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Kristian Alfonso departs Days of Our Lives after 37 years

posted 4 years ago by TMC-4 (19442)
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https://deadline.com/2020/07/kristian-alfonso-exits-days-of-our-lives-after-37-years-1202978733/

Alfonso announced today she's exiting her role as Hope Williams Brady following news that Days was planning to return to production on Sept. 1 after the coronavirus shutdown in mid-March. “I feel blessed and honored to have been invited into people’s homes for over three decades. However, it is now time for me to write my next chapter," said Alfonso, one of daytime TV's most recognizable and longest-tenured stars, in a statement to Deadline. “I will not be returning to Days when it resumes production in September. I’ve already filmed my last episode several months ago.” Alfonso was nominated for two Daytime Emmys and won a special fan award Emmy with on-screen husband Peter Reckell for her her role as Hope, which she started playing in 1983.

[–] TMC-4 (19442) 4 years ago

Kristian Alfonso decided to leave Days of Our Lives after 37 years after she was told her character would be temporarily written off the show

https://www.etonline.com/kristian-alfonso-shares-the-moment-she-decided-to-leave-days-of-our-lives-after-37-years-exclusive

Alfonso tells ET that "at that moment I thought to myself, you know what, it's time for a change and it was the perfect moment to make that decision. I was taken aback when (executive producer Ken Corday) said that they wanted, he and (producer) Albert wanted to take me off camera for four to five months. It was not something that had ever been discussed but that's what it was, and to come back in five to six months, or four to five months -- whatever that time frame was -- I just thought, you know what, it's time to really write a new chapter. I've had an incredible run there. I've had so many amazing friends and memories. I cannot say enough how I'll miss so many people working there and working with them, but they are in my life and we do socialize, but like I said, I think it's time."