Billy Flynn Debuted on Days of Our Lives and Other Big Soap Moments from September 12

In 1984, David Hasselhoff (ex-Snapper Foster, Young and Restless) guest-starred on Santa Barbara in scenes with Rupert Ravens (Danny Andrade) and Melissa Reeves (Jade Perkins). The actor, who at the time was starring on NBC's Knight Rider, played himself in the cameo appearance. Reeves recalled to Soap Opera Digest in 2014, "[Knight Rider] was a big show, but I didn't watch it. It's terrible, because I really didn't know who he was at the time." Her character, however, was an aspiring actress who was starstruck by her encounter with Hasselhofff. "Jade was completely impressed by David Hasslehoff, so I had to make a very big deal over him."

In 1997, Patrick Thornhart (Thorsten Kaye) and Marty Saybrooke (Susan Haskell) wed on One Life To Live. The pair tied the knot atop Llantano Mountain, with Larry Wolek escorting Marty down the makeshift aisle as a violin soloist played. Patrick told Marty, "This mountaintop, with these old oaks rising like pillars to hold up God's own roof, seems more cathedral than man could ever desire." Portrayers Kaye and Haskell, a real-life couple, were leaving the show in conjunction with their characters being crafted a happy ending. They went on to marry and welcome two daughters, McKenna and Marlowe.

In 2005, Chloe Lane (Nadia Bjorlin) and Brady Black (Kyle Lowder) wed at St. Luke's on Days of Our Lives. The bride had undergone surgery to repair the scarring on her face, and when she lifted her veil at the altar, her groom was happily surprised to see that the surgery had been a success. Chloe's father, Craig, both escorted her down the aisle and serenaded the lovebirds during the ceremony.

In 2014, Billy Flynn (l., with James Scott as EJ DiMera) made his Days of Our Lives debut as Chad DiMera. When Flynn first auditioned for the role, he recalled to Soap Opera Digest in 2014, he didn't know that the part was a recast. "For the first half of [the audition process], the character's name was Fletcher. I'm assuming they knew it was going to be Chad the whole time, but they read a lot of different people. It wasn't until my screen test that they told me the character was Chad." He tested with Kate Mansi, who was then playing Abigail Deveraux. "It was nice because from the very first moment, we had a lot of chemistry, so it made it easier," he said.

In 2024 on General Hospital, Cody Bell (Josh Kelly) officially asked Sasha Gilmore (Sofia Mattsson) to be his girlfriend, and she accepted. The characters had been romantically linked for some time, but had yet to consummate their relationship. Speaking to Soap Opera Digest about the slow-burn relationship his character was forging with Mattsson's, Kelly mused, "I think it's understandable that they've waited. I mean, it feels like just yesterday that Brando [Sasha's late husband] was on the show. I'm glad it's taken a while and that Cody has been respectful, and that Sasha didn't just jump into bed with some dude. I think it's commendable that she's taken her time to grieve. It says more about her decision [to sleep with Cody] if she makes it." Well, the duo never did make it to the "sleeping together" stage, and that proved to be a good thing when, the following month, they learned that they were biological cousins! While they already knew that Cody was the surprise son of Mac Scorpio, it came as a shock to them both when it was revealed that Sasha's own biological father was none other than Mac's brother, Robert Scorpio.