Kristian Alfonso Hints ‘Days of Our Lives’ Won’t Give Hope a ‘Final Goodbye’
Days of Our Lives is saying goodbye to several cast members in the coming months, including Kristian Alfonso, who has played Hope Williams Brady since 1983.
Alfonso announced her exit on July 6, revealing at the time she’d already filmed her final episode. But as she shared with Soap Opera Digest (via TVLine), she hadn’t known at the time that she would decide not to return while production was shut down. Therefore, she didn’t film a proper farewell for her character.
“I would have liked to have given the fans that have been so devoted to Days all of these years a final goodbye and not, ‘Oh, she’s out looking for someone,’ or ‘She’s upstairs cleaning her room’ or ‘She’s taken a trip,'” Alfonso said.
That last episode, set for October 15, will be it for Hope’s story. “I’m not coming back,” she said, reiterating what she said in her statement when she announced her departure and adding, “in the last few years, Days of Our Lives is not the Days of Our Lives as I know it.” That being said, she did note that she’s “had a great run and so many wonderful moments on the show and worked with so many wonderful people.”
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In her message on Instagram at the beginning of the month, Alfonso wrote, “it is now time for me to write my next chapter.” After, she revealed that executive producer Ken Corday had told her that they planned to write Hope out “for four or five months,” so she decided it was time to move on.
Since Alfonso announced her exit, other actors have as well. Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady) and Victoria Konefal (Ciara Brady) won’t be back, though both are open to returning in the future.
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A horrible ending to a great star that has been in the forefront for so many years
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Kristian (HOPE) is so right, Days is not our Days anymore, not sure if they changed writers or old writers went nuts. Been watching Day's from Day 1, can't wait for it to come on. Thank God for being able to record it to watch later. Well, I did love it but somewhere along the lines, not sure who is at fault but it changed from a great Soap to not a great soap. I continued to watch hoping it would turn around. The Stephano story was just stupid with Patch being Stephano and Hope being Gina, but thought when that was over the writers would be changed or would wake up but sadly they did not. The story with the beating and torcher of Ben was horrible and uncalled for in this day and age with what the world is going thru. To ruin a beautiful wedding to start that story line was uncalled for and most of the readers would not watch, I was one.
We would like our old soap back, but apparently you ruined it with Hope's story line. Do us readers a favor, fire these writers, this is a soap not a torcher show. Days used to be, USED TO BE, the #1 soap, they have hit the bottom of the list, you are in danger of being cancelled. Please get the old writers back or tell the ones you have now to bring back the soap. Can you even imagine what Grandpa and Grandma would say about these horrible story lines. Do something quick because the writing on the wall shows you having Ben killing his wife. I will drop it completely if you go with that story line.
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This show is really starting to go downhill with the current writing staff.
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I've watched from the beginning...I loved Hope as a teen and still today..her and Bo, John, Marlena, the originals. I was hoping Ben and Ciara and Gabby and Jake would be the younger ones that might be good added in to a story line to watch . What happened to the writers? Bring Back Hope, Love to see Ciara Gabby, Eric all come back!
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I feel that they shouldn’t cut Hope or Marlena out of DOOL, but since Hope is leaving and I been watching her since the 80’s I just now it’s time for me to find me something else to watch now because, Hope, Bo, John, Marlena and Maggie and I want forget Steve and Kayala and Jack and Jennifer is DOOL. Without them it wouldn’t be.
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Never say never. They could lure her back with a great storyline. I am sure the cast and producers are still reeling from budget cuts not only from the NBC lowball renewal but also from the measures that will be required to tape episodes during a pandemic.
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I agree with the comments below. The current writers are alienating the viewers with stupid make believe writing. I don’t want to watch fiction - where are the good writers. Find them, pay them, then get Hope back and hook her up with Rafe. Why didn’t you let that happen? Also be sure to keep John and Marlena. The new actors coming in don’t seem to fit the characters they are playing - don’t know who at NBC is paying attention.
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So...Kristian evidently refused the offer to be written out "for four or five months"...then abruptly QUIT during the production hiatus...
Why would she be SURPRISED that they "didn't film a proper farewell for her character"???
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