'Days of Our Lives' News: Allison Sweeney to Leave Show for 'General Hospital,' Oct. 22- 24 Spoilers
It's not uncommon to have crossovers between soap operas, as with the case of "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful." Nor is it unusual to have one cast member from one soap jump ship in favor of another daytime drama, which is true for Michelle Stafford, who has played the role of Phyllis Summers in "Y&R" for 19 years before making the move to "General Hospital."
Now, it seems like "General Hospital" is about to gain another soap opera veteran as Allison Sweeney, who played Sami Brady in "DOOL" since 1993, is about to exit the show to work behind the scenes. According to Celebrity Dirty Laundry, she accepted "General Hospital" executive producer Frank Valentini's offer to work as a director for the show, and her final scenes on "DOOL" will be airing in November 2014.
In a Twitter post, Sweeney told her fans that she was "super psyched" about her new job and is currently "working on the script". For now, there has been no statement from the producers of 'Days of Our Lives' on what the storyline will be regarding her exit, or whether her role will be recast.
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Meanwhile, on the show, EJ's death has sent his family and friends reeling, and here's what's about to go down this week on "Days of Our Lives."
Oct. 22: Kristen DiMera will try to win back Brady.
Oct. 23: There will be tension between Will and Sonny, and Eve's plot against JJ comes back to haunt her.
Oct 24: Sami and Nicole will temporarily put their differences aside over drinks, while Paige and JJ look for Jill.
"Days of Our Lives" airs Monday to Friday at 1 p.m. on NBC.
