DAYS of Our Lives has recast a fan-favorite character, ending months of speculation about AnnaLynne McCord's role on the soap. Days of Our Lives c onfirmed AnnaLynne, 37, was joining the show last December, when it was reported she had signed a one-year contract with the Peacock show. Her role was kept under wraps until Wednesday night's episode when the 90210 alum revived fan-favorite character Abigail DiMera on the long-running series.
Investigative journalist Abby is the daughter of Jack and Jennifer Deveraux (played by Matthew Ashford and Melissa Reeves) and the wife of Chad DiMera (portrayed by Billy Flynn). Abby was "presumed dead" after drug lord Clyde Weston (James Read) confessed to her murder on the show in 2022. A DNA test finally confirmed the identity of AnnaLynne's "Jane Doe" character as Abby during the episode on August 14, nearly eight months after she officially joined the cast.
More on Days of Our Lives She was first introduced to viewers as someone who underwent plastic surgery and suffered from amnesia in a signature soap opera storyline, before the results of the DNA test were revealed. While Chad and her family are thrilled to be reunited with Abby, her memories of them have been wiped clean, as she confesses she has no idea who they are. “I don’t know you — any of you!" Abby dramatically told them.
"I don’t feel like I belong here. None of this makes any sense to me at all.” Abbywas previously played by actresses Marci Miller from 2016 until 2022, Kate Mansi from 2011 through 2016, and Ashley Benson from 2004 until 2007.
Most read in Soaps In December, Deadline reported that AnnaLynne had signed a year-long contract with Days of Our Lives to play a new character called Marin, described as “fascinating and complicated woman." Strikingly beautiful, Marin is “the desire of many, but her heart belongs to only one man who continues to push her away for her own good," the outlet reported. AnnaLynne previously teased her role on Days of Our Lives, after the actress shared a video from the set back in February.
In the clip posted on her Instagram Stories, AnnaLynne was seen walking down a hallway, while speaking into the camera. "Not gonna lie, it's giving Naomi vibes," she said, referring to Naomi Clark, her character on The CW's 90210 that catapulted AnnaLynne into the spotlight. AnnaLynne played the role from 2008 until 2013, after she starred as Eden Lord on Nip/Tuck from 2007 to 2009.
Days of Our Lives has been airing since 1965. Here are a list of celebs who have appeared on Days of Our Lives. Christina Applegate (1972) Kathie Lee Gifford (1975) Pat Sajak (1983) Pamela Anderson (1992) Lisa Rina (1992 to 1995) Mila Kunis (1994) Tara Reid (1995) LeAnn Rhimes (1995) Jensen Ackles (1997 to 2000) Ashley Benson (2004 to 2007) Kyle Richards (2013) She has also appeared in movies like Excision (2012), First We Take Brooklyn (2018), and Condition of Return (2023).
AnnaLynne previously admitted she was hesitant to take on her role in Condition of Return, directed by Tommy Stovall. In the movie, she played Eve Sullivan, a high-school teacher who commits a heinous mass shooting and is evaluated by a psychoanalyst to understand whether she is fit to stand trial, Reflecting on her initial apprehension, AnnaLynne told Us Weekly, "I had to figure out why I didn't want to do it — and it's because of the nature of the film. "When I read the script, I was like, 'Wow, I will not be doing this.
' [But then I thought, 'Oh, if I don't want to do it, I need to say yes.' I've never said 'yes' faster to a project." 'DIDN'T SEE IT COMING' AnnaLynne will reprise the popular Days character two years after Marci Miller criticized the show for k illing off her character.
“Didn't see it coming at all,” the actress told Soap Opera News in 2022. “That was not what I expected.” The show's head writer Ron Carlivati, told Soap Opera Digest Abigail's character was written off after Marci declined to sign a new full-time contract.
However, she felt there were other ways to handle her decision apart from killing Abby off. Fans also slammed the series for their ultimate decision to end Abby's story, with some people threatening to “boycott” the daytime program because of it. One angry fan tweeted: “This is a HUGE mistake! Soap Opera Rule #1 : YOU DON'T KILL OFF A LEGACY CHARACTER!” Another furiously wrote: “We are very upset that Abigail is being killed off the show! Read More on The US Sun “We all love Marci Miller as Abigail, couldn't it been done some other way?” “So I’m a long time #Days fan but i am pissed that Abigail is being killed off,” a third said, adding it was “BS!”.
