Sami Brady, one of the most favorite characters in the long-running soap, "Days of Our Lives," is soon exiting the show. But the good news is Alison Sweeney is not leaving the show as she is now taking a different role.
Sweeney is now directing the show that has been her home for 21 years. However, it was not made clear for how many episodes she will direct. The TV actress-turned-director recently took to Twitter to share her feelings on returning to the set of "Days of Our Lives."
Sweeney tweeted "Aww! It's like going home. So happy 2 b back in Salem-directing! Love visiting my peeps. @laurenkoslow @deidrehall." The message went with a photo of herself with her co-stars Deidre Hall (who plays Sami's mother, Marlena) and Lauren Koslow (who plays her enemy, Kate).
Recently, she also directed an episode of ABC's "General Hospital" and is reportedly coming back to direct an undisclosed number of episodes.
Sweeney is not the only TV actress heading to Salem. According to a report by TV Line, soap actress Melissa Archer who played Natalie Buchanan on ABC's "One Life to Live" from 2001-2012 and on the soap's Prospect Park Online version in 2013, has already started to film her part on "Days of Our Lives" as Serena.
There are no details yet on Archer's character except from reports that Serena has ties to another character in Salem.
Meanwhile, Archer's co-star in "One Life to Live" Kassie DePavia has previously joined the cast of "Days of Our Lives. DePavia's character Eve Donovan, has brought a lot of trouble in the soap since she debuted on the show last spring.
DePaiva also took to Twitter to express her excitement on welcoming her OLTL co-star Buchanan on "Days of Our Lives." She posted a photo of them together with the caption, "Welcome to SALEM! #Days #Oltl GOOD TIMES COMING!"
Archer's character is expected to debut on December 5.
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