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Days of our Lives Comings and Goings: Double Daughter Recast, Two Exits 

Two daughters has been recast and two big stars have exited Days of our Lives.

By Janet Di Lauro
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A pair of daughters have been recast on Days of our Lives; plus, some old favorites are saying goodbye to Salem. Here are the latest castings coming and going from the soap. Find out exactly which actors are mentioned above, if any newcomers are boarding the show in contract, recurring, or day-player roles, and if any of your other favorite performers are leaving the Peacock drama. 

The Week of April 21, 2025

Brady (Eric Martsolf) and Kristen’s (Stacy Haiduk) daughter has been recast. Alice Halsey debuts as the new Rachel Black on Thursday, April 24. The young actress’ credits include the mini-series, Lessons in Chemistry, and the Disney Junior animation series, Kindergarten: The Musical. Halsey replaces Finley Rose Slater, who had portrayed Rachel from 2021 to 2025.

Will (Chandler Massey) and Gabi’s (Cherie Jimenez) daughter has been recast too and will be returning to Salem as a teenager next month. Marissa Reyes has been cast as the new Arianna Horton. The actress portrayed Cami on the Netflix series Raven’s Home and Kate in the horror film Spirit Halloween. She also currently recurs as Sofia on Running Point, the Netflix series starring Kate Hudson. Arianna was previously portrayed by twins Harper and Sydnee Udell (2013 to 2019), Sydney Brower (2019 to 2020) and Lane Rosa (2022).

Stacy Haiduk makes an appearance as Susan Banks on Monday, April 21. Look for the character to visit her hospitalized son, EJ (Dan Feuerriegel).

Chad’s (Billy Flynn) missing kids finally pop in this week. Cary Christopher is back as Thomas DiMera, and Autumn Gendron returns as Charlotte DiMera. Look for the pair to share scenes with their TV dad and others on Wednesday, April 23 and Thursday, April 24. 

Kyle Lowder continues his story arc as Rex Brady on Monday, April 21. He’ll interact with Lauren Koslow’s Kate and Josh Taylor’s Roman on Monday, April 21.

Meanwhile, Alison Sweeney and Louise Sorel have wrapped up their short but meaty visits as Sami Brady and Vivian Alamain. The pair exited Salem together on Friday, April 18.
Janet Di Lauro
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Janet Di Lauro is a contributing editor at Soap Opera Digest and a writer at Cynopsis.com and Soap Hub.com.
She has been writing about daytime and primetime television for over 30 years.
Prior to her current gigs, Janet ran ThoughtCo.com’s Days of our Lives website. She has built a career in daytime television coverage that has spanned over 30 years and includes a stint as the West Coast editor of Soap Opera Weekly magazine from the publication’s debut in 1989 through 2010. In addition, she was the features editor of Daytime TV magazine and editor of Soap Opera Stars magazine during her publishing years working in New York.
Based in California, Janet has interviewed daytime’s biggest stars, past and present, from Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso (Bo and Hope, Days of Our Lives”) to Susan Lucci (Erica Kane, All My Children) to Maurice Benard (Sonny, General Hospital) to Peter Bergman (Jack, The Young and the Restless). In addition to her daytime work, she served as a contributing editor on the tween publication Pixie and was a feature editor on Reality Check magazine.

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