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Kristian Alfonso (Hope, DAYS)
“Being in awe of Susan [Seaforth Hayes, Julie] and Bill [Hayes, Doug]. And Frances Reid [ex-Alice], watching her in the hospital set and not knowing how this incredible experience happened to me. It was such a gift. I watched DAYS OF OUR LIVES when I would come home from school before heading to the ice rink or a dance lesson or whatever it was, and here I am on it playing Susan and Bill’s daughter; that was huge for me. I was just a little girl from Easton [MA].”
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Sal Stowers
(Lani, DAYS)
“I just remember being so overwhelmed and so nervous. It’s funny to look back because I was so intimidated in a way, but also so excited. I was working with Galen [Gering, Rafe]. He was very welcoming. Everybody was. I remember Kate Mansi [Abigail] coming up to me and just hugging me and being like, ‘Anything you need. I want to be friends.’ Her and Camila [Banus, Gabi] did that. It was just a great welcome.”
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Ryan Carnes
(Lucas, GH)
“I don’t remember when I first started in 2004, but I do remember my first day when I came back in 2014, and a couple of things stand out. One, I remembered thinking, ‘Wow, the show moves even faster than it did when I was here nine years ago!’ And the other memory I have from that day came later, when I saw a screenshot of the episode on Twitter and finally realized it: I had the worst mullet! I was like, ‘What is happening with my hair? And why didn’t anybody tell me?’ ”
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Darin Brooks (Wyatt, B&B)
“You mean, other than being naked in the woods taking a solar shower? I will never forget that. What Brad [Bell, executive producer/head writer] made me do that day will never escape my memory. They give you this little flesh-colored Speedo and I was like, ‘Since we can’t show anything anyway, could I wear a little bit more clothing?’ They said, ‘No, we’re shooting you from behind a leaf,’ and I said, ‘Just make it a big leaf, please. How about a banana palm frond?’ ”
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Kiara Barnes
(Zoe, B&B)
“I just remember how grateful I was. I couldn’t believe how quickly my life had changed. I couldn’t believe how lucky I was to be on a set with such a talented production team and people who care so much about the work and care about the actors and care about your opinions and how you think and feel.”
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Greg Rikaart (Kevin, Y&R)
“I was wearing a Hawaiian shirt as Kevin, so during rehearsal, the crew walked through the coffeehouse in Hawaiian shirts, pretending to be Lily’s date. At first, I wasn’t quite in on the joke and then I went, ‘Oh, this seems like a fun place! People know how to have a good laugh here!’ ”
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Michael E. Knight
(Martin, GH)
“I was nervous — very nervous. I was also intimidated because when they send you the script, you get the breakdown [of the shooting schedule], so you see what these people do in a day, and it’s epic. But working with Chloe Lanier [Nelle] made the day really, really fun for me. Working with her was just a thrill. I was looking at her going, ‘How do they find them this talented, this young?’ ”
Kristian Alfonso (Hope, DAYS)
“Being in awe of Susan [Seaforth Hayes, Julie] and Bill [Hayes, Doug]. And Frances Reid [ex-Alice], watching her in the hospital set and not knowing how this incredible experience happened to me. It was such a gift. I watched DAYS OF OUR LIVES when I would come home from school before heading to the ice rink or a dance lesson or whatever it was, and here I am on it playing Susan and Bill’s daughter; that was huge for me. I was just a little girl from Easton [MA].”
Photo credit: JPI
Sal Stowers
(Lani, DAYS)
“I just remember being so overwhelmed and so nervous. It’s funny to look back because I was so intimidated in a way, but also so excited. I was working with Galen [Gering, Rafe]. He was very welcoming. Everybody was. I remember Kate Mansi [Abigail] coming up to me and just hugging me and being like, ‘Anything you need. I want to be friends.’ Her and Camila [Banus, Gabi] did that. It was just a great welcome.”
Photo credit: Shutterstock
Ryan Carnes
(Lucas, GH)
“I don’t remember when I first started in 2004, but I do remember my first day when I came back in 2014, and a couple of things stand out. One, I remembered thinking, ‘Wow, the show moves even faster than it did when I was here nine years ago!’ And the other memory I have from that day came later, when I saw a screenshot of the episode on Twitter and finally realized it: I had the worst mullet! I was like, ‘What is happening with my hair? And why didn’t anybody tell me?’ ”
Photo credit: JPI
Darin Brooks (Wyatt, B&B)
“You mean, other than being naked in the woods taking a solar shower? I will never forget that. What Brad [Bell, executive producer/head writer] made me do that day will never escape my memory. They give you this little flesh-colored Speedo and I was like, ‘Since we can’t show anything anyway, could I wear a little bit more clothing?’ They said, ‘No, we’re shooting you from behind a leaf,’ and I said, ‘Just make it a big leaf, please. How about a banana palm frond?’ ”
Photo credit: JPI
Kiara Barnes
(Zoe, B&B)
“I just remember how grateful I was. I couldn’t believe how quickly my life had changed. I couldn’t believe how lucky I was to be on a set with such a talented production team and people who care so much about the work and care about the actors and care about your opinions and how you think and feel.”
Photo credit: JPI
Greg Rikaart (Kevin, Y&R)
“I was wearing a Hawaiian shirt as Kevin, so during rehearsal, the crew walked through the coffeehouse in Hawaiian shirts, pretending to be Lily’s date. At first, I wasn’t quite in on the joke and then I went, ‘Oh, this seems like a fun place! People know how to have a good laugh here!’ ”
Photo credit: JPI
Michael E. Knight
(Martin, GH)
“I was nervous — very nervous. I was also intimidated because when they send you the script, you get the breakdown [of the shooting schedule], so you see what these people do in a day, and it’s epic. But working with Chloe Lanier [Nelle] made the day really, really fun for me. Working with her was just a thrill. I was looking at her going, ‘How do they find them this talented, this young?’ ”
Photo credit: JPI
