Comings & Goings: Casting News for General Hospital, Young & Restless, DAYS, B&B and BTG Week of Oct. 19
What are the latest soap opera comings and goings? Check out up-to-date casting information about General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, Beyond The Gates, The Bold and the Beautiful, and Days of Our Lives for the week of October 19.
Who’s Coming
Beyond The Gates
Tabitha Brown (Tia Allen): Social media personality and actress Brown plays a TV host on on Thursday, October 22.
Kandi Burruss (Kalista Kilroy): Known for her long run on The Real Housewives of Atlanta and as a Grammy-winning songwriter and one-time member of the R&B group Xscape, Burruss makes a cameo appearance on Thursday, October 22. She plays Kalista, the first modeling agent of Dani Dupree (Karla Mosley).
Camryn Jade (Jessica Harris): Jade returned to the Fairmont Crest canvas on Monday, October 1, several months after her last appearance. In the episode, Jessica told a flustered Tyrell (Jaden Lucas Miller) that she had had her fill of UCLA and was hoping to move back — to be with him. What will become of his relationship with Chessy (Madison Alsobrook)?
Molly Figueroa (Tatum Stewart): She is slated to appear in the special episode on Thursday, October 22.
Cady McClain (Pamela Curtis): McClain is back this week as Dani’s BFF.
Jordi Vilasuso (Grayson Perez): Vilasuso’s Grayson popped up on Monday, October 19.
The Bold and the Beautiful
Darin Brooks (Wyatt Spencer): Wyatt gets an earful from his former lover/stepmother, Katie (Heather Tom), on Tuesday, October 20.
Jennifer Gareis (Donna Logan Forrester): Donna pops back up on Thursday, October 22 and Friday, October 23, and will doubtless have something to say about the sorry state of the relationship between her sisters, Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Katie (Heather Tom).
Naomi Matsuda (Li Finnegan): The doctor is back in full force this week, appearing on every episode from Tuesday, October 20 through Friday, October 23.
Days of our Lives
Rachel Boyd (Sophia Choi): Sophia has some pressing business to take care of this week now that she’s back in Salem — starting with a family reunion on Tuesday, October 20.
Brandon Butler (Mason Whitfield): Mason has reason to celebrate on Tuesday, October 20.
Judi Evans (Bonnie Kiriakis): Evans returns as Bonnie on Tuesday, October 20, and shares scenes with AlexAnn Hopkins (Joy).
Stacy Haiduk (Kristen DiMera): Look for Kristen to get a glimmer of hope from Brady (Eric Martsolf) on Wednesday, October 21.
Lorelei Olivia Mote (Rachel Black): Rachel
Shi Ne Nelson (Amy Choi): Amy will discover on Tuesday, October 20 that her daughter, Sophia, is very much alive.
Michael Rose (George O’Halloran): The disgruntled former employee of DiMera Enterprises has a score to settle this week — and he does so by brandishing a gun!
General Hospital
Beau Bowden (Brown Dog Bartender): Bowden’s first episode as The Brown Dog’s new drink-slinger aired on Friday, October 16. “Hopefully, I won’t pull a Joey from Friends, and fall down an elevator shaft,” the actor teased on Instagram.
Nazneen Contractor (Justine Turner): Justine is on a quest to land Sonny (Maurice Benard) behind bars, and tries to enlist Drew’s (Cameron Mathison) help to do it.
Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing): Ric’s legal expertise is in high demand this week, and he’ll be particularly involved with new client Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton).
Lynn Herring (Lucy Coe): Lucy has some explaining to do after Jason (Steve Burton) realizes she is going after Michael’s (Rory Gibson) Deception proxy.
Blythe Howard (Monet Mitchell): Monet appears in several episodes this week, sharing scenes with Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis) and Josh Swickard (Chase), among others.
Jequan Jackson (Quinn): Quinn was revealed to be in cahoots with Kai to pull of a romantic surprise for Trina (Tabyana Ali) on Monday, October 19.
Josh Kelly (Cody Bell): Cody shares scenes this week with his two favorite ladies: girlfriend Molly (Kristen Vaganos) and employer Tracy (Jane Elliot).
James Patrick Stuart (Valentin Cassadine): Valentin is in the thick of things this week, bouncing from a failed plea to Josslyn (Eden McCoy) to big news from Alexis to interactions with current lover Carly (Laura Wright) and his ex, Anna (Finola Hughes).
Wil Traval (Jude): Traval made his Port Charles debut on Friday, October 16 as the mystery man who connected with Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) at The Brown Dog. The actor is on contract as Jude. The actor revealed that while Jude was originally envisioned as a short-term role, he was offered a contract soon after he began working on the show.
Vernee Watson (Stella Henry): Look for Stella in scenes with Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) and Felicia (Kristina Wagner) on Wednesday, October 21.
The Young and the Restless
Ashley Campbell (Coco Spectra): Campbell remains on the scene this week as Genoa City as Sally’s (Courtney Hope) little sister, Coco.
Patrika Darbo (Shirley Spectra): Darbo popped up as Shirley at the wedding of her granddaughter, Sally, to Billy (Jason Thompson), on Monday, October 19, just in time to escort the bride down the aisle.
Eileen Davidson (Ashley Abbott): Davidson appears again this week as the sister of groom Billy.
Roger Howarth (Matt Clark): Matt
Beth Maitland (Traci Abbott): Maitland’s Traci had a ball at Billy and Sally’s nuptials — especially on the dance floor with Cane (Billy Flynn).
Sienna Mercuri (Katie Abbott): The young actress returned for Katie’s dad’s wedding, marking her first appearance since December 2025.
Melissa Ordway (Abby Newman Winters): Abby gets an Abbott family history lesson on Wednesday, October 21.
Paxton Mishkind (Johnny Abbott): Mishkind returned as Johnny beginning Friday, October 16 so that Johnny could witness his father say “I do” to Sally.
Who’s Going
The Young and the Restless
Michael Nanfria (Wedding Officiant): Nanfria’s pastor character pronounced Sally and Billy husband and wife on the Monday, October 19 episode.
Real-Life Status
Love, Exciting and New: Major congratulations go out to Arielle Prepetit (Naomi), who revealed on Instagram that she got engaged to her longtime love, actress Rachel Jarrard, in Paris in September…. Y&R alum Sean Carrigan (ex-Stitch) tied the knot with Jazmin Tempske in New Orleans, with Christian J. LeBlanc (Michael, Y&R) officiating.
Split Decision: DAYS alum Blake Berris (ex-Nick Fallon, ex-Everett Lynch) and his wife, Alexandra McGuinness, are divorcing. The couple has three sons and officially separated in 2024.
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