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Soap Opera Comings and Goings: A Fan Fave Returns, Another Takes Leave

A B&B mainstay comes home and a GH power player takes his leave.

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Who’s coming and who’s going from the soap opera casts of The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, and The Young and the Restless?

Soap Opera Casting For The Week of October 30, 2023

Here’s a list of the top exit and entrance news from all four daytime dramas. Find out if any of your favorite performers from yesteryear are returning to the shows you follow, or if any new actors or actresses have been cast in contract, recurring, or day-player roles.

The Bold and the Beautiful

Great news for The Bold and the Beautiful fans. Jacqueline MacInnes Wood has completed her maternity leave and is returning to the canvas as Steffy Forrester. The character arrives back in Los Angeles on Thursday, November. 2

The Forrester fashion show continues and so do the soap’s special guest stars. Marie Osmond reprises her role as Countess Von Frankfurt on Monday, October 30 and Tuesday, October 31. Airing on the same dates are The Young and the Restless stars Tracey Bregman and Kate Linder as Lauren Fenmore and Esther Valentine respectively.  

In addition, Taylor Hale, Season 24 Big Brother winner, and Alexi Gaube of The Price Is Right, will both be strutting their stuff, too. The duo turns up as models on Monday, October 30 and Tuesday, October 31.

Dick Christie pops back in as security guard, Charlie Webber. He appears on Monday, October 30 and Tuesday, October 31.

Also, Diamond White returns as Paris Buckingham. She airs on Monday, October 30 and Tuesday, October 31.

Days of our Lives

A familiar face from yesteryear is back at Days of our Lives. Blake Berris, who was killed off as Nick Fallon in 2014, is getting another chance at life in Salem. The actor is now portraying Everett Lynch, Stephanie’s (Abigail Klein) former boyfriend. Berris makes his first appearance on Monday, October 30.

Kim Coles returns as Whitley Cole, the obsessed nurse who kidnapped Abe (James Reynolds). She’ll air on Tuesday, October 31 to be part of the soap’s special Halloween episode.  

General Hospital

A beloved leading man is exiting General Hospital, at least for now. John J. York makes his final appearance as Mac Scorpio this week. The actor has headed off on medical leave for approximately three to four weeks to battle a pair of blood and bone marrow disorders.

Asher Jared Antonyzyn is taking over the role of Danny Morgan. The new actor playing Sam (Kelly Monaco) and the late Jason’s son debuts this week. He replaces Zakary Risinger, who portrayed Danny since 2021

Lily Fisher is back as Georgie Spinelli, Maxie (Kirsten Storms) and Spinelli’s (Bradford Anderson) daughter. Fisher originally began portraying the character in 2017. However, she had been replaced by Eden Harker, who has now exited. 

The Young and the Restless

Tricia Cast is about to get some air time as Nina Webster on The Young and the Restless. The character is set to pay a visit to her best friend Christine (Lauralee Bell) on Thursday, November 2.

After a short break, Eileen Davidson is back as Ashley Abbott. The new bride went MIA for a few weeks, after her ill-fated marriage to Tucker (Trevor St. John).

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