Fan favorite Kristian Alfonso is returning to Peacock’s Days of Our Lives to help bid farewell to the character played by Bill Hayes, who died in January at 98.
Alfonso, whose DOOL character, Hope Brady, was the daughter of Hayes’ Doug Williams, was on set April 22 to shoot the tribute, as reported by TV Insider.
Her episode will air Nov. 29. “My return is very bittersweet, because it is the end of an era with Bill gone,” she told the outlet. “So to return to Days is very sad.
I am appreciative that they came to me to include me in their series of shows honoring Doug and I’m very happy to see everyone, but I’m entering the studio with a heavy heart.” “I remember my first scenes with him,” she continued. “He was very loving, very welcoming.
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