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Days of Our Lives continues to shake up its cast every single week. The fan favorite soap opera series, which premiered back in 1965, is now one of the longest-running scripted television series in the world, airing almost every day since. The show follows the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of the citizens of the fictional city of Salem. Throughout the past months, there have been some massive shake-ups on the cast, including two stars leaving, and two beloved stars returning to the series. Click through to see the recent Days of Our Lives casting changes, as of October 2024… Serena Scott Thomas as Fiona – Left The 63-year-old actress has wrapped up her time as Fiona Cook on Days of our Lives. She made her soap opera debut on July 19, coming to Salem as Xander’s mom and causing plenty of drama. As she decided to skip town at the end of October, she sent Xander a letter to let him know of her decision. Louise Sorel as Vivian – Returned The 84-year-old actress is bringing Vivian back to Days of Our Lives starting on Monday, October 28! “Whenever they call me, I show up,” she said. “It’s so sweet. I cannot tell you, the people that we work with, the actors, everybody, really, are just… They’re working so hard, and they’re so open. It’s always unnerving to come back and hope that you can get through it, because it’s very fast and a lot of dialogue. They help out, because if I make a mistake, I can’t stand it. They never make you feel bad about that. It happens, but they’re lovely.” Brandon Barash as Stefan – Left His final episode as Stefan was on October 28. “I knew exactly what was happening as soon as I was called up to [the boss’] office,” the actor said of his exit, which came as a surprise. “And she said, ‘Look, this is not my doing. I don’t like it. And this is no reflection on you or your abilities. You’re very talented. We know your work ethic is very high, but it’s just where we’re deciding to take the character.’” He added he “was in the middle of a contract, and it was the writers’ decision” to have Stefan exit from Salem, calling it a “surprise” and a “gut punch” because he didn’t see this change in direction coming. “Of course, the ego is like, ‘Oh, OK, that hurt.’ But I walked out of the office equal parts shocked and excited about what was around the corner.” John-Paul Lavoisier as Philip – Returned The 44-year-old actor brought Philip back to Days of Our Lives, beginning on October 25. “This is my third trip back to Salem,” he told Soaps.com ahead of his return. “I realized that every single one of all three times that they’ve reached out to me, it’s all happened right around my birthday month, which is March.” The show first reached out in late February, he revealed, “much like the last time a year and a half ago.” Find out what else he said about his return! Find out who else returned and left on Days of Our Lives this year.
