Days Of Our Lives
TONIGHT: DAYS Hangout with Freddie Smith, Guy Wilson & Christopher Sean – 5:30PMPST/8:30PMEST
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So, what do Days of our Lives Freddie Smith (Sonny), Guy Wilson (Will), and Christopher Sean (Paul) have to say about the shake-ups going on in WilSon’s relationship right now, and what may happen if Sonny finds out that his ex Paul slept with his husband Will?
Find out the answers to this question, and some questions from some of DAYS biggest fans tonight starting at 5:30PMPST/8:30PMEST during our live DAYS Hangout with the three gents hosted by On-Air On-Soaps Michael Fairman.
The hangout will be approximately 30 minutes in length and will be live-streamed and you can watch it live here! Make sure to follow the Days of our Lives Twitter feed and the Michael Fairman Twitter feed to catch any additional pertinent links or information shortly before the beginning of the hangout!
In addition, for those who cannot catch the live-stream, the video will be posted and available to view shortly afterwards and will stay up and be archived. If you have a potential question that you would like answered, please post it on our comment section below, and time permitting, we will try to pick a view to ask. Hope you enjoy the hangout!
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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My question is for all three guys: What is your dream job besides acting?
Michael,
Will you please ask them their thoughts on Salt Lake City, Utah taking DAYS off the air?
Thank you!
The report I read said Days has not been taken off the air in Salt Lake City. It has been moved to late night. I can certainly understand that. I am tired of the gay storyline on Days. You can see in the ratings report that the storyline is not going well with the viewing audience. Every time there is a week with a heavy amount of the Sonny-Will saga, there is a dip in the ratings. It is like NBC is forcing this on the viewers. Isn’t that rape? I think so.
Days needs to either scale down the gay storyline or better yet eliminate it altogether. I don’t think the show will last much longer if they don’t. Enough of a thing is enough! I don’t want to see Days go off the air. I enjoy the show (except for the gay storyline) and I would definitely not want to see the cast and crew lose their paychecks if the show went under. But I do now believe there is a very real danger of that happening. I had that conviction before learning about KSL in Salt Lake City. Reading about KSL just added to it.
I have a few questions:
Who is each gentlemen’s female crush and who is each of their male crushes?
If each gentlemen could pick his own clip to provide for Emmy nomination, which clip from the past year would they individually pick?
Other than each other, which cast member do they feel they have (perhaps unexpectedly) chemistry with both on and off the set?
Thank you!
What are your favorite things to do on set when not filming a scene?
After today’s show…..got impression that Paul could be John’s long lost son.
?????
wouldn’t this be an amazing get
Christopher Sean , just brightens up the screen…. to know that John Black could be his son
WOW
DAYS has become the “nuWill show”-it seems. I’m not sure if the character gets a lot of air-play because he is Sami’s son or what-but, I find the actor nauseating. Some where along the line the character lost all of his morals and values-seems to feel absolutely no remorse for cheating on Sonny. It’s just hard to watch.
Yeah Guy Wilson is just not good, his acting is way too distracting. The scene with him and Kate the other day was pretty bad, when he did his scenes I wondered what the actress playing Kate must be thinking. I wish they would recast him with a better actor.
ditto !
I would much prefer Will and Sonny work it out…. and it’s sentiment and historic
but… seeing Paul and Sonny, together, is dynamic draw…. this new pairing stirs imagination reality
whatever it takes to keep current enliven and treats
i’m hoping that they recast Will… lets say they break up … he leaves again for LA… and comes back with more stud muffin
Great idea! And please let the delicious bellboy Derrick be involved with Sonny and Paul in the meantime lol.
okay. The writers are the ones who threw a curve ball with three men. I love how that the tables are turned around to see that Will is trying to get Paul out of closet and two years ago it was Sonny. I love relationship between Sonny and Will keep it up. I love all baseball slingo words Will and Paul use as they talk about article. It is hard for fans to realize the soap is filmed six months advance.
Freddie How Is Sonny Going To Feel When He Finds Out That Will And Paul Been Together.
My question is for all three guys: Besides acting, what would be your “dream job”
Hey Guys!!! Amazing Acting, You guys are so awesome together… any way you guys can spill whats going to happen when (Sonny) finds out about all of this??
Hey Freddie, we are all behind you in your real life events..
Christopher ( Who are your most favorite people to work with.,on days…
This Question is for Guy WIlson, what is it like coming into the role Chandler Massey created… and what is it like filling the shoes he left. and any hints of whats to come?
Guys what are your opinions on fans interacting on social media with the Actors… and your opinions of people rumoring all 3 of you guys to be Gay.. How will you guys come to the defense to end the rumors..
I’ve always thought Freddie Smith was…. I lost that one…. after his recent events in North Carolina : dispelled that notion
Christopher Sean, Chandler Massey, and Guy Wilson… read prior to their starting on DAYS that they were playing their parts
and danged aren’t they ALL THAT
this trio has frontburnered this story line all over again… and it’s enticing, intriguing, and alluring to see how well it’s being played
once again… it’s near the best thing going on in Salem
next up would be Hope and Aiden
I like the Rafe and Victor repartee
I still like the JJ and Eve spin
Theresa and her new boy toy is working
Chad is doing gangbuster work
Anne is always on when she spars with anyone in Salem
why double why does not DAYS production HIRE someone for the lovely Kayla
John and Marlena are front and center
along with Maggie and Victor for the love and romance
the one cringe worthy , well several
Brady and Melanie : yikes… from Kristen to Theresa to Melanie…. not the best track record…. since ED’ Kristen isn’t contract…. he was and is still better with Theresa…. the bubble gum cutesy cutesy things with Melanie , cringeworthy
Daniel and Nicole : DAYS production… bring back Peter Blake… ala Ted King, Michael Muhney, Max DePaiva, Trevor St. John, Josh Kelly… MAN up for Nicole… someone any one… must do better than dullard Daniel
the casting net is still stewing fettering…. Eric and Serena…. I so agree with many,,,, that she should have come back as a daughter of an established family
DAYS fires
not 100% but it still has elements of reasons why
I agree that Brady and Melanie is lame. Melanie annoys the hell out of me. The actor playing Brady just won an Emmy and this is the storyline they give him? I can’t wait for Kristen to return in March, she will swat that Melanie gnat.
There are alot of people that are die hard Wilson fans from the Beginning. How will you guys react to the fans if Will continues to be with Paul?? and which causes Sonny and will break up.. How will you be able to keep the loyal fans happy??
I am a Wilson fan. I’ve been watching show on and off for 21 years. I love how some way or another by marriage or blood he or she related to each other. The writers threw a curve ball into relationship. I love you guys a lot. I just wanted to say hi. The curve ball throwing a lot of heat into Wilson relationship. My grandma and great aunt watches the show. I love I can talk to my grandma about show.
I have a question for Christopher. If Paul would have been told that his baseball career was not over, would he have chosen to come out?
Hope you guys get a lot of questions. My question is how can the writers involve you guys in a 3mance? Wilson is forever!
Guy how do u follow such a great actor as Chandler Massey?
1. “thank you, MF” for sharing that your end of year list included Freddie Smith as “runner-up” BEST supporting Actor. He so deserves this acknowledgement.
2. Christopher Sean : WOW BEST smile… just lights UP
Wilson or Paulson : “Paulson”
that being said…. LGBT forefront and solidifying this marquee couple with trial is on it’s way
THANK YOU : NBC : Sony : Days of OUR Lives : for the best storyline
The past few episodes have gotten noticeably better. I’m wondering how much this might have to do with Alison Sweeney’s name appearing in the “Directed By” spot, vastly improving the show that I had almost given up upon. The show’s content and the context have gotten richer, providing interesting conflicts and alliances between the characters such that if several of the characters were to do “the right thing,” it would have also have multiple corresponding negative ripple effect consequences, resulting in interesting unclearness as to what the objective “right thing” might ultimately be. Particularly, Kate’s advice to NuWill not to assuage his guilt and instead hide his fling from Sonny, seemed very reminiscent of Sami’s statement to Will that “sometimes a lie can be an act of love.” Yet, once again, the only real disappointment has been NuWill’s cringe-worthy performance, wherein I can’t help thinking that Chandler would take those same exact lines and turn them into riveting, completely believable performances (also with a few charmingly inappropriate smiles thrown in, too). In contrast, Christopher Sean’s (Paul Norita) performance has been so surprisingly, disarmingly personable, that he effortlessly stole several scenes from the other actors with complete gracefulness.
Guy Wilson plays Will. He’s not NuWill because he’s been Will for over a year. I believe the Chandler fans make way more cringeworthy remarks about Guy than Guy gives in performances! Guy should be commended for a job well done, especially with the fire breathing Chandler fans being so damn mean to him!
I sense that you disagree with my opinion. Do you honestly believe that what you have watched over the past few days was an Emmy-winning performance? Because, it could have been. The basic underlying material was there, if portrayed convincingly and meaningfully. I guess only time will tell.
That’s actually a good point.
Chandler LEFT the show – that’s it. Guy Wilson is certainly doing the best he can with the role and if some fans are overly critical they should maybe think twice. I’m not saying his acting is always top-notch great (his crying scenes the other day were not that believable) but it’s tough doing a soap and making every single scene work perfectly.
I love this story line… again
I love Sonny and Paul, I hope they ultimately become the couple.