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Days Theme SongCOMINGS & GOINGS
GOINGS
Steve Burton
as Harris Michaels 
Arianne Zucker
as Nicole Walker Dimera [July 2024} COMINGS
AnnaLynne McCord
as Marin June 19,2024 
Cheri Jimenez
as Gabi Hernandez Dimera June 2024 
Matthew Ashford
as Jack Deveraux June 17,2024 & November 2024 
Lamon Archery
as Eli Grant June 19, 2024 & November 2024 
Sal Stowers
as Lani Price Grant June 19, 2024 & November 2024 
Melissa Reeves
as Jennifer Horton Deveraux November 2024 
Brandon Beemer
as Shawn Brady November 2024 
Martha Madison
as Belle Black Brady November 2024 
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NewsBig Returns This Week: Jack, Eli & Lani Come Home
Matthew Ashford returns this week and reveals a huge bomshell to Chad and Julie. As the new promo shows, Jack walks into the Horton house, exclaiming, “Did someone say my name?” He says Abigail is alive, and in the next scene, Julie and Chad look at a laptop, and she says, “We’re going to find out.” The search for Abigail, and where she’s been, all hinges on her supposed killer Clyde Weston’s claim she really didn’t die.
Eli and Lani return home with the twins to celebrate Juneteenth, anniversaries and more with Abe, Paulina, Chanel and Johnny.
AnnaLynn MCord Debuts This Week: Abby is That You?
Ever since we learned back in December that AnnaLynne McCord had joined Days of Our Lives, we’ve been waiting to get some kind of word — any kind of word — on who she’s playing and when she’ll finally air. Well, we’ve got some great news, because the time has finally come for answers! Mostly. This is Salem, after all.
Days of Our Lives can confirm that McCord’s first airdate will be next Wednesday, June 19. And that, we know from spoilers, is the day Chad and Julie, in their search for Abigail, make a stunning discovery. Well that certainly seems suspect, doesn’t it? Everyone from Saitta to co-executive producer Janet Drucker was in McCord’s corner — and it clearly worked out! The Actors’ Strike ended in November, which is when the idea of her joining Days of Our Lives came up. The ball didn’t really get rolling, though, until December, and she began shooting in January, after the holiday break was over. And because of all the upheaval around when she joined the show, at first, McCord admitted, it wasn’t clear who she’d be playing. “To be frank, it was very ambiguous in the beginning,” she said. “Obviously, there was a writer transition and everything that was going on within the industry politically so to speak.” So when I initially came on, no one really knew who I was gonna be. We were figuring it out as we went.” So who is she playing? We’ll have more details on Monday along with a preview of her debut, but there was no getting around the elephant in the room, so we told McCord right off the bat of the fan theories out there about her role. “Oh my gosh,” she replied, excitedly. “I wanna hear this soap fan theory!” The big one, of course, is that she was hired to take over Abigail, who’s come back to life in some way. That started even before we got into Clyde’s claims, so naturally, once he revealed to Chad that Abigail was alive, the fan talk went into overdrive. “They need to stop reading my journal!” McCord exclaimed with a laugh. “They have to stop that.” With that said, don’t expect simple answers right away. “What fans who are clearly very clever will come to figure out very early on,” she teased, “is that a certain gentleman who is not quite so gentle by the name of Clyde Weston has his fingers in the storyline of my character. So I enter day one as ‘Mystery Woman.’” Well, that’s certainly… mysterious! Is she really who we think she is, or is there something more going on here? For now, McCord promises a “fun little ride” for viewers. We guess that means it’s time to buckle in! 
Beloved Fan Fav Cast Members Returning for Doug's Memorial
As the cast photo for the episode reveals many beloved former cast members are on their way home to Salem for the Special Memorial Episodes honoring the late great Bill Hayes aka Doug Williams. Cast Members returning so far (included in the photo) are as follows:
Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Horton Devereux), Matthew Ashford (Jack Devereaux) Maree Cheatham (Marie Horton), Gloria Loring (Liz Chandler), Lamon Archer (Eli Grant), Sal Stowers (Lani Price Grant) , Brandon Beemer (Shawn Brady), Martha Madison (Belle Black Brady), Wally Kurth (Justin Kiriakis), Judi Evans (Bonnie Lockhart Kiriakis), Victoria Konefal (Ciara Brady Weston) and Stephen Schnetzer (Stephen Olson). Also included in the photo is Cherie Jimenez who has been cast to play the new Gabi Herandez Dimera and new cast member in the green shirt in the the front row playing as new yet to be announced character. No word yet if Kristian Alfonso (who played Doug's daughter Hope Williams Brady) or Peter Reckell (Bo Brady) are returning. Articles: www.soapoperadigest.com/content/maree-cheatham-and-matthew-ashford-lead-list-of-days-returns www.soapoperadigest.com/content/melissa-reeves-back-filming-at-days-of-our-lives/ https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/gloria-loring-joins-the-growing-list-of-days-returnees ARIANNE ZUCKER FILES SUIT AGAINST SHOW PRODUCERS
As first reported by TMZ, Arianne Zucker (Nicole, DAYS) has filed a lawsuit against Corday Productions Inc., which produces DAYS, as well as its executive producer, Ken Corday, and the show’s former executive producer, Albert Alarr. Zucker is alleging that Alarr, whose employment at DAYS was terminated last August, sexually harassed her and other females employed at DAYS, and that Corday Productions did not respond adequately when she surfaced these allegations to HR. She also claims that in October, with her current DAYS contract set to expire, Corday Productions failed to negotiate a new deal “in good faith”. Zucker’s contract expired in January, “which she says essentially amounted to her being fired from her job,” TMZ said in its story. TMZ also noted that Zucker is “suing for harassment, discrimination, retaliation, negligent hiring and supervision, and wrongful termination among other claims.”
Asked to comment on Zucker’s lawsuit, a spokesperson for DAYS said in a statement: “The allegations in Ms. Zucker’s lawsuit are without merit. Corday Productions offered to renew Ms. Zucker’s contract including offering her a pay increase. Rejecting Ms. Zucker’s counteroffer does not constitute retaliation. Complaints about Mr. Alarr’s on-set behavior were promptly investigated. Corday Productions fully cooperated with the impartial investigation and subsequently terminated Mr. Alarr.” Because DAYS shoots months in advance, episodes featuring Zucker should continue to air into late spring or early summer. The actress joined DAYS in 1998 and exited in 2006. She returned in 2008, staying through 2017, and returned on-screen again in 2019.
Press Conference
On February 8, the day after she filed a lawsuit against Corday Productions, which produces DAYS, as well as its executive producer, Ken Corday, and former executive producer, Albert Alarr, Arianne Zucker (Nicole, DAYS) and her attorney, Anahita Sedaghatfar, held a brief press conference to issue statements regarding the litigation. In her prepared statement, Zucker introduced herself as “a committed and loyal employee of DAYS OF OUR LIVES, playing the character of Nicole Walker, since 1998.” Describing her close-knit relationships with the cast and crew, Zucker said, “I became not just an important character on the show but a mentor, a confidante, a host, a friend and an advocate for those who felt they didn’t have a voice … I became a sounding board for those closest to me, which leads me to my next point. For quite some time, I have seen my female co-workers being sexually harassed, violated and degraded as women by our executive producer, Albert Alarr,” she alleged. “I myself have also been degraded, violated and sexually harassed by Mr. Alarr.” Zucker claimed that after surfacing concerns about Alarr’s conduct to Corday and others at Corday Productions, and lodging a formal complaint with Sony HR, leading to the launch of an internal investigation, “My agents received an email with a reduction in pay. A few days after that, my agents received a second request for a reduction in pay. While waiting for the results of the Sony investigation, my character was written off the show for several weeks … My character was eventually brought back in August 2023, thanks to my lawyer, Anahita Sedaghatfar, who had to get involved. However, once I returned to the show, I was treated differently from several of the male crew members close to Alarr, and also by Ken Corday.” An emotional Zucker, whose lawsuit alleges that DAYS did not negotiate with her “in good faith” on a new contract, went on to claim that she had been “pushed out of my long-time career at DAYS OF OUR LIVES” as a result of “standing up for myself and others”. Zucker is suing Corday Productions, Corday and Alarr for, among other things, harassment, discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination.” As Digest previously reported, a DAYS spokesperson responded to the claims in Zucker’s lawsuit in a statement, saying, “The allegations in Ms. Zucker’s lawsuit are without merit. Corday Productions offered to renew Ms. Zucker’s contract including offering her a pay increase. Rejecting Ms. Zucker’s counteroffer does not constitute retaliation. Complaints about Mr. Alarr’s on-set behavior were promptly investigated. Corday Productions fully cooperated with the impartial investigation and subsequently terminated Mr. Alarr.” To watch an excerpt of Zucker delivering her statement, click here. HAPPY 38th DAYS ANNIVERSARY DRAKE HOGESTYN
Drake Hogestyn debuted on Days Our Lives in January 1986 believing originally that he was Roman Brady before he became the character we all know & love today of John Black. To celebrate 38 years of Days Memories click below for photos of John & Marlena, John & Isabella as well as the Brady/Black Family. See the Main Gallery for other John Parings and Group Photos
JOHN & MARLENA GALLERIES
JOHN BLACK WEDDINGS
THE TRIANGLE: JOHN/MARLENA/ROMAN GALLERIES
DAYS OF OUR LIVES LEGEND BILL HAYES DIES AT 98
Bill Hayes, the legendary and multi-talented performer best known to daytime fans for his long-running role as Doug Williams on DAYS died on January 12 at the age of 98.
Born William Foster Hayes III on June 5, 1925 in Harvey, Illinois, Hayes served in the Navy Air Corps before completing his degree in music and English at DePauw University in 1947. His showbiz career launched when Hayes decided to audition for a musical in Chicago. He recalled to Digest in 2017, “Carousel had just left New York and was starting its national tour in Chicago, and my young brother Phil had written to the stage manager of Carousel and said, ‘If you need a tenor, I’d like to audition,’ ” Hayes begins. “Well, he had a card that said, ‘Come to the Shubert Theater at 2 o’clock on Tuesday and sing a song.’ When I got home after college, Phil had strep throat and couldn’t make a sound, so I took his card and I scratched Phil off and I put Bill on and went down to Shubert Theater at 2 o’clock on Tuesday and sang a song and I got on the show. I was in the singing chorus, and I thought, ‘Holy mackerel, you can get paid for singing? Acting? Doing stage work?’ I had no idea.” Hayes continued to hone his craft, studying voice at Northwestern and earning his master’s degree, and made his television debut in 1948 on THE ADVENTURES OF HOMER HERK. In 1950, he got an even bigger break when he was cast on YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS, which co-starred Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. “I’ve been told that I’m the longest- running person who’s been appearing on national television,” Hayes marveled to Digest in 2017. I n 1955, Hayes became an even bigger star when he recorded “The Ballad of Davy Crockett”, which became a No. 1 hit on the Billboard charts. In his 2017 conversation with Digest, Hayes recalled, “Archie Bleyer was the head of Cadence Records, and he called me in the morning of December 16, 1954, and he said, ‘Are you able to record a song with me?’ And I said, ‘Yes, I am.’ He wrote the arrangement and I studied the song and we met at 10 o’clock that night, recorded it in one take, and we were on the way. It’s a gold record and it’s on my wall and I’m looking at it now.” Soon, Hayes was touring the country on the strength of that hit. “It was incredible,” he told Digest. “Everybody in the audience would know every word in the song. It’s just that good a song! Everybody in the country today still knows it. If I start singing, they’ll sing along with me. It was quite a magic ride. It just took off like a skyrocket.” Hayes’s professional success continued, with multiple appearances on THE TONIGHT SHOW and a Broadway run in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Me and Juliet. But by 1969, the nomadic reality of a career in entertainment took a toll on his first marriage, to Mary Hobbs. Hayes noted to Digest in 2017, “Show business is a traveling business. You do theater, you travel. You work on a film, you travel. You work in clubs, you travel. Show business was too much for her and she just left, and suddenly I needed a job where I stayed home. My [five] kids needed me here.” Hayes’s desire to put down roots prompted him to join the DAYS cast, and in February 1970, fans of the show were first introduced to Brent Douglas, the con man better known as Doug Williams. The role not only became the longest-running of his career, but his serendipitous casting introduced him to his beloved wife, Susan Seaforth Hayes, his longtime DAYS leading lady. As the actor put it to Digest in 2018, “Everybody in the country watched Bill and Susan fall in love and Doug and Julie fall in love all at the same time.” But it wasn’t all smooth sailing. He told Digest in 2018, “What I had to go through post-divorce was anger. I just didn’t want to have a relationship. It was just too hard on me that way. I divorced in 1969 and Susan and I married in ’74. If I’d been normally free in my mind, it would’ve happened a lot quicker but I was not ready. In 1974, my youngest daughter graduated from high school and that was the end of a certain responsibility on my part. My parents celebrated 50 years of marriage and that was an affirmation of relationship and marriage. I took my kids for four weeks to London and that was a family experience that was just fabulous. Those three things put together finally released me from this, ‘I don’t want a relationship. I don’t want to hear about it or talk about it or feel it or anything.’ Suddenly, all that went away and I remember saying to Susan, ‘How about a week from Saturday?’ and she said, ‘Good for me!’ I put on my cowboy hat and my cowboy boots and went over to [the home of] Susan’s mother, and I got down on one knee and I said, ‘I would like to have the hand of your daughter.’ She said, ‘Nope! You have to take the whole girl.’ ” The couple wed at home in front of 16 people. “Two years later, Doug and Julie married and they used exactly the same words that we used in our living room,” Hayes recalled fondly. Reflecting on his life to Digest in 2017, Hayes noted, “I’ve had quite a varied career, which started in one direction for a long time and then suddenly stopped and started in another direction. I’m very proud of it. I was on YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS, which was one of the best television series of all time. I played on Broadway. I have a hit record. I’ve been on DAYS OF OUR LIVES all these years. I’ve done wonderful things in my career, but what I’m happiest about is my family. I have four children left, I have 12 grandchildren, I have 24 great-grandchildren and that’s my treasure.” In a statement, DAYS Executive Producer Ken Corday said, “I have known Bill for most of my life and he embodied the heart and soul of Days of our Lives. Although we are grieving and will miss him, Bill’s indelible legacy will live on in our hearts and the stories we tell, both on and off the screen.” We send our deepest condolences to Hayes’s family, friends, and colleagues.
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