{"id":83856,"date":"2023-10-03T14:55:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T14:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/?p=83856"},"modified":"2023-10-03T14:55:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T14:55:20","slug":"jen-lilley-opens-up-about-shocking-days-of-our-lives-recasting-everybody-was-kind-of-lied-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/lifestyle\/jen-lilley-opens-up-about-shocking-days-of-our-lives-recasting-everybody-was-kind-of-lied-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Jen Lilley Opens Up About Shocking &#039;Days of Our Lives&#039; Recasting: &#039;Everybody Was Kind of Lied to&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>&quot;Top to bottom, it was just not handled the right way. Everybody was mad because everybody was kind of lied to,&quot; &#039;Days of Our Lives&#039; star Jen Lilley said of finding out she was being replaced by castmate Emily O&#039;Brien on the long-running soap.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Jen Lilley<\/strong> is detailing the moment she found out she&#8217;d been recast on <em><strong>Days of Our Lives<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>After playing Theresa Donovan on the long-running NBC soap on-and-off since 2013, Lilley said she thought the network was bluffing when she learned that Emily O&#8217;Brien would be taking over her role.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Top to bottom, it was just not handled the right way. Everybody was mad because everybody was kind of lied to,&#8221; the 39-year-old actress told <strong>Soaps.com<\/strong> in August.<\/p>\n<p>Lilley&#8217;s return as Theresa Donovan was first reported in mid-August, with the character coming back to Salem for Victor Kiriakis&#8217; funeral. Victor was famously portrayed by John Aniston, who died in November 2022 at the age of 89.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.toofab.com\/image\/b1\/o\/2023\/10\/03\/b1e233021b274dd8bb8a1b6f03d1c4c2_md.jpg\" width=\"825\" height=\"611\" class=\"img-fluid img-aspect-original\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What was supposed to be a three week shoot turned into a 12-week commitment. But that arc came to an abrupt end when Lilley found out that O&#8217;Brien would be replacing her for the actual funeral.<\/p>\n<p>Calling it a &#8220;horrible situation,&#8221; Lilley claimed that former co-executive producer, Albert Alarr, broke the news to her mid-shoot.<\/p>\n<p>After Lilley allegedly told Alarr, &#8220;Listen, you told me Theresa&#8217;s going to do X, Y and Z, and I haven&#8217;t gotten the scripts. I only have one more for Monday, and I have two weeks left [on set],&#8221; she claims he responded with some shocking news&#8230; <em>Theresa<\/em> wasn&#8217;t going anywhere, Lilley was.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh no, Theresa is still going to do all of that&#8230; We&#8217;re going to do it with a different Theresa,&#8221; Alarr said, per Lilley.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.toofab.com\/image\/91\/5by4\/2023\/08\/27\/9130b7bca26e43d78ff3e61ab6080ef0_xs.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img-fluid article-block__img-fluid\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>            Mark Hamill, James Gunn Lead Tributes for Original Harley Quinn, Arleen Sorkin, Dead at 67          <\/h4>\n<p>Lilley said once she found out what was going on, she went straight to O&#8217;Brien and hugged her.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That must be so awkward for you,&#8221; she recalled telling her replacement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That poor girl has had to have conversations with me. How horrible she must have felt!,&#8221; Lilley continued.<\/p>\n<p>As for how the fans found out, that happened Monday, during the credits of the show&#8217;s October 2 episode.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the cast shake-up, Lilley said she has no hard feelings towards O&#8217;Brien, who since 2020, has played Gwen Rizczech on the show.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.toofab.com\/image\/4a\/4by3\/2023\/10\/03\/4aca75856f934f108042f17e02c82e8d_md.jpg\" width=\"825\" height=\"618\" class=\"img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For the record, I think Emily is a rock star,&#8221; Lilley later wrote on her Instagram Story.<\/p>\n<p>For more <em>Days<\/em>, check out the gallery below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.toofab.com\/image\/87\/4by3\/2021\/08\/18\/872146dbfe2847d19ef599be3b3aa743_md.jpg\" width=\"825\" height=\"618\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" \/><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/2023\/10\/03\/jen-lilley-opens-up-about-days-of-our-lives-recasting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&quot;Top to bottom, it was just not handled the right way. 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