‘Days of our Lives’: See Emily O’Brien Transform into Theresa as Gwen Leaves Town (PHOTOS)
It’s official: There’s a new Theresa Donovan on Days of our Lives.
As the October 6 episode (and TV Insider) confirmed, Emily O’Brien is taking over the role from Jen Lilley and has left behind the character of Gwen (for now?). In fact, the episode has Gwen leaving town and getting on one flight… then Theresa arriving at the same airport — and walking in from the same direction O’Brien’s other character was last seen walking!
In the last scene of the episode, with her flight already boarding, Gwen bids adieu to Salem. “It hasn’t always been fun, has it? It’s certainly been interesting,” she acknowledges. “Though there are things about you that I have loved, there’s also a lot of things I’ve hated. I suppose you could say the same thing about me, though. But I promise you, it might be goodbye for now, but you haven’t seen the last of this girl.”
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After Gwen turns left and walks down a hall to board her plane, out walks Brady (Eric Martsolf), calling for Theresa. And out comes Theresa (O’Brien, now in a blonde wig, with her head turned away at first to tease the reveal), from that same hall, from the right. “Cool your jets, I’m coming,” she says.
Prior to O’Brien taking over the role, Lilley played Theresa Donovan beginning in 2013 and was last seen in the September 22 episode. However, the credits of the episode that aired on Monday, October 2, revealed the recasting days ahead of O’Brien’s debut as Theresa.
“Top to bottom, it was just not handled the right way. Everybody was mad because everybody was kind of lied to,” Lilley told Soaps.com in August. Though she’d already talked with former co-executive producer Albert Alarr about working for 12 weeks, she reportedly didn’t receive scripts for all the time she’d expected. That was when she found out about the recasting and that O’Brien would be wearing a wig. Lilley stressed that she didn’t have any “hard feelings” towards the other actress.
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This replacing of characters with actors who played a different character has been going on for a long time. Chris Kosichak into Roman Brady. Ben Weston into Alex Kyriakis and now Gwen into Theresa. I know it is a Soap Opera and we’re supposed to believe the unbelievable, but this and all the devil storyline is turning this show into a farce. As you can see I’ve been watching for 53 years and switched to Peacock to continue but I’m questioning why I’m paying to see a show that’s stretching credibility to this degree.
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This is getting ridiculous! It’s like there’s no other possible actors in the world to recast with! Come on DOOL, quit changing one character into another character, pretty much in the same episode! It’s really ridiculous!!!
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I never have liked Emily O’brian but playing Theresa Donavan that is so crazy. Luckily I can run right through whenever she is on the screen. I won’t be missing much. We will miss Lilley. She will always be my Theresa Donavan.
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I didn’t much care for Lilly but can’t stand Emily. I never liked her as Gwen and I shuddered when I saw her as Teresa. I record it every day so thankfully can fast forward through the dumb parts.
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How long is DAYS going to playground viewers. This really takes the cake! You get use to actors, then the switch a roo! I wish the writers would get a grip and write some realistic stuff. I’ve been thinking about not watching this mess of a soap for a while, but now I’m gone.
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I think it will be interesting to see Emily O'Brian as Teresa, let her work her acting chops out, she's a good actress !
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Lol the accent is what’s kills me
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I think they should had left Lilley as Theresa she was much better. I have never liked O'Brian n definitely not playing Theresa she is all fake n no comparison what so ever
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Really hating Gwen in the blonde wig as Teresa. What was wrong with the original actress? Something I love about this show is that it’s so long running you get to keep seeing the same faces over the years. They need to stop doing this. We’re all trying to pretend it’s not so fake and they make it so much harder. The old Theresa was perfect. Now this story line just feels icky. Hate those scenes with her now.
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I didn’t liked O’Brian as Gwen, but there is O chemistry between her and Brady!
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