Days of our Lives’ Hank Northrop is coming into his own on the hit Peacock soap. It was bittersweet for him to join the show that made his father, Wayne Northrop, a soap legend. After losing his dad, the young actor admitted that there were some words of wisdom Wayne had imparted to him that he would never forget.
Key Takeaways
- Remembering Wayne Northrop and his legacy.
- Hank Northrop reveals advice from his dad, Wayne Northrop.
- More Liam on DAYS.
Wayne Northrop The Hero
Northrop (Liam) chatted all things DAYS with Michael Fairman TV as Liam’s slow-burn romance with Ari (Vico Escorcia, seven things to know about the actress) heats up. He is no stranger to daytime TV, having grown up in the industry thanks to Wayne’s work on the hit Peacock soap and his General Hospital star mom, Lynn Herring (Lucy), who briefly appeared on DAYS in 1992.
During the interview, the actor opened up about how the vets on DAYS are constantly telling him stories about his prankster father. In fact, some of the stories he couldn’t repeat publicly because they are so ridiculously hilarious.
Northrop (here are five fast facts about him) was asked which piece of advice Wayne gave him that still sticks with him today.
“There’s so much. I mean, my dad was my absolute hero and just a fantastic actor, too,” he declared.
He explained that his dad was always supportive of him pursuing acting, even when he had dementia/Alzheimer’s. There was one moment during Wayne’s battle with the disease that will forever stick with Northrop because of the words his father shared with him.
“Towards the end, when he wasn’t completely himself anymore, he looked at me and had this moment of clarity. We were talking about the business, and he shared two words to me. And I’ll never forget them. He said, ‘You’re enough.’ I will hold that on until my dying day. That’s the greatest gift a father could give a kid,” Northrop expressed.
Being an actor is filled with questioning one’s worth, and the DAYS newbie has dealt with that before. Those two words from his father meant everything to him, especially considering his father was his idol.
The family connection to DAYS only makes his work on the show more special. After being there for months, Liam’s starting to get more of a storyline being involved with Ari and working with EJ (Daniel Feuerriegel).
Liam even landed a job at Julie’s (Susan Seaforth Hayes) bookstore, giving him more connections in Salem.
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