did you think of those scenes and the script?

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FREDDIE:  I loved it!  All the stuff leading up to the wedding, the wedding itself, and after the wedding has been one of my favorite sequences during my entire career on DAYS, and one of my top three storylines. It is just so well-done, and so emotional. Even though Sonny is almost thirty, you have gotten to see six or seven years of his life, and to see his relationships and to go through that, there is a lot to pull from, and a lot at stake.  I thought this was really well-written.  Christopher knocked it out of the park. It was just great stuff, and I am very, very pleased. 

CHRISTOPHER:  I loved it, too.

What happened the day you guys found out Chandler Massey was returning to the show as Will Horton? Do you remember your reaction to the news?

CHRISTOPHER:  For me, every time we got a new script I wanted to find out how is this happening?  The writing was so good that I was just waiting at my dressing door salivating for the next script! 

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FREDDIE:  I was really excited to just see how they were going to implement this triangle for Sonny!  I just knew that “holy cow” the possibilities are going to be just endless for the story.  I was really excited to see Chandler again, and work with him. Overall, we were all thrilled.

What was the atmosphere and the mood on set when you guys taped the episodes for the double wedding? 

FREDDIE:  It was two long days, but yet again, we were all immersed in what was going on.  It was very emotional, and it was pure love and pure confusion, in that, you are feeling at the peak of love and happiness, and then the rug is pulled out from underneath you. Although we taped it over two days, it did not feel long or anything.  It felt good.  After that week of taping you felt like, “That is why we do this!” This was challenging.  It was fun.  Everyone is going to love it.  I feel so confident in it.  I have said this before: “Anyone who has not watched DAYS, or who may have stepped away from it for a couple of months, or even a couple of years, this is a reason to come back and watch.  It is that good.”

Billy, how was filming the vows with Marci Miller? What do you think the reaction will be from the Chabby fans when all is said and done?

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BILLY:  It was cool to tape.  Marci and I work really well together.  There has been a hash tag going around for a couple of years now, and I think it will get close to it.  The hash tag is #ChabbyRainKiss, which comes from the movie The Notebook where the duo kisses in the rain.  That’s what I will say. 

One of the relationships that plays so well is that of Sonny, and his best friend, Chad.  The audience feels the bond between them. There was a scene prior to the wedding which really got to me that illustrated how much they care about each other and each other’s happiness. Chad says to Sonny, “You’re like a brother to me.  You’re one of the best men I have ever known.”  Freddie and Billy, your thoughts?

FREDDIE:  Cool, I am glad you liked those scenes.  It’s fun working with Billy.

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BILLY:  My whole thing was to be able to show you can be a straight man comfortable in his sexuality, who has a gay friend, and who can love them and be affectionate with them. I thought that was important … and how cool is it that the fans love it?  Now there are those may not like the gay part of the story, but because Chad is straight it’s OK for him to show affection towards his best friend.  And I just do it in my scenes with Freddie, as it is very natural for me.  I actually forgot shooting those scenes, and I now remember saying, “You’re like a brother to me.  You’re one of the best men I have ever known.”

Billy, what was your reaction when you found out that DAYS was going to have a double wedding between Chad and Abby, and Paul and Sonny?

BILLY:  Did you see my reaction in the scenes when Chad found out?  That was how I felt! (Laughs)  Look, Chad and Abigail never got their big romantic wedding.  So the romantic in me is a lover of their story, and wants that.  That being said, what I was disappointed in was after everything they had just been through that they wanted to tie the knot this way.  However, the way I played it was Chad wanted to do this for Abby.  She was the one that drove the double wedding, which is what made it OK.  There was this part of me that was thinking: “There is no way Chad would want a double wedding, after everything they had been through. He would have pulled it all the stops for her.”  But the story is the story, and that is just the way that went.

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What did you think of head writer Ron Carlivati’s major plot point of having Rob Scott Wilson come back as Ben to bust up the wedding in a huge soapy moment, and reveal that Will is actually alive?

BILLY:  I loved seeing Rob walk through those doors.  His character has become this cult figure! (Laughs)  It was awesome in the scenes.  I love when Chad is about to rush Ben, but Abby beats him to it and cold clocks him.  I loved it! (Laughs)

When Sonny and Paul hear from Ben, who has now crashed the wedding, that Will is alive, what are they immediately thinking at the shocking revelation? How did you play those scenes? 

CHRISTOPHER:  When it is announced, so many different thoughts race through Paul’s head including: “That’s b**s, and you’re a liar.”  There are so many layers to this.  That is what is so great about Ron Carlivati – he is a very insightful writer.  Ron has really brought to the table some great stuff, which has allowed us to play on the canvas. So any and every moment of shock, doubt, anger, fear, all of it goes through Paul’s mind, and he hopes that if it’s true that Sonny won’t leave him.

It’s Ben delivering this news.  So it seems that it just couldn’t be true, after all, he is the one that “murdered” Will! 

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FREDDIE:  It’s just enough for Sonny to have hope.  He has always dreamed he would have a moment to patch things up with Will. And even though Sonny doesn’t believe Ben, there is that one percent part of his brain that goes: “Please, let this be true. That sounds insane, but please let it be true.”

So now everybody is in shock, and some brokenhearted at the wedding.  Doesn’t Sonny just want to lunge in at Ben for what he has done? 

FREDDIE:  Yes, absolutely. That was the give and take. Sonny wanted to let Ben know how he felt, but at the same time try to respect everybody at the wedding, and most importantly, Paul.

Isn’t Chad devastated for Sonny with what goes down after Ben arrives on the scene? Does he feel right carrying on his nuptials with Abby?

BILLY:  I think what Chad assumes is, “Look Sonny, don’t let it ruin your day.  Ben is crazy.”  Then, I think the wedding becomes a formality for Chad and Abby.  Chad wants to be able to say to Abby, “You are my wife, again.”  Abby wants to be able to say, “You are my husband.”  They already have been acting like they are already married, except … for Abigail holding out on giving Chad some action! (Laughs) 

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Chad must have so many feelings that rise to the surface towards Ben when he shows up at the wedding. After all, he did destroy his relationship to Abigail by ultimately driving her insane, he was a serial murderer, and even tried to frame Chad for the crimes.  I could go on and on.  The “Killer Ben” laundry list of misdeeds is endless! (Laughs)   

BILLY:  Yeah, he does want to go at him, but then he see what’s going on and thinks, “He’s not here for us? That’s awesome … carry on!” (Laughs)  “You’re not here to destroy us?  OK, then do whatever you got to do, man.” (Laughs)

So, will you guys watch the wedding episodes together? (Laughs) 

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FREDDIE:  Christopher and I actually had talked about that, but I am actually going to be on an airplane, and so no we can’t.

BILLY:  I don’t usually like watching my work, but I might check this out, because there were so many people involved that will make me want to watch it and the performances were great. 

With the double wedding bombshell, and the story that will launch out of it in figuring out what happened to Will, you would say this is must-see-DAYS for Wilson and Paulson fans?  It’s the perfect storm for a huge emotional story.

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FREDDIE:  One hundred percent … it’s just incredible. This is the fun part, because now we get to partake as the audience. We go in, we do are work, and now we are able to step back and enjoy the performances of everyone.  When you are acting, you understand what’s going on, but you are only absorbing it through your character, but when you re-watch the episodes back, you go, “Oh, wow! I’m an audience member, and I can actually see and feel the emotion of everyone around me.”  It’s going to be so cool to see how it all turned out.

So, what have your thought of the drama at the double wedding? What do you think about Ben revealing Will is alive, rocking the world of PaulSon? Where do you think Will has been all this time since his “murder”? What vows were your favorite during the ceremony? What did you think of the thoughts shared by the three groom in our conversation? Comment below.