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NEXT WEEK ON DAYS: Sonny's Life Hangs In The Balance After Being Attacked!

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If Will Horton (Guy Wilson) doesn’t feel guilty enough  for cheating on his husband Sonny (Freddie Smith), this should really send him over the edge!

Next week on Days of our Lives as retribution for Victor (John Aniston) ordering a hit on Clyde (James Read), turn about is fair play in the underworld, and now the Kiriakis family is in the life of fire and chief among them Sonny Kiriakis, who is attacked and then ends up in emergency surgery!

The fallout from this will effect, Will’s relationship with Sonny, Paul’s (Christopher Sean) relationship with Sonny and Adrienne’s (Judi Evans) relationship with Lucas (Bryan Dattilo) to name just a few!

Will Paul rush to Sonny’s side if he hears his life hangs  in the balance? Will all three guys involved in this story find out who everyone is to each other?

Watch the latest promo from NBC’s Days of our Lives after the jump, and then let us know what you hope happens as the result of Sonny being attacked and facing a life or death situation?  And, are you for or against Lucas and Adrienne getting closer and closer to each other romantically?  Comment below!

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Oh, this is looking to be good! I didn’t see this happening. And, I’m intrigued. I guess, this event will help or hurt Will’s secret affair with Paul. It’s anyone’s guess. Paul will want to see Sonny, for sure. I think Paul and Will will fit the pieces of the puzzle together, while Sonny is in hospital, in a coma? Then, Sonny will get better, released…but the two men will keep the secret to themselves for the sake of Sonny’s recovery.

and, …I guess Clyde will be found dead? Bummer. I really think James Read is a fine actor.

I don’t think Clyde is dead. I hope James Read is here for a long time, he’s fantastic.

I don’t know that Clyde is really dead. If the police don’t find the body and declare you dead, it’s pretty iffy on these soaps. Sometimes even when they police are involved, death doesn’t always take. OLTL fans will remember Mitch Laurence. I agree with others here. James Read is a terrific actor.

yeah, Clyde is good at playing games. I did have a feeling that he might have wore a bullet proof vest.

and,…what about Paul’s big secret? Will Will’s article be pointless and put on-hold? Will Theresa see Paul confessing his love to Sonny, at the hospital, and then Paul is outed by Theresa? So many possibilities here. Days is getting good!!!

Days is so fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, I would love to see more of “T”, (he works at Club TBD), he’s longing for some loving. Who is the actor who plays “T”? He’s cute.

Maybe, he can turn bi? That would be wild! and ironic.

Brendan Coughlin : T as in Tad Stevens

I love how his eyes sparkle… with that smile…. temptations

@ Patrick, yes, his sparkly BLUE eyes. He’s got a great smile, he’s just fun and radiant, and I wish DAYS would utilize him more. I would be interested to see him try to purse Abby, or for fun… get tempted by Paul!!! Tad or T, I believe was not cool, at first with Will being gay. I think it would be hot if Tad got tempted by Paul, and became bi. Why not?

I think all will come to a head. Paul and Will will see each other at the hospital and wonder why the other is there. It will come out how they are connected to Sonny, then all H*ll will break loose! It is going to be so good! I hope this does make Will take his head out of his…umm backside?..lol I am not opposed to Adrienne and Lucas. It will be odd for the boys but Justin has been gone too long without coming to see his wife and from what is indicated he has a secret as well. Lucas is there for her in her time of need and this IS a soap so we all know what is probably going to happen 😉 I want Will to have to fight for Sonny, for his forgiveness. A lot of groveling and begging needs to be done. Sonny didn’t deserve this from Will. Also I think once Adrienne and Justin hear just why this happened to Sonny, Victor will get an earful for putting Sonny in danger even though, he should have known better, he didn’t see this coming.

I would like to see this version play out on screen. It would be good to see Will’s remorse drive him to become “husband of the year” and then have Sonny find out what happened between Will and Paul when he and Will are in a good place in their marriage — making it all the more dramatic. Not sure we’ll get this much build up, but I can hope.

I would like to see Lucas with someone, and while I don’t know if he and Adrienne are a good match, it would certainly add to the drama in Will and Sonny’s life.

I like Paul and would like to see his paternity revealed. As with many others, I think he’s John’s son. Another interesting twist that will add Marlena to the mix.

@ Carolyn, yeah Paul’s paternity would be interesting to learn. Paul has only mentioned his mother and grandfather. And, they don’t want to visit Salem either, why does Paul’s mother, especially… not want to visit her son in to Salem? hmm. And, let’s not forgot those two encounters between John and Paul.

As far as Lucas and Adrienne go– I wouldn’t have put them together but there really isn’t anyone else on canvas for either. I’m ready for Lucas to have a love story of significance, so I’ll give it a chance. I think I could see Lucas getting paired with Melissa Archer.

As far as the guys go- we already know Paul is leaving and the truth about the triangle has to come out at some point. I do like Victor & the Kiriakis family getting a story– seems like a great time to me to bring back Phillip or intro 1 of Sonny’s brothers.

Paul isn’t going anywhere. The actor is on contract til 2016 I believe. Two year contract.

thank the soap gods…. Reagan… you gave me a start

whew!

Paul has brought SO much… to the canvas…. it’s rocking

go Victor
c’mon Adrienne
at last more Lucas

don’t you just love Freddie Smith…. and yeah… as shared, w/MF… Sonny IS the last of the good guys…. just LOVE him to bits

Pauls past catches up to him… “he did ask Sonny to marry him”

what’s not to love

I’m ecstatic !

hey Alex, that’s good news. Where did you get/read the info on the actors contract?

I hate to see Sonny get hurt but this will be some really great emotional scenes for Freddie Smith to play and I am excited for this opportunity for him to show us how talented he is in this role. Guy Wilson has the same opportunity to reveal his emotional side as Will deals with the gravity of the situation with his husband being severely injured. Also we will see how Paul deals with the situation as portrayed by Christopher Sean. Judi Evans and Bryan Datillo are going be great as they deal with the situation as Adrienne and Lucas. I am not sure how I feel about a possible affair between those two characters but I am looking forward to seeing this whole story play out. The WilSon storyline is the best one on Days as far as I am concerned.

What I hope for this story is that Sonny recovers fully first. Please god, no paralysis story.
Second, I want Sonny to find the truth about his husband’s betrayal and the tptb to allow the character to get a divorce. Will and Sonny need a MAJOR LONG BREAK away from each other. I prefer eternal break. Some people aren’t meant to be and I never felt their love. They were the two gay guys on the show and of course they got together.

I would like to see Sonny and Paul get a second chance. That would be hard of course since Paul is now the man Will cheated on with but PaulSon loved each other very much in the past and Paul still does and I think Sonny is does too. Is just buried. PaulSon have a lot of road blocks to over come. I want to see that story unfold this year. Since they are trying to turn Will into Sami 2.0, he probably won’t let Sonny go easily.

Will has to lose Sonny as punishment. I think Will needs to lose everything (except his child) over this. He neglected Sonny first and cheated on him without hesitation. Sonny has been there for him and stuck by him with everything. Will needs to grow up. He is not ready for mature relationship. He is emotionally unstable. He needs to be single father and actually take care of his daughter. We see Sonny, Lucas, Adrienne and heck even John and Marlena take care of her these days then him. All Will seems to care about is his article and making name for himself. He is very self involved and selfish.

I also would like to see Sonny become more of a Kiriakis after everything they are making him go through. All the emotional and physical trauma he is going to experience has to change him somehow. I would like to see Victor mentor him. I want to see him deal with Chad once/if Chad’s duplicity comes out about the club.

I don’t think I’m going to get any of this. This show loves to make everything about Will. I don’t find Will interesting and he is now even played by not so great actor. We spend the last 4 years focused on Will. I don’t expect the show to change their tune on this. So I expected to constantly SMH at this story or even end up stop watching it down the line. I have no interest in seeing Sonny make a fool of himself and take his cheating lying coward of a husband back. I have no interest in seeing Sonny playing house while Will is off driving the story and sleeping around with other men specially men that happen to be Sonny’s ex loves.

As for Justin/Adrienne/Lucas stuff. I’m just glad these great actors and characters are getting some type of story and screen time. I hope that in the end, Justin and Adrienne work out their issues. Lets not destroy all super couples show. Unlike Will and Sonny, Justin and Adrienne are actual supercouple.

Sorry for the essay.
Love, Lex

I really like the context… that … without doubt : Paul and Sonny truly loved each other…

every person has their OWN coming out experience… and to share it… in whatever capacity… is instrumental

I honestly think i’d have moved on as well.. even though love never left either of them

Sonny deserved to have that open relationship… so he moved on with his heart for Paul

lets look at this as Sonny first love

this is what it is… sharing Sonny backstory… doesn’t lessen Sonny and Will… I totally agree with LeeAnn… this forward march of coop de ta … gives Freddy Smith and Guy Wilson inroads and drive to acting chop for the audience

doesn’t Christopher Sean effortlessly appeal all his presence.. dag!

ummhhh : Lucas and Adrienne

couldn’t agree more… if this gives us more of two of the finest actors screen time… I don’t see this palatable… but… it’s time for Judy Evans to forefront.. and she nails her time

Judy Evans and Mary Beth Evans… TWO of the FINEST Loveliest… warmest… HOTTEST… god… they are thee best!

I like the idea.. that this will give Adrienne something to fester about… till Justin returns… and if it’s true, as shared… he also has his own secret… then lets have at it…
Kiriakis trump

celebration DrOOL

I’m all about Judi Evans (Adrienne) & Mary Beth Evans (Kayla) for more screen time and deeper stories. Justin will return, though I’m not keen on a romance between Lucas and Adrienne. Someone else suggested a Lucas and Serena pairing, that could be more interesting than Eric and Serena. Lucas definitely needs a solid love interest. Kayla needs a man, too. I’m hoping Days will write more for Adrienne, Kayla, and Lucas, and Abe, too! It may be useful to recast Lexi and bring her back from the dead. Or, maybe Abe and Kayla pairing? DAYS utilize Judi Evans and Mary Beth!

Well, the focus being on Will was always a pleasure as long as Chandler Massey was in the role. But now, the bad acting has reached a point where it just has to stop if they don’t lose even more viewers than they already have. Only someone who’s blind wouldn’t see that Paul and Sonny are the ones who should be front and center, together. And Spencer Neville proved within a couple of episodes that HE should be on the show instead of that new version of Will that has been shoved down our throats for over a year only because the egomaniacs running (and ruining) this show won’t admit what a huge mistake they made when they treated Chandler Massey like crap, virtually fired him and rushed to that recast.

I soooo agree with you, Brian. Ditto to your every word.
I have missed so many episodes….I haven’t even had the ‘urge’ to watch, as I normally would.
The JJ, Paige, Eve triangle should have never happened. So stupid. If it was meant to arouse interest or give the storyline a titillating twist, it failed. Seeing Eve and JJ in bed made my stomach revolt . She’s what? Thirty-five years older? TPTB should not have even gone there

I like Sonny with Paul. NuWill just does not cut it with anyone…no looks to speak of, and no talent. JMO.
Is Paul’s hotel waiter a baddie? What was that creepy look he gave Sonny’s folder as he lay it on the table? Is he spying on Paul? What is all the subterfuge about?

Then, we are faced with another don’t -waste-my-time-storyline involving Aidan. Is the shovel symbolic of his Jekyll and Hyde split personality? He’s a respected lawyer by day, and a grave-digger by night? LOL. ..oh, man…so scary! Please, where is the originality?

Of course, we cannot forget the two resident-holy -and -righteous, and so inspiring twosome who can do no wrong; Daniel and Eric. I’m ready to start pulling my hair out…ugh.

@ CeeCee – yeah. those shovels with Aidan were interesting – nice notation that it could be what you described. very good!
As for JJ and Paige, I really hope the writers make Paige more active. I think she’s a really talented actress. I hope JJ & Paige’s love will conquer the screw-up JJ made my sleeping with Eve, what twice? I too, am really growing tired of watching Daniel and Eric, and Melanie!
don’t pull your hair out, I believe Kristen Di Mera is back this month!

Sonny will become paralyzed…Paul will sneak a few visits…Will catches Paul telling an unconcious Sonny that he loves him…Will learns Paul is Sonnys ex and Paul learns Will is Sonnys husband…both decide to keep there whoopie moment a secret as well that Paul is gay…Paul agrees to stay away from Will and Sonny so they can work on their marriage but Paul is hearbroken…Sonny wakes up with amnesia and unable to walk…Will takes Sonny home but sleep in seperate rooms because Sonny doesnt remember who Will is…Will promises Sonny he will help him get his memory back and the use of his legs…Sonny is crippled but he’s only pretending to have amnesia because he overheard Will and Pauls conersation and knows they slept together…what is Sonny up to?…ok, this wont happen but i wish it would turn out this way!…i also wish Nicole would sucker punch Daniel and bitch slap Erik who are constantly knocking Nicole down and never have her back…give poor Nicole a break…please!!!

Gosh, now they even almost kill Sonny only to continue pimping NuWill. Fans were so excited when NuWill was out of town and we thought that SONNY would finally get his own story, front and center together with PAUL!! These execs and writers sure know how to keep DAYS’ ratings in the toilet. Only totally blind people wouldn’t see that NuWill and NuWilSon just DON’T work. Zero chemistry and bad acting. The contrast to OriginalWilSon, Chandler and Freddie, couldn’t be any sharper. Will it take them another year to finally make a change??? I’m only watching for PaulSon!!

Couldn’t agree with you more. NuWill has zero chemistry with all the characters and the acting is incredibly bad. There is no way that Guy WilSon will be able to pull off any emotional feeling that he would need to in order to make this storyline believable. He has one facial expression and a year later continues to deliver lines like he is just reading them, no emotion or any clue as to what is really happening. Same expression if the character is angry, sad, in love or upset. Why has management not realized after a year that this is NOT working and make a change, ratings are lousy and continue to get worse. What does it take to make a change?

I don’t get this either…. “management”

whomever …. despite a 6 month schedule… the executive producers MUST know… Guy Wilson isn’t up to par or nowhere near relating with the cast

it’s time for him to go

that being said… at least Guy Wilson isn’t like dullard Daniel and totally ruining every thing else

this trio is palatable… dang! if I was GW and noticed the chemistry with Paul and Sonny … “i’m nowhere” whew!

I am so excited for the entire storyline! Freddie deserves to show what he’s got. He has been a steady supporting character for so long.He is a great character actor with a leading man’s face and body.I can’t wait to see my favourite actor on the show tear his scenes up! Guy is doing a wonderful job showcasing his acting ! Christoper Sean is such a fine actor that you can’t help but feel for Paul. He and Freddie have tremendous chemistry and act well together! I would like to see Will change over what he has done and realize how many times he has taken Sonny for granted.This wonderful man who mentored him supported him as a friend well desperately longing to tell him he loved him and wished he’d be his !!!

beautiful post

there you have it

the conundrum

because of falling in love originally w/Will and Sonny

and now the potent leading men in Paul and Sonny

I’m taking this for all it’s worth… “…I am so excited for the entire storyline!”

yeah Kelly, these guys are all great, Freddie, Guy and Christopher!
I’m loving this storyline, it’s getting real good! And, yes, it’s Freddie’s time to shine. He’s going to get unbelievable material to work with.

oh my you don’t mess with victor and I believe if Clyde isn’t dead he will be, You go Victor you never did let anyone mess with your family. And as for Lucus and Adrienne I never thought to much about them together but I think it’s a greatttttt match Lucus so needs to find a good woman cuz he so deserves love in his life. and come on Sonny and Will really have gone thought a lot together so let’s keep them together and let them have a great marriage and family with their little one.

LOL

“Victor Kiriakis” I love you

what a reward treat and feast to savor his character acting

Victor is one of the most consistent characters on DAYS. Love his sharp delivery. He’s a gem. Glad he’s a main player on the show.

Please don’t let nothing happen to Sonny and Will, send Paul packing and as for Adrienne and Lucas No they don’t look like a good match because she’s always putting Sami down, bring Sonnys dad back please he needs to be there for their son

The promo could be misleading:

Clyde/Clyde’s men may not be behind the attack on Sonny. Crazy Derrick , the bellboy at Salem Inn who’s got it bad for Paul, could be the knifer.

Keep your eye on Christopher Sean as Paul. He seems like he’s been acting for a thousand years…he’s a star!

As long as BD and JE get much deserved screen time, I’m all for the pairing of Lucas and Adrienne!!!

I like Sonny, but don’t care about Guy’s Will. And not interested in Paul either.

Guy Wilson is in his element, he’s a fine actor, and makes very committed acting choices. Guy Wilson, Freddie Smith and Christopher Sean are all doing a fantastic job, this is a big storyline for them, and it’s heading in a very dramatic and intriguing direction. I’m so excited. Great actors, great material.

How about Sonny wakes up and doesn’t remember Will at all. He’s still in love with Paul. Melanie needs to grow up. Eve needs to be outed. Serena is just a disappointment…so much for a good love story with Aiden and Hope

Will and sonny need eachother Paul needs to stay out of the picture and no Lucas and Adrienne don’t need to b together Lucas is too good he does need a romantic woman in his life a good one

@Jeremy…why, thank you, kind sir…LOL.
Seriously, where is this going? Please, writers, spare us from another zombie/wife killer and no body found/”Criminal Minds” storyline. Later.

Ps…HaHa. ,Jeremy. I think I’ll keep my hair. I like my blond locks, LOL.
I am so excited about Kristen’s return. Let’s light some fire under some of these boring storylines; well, except for the Sonny/Paul/Will storyline. I really love, love the idea of Sonny and Paul as a couple. Now, wIth the hotel waiter (what is his name? He is so beautiful), playing some part (good or bad is yet to be seen)…..the storyline could get very interesting.

Hey CeeCee… one of the great things about Eileen Davidson is that no matter what material she is handed at DAYS, she sells it, she is just THAT good. She’s always been so interesting to watch. Eileen is such a great soap opera talent. Long live Kristen DiMera!

What day is this episode coming on? Please reply

The stabbing is on Wed Feb 4 episode.

Today!

Thank you so much.

Poor Sonny, he’s really been having a rough time of it lately and now this….I wonder if he shall recall that he was on his way to confront Will (wasn’t he?) when he was
attacked.
It’s a good thing February for DAYS OF OUR LIVES is a little interesting because to be honest December and January were a bit of a snooze.

DAYS is spectacular!

Let Adrienne and Lucas get a little close to bring Adrienne and Justin back together!! They belong together so I hope this is leading up to an amazing reunion!!!

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‘Days of Our Lives’ Favorites Making Returns: Alison Sweeney, Christie Clark, Chandler Massey and Bryan Dattilo

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Great news for Days of Our Lives fans, now that Ryan Quan is co-head writer of the long-running soap opera. Coming in June of 2027 (since DAYS tapes ten or so months ahead), you can look forward to the returns of Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady), Christie Clark (Carrie Brady), Chandler Massey (Will Horton) and Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton).

The foursome is back on set and began last week to tape their upcoming story arc, according to TV Insider. As to what exactly is going on that brings sister Sami and Carrie’s history back up, as well as Will and Lucas’ is only being teased at this time, but suffice to say, it should be intriguing.

Alison Sweeney explained on being back on set, “It was a lot of dialogue and emotion, but with all the best actors to work opposite, we fell into it as if no time had passed. It was really wonderful.”

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As to working with the longstanding rivalry of Sami and Carrie, Alison added on working with Clark, “So, it really does feel like we’re sisters. It’s so fun, and she’s such a good actor that she makes everything so natural that you can really disappear into those stories.”

JUST LIKE OLD TIMES

It also seems like the deep-history, which often had the sister fighting for the love of Austin Reed, but that might not figure into the equation this time, or will it?

Alison indicated what she thought of the scripts she was given. “I felt like when I read it, it was a page-turner. I was very excited. There’s a lot of history here, and a lot of things that haven’t been said. So, it’s really not like, ‘Oh, rehashing stuff.’ And now having played some of the scenes, I’m psyched.” Sweeney added, as for the men, working again with her on-screen son, Chandler Massey and Will’s on-screen father Bryan Dattilo, was also extra special.

The last time DAYS viewers saw Sami on the canvas was back in November of 2025, when she revealed she has gotten engaged to never-before-seen Dante Vitali. As for Clark, she last visited Salem for the episodes surrounding John Black’s memorial in June of 2025.

Chandler Massey’s Will Horton last made a visit to Salem in November of 2025 when he attended the gala for the Tom Horton Free Clinic as part of the soap opera’s 60th anniversary celebration. Bryan Dattilo was last seen in December of 2025. So, by the time we see all four again it will be close to two years since they were on new episodes of the series. Time to look forward to June of 2027.

So, excited by the news of Alison, Christie, Chandler and Lucas making a return to Days of Our Lives? What do you think the story will be involving, Sami, Carrie, Lucas and Will? Let us know via the comment section.

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‘Days of Our Lives’ Alum Al Calderon Talks On His Daytime Emmy-Nominated Scenes as Javi Hernandez (Exclusive)

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Last Tuesday, Al Calderon scored the first Emmy nomination of his career for his role as Javi Hernandez on Days of Our Lives.

Calderon name was announced as one of the performers competing for gold in the Emerging Talent in a Daytime Drama Series category at the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards on October 30.

This week, Calderon chatted live on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel for a one-on-one conversation where he discussed: his nominated scenes and time on the Peacock streaming soap opera, his decision to leave DAYS, his role of Nico Silva on Brilliant Minds and its sad cancellation, plus his passing the torch of Javi to Jacob Martinez, who took over the role on-screen on the June 30, 2026 episode of Days of Our Lives.

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JAVI REVEALS TO LEO THAT HE HAD A DAUGHTER WHO DIED

Al revealed the scenes that comprise his now Emmy-nominated reel have at its epicenter the heartbreaking moments from the September 12, 2025 episode. In it, Javi shares for the first time to Leo (Greg Rikaart) that he had a daughter named Solana, with a woman he was seeing named Sylvia. One fateful day, Sylvia left their child in a car when she went to work and the little girl died. Javi had blamed himself for not being the parent to take his daughter to school that day since he was hungover the night before, therefore it opened up the opportunity for something to happen to the his child, and it did.

The multi-talented actor/singer explained his reel: “It was the scene where he is talking about his daughter to Leo. I also included the scene where Javi goes to talk to Melinda (Tina Huang) and to see if it would be a viable option to adopt, because I wanted to introduce the subtlety and nuance of why Javi kind of has this whole connection to Tesoro, in a way.”

It is true that Al can bring the tears and make us cry right along with him during his run as Javi.  To that, Calderon added, “I’ve read the comments that I’m a little bit of a crybaby, so I didn’t want the entire reel to be of me crying, but I wanted it to show a little bit of an emotional range of the restraint that Javi was feeling so I included that scene

In addition Calderon shared, “I also included a really beautiful scene with Cherie Jimenez (Gabi Hernandez, DAYS) where I’m looking at photos of Tesoro, and of course, Javi is crying. I just wanted to show the relationship between Javi and his family as well, and as I mentioned the reveal of the child that he lost.”

Alice Halsey

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ALUMS AL CALDERON AND ALICE HALSEY REPRESENT DAYS OF OUR LIVES IN EMERGING TALENT CATEGORY

In a twist of fate, Calderon is also nominated in the Emerging Talent category with Alice Halsey who played Rachel Black. Halsey is currently starring in the reboot of Little House on the Prairie in the lead role of Laura Ingalls on Netflix.

As to his hope on Emmy night, Al expressed, “Of course, I want to win, but Alice Halsey is going to give me a run for the money. And if’s not me (who wins the award), it better be her!”

You can check out the full interview with Al below.

Now let us know, do you remember Al’s emotional scenes when he explained to Leo he had a daughter who died, which made it all the more heartbreaking to not end up with permanent custody of Tesoro? What do you think of Al’s chances to win the gold based on his Emmy scene selection? Do you miss him as Javi? Weigh-in via the comment section.

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Emily O’Brien Talks On Her Y&R Past as Jana Hawkes and Working with Peter Porte on ‘Days of Our Lives’

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Emily O'Brien

On the latest edition of Soapy Hosted by Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart which dropped on Tuesday, July 21, Emily O’Brien is the featured guest. As soap fans know, Emily has worked with Rikaart both in her first soap role on The Young and the Restless as Jana Hawkes and now on Days of Our Lives in her current role of Gwen Rizczech.

While Emily continues on DAYS, she has very impressive list of credits in the other part of her career as a voice-over actress and one in motion-capture in some of the most popular video games in the world.

O’Brien was first seen on The Young and the Restless back in 2006. She recalled her landing the role which eventually paired her for her five year run with Greg Rikaart.

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BEING CAST ON THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

“The role was just a few days and she wasn’t even supposed to be English,” Emily recalled. “The role was originally called Jade. Karen Rae, the casting director of The Young and the Restless at the time said to me “Oh, you’re from England. Try it with the dialect.” I put it on and she said, ‘I’m going to bring you back at like 3 for s callback.’ So then they changed the role to Jana and they said she’s going to be a Brit. I was only supposed to be on for like five episodes and it turned into 5 years.”

In explaining why she loved crazy Jana, Emily shared, “Jana was sort of like the misanthrope. She was just was the odd one out and I loved it. I felt so comfortable playing that because she was just eclectic and weird and she loved playing with Ouija boards and she rode a motorbike. There was just so much color to bring to her. It was just such a great match to play with Greg (Kevin), and Christian LeBlanc (Michael) and Tracey Bregman (Lauren).

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GWEN, DIMITRI AND LEO ON DAYS OF OUR LIVES

On Days of Our Lives, the Leo, Gwen, Dimitri dynamic is quite unique and been through many schemes and entanglements. Often Emily finds herself in repartee with her ex-lover, Dimitri, who turned out to be gay and then had a thing for her bestie, Leo (Greg Rikaart)!

During the conversation, Greg and Emily sang, Peter Porte’s praised with O’Brien expressing, “Peter is just ready to play. He comes on set prepared. I’ve never seen him with his script. From blocking and rehearsals, he doesn’t have it. He’s prepared. He’s a physical actor and he always trying to come up with something. I think he let me slap him. He let me kiss him. He let me throw a cheeseburger in his lap. He’s ready for anything for anything.”

You can catch the full episode of ‘Soapy; featuring Emily O’Brien below where the actress also talks about replacing Jen Lilley as Theresa Donovan after being let go as Gwen; and being paired again with Greg Rikaart on the Peacock streaming soap opera this time as best friends and more.

So, were you a big Jana Hawkes and Kevin Fisher fan on Y&R? Did you like them as a couple? Do you like the dynamic between Emily and Peter Porte and Greg Rikaart on DAYS? Weigh-in via the comment section below.

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