Arnold Feniger impersonating Rafe once again threw everyone into a tizzy on Days of Our Lives. After a while, people started to notice that ‘Rafe’ was not quite acting like himself including his sister, Gabi. When she finally conferred with Stephanie and Jada, it was theorized that Arnold was somehow back from the dead, and Gabi had no problem mixing it up with the imposter. She even yanked a couple of hairs from his head for a DNA test. With all this kookiness going on, Cherie Jimenez recently opened up about what the fake Rafe has done for Gabi.
She’s Worried for the Real Rafe
Jimenez sat down with Soap Opera Digest to discuss this storyline, which affects many characters. If you thought Galen Gering was doing a great job as both Rafe and Arnold, he had a reaction in the scene where she pulled some of his hair out of his head that was totally real. Jimenez hilariously explained, “I ended up pulling actual hair out of his head, not meaning to, in the actual take! I just got a little close. So Galen’s reaction was very real.”
Gabi took the hair to Kayla (Mary Beth Evans) to get the DNA test done to prove once and for all that ‘Rafe’ was actually Arnold. Once the fake Rafe is confirmed, Jimenez said the next part that’s worrisome is everyone will wonder where the real Rafe has gone off to. “She doesn’t know that part of it yet, and it’s scary,” the actress said of Gabi.
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Gering’s Fun Allowed Her to Let Her Hair Down
Some would describe Rafe as a Boy Scout: a straight-laced, by-the-books kind of guy who always does what’s right as best he can. So when Arnold, as Rafe, started misbehaving like swearing, being rude, and even sleeping with an exotic dancer, Gering was able to cut loose as an actor. Jimenez loved that he was having fun with this character, remarking, “Arnold allowed for Galen to play outside the box a little bit more freely and be a little reckless. I really enjoyed seeing him be so free.”
And that freedom worked to Jimenez’s advantage. “He really allowed me to bring some sass and a little bit more attitude back into Gabi.” Jimenez further noted that Gabi’s budding romance with JJ (Casey Moss) has allowed her to be kinder and gentler, but added, “Gabi still has that fire in her.” Her wrath came to the surface when she came face to face with exotic dancer Savannah (Selena Moreno), thinking that Rafe slept with her. “It was nice to be able to bring that [sassiness] out again.”
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