Long-running soap opera Days of Our Lives has brought back a familiar face after a two-year hiatus from the Peacock streaming schedule.
The news was announced on Tuesday, sparking an enthusiastic reaction from viewers of the series.
Alison Sweeney, 47, will reprise her role as Sami Brady in the series after last being seen on the soap in December 2022.
Sweeney, who was first seen on the soap opera in 1993, said Insider information about television that she was “thrilled to be invited back” to the show in her role as Brady.
“I love playing Sami and I’m always happy to get the chance to come back,” Sweeney told the outlet. “We always have to figure out the schedule and stuff, but if it’s possible, I’m really happy to be able to do it.”
Long-running soap opera Days of Our Lives has brought back a familiar face after a two-year hiatus from the Peacock streaming schedule.
Alison Sweeney, 47, reprises her role as Sami Brady on the series. Sweeney and the show shared a joint post on Tuesday in which she posed outside her dressing room door.
According iMDbSweeney has appeared in a total of 3,612 episodes of the series.
Sweeney appeared on the series from 1993 until 2014, when she left to work on other projects. She returned to the series in 2020 and appeared in 2021’s Days of our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas, with her most recent appearance on the series in December 2022.
Sweeney told TV Insider of his appearances: “We were all trying to figure out how much time had passed; no one could remember!”
“I was reminded of Sami’s big exit from the DiMera mansion. I was interested in how and why they were going to bring Sami back to town. With Sami, it could be anything.”
Sweeney told the outlet she gets “nervous every time” because she always wonders if she “can still memorize all these lines.”
Sweeney said: “When I do movies for Hallmark, we shoot eight or nine pages at most. Today I’m up to 30-plus pages. It definitely takes different skills.”
“And everyone at Days is used to doing that every day. I don’t want to be the one they’re waiting for.”
Sweeney said she felt a strong sense of nostalgia upon returning to the set of the long-running soap opera, calling it a “time capsule in a way.”
Sweeney returned to the series in 2020 and appeared in 2021’s Days of our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas.
Sweeney was photographed at the show’s 50th anniversary party at the Hollywood Palladium on November 7, 2015 in Los Angeles.
Sweeney pictured in 2007 during a wedding episode with co-star Bryan Dattilo
Fans of the long-running soap opera expressed their excitement in the comments thread.
She added: ‘The dressing rooms, the pictures in the hallway, the makeup room are essentially the same as when I started in 1993. And many of the same people still work there.
“We can joke about things that happened 20 years ago. It’s very nostalgic for me. There are a lot of memories.”
On his return, Sweeney said it was “definitely an unexpected story” that was presented to him during his comeback.
“I have to tell you, of all the ideas, I was pretty surprised,” Sweeney said.
Sweeney and the series shared a joint Instagram post on Tuesday in which she posed outside her dressing room door. Sweeney captioned the image: ‘Sami is back in Salem?!?!’
Fans of the long-running soap opera expressed their excitement in the comment thread announcing Sweeney’s return.
“Welcome back Alison Sweeney. I missed Sami Brady,” one fan said, while another added, “NEVER LET HER GO!!! She will always be my favorite DOOL girl!”
One user said, “This is my favorite news today!” while another claimed, “I’m so excited that Sami is back in Salem! Awesome! Can’t wait to see you!”