By now, you have in all probability heard the information that Days of Our Lives has recast the function of Theresa Donovan.
The gorgeous announcement broke earlier this week when it was revealed that present Days of Our Lives star Emily O’Brien would take over for Jen Lilley.
In a brand new interview with Individuals, Lilley revealed that she reached out to return to the present in late 2022.
She supposed to carry Theresa again to Salem as a part of the farewell storyline for John Aniston’s Victor Kiriaki.
“I used to be near John Aniston personally as an actress, and likewise our characters have been oddly shut in a approach that not one of the different characters knew,” Lilley defined.
“So I used to be like, okay, that might be a very enjoyable approach to come again, type of shake issues up in Salem in a approach that might fluster different characters and could be enjoyable for the present.”
“It could make sense for Theresa, and it could additionally make sense for Jen Lilley to honor John Aniston.”
Lilley adopted up in early 2023 and realized that the present was excited about a 12-week stint for Theresa, however the actress might solely commit to a few.
Lilley remembers her reps saying there was no approach the present might have written a 12-week arc as a result of that hadn’t occurred earlier than.
Upon telling producers she might solely return for the window of time she had out there, she was instructed that Theresa was coming again, “whether or not or not it is Jen, however we wish it to be Jen.”
Lilley responded that she understood in the event that they needed to recast and slowly believed that was the avenue the present would take.
“I’m going within the bathe, I cry about it, I am like, ‘This sucks. I simply wished to return for John and now they’re recasting,'” the actress mentioned to the outlet of the casting information.
However every thing modified when the present acquired again in touch and supplied the three-week arc, with Lilley revealing she might give 4.
She believed she was filming 12 weeks of scenes over that month.
Upon returning, she ran into O’Brien, they usually chatted concerning the present.
Nonetheless, it appeared O’Brien was conscious that she was taking up the function of Theresa, however Lilley was none the wiser.
After the second week of filming, The actress grew involved when she was instructed they solely wanted her sooner or later the next week.
Lilley believed she’d been recast and reached out to the casting division and finally requested then-Govt producer Albert Alarr what was occurring.
That is when she was instructed that Theresa would nonetheless do the remainder of the scenes, however they’d be going with a unique actress.
Lilley believes the entire scenario was complicated and awkward for O’Brien, they usually exchanged numbers, with Lilley noting that followers wrestle with recasts.
“I really like doing Days. I stayed approach longer than I ever thought I might as a result of I liked them a lot,” Lilley mentioned of her preliminary run on the present.
“So I used to be like, no love misplaced. I really like you guys.”
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