Brytni Sarpy is heading back to daytime, but this time, she’s checking into Salem. Days of our Lives announced on Monday, August 24, that the General Hospital and The Young and the Restless alum has joined the Peacock soap in a mystery role. And while the show isn’t telling us who Sarpy will play just yet, there’s an interesting bit of history that makes her new job feel particularly fitting: Before she ever became Valerie Spencer or Elena Dawson, Sarpy had auditioned for DAYS.
Key Takeaways
- Brytni Sarpy has joined Days of our Lives in an undisclosed role.
- Sarpy previously played Valerie on General Hospital and Elena on The Young and the Restless.
- Before landing her first major soap role, Sarpy had auditioned for Days of our Lives.
A Familiar Face Is Checking Into Salem
The official DAYS Instagram account kept the announcement tantalizingly short, revealing that “someone new is checking into Salem” and welcoming Sarpy to the family. There was no character name, first airdate, or indication of whether she’s playing someone brand-new or a familiar Salem face.
That mystery should give soap fans plenty to speculate about. Sarpy already comes to Salem with a substantial daytime résumé. She made her General Hospital debut as Valerie Spencer in 2015, playing the daughter of Pat Spencer and becoming part of one of Port Charles’ most famous families. She left GH in 2019 and almost immediately moved to The Young and the Restless, where she debuted as Dr. Elena Dawson.
This Isn’t Sarpy’s First Brush With Salem
Here’s the part that makes this casting announcement a little more interesting than the usual soap-hopping news.
Before GH became Sarpy’s first major television role, she had auditioned multiple times for DAYS. Sarpy later recalled feeling confident that daytime was eventually going to work out for her. Instead of Salem, Port Charles came calling when she landed Valerie. More than a decade later, she’s finally joining the soap that was once part of her audition journey.
Her Mystery Role Opens Up Plenty of Possibilities
That’s the big question DAYS deliberately left unanswered. For now, all we know for certain is that Sarpy is joining the cast, so we’re not going to start assigning her long-lost relatives or resurrecting Salem residents quite yet.
Still, DAYS landed an actress who already knows exactly what daytime demands. Sarpy has played both a legacy character on GH and an original character on Y&R, giving Days of our Lives plenty of possibilities for what comes next.
