Gwen Loves ‘Getting Under Sarah’s Skin’ About Xander on Days of Our Lives, Says Emily O’Brien (EXCL)
Gwen hasn’t been back in Salem for very long, but already, the Days of Our Lives troublemaker has been stirring the pot — and as always, Sarah is one of her favorite targets! Gwen’s portrayer, Emily O’Brien, chuckles to Soap Opera Digest, “I think any chance that she has, she wants to get under her skin because Sarah has been living under Gwen’s skin for years!”
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O’Brien observes, “Gwen has always been second — well, not even second; Gwen has always been maybe third or fourth or fifth. And it’s been Sarah that’s on the pedestal, always. She’s lost to her [in the past] and Gwen’s come back to town thinking, ‘I look different, I’ve got money in my wallet — maybe this time, I’m gonna win Xander over! But deep down, she knows that she’s not going to.”
That insecurity fuels Gwen’s drive to play dirty where Sarah is concerned, according to the actress. “She doesn’t want Sarah to ever see that side, so I think she likes to overly embellish everything with Sarah, to make her feel some sort of iota of what Gwen was feeling — which I don’t think she ever would,” O’Brien muses. “I don’t think Sarah would ever stoop down to Gwen’s level.”
That dynamic played out on screen this week when Gwen bragged to Sarah about hooking up with Xander again — which never actually happened. But Sarah bought it hook, line and sinker, and smacked Xander across the face as a result. Even after Xander set the record straight, Sarah was still furious, and later, Xander let Gwen know just how little he appreciated her “embellishment.”
Gwen responded by claiming that she was simply trying to help him out by making Sarah jealous. Still, allows O’Brien, “He doesn’t like her getting involved in their relationship. I think that in the beginning, he’s intrigued by Gwen and he thinks, ‘Oh, let’s have some fun with this, but feelings always come through the cracks, don’t they? So I think Gwen starts to get a bit more aggressive, trying not to let her feelings show, even though she’s saying, ‘This is light, this is fun. We’re just playing the jealousy game.’ But I think Xander picks up on what’s really happening,” which is to say, Gwen trying to get the upper hand on Sarah.
Asked if Gwen has any remorse for leading Sarah astray about what’s going on between her and Xander, O’Brien howls and says, “Do I even need to say anything? Isn’t the laugh enough? No, she’s been desperate to do this. She wants to just push the buttons. So, no, no remorse whatsoever! She thinks it’s fun and she’s really leaning into it.”
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