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Soap Hub Performer Of The Week For Days of our Lives: Sal Stowers

It has been a long and winding road to parenthood, filled with tragedy and triumph, for Lani and Eli on Days of our Lives. They…

By Diane Brounstein January 10, 2021

The Three Villains That Have Re-Energized Days of our Lives

Storylines have been forging ahead fast and furiously in Salem, and the soap has a trio of characters to thank for it: Ava, Gwen, and…

By Janet Di Lauro January 10, 2021

Salem In Love: The Top 10 Days of our Lives Couples

Days of our Lives, the daytime drama that coined the word “supercouple,” has had a number of magical pairings over the years, each rich with…

By Janet Di Lauro January 06, 2021

Soap Hub Performer Of The Week For Days of our Lives: Billy Flynn

When a character’s life totally implodes, that usually makes for a happy actor — or at least one that gets a lot of meaty material…

By Diane Brounstein January 03, 2021

Three Moves Days of our Lives Must Make in 2021

With a new year approaching in Salem, it’s time for a key turn in a core, front-burner family. And a couple of Days of our…

By Janet Di Lauro January 03, 2021

Soap Hub Performers of the Week for Days of our Lives: Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes

In a year filled with numerous losses and many challenges, Days of our Lives gave its viewers one of the show’s most anticipated episodes –…

By Michael Maloney December 27, 2020

Rating the Replacement: Is Cady McClain’s Jennifer Working on DAYS?

Cady McClain stepping into Melissa Reeves’ shoes as Jennifer Horton Deveraux on Days of our Lives, a role she debuted back in 1985, could have…

By Janet Di Lauro December 25, 2020

Soap Hub Performer Of The Week For Days of our Lives: Mike Manning

This was a pivotal week for the character of Charlie as his good-guy mask was ripped off to reveal not only is he the one…

By Diane Brounstein December 20, 2020

7 Things To Know About Days of our Lives Star Jackée Harry

Primetime star (227, Sister, Sister) and daytime alumna Jackée Harry – she played hooker-turned-club owner Lily Mason on Another World from 1983 to 1986 –…

By Janet Di Lauro December 13, 2020

Soap Hub Performer Of The Week For Days of our Lives: Marci Miller

Poor Abby is getting manipulated by a woman who she thought was her friend but while it’s hard for fans of Chad and Abby on…

By Diane Brounstein December 13, 2020

Top 10 Soap Opera Recasts That Were Absolutely Perfect

Stepping into another actor’s role is a tough job, but that’s often the norm on a daytime soap opera. Performers tend to come and go…

By Janet Di Lauro December 12, 2020

Soap Hub Performer Of The Week For Days of our Lives: Lindsay Arnold

As the daughter of Sami Brady and Lucas Horton on Days of our Lives, Allie has a lot of impulsiveness running through her gene pool.…

By Diane Brounstein December 06, 2020

No Hope, No Problem: 3 Women Perfect for Rafe On Days of Our Lives

Just when it looked like a Hope and Rafe reconciliation was finally in reach, Kristian Alfonso opted to exit Days of Our Lives, leaving Galen…

By Janet Di Lauro December 06, 2020

Top 10 Reasons to Watch Days of our Lives Right Now

It’s been in a whirlwind of ins and outs at Days of our Lives. After announcing various exits that had viewers seriously down, the soap…

By Janet Di Lauro December 03, 2020

Soap Hub Performer Of The Week For Days of our Lives: Susan Seaforth Hayes

There was a lot to be grateful for this past week as Americans everywhere celebrated Thanksgiving — and Salem was no different. Luckily for us…

By Diane Brounstein November 29, 2020

Days of our Lives’ Brady Was Being Grossly Insensitive

We understand that Brady currently has a lot on his mind on Days of our Lives, what with Kristen going to jail, suddenly becomes a…

By Alina Adams November 29, 2020

Soap Hub Performer of the Week For Days of our Lives: Tamara Braun

Soap Hub Performer of the Week is an ongoing series of articles in which an editor pays tribute to one performer from each show who…

By Diane Brounstein November 22, 2020

If Tripp Did It, Can He Be Redeemed On Days of our Lives?

It’s looking more and more like Allie is telling the truth on Days of our Lives. Or, rather, that she’s remembering correctly and Tripp (Lucas…

By Alina Adams November 18, 2020

Days of our Lives Character of the Week to Watch: Lani

Lani’s picture-perfect world – she’s happily married to Eli and expecting twins with her devoted husband – came tumbling down this week on Days of…

By Janet Di Lauro November 17, 2020

Soap Hub Performer Of The Week For Days of Our Lives: Cady McClain

Days of Our Lives had quite a dilemma when it returned from its coronavirus hiatus and actress Melissa Reeves chose not to reprise the role…

By Hope Campbell November 15, 2020

Soap Hub Performer Of The Week For Days of our Lives: Lucas Adams

Soap Hub Performer of the Week is an ongoing series of articles in which an editor pays tribute to one performer from each show who…

By Diane Brounstein November 08, 2020

Soap Hub Performer Of The Week For Days of our Lives: Lauren Koslow

Soap Hub Performer of the Week is an ongoing series of articles in which an editor pays tribute to one performer from each show who…

By Diane Brounstein November 01, 2020

Soap Hub Performer Of The Week For Days of our Lives: Martha Madison

Soap Hub Performer of the Week is an ongoing series of articles in which an editor pays tribute to one performer from each show who…

By Diane Brounstein October 25, 2020

Soap Hub Performer Of The Week For Days of our Lives: Kristian Alfonso

This weekend marks the initial Soap Hub Performer of the Week — which will be an ongoing series of articles in which an editor pays…

By Diane Brounstein October 18, 2020

Soap Hub Daytime Legends: Top 10 Soap Opera Villains Of All Time

No one puts the drama into daytime better than a really diabolical scoundrel. And the medium has had many of them during its long tenure.…

By Janet Di Lauro October 09, 2020

Days of our Lives Dilemma: Things That Make No Sense In Allie’s Rape Story

On Days of our Lives, Allie broke down and told Nicole that her baby was conceived after a night when she’d been heavily drinking, took…

By Alina Adams October 08, 2020

Days of Our Lives Baby Daddy Secret: What We Know About Allie’s Big Reveal

After abandoning her newborn son, Allie Horton is back on Days of our Lives. Now comes the fun part — addressing her baby daddy secret.…

By Janet Di Lauro September 20, 2020

Days of our Lives Instigator Sami Brady’s Top 10 Diabolical Plots

Nobody schemes and manipulates better than Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney) on Days of our Lives. She recently pulled out all the stops to get custody…

By Janet Di Lauro September 17, 2020

Soap Opera Families We Miss: Days of our Lives’ Anderson Family

The Hortons have always been Days of our Lives’ first family. But long before the Bradys, the DiMeras, or the Kiriakis clans became regular Salemites,…

By Leona G. Barad September 02, 2020