On the May 5 episode of Days of our Lives, after Gabi dismissed Philip as not being a parent, he told her the story of the son he has out there… somewhere. This isn’t a rewrite, but a bit of actual Salem history. We’ll fill you in on the details. And speculate about what this means for Philip and Gabi’s future.
Key Takeaways
- Philip has a son
- Philip’s son is close to 20 years old now
- Philip’s son could return to Salem
Past Person Plot
How did Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier) end up with a son he didn’t raise? It involved a scheming surrogate mother, Bonnie’s (Judi Evans) greed, Belle’s (Martha Madison) undying love for Shawn (Brandon Beemer), and Philip’s laziness. Basically, he and Belle were married and were going to have a baby via in vitro fertilization. But there were some soap opera shenanigans and, instead, Shawn’s then-wife Mimi’s (Farah Fath) egg was fertilized with Philip’s sperm and implanted into a surrogate. When the truth came out, the surrogate, Lauren, was told to get an abortion, but Mimi’s mama, Bonnie, thought it would be financially better for her daughter to have a Kiriakis baby.
Second Act
Eventually, Lauren abandoned the baby boy, Tyler, in Salem, where Kayla (Mary Beth Evans) and Steve (Stephen Nichols) became his foster parents. There was a lot of bouncing the tot around, then Lauren died, and then Philip decided that he wasn’t ready to be a dad and gave Tyler up for adoption. (He was ready to be a dad when they all started IVF, but not ready now? Shades of a waffling Johnny [Carson Boatman] and Trey.)
And Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
That was about 20 years ago. Which means Tyler is all grown up. And now that Philip mentioned him to Gabi (Cherie Jimenez), it’s the ideal time for him to come to Salem… and demand his share of the Kiriakis fortune. He can even reconnect with Grandma Bonnie. She might get her payday after all!
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