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Kristian Alfonso Returning to Peacock's 'Days of Our Lives' for Special Episode

Kristian Alfonso is returning to Days of Our Lives!

The 60-year-old actress will be reprising her fan-favorite character of Hope Brady for a special episode of the soap opera now on Peacock, which will be airing later this year.

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Paul Telfer Explains Why He Likes Playing Villain Xander on 'Days of Our Lives'

Paul Telfer is opening up about his Days of Our Lives character.

The 44-year-old actor, who plays Alexandros “Xander” Kiriakis in the soap opera, spoke about playing the villainous role in an interview with People.

“Just out of a sense of sheer fun, it is tremendously enjoyable to play a straight-up villain, and especially if you’re not particularly villainous in your real life,” he said with a laugh.

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Biggest Soap Opera Headlines This Week: Beloved Star Earns Meaningful Emmy Nomination, Actor Updates on Absent 'General Hospital' Costar, Details on a New Show & More

There’s always something going on in the soap opera fandom, and this week was no exception!

New episodes of all of our favorite sudsers air on a daily basis. That means that there’s always drama building onscreen. A twist or turn is guaranteed to be waiting for you around every corner.

But it’s not just the plots of sudsers like The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives and General Hospital that keep you on your toes. There’s also some big news brewing behind the scenes.

In fact, there’s so much happening that it’s hard to keep up. To make things easier, we are pulling together the biggest soap opera headlines of the week.

What all went down? This week a popular actor revealed a skill that his “miracle” daughter is learning at a very young age.

In terms of casting, The Young and the Restless has recruited a legacy soap star for a new character arc that’s premiering just around the corner. There was an update about a General Hospital star who has been taking some time off to work on their health.

We also got the nominations for the 2024 Daytime Emmy Awards! All of our favorite shows were heavily represented, but one actor claimed a particularly meaningful nomination.

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4 Daytime Emmy Categories Announced Ahead of Full List of 2024 Nominations

The 2024 Daytime Emmys are coming up!

The upcoming awards celebrate and recognize “outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of categories, including daytime dramas, talk shows, instructional programming, hosting, culinary and legal/courtroom programs.”

Ahead of the full list of this year’s nominations on Friday (April 19), the noms in four categories have already been announced, including Outstanding Daytime Drama Series and Outstanding Daytime Talk Host!

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'Days Of Our Lives' Recent Cast Changes as of April 2024: 2 Stars Joining, 1 Role Recast & 3 Stars From the '80s to Returning to Reprise Their Roles!

Days of Our Lives continues to experience big cast shakeups.

The enduring series, which first bowed all the way back in 1965, is currently one of the longest-running scripted television series in the world, airing almost every day since.

The soap chronicles of the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of the citizens of the fictional city of Salem.

And over the past few weeks and months, there have been some plot-shaking casting changes, including two new stars joining, one role being recast, and three stars from the ’80s reprising their iconic roles.

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Biggest Soap Opera Headlines of the Week: Developments on 2 New Shows, Legacy Stars Ready Comebacks, Details of a Heartbreaking Plot, a Fav Teases an Extended Hollywood Break & More

If really love soap operas, then you know that there is always something happening within the fandom.

With new episodes on a daily basis and drama building onscreen, a twist or turn is guaranteed to be waiting for you around every corner.

But it’s not just the plots of sudsers like The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives and General Hospital that will keep you on your toes. There’s also some big news brewing behind the scenes.

There’s relationship news, casting changes, additions and so much more.

In fact, there’s so much happening that it’s hard to keep up. To make things easier, we are pulling together the biggest soap opera headlines of the week.

What all went down? Well for starters, we got some very exciting news about two new soap operas that are in development. One is an all-new show, and the other is a reboot of a beloved series that ended 25 years ago!

Speaking of the past, we also have some very exciting legacy actors announcing imminent comebacks. In fact, the sole remaining original cast member of one show is going to be getting back into character again for the first time since 2010. Another popular star just revealed if they’d ever come back to The Young and the Restless.

If you need a little pick-me-up, we also got some very steamy photos from some of the soap world’s dreamiest leading men.

What else is there? We got some big news about a heartbreaking plot line that’s coming right around the corner, and a popular soap star teased an extended break from the industry.

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'Days of Our Lives' Male Stars Strip Shirtless for 'Playgirl,' Speak to 'Hunky Soap Star' & 'Eye Candy' Labels

The leading men of Days of Our Lives are stripping shirtless for Playgirl, and we have all five cover photos!

Paul Telfer, Robert Scott Wilson, Eric Martsolf, Christopher Sean and Bryan Dattilo all took off their clothes down to their underwear for the sexy photo shoot.

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Days of Our Lives currently airs on Peacock and is in it’s 59th season on the network!

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