Days of Our Lives star Kristian Alfonso will leave the show after 37 years on the soap opera
- Alfonso, 56, started on Days of Our Lives in 1983, portraying Hope Williams
- The actress revealed in a statement on Instagram that she already filmed her final episode ‘months ago’
- Days of Our Lives plans to resume production on September 1, after closing in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The actress thanked her lifelong fans for their ‘generosity and support’ throughout her epic career.
Actress Kristian Alfonso says goodbye to her long soap opera Days of Our Lives, leaving the show after 37 years on the air.
The actress joined the soap in 1983 as Hope Williams, appearing in more than 2,500 episodes of the series in the past 37 years.
The show plans to start production on September 1, but as Alfonso, 56, revealed in his statement on Instagram, he won’t be back when filming begins.
Off the air: Actress Kristian Alfonso is saying goodbye to her soap opera Days of Our Lives, leaving the show after 37 years on the air.
“Days of our lives has been a vital part of my personal and professional journey,” began Alfonso’s statement.
“I am eternally grateful to NBC and the late Bette Corday, who took a chance on me years ago and changed my life,” she added, referring to the co-creator of the show who passed away in 1987 at the age of 75.
He also praised his co-stars, adding that he has forged ‘lifelong friendships’ with his fellow actors and praised the team for being’ one of the hardest working teams on all of television, many of whom have become part of from my extended family. ‘
Statement: “Days of our lives has been a vital part of my personal and professional journey,” began Alfonso’s statement.
She added that she felt “blessed and honored” to be invited into people’s homes “for more than three decades,” but now is the time for her to “write my next chapter.”
“I will not be returning to Days when I resume production in September. I already filmed my last episode several months ago, ” he added.
He then addressed his lifelong fans, adding that many of them “have been with me on this journey from the beginning.”
Blessed and honored: She added that she felt “blessed and honored” to be invited into people’s homes “for more than three decades,” but now is the time for her “to write my next chapter.”
‘I cannot thank you enough for your generosity, love and support. I couldn’t have done it without you !!! Much love, Kristian XO ‘, he concluded.
Days of Our Lives had suspended filming for its 55th season in mid-March, along with all other film and television productions due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The show is already ahead of schedule in production, with episodes still airing with enough funding to last until October, according to Deadline.
Lots of love: ‘I cannot thank you enough for your generosity, love and support. I couldn’t have done it without you !!! Much love, Kristian XO ‘, concluded
Alfonso was introduced in 1983 as Hope Williams, who fell in love with Bo Brady (Peter Reckell), although he left the program for two years starting in 1987.
She returned for a few months in 1990, with an arch that culminated in the city of Salem believing she was dead.
The actress returned as a new character, Gina, who bore a striking resemblance to Hope, as part of a complex storyline, which ended up being Hope after all, as it was revealed that she had been ‘brainwashed’ to believe she was Gina. .
Debut: Alfonso was introduced in 1983 as Hope Williams, who fell in love with Bo Brady (Peter Reckell), although he left the show for two years from 1987
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