ALL SOAPS Comings & Goings

Nadia Bjorlin is currently taping scenes and fans can expect to see her back onscreen at Days of Our Lives in December. The actress confirmed the news on Twitter, “I’m back to work and will be back on screen sometime in December!” We learned back on February 26 that she was returning to her role as Chloe Lane after having been in talks with the show since January. The actress, who has been playing Sara Preston on Beacon Hill, and who appeared in Kyle Lowder’s (Rex Brady) Mermaid For Christmas film along with other daytime actors, was approached about going back on contract with the NBC soap opera. However, the actress told Soap Opera Digest, that a contract is on hold. Bjorlin last appeared on Days in August and was seen on Days’ digital series, Last Blast Reunion.

– Candace Young/Amy Mistretta

I’m back to work and will be back on screen sometime in December! ⛄️

— Nadia Bjorlin (@RealNadiaB) October 17, 2020

As first reported by Soap Opera Digest, Reeves’ last airdate was October 13. All My Children actress (Dixie) Cady McClain will temporarily play Jennifer Horton and has already started taping scenes for the role. Back on September 15, we reported that Melissa Reeves will be leaving her Days role as Jennifer Horton Deveraux. Soap Opera Digest has confirmed that the actress, who’s played the NBC soap opera role since 1985, decided not to continue to keep commuting from Tennessee to Los Angeles after Days of Our Lives resumed production due to the current health crisis.

– Amy Mistretta

Keep an eye out for Judith Chapman’s return to The Young and the Restless on Tuesday October 20. We reported on September 23 that the actress was finally making her way back to Young and the Restless as Gloria Fisher Bardwell, as confirmed by Soap Opera Digest. Could Gloria be returning to Y&R for a sugar daddy? The actress has played the role since 2005, last appeared in October 2018 and recently turned up on Days of our Lives in 2019 as Diana Colville – mother to Leo Stark, played by her Y&R onscreen son Greg Rikaart (Kevin Fisher). Take a look at the gallery of more Y&R characters we want to return.

– Amy Mistretta

Actor Dick Christie is set to return to The Bold and the Beautiful as Forrester Creations’ security guard Charlie Webber this month, according to Soap Opera Digest. Watch for the actor, who was last seen on February 12, to appear onscreen in the Tuesday October 20 episode, which also features a certain Forrester model bursting into song at the fashion house.

– Candace Young

Chauntal Lewis will be making her way back to General Hospital as Nurse Chanel on Thursday October 29, as per her IMDB page. She initially appeared as the character back in March and last turned up in August. However, this isn’t her first General Hospital role. Lewis played Nurse Stephanie in 2015 and Nurse Tara from 2016 to 2019. This year she played a bridesmaid in the movie Magic Camp, starring Adam Devine.

– Amy Mistretta

EW has learned that General Hospital has cast Gregory Harrison as the new Gregory Chase, the father of Hamilton Finn and Harrison Chase. The role was previously played in 2018 by Days of Our Lives actor James Read, who will be returning to his NBC role as Clyde Weston. Fans can expect to see Harrison debut in the coming weeks, considering he started filming at the ABC studio today, Wednesday October 14. Harrison has recently been seen playing Thomas O’Brien in Hallmark’s Chesapeake Shores, which was renewed for season five, as Dr. George Alonzo ‘Gonzo’ Gates on Trapper John, M.D. and appeared as Michael Sharpe in Falcon Crest – to name a few of his over 100 credits.

– Amy Mistretta

Soaps Opera Digest has learned that Cady McClain’s first airdate in the recast role of Jennifer Horton will be during the week of October 26 on Days of Our Lives.

Back on September 15 we reported that All My Children alum Cady McClain (Dixie) will temporarily take over the role of Days of Our Lives’ Jennifer Horton, as reported by Soap Opera Digest. The actress who has played Jennifer since 1985, Melissa Reeves is leaving Days. Though McClain’s first air date has not been announced, she’s already taping at the NBC soap opera. Stay tuned for her first air date. (Meanwhile, you can check out how fans are reacting to the bombshell news here.)

– Amy Mistretta

For those who were wondering about the new face on General Hospital in the Tuesday October 13 episode, that was actress Devika Parikh in the new role of Ms. Madigan. Parikh’s character was a huge cosmetics buyer who appeared in scenes with Lucy and Sasha, who ended up blowing the Deception presentation. The actress posted a behind-the-scenes photo from the set and stated, “Excited to be appearing as Ms. Madigan on @generalhospitalabc October 13 and October 14 (tomorrow & Wednesday)! Thank you Frank Valentini (Ex.prod).”

Though she is new to daytime, Parikh’s turned up in numerous primetime series such as The West Wing, Rizzoli & Isles and Grey’s Anatomy and has voiced various characters in such films as Madagascar and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and can be heard as the radio announcer in the The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners video game. Look for her to also appear in the Wednesday October 14 episode.

– Amy Mistretta

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George DelHoyo will be bringing back Days of Our Lives villain Orpheus for another stint. Along with James Read’s return as Clyde, and William Utay as mad doctor Rolf, viewers can expect to see them during the week of October 19. DelHoyo last appeared during the summer when his character was sent to jail and has played the role of Salem’s bad guy on and off since 1986. He also appeared on Generations as Rob Donnelly from 1989 to 1990. Read our Days of Our Lives spoilers to find out what’s ahead for Orpheus and the gang who have wreaked havoc throughout Salem for years…

– Amy Mistretta

Although Karla Mosley’s Maya has not been seen on The Bold and the Beautiful in over a year, many fans hoped that the popular character would return. However, the same week that Maya’s brother-in-law Zende returned to L.A. — and her cantankerous dad, Julian, was referenced — the actress posted two separate Instagram messages indicating she will not be returning. “While I was disappointed that she wasn’t honored with a goodbye that matched the importance of her presence on the show,” Mosley said in an accompanying video, “I also know that that’s how it goes.” Mosley, who also played Guiding Light’s Christina, took on the role of Maya in 2013. Maya married Forrester heir Rick (Jacob Young) in 2015 and the pair eventually relocated to Europe in early 2018. Soon after, Maya returned sans Rick, with no explanation as to what had gone wrong between the much-loved couple or why they were divorcing.