THE SCOOP

We get it, your favorite soaps literally have a revolving door of characters passing in and passing out almost every episode, so what better way to keep track of who’s coming, who’s going and who’s staying in L.A., Salem, Port Charles and Genoa City than our handy casting guide?

Check out the latest casting news below.

CASTING ABOUT

COMINGS

The Bold and the Beautiful

• Winsor Harmon reprises his role as Thorne Forrester on Tuesday, December 5. The actor last appeared on the series during its 35th anniversary episode, which aired in March 2022. He appeared in a dream sequence during which Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) reminisced about her history with love. Find out more here.
• Ashley Jones is back as Bridget starting Wednesday, December 6. The character will be donning her medical gear. Find out more here.
• “Big Brother” stars Cirie Fields and Matt Klotz will appear on the Wednesday, December 20 episode of the series. Fields will portray Dr. Martin, who consults with Bridget and Finn (Tanner Novlan) on a patient they are treating. Meanwhile, Klotz will play a character named James, an employee of Forrester Creations. Look for Matt to appear in scenes alongside R.J. (Joshua Hoffman), Luna (Lisa Yamada) and Zende (Delon de Metz). For more on their duo and their soap debut, click here.

Days of our Lives

• James Read reprised his role as Clyde Weston on the Wednesday, November 22 episode.
• Blake Berris recently returned to the show as a new character, Everett Lynch, who is Stephanie’s (Abigail Klein) ex-boyfriend. The actor previously played the role of Nick Fallon on the series.

General Hospital

• Ellen Travolta reprises her role as Gloria Cerullo for the first time since 1995, beginning with the Thursday, November 23 (Thanksgiving Day) episode.
• Joshua Benard reprised his role as Adam earlier this week.

The Young and the Restless

• J. Eddie Peck returns as Cole Howard, beginning with the Tuesday, November 21 episode. Find out more about his return here.
• Colleen Zenk (ex-Barbara Ryan, “As The World Turns”) joined the show as Aunt Jordan as of the Friday, November 17 episode. The character will play a huge role in a Newman-centric umbrella storyline. Find out more here.
• Judith Chapman is reprising her role as Gloria Fisher. She tells Soap Opera Digest, “Gloria is a little bedraggled, so no more glamour queen,” Chapman tells the outlet of legal trouble Gloria’s been battling in Singapore, which has kept her away from family. “Her loved ones are not happy to see her. The scenes are very funny. It was so wonderfully written and I actually went up to Josh [Griffith, executive producer and head writer], who was on set, and said, ‘I recognize your writing. Thank you very much because this is fun.’ It reminded me of the early days when he was on the show and he turned Gloria into high drama. I think the audience is really going to get a kick out of it and I couldn’t have been happier.”
• Christian Le Blanc returns as Michael Baldwin after the character returns to Geno City with his mother following her legal battle (see above).
• Greg Rikaart will pop over to Genoa City as Kevin Fisher on Wednesday, November 22, to help celebrate Thanksgiving with the family. Don’t fret: He continues to appear as Leo Stark on “Days of our Lives.”

GOINGS

Days of our Lives

• Martha Madison has exited her role as Belle Black. She last aired on Thursday, November 9. In a post on Twitter (formerly known as Twitter), Madison said, “ Thank you all for the incredibly kind tweets and messages of support you’ve sent me today. The best part of this job for me has always been you! Farewell for now. On to the future….”
• Remington Hoffman found his character, Li Shin, killed off earlier this month, marking the end of the actor’s nearly four-year run on the series.
• Camila Banus has officially exited her role as Gabi Hernandez after the character was carted off to jail for murdering Li. She last appeared on the Thursday, November 9 episode. Find out why she decided not to renew her contract here.

General Hospital

• Lily Anne Harrison recently wrapped her run on the show after it was learned that her character, Andrea Gates, had miscarried the baby she was carrying for Molly (Kristen Vaganos) and TJ (Tajh Bellow).
• Nathanyael Grey (Mason Gatlin) exited the series after his character was sent to Pentonville. Reportedly, the door is being left open for a potential return despite the character’s cousin, Austin, being killed off.
• After playing three characters on the series over an 11 ½ year period, Roger Howarth confirmed his exit as Austin Gatlin-Holt. The character was shot and killed by a mystery figure on the Friday, November 17 episode. Find out more about why the show wrote his character out here. Haworth previously portrayed the roles of Todd Manning and Franco Baldwin on the show.

STAYING

Days of our Lives

• Lauren Koslow (Kate Brady) has been dropped to recurring status, making her the last remaining on-air performer who had been on contract continuously since the 1990s, Jason47 reported. Despite the status change, Koslow is expected to remain part of the show’s cast.