KRISTIAN QUIT ‘DAYS’ OVER CUTS IN PAY AND SCREEN TIME!
FELT CAST ASIDE AFTER 37 YEARS ON SOAP
BELOVED soap star Kristian Alfonso left “Days of Our Lives” after 37 years because she
sources dished. The 56-year-old beauty shocked fans when she announced she won’t return to the daytime series she joined in 1983 after production ramps up again following its pandemic break. “It is time I write my next chapter,” she said in a statement. “I’ve already filmed my last episode several months ago.” The veteran actress, who played Hope Williams Brady, saw her airtime continue to diminish as the current writing regime focused on the show’s younger stars, insiders spilled.
“She hasn’t been in a good story line in years,” snitched a source. “They haven’t been able to find a partner for her who was as powerful as Peter Reckell, who was her foil for years [as Bo Brady]. It seems like they almost started to ignore her because she was getting older!”
Kristian was also faced with the prospect of a huge pay cut after the NBC soap was temporarily put on hiatus last year.
“When it came back, she was offered a drastic salary reduction — and she was insulted,” said the insider. “She felt she wasn’t getting the respect she deserved.” her old show — and she’s got a dynamic on-air attitude,” according to a TV insider. Apparently, Tom and Erin were too bland for the dance competition, according to sources.
“Tom was too crotchety for ABC’s taste,” spilled an insider. “He had been hosting the show for 15 years, and was getting too big for his britches! He talked endlessly about how he made the show what it was!” Others claimed the TV veteran, 65, angered execs when he criticized them for inviting former White House press