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Weekly News Wrap: Farewell To A Legend And A Sad Goodbye

A lot happened in the world of soaps this week.

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A beloved Days of our Lives veteran passes away and the cast offers tributes to him…A Bold and the Beautiful star celebrates a special anniversary…And The Young and the Restless’ Eric Braeden delivers a big update…Here’s everything you missed in the daytime world — with links — in the Soap Hub soap opera news wrap.

Soap Hub: Farewell to a Legend

Days of our Lives veteran Bill Hayes (Doug) sadly passed away at the age of 98. Take a look back at his long illustrious career.

The actor’s devoted wife, Susan Seaforth Hayes (Julie, DAYS), shared her first message on social media since her late husband’s passing. She thanked everyone for their kind words about the man she loved.

Soap Hub paid tribute to the legendary actor with a special photo feature of his work over the decades. Plus, you can read his co-stars’ thoughts and memories of Hayes here

Victor Victorious

Eric Braeden (Victor, The Young and the Restless) dealt with some serious health issues last year. Recently, he gave fans an update on how he’s feeling in a way only he could.

Happy Anniversary

Annika Noelle just celebrated six years of playing tortured heroine Hope Logan on The Bold and the Beautiful. The actress shared photos of her new edgier look to mark the occasion.

Hello, Goodbye

Adam Huss delivered a heartbreaking performance as General Hospital’s Nikolas, when he reunited with his grown TV son, Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Spencer), and met his new one — actually, two — twins Joey and Jay Clay, who play baby Ace. He reflected on the experience in an exclusive interview with Soap Hub.

Meanwhile, Ryan Carnes (ex-Lucas) returned to GH for a quick stint to be part of the soap’s farewell to Bobbie. The actor reflected on the experience.

Looking Back

Michelle Stafford posted three decades of photos from her years as Phyllis on Y&R, and you can only imagine how varied the looks were. Then she challenged co-stars Tracey Bregman (Lauren), Lauralee Bell (Christine), and Amelia Heinle (Victoria) to do the same.

Double Time

Maurice Benard (Sonny, GH) offered up two interviews on the latest episode of his video podcast, State of Mind. The actor chatted with Dr. Charles Noonan and former All My Children star Walt Willey (ex-Jackson), who recently popped up on GH.  

The Voice

While Diamond White (Paris) has been MIA from B&B, she’s been busily working on Emmy award-winning animated series Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Voicing to the lead character has earned the actress a special award nomination.

Put A Ring on It

Ashleigh Brewer, who played Ivy Forrester on B&B, has some big news to share on the romance front. She’s engaged, and here are the details

Another Sad Goodbye

Alec Musser, who won Season 2 of  I Wanna Be A Soap Star and went on to play Del Henry on All My Children, has passed away. Here are the details of his cause of death.

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