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Who's Coming
Tamara Braun (Sienna Bacall): It was announced last week that Braun would be playing a new role on the CBS soap, with her first airdate slated for thi fall. The actress was last seen on DAYS on April 3 when Ava skipped town after someone (recently revealed to be Rachel) shot EJ DiMera. She originally played Ava in 2008, left that same year, and returned to play Ava from 2015-16 and again in 2020 until her most recent departure. She also played an unrelated role, Taylor Walker, on DAYS in 2011. In addition to her Salem stints, the two-time Daytime Emmy winner comes to Genoa City via GH, where she played Carly Corinthos from 2001-05 and later created a new character, Kim Nero, whom she played from 2017-2019, and All My Children, where she portrayed Reese Williams from 2008-09.

Roger Howarth (TBA): It was revealed last week that the Daytime Emmy winner would be playing a mystery role on the CBS soap; he will be seen for the first time this fall. Howarth wrote on Instagram, “Excited and appreciative… I’m a lucky guy…” The actor left his most recent role as GH’s Austin Gatlin-Holt in 2023. Before that, he played GH’s Franco from 2013 until the character’s death in 2020. He originally brought his One Life to Live character,Todd Manning, to GH in 2012, following the cancellation of OLTL that same year, and played him until 2013. On OLTL, he played Todd from 1992-95, 1996-98 and 2000-03, then moved to As the World Turns as Paul Ryan and stayed until the show ended in 2010. He returned to OLTL as Todd from 2011-12 and later appeared in the short-lived online reboot in 2013. Prior to landing the role of Todd, he briefly appeared on Guiding Light as Jory Andros and on Loving as Kent Winslow.

Mishael Morgan (Amanda Sinclair): Cane’s lawyer is back in town and takes a big risk for Phyllis (Michelle Stafford)

Who's Going
Tristan Rogers (Colin Atkinson): The beloved star, who passed away from lung cancer on August 13 at the age of 79, made his final television appearance last week in a surprise one-day reprisal of the late Colin, Cane’s father. Billy Flynn, who plays Cane, honored Rogers the day before his episode aired on his Instagram Stories, where he wrote, “Tomorrow is a very special episode. I didn’t know Tristan as well as Daniel [Goddard, GH’s Henry Dalton, who played Cane before Flynn assumed the role] or the rest of the cast that were lucky enough to know him over the years. I am grateful and honored to have worked with such an amazing man and brilliant actor.”

Casting About
Tamara Braun (Sienna, Y&R) has finished shooting a new independent film called Drifter. She wrote on Instagram, “This last month shooting @driftermovie with writer, director, star @sungkangsta has been one of the most special experiences of my life. I’m just home and trying to decompress. Trying to process it all. I’m exhausted. I need to sleep. But boy do I already miss this incredible cast and crew and all the angel sprinkles of love that this production had all over it…. I’m not ready to let go. To say goodbye. #driftermovie I will carry this experience in my heart forever. Thank you, Sung. You know what this has meant to me. 🏎️💛💃🏻Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.”

Industry News
Be Our Guests: Soapy, the soap-centric podcast co-hosted by Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart, has announced the guest lineup for the final leg of its first season. &R legend Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki) is the special guest on Tuesday, September 23