ALL SOAPS Comings & Goings

Actor Kyle Lowder will return to Days of our Lives as Rex Brady as revealed in the Days spring promo video. As fans may recall, Lowder’s last appearance on Days was in August 2019. Watch for Rex, whose ex-wife Sarah (Linsey Godfrey) is remarrying, to appear in Salem sometime this spring. Stay tuned to Soaps.com for his first airdate when it becomes available.

– Candace Young

Soaps.com can confirm that Shawn Christian will return to Days of our Lives on April 1 as Daniel Jonas. Christian was last seen on Days in 2017 when he appeared in several flashbacks and dream sequences. His character Dr. Daniel Jonas was killed off in 2016.

– Dustin Cushman

Soaps.com can confirm that Greg Rikaart will reprise the role of Leo Stark on April 1. Rikaart joined Days of our Lives in March of 2018 and last appeared as Leo Stark in September 2019. Rikaart currently airs on Young and the Restless as Kevin Fisher.

– Dustin Cushman

Soaps.com has learned Entertainment Tonight host Kevin Frazier is set for an appearance on Bold and the Beautiful next month. According to Soap Opera Digest, Frazier will play a Forrester pilot named Matt on Tuesday April 14. Frazier has also acted in 90210, Empire, and in the feature film, Girls Trip.

– Candace Young

Soaps.com can confirm that actress Alyshia Ochse will join the cast of Days of our Lives as a character named Zoey for a multi-episode arc. Ochse appeared on the NBC soap opera back in 2009 as clinic nurse, Sara, and played the role of Cassandra/The Woman in White on General Hospital from 2011 – 2012. She has had numerous television roles on series such as True Detective and Hart of Dixie, and appeared in the Cameron Diaz film, The Other Woman. Watch for Ochse to debut as Zoey in April.

– Candace Young

First reported November 4, 2019, actress and performer Tionne ‘T-BOZ’ Watkins is set to return to Days of our Lives as Sheila Watkins once again. The character quit her job and left Salem when Watkins left Days of our Lives in May. Soaps.com readers can expect to see her air on April 1.

– Candace Young

Actress Kate Mansi will return to Days of our Lives as Abigail DiMera following the character’s trip to Africa with her brother. As Soaps.com reported, Casey Moss left his Days role as JJ Deveraux on February 18 and decided to leave Salem after suffering terrible heartbreak. Watch for Mansi to reappear on the NBC soap opera during the week of March 16.

– Candace Young

Doug Davidson has set the record straight in light of one fan asking if he was off Young and the Restless again. The actor who has played Paul Williams on and off since 1978, and last appeared on February 21 when Victoria Newman was stabbed, replied, “I have no shows left to air and no dates scheduled. I guess I’ll let you draw your own conclusions.” Davidson has alerted fans to his Y&R airdates in the past, and went on to further explain, “It’s a choice. I think they have chosen to go in new directions. There are a lot of moving pieces. I hope they have a concept…” Soaps.com will keep readers updated on any future airdates.

– Amy Mistretta

Updated March 13: Soaps.com can confirm that Monica Ruiz will return to her role of Dr. Escobar, Sally Spectra’s physician, this month. Watch for her to appear on Bold and Beautiful beginning Wednesday March 18.

On December 17, 2019, according to a report by TMZ, Monica Ruiz, the actress who became known for appearing in a controversial Peloton commercial, and who was then cast in an advertisement for gin by Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool), had landed a guest role on Bold and Beautiful. The actress, who gained notoriety after playing the wife in Peloton’s holiday commercial that was deemed by some as sexist, is taping her scenes on the CBS soap opera today, Tuesday December 17, and her segment will air sometime in January. She’ll be playing Dr. Escobar.

– Candace Young

Soaps.com has learned that Beth Maitland will be making her first Young and Restless return of 2020 beginning March 13 as Traci Abbott. Back on February 3 we reported that The actress confirmed on Twitter, “Back to work at Y&R later this week!!!! So excited,” when fans showed how much they missed Traci. Maitland was last seen on Young and Restless in December 2019 when Traci returned to Genoa City for Christmas.

– Amy Mistretta