As “Days of our Lives’” Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady) will tell you, she’s really done it all when it comes to soap storylines — so much so, it’s even tough for her to name a favorite! “I can’t remember all of them, but one that comes to mind very quickly is the Princess Gina storyline, when Bo and Hope were in New Orleans, the storyline when we went to London and Bo and Hope got married, but it wasn’t just about them getting married, it was about them finding the bad guy and them on an adventure and them in Miami, the prison storyline, nighttime Hope when she was basically drugging herself and not realizing it, the storylines that I’ve had that involved Billy and Chelsea,” she lists. “There are so, so many!”
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(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — Although a “Days of our Lives” representative was unavailable for comment to Soap Opera Network, Soap Opera Digest is reporting what The Huffington Post originally reported, which is Lisa Rinna is returning to the NBC soap in the role of Billie Reed. The actress originated the role in 1992, nearly twenty years ago.
The Huffington Post
“‘Days Of Our Lives’ has a great new team behind it, and they are determined to make sure the show not only survives but thrives,” an insider tells me. “Part of the strategy is bringing out the big guns, which includes bringing back Lisa Rinna and Billie Reed.”“Lisa is doing a James Franco,” the source says, referencing Franco’s recent guest role on “General Hospital.” “There is something full circle about bringing her back to the role that made her famous and now harnessing her celebrity to secure the future of the show.”
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Per the Post, Rinna’s supposed scripts are being kept under wraps and anyone involved in her storyline are being told to keep quiet after learning they’ll be working with her. The site states she’ll begin shooting her episodes in December, which would place her first airdate as early as March per the current filming schedule the soap is under.
Rinna previously returned to “DAYS” in 2002 during the soaps failed attempt to recapture the novelty of her character. Although at no fault to the actress herself, the soap wrote her character as a cop at the Salem Police Department, which incensed fans – particularly fans of Bo (Peter Reckell) and Hope (Kristian Alfonso) Brady.
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — NBC’s “Days of our Lives” wants you to add a little bit of Salem to the life of the person you love (or yourself) by picking up a copy of its book “Days of our Lives Forty Five Years: A Celebration in Photos.”
“This hard cover, full color, coffee table book will escort readers on a journey through the production day – from the first cup of coffee in the morning until the director says ‘it’s a wrap!’”
To purchase your copy, head on over to Amazon.com.
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(SoapOperaNetwork.com) — It’s a Brady Family reunion as Bo (Peter Reckell) says hello once again to half-sister, Kimberly Brady.
Soap Opera Network has learned that Patsy Pease is returning to NBC’s “Days of our Lives” later this month for several episodes. Her return is said to coincide with the rumored death of Brady patriarch, Shawn Brady (played by Frank Parker).
Pease’s first airdate is February 27.
In Other “DAYS” News…
Reports of Arianne Zucker‘s return to the soap have still gone unconfirmed by the actress’ representatives.
