Where Days of Our Lives stars are now - from Real Housewives star to singer
Samuel Coleman
Published Sep 19, 2026
DAYS of Our Lives has been on the air for nearly six decades.
In that time, cast members have come and gone and then went on to do different things.
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Some DOOL alums are still in the spotlight today, while others have taken a back seat.
There are many notable stars from the show that fans might not know what they are up to today.
The soap opera recently announced that after 57 years, the show will be moving from NBC to Peacock.
It was also renewed for the 58th season.
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Along with the show moving platforms, many cast members are leaving and characters are being written off.
Some might have only been on for a few years while others were long-term cast members.
The most notable alums have gone on to be singers, Real Housewives, and even moved on to other acting ventures.
Here's where they are today.
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LISA RINNA
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Perhaps the most notable alum of the show, Lisa Rinna went on to be a Real Housewife.
She played Billie Reed on DOOL, from 1992 to 1995.
After Lisa left, the show replaced her with Krista Allen until 1999.
Rumors arose that Julie Pinson would take over soon after, but the RHOBH star reprise the role in 2002.
Lisa then departed in 2003 and was replaced by Julie in 2004, but she left in 2008.
A few years later, the alum reprised her role again but stayed until 2012 when she wanted to develop a talk show.
The actress came back one last time in 2017 and again in 2018 before being done for good.
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In 2014, the 59-year-old joined the cast of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Lisa has also stuck to scripted TV and movies and acted in Melrose Place, Veronica Mars, and more.
She also competed on Dancing With The Stars and The Celebrity Apprentice, hosted SoapTalk and other shows, and even released a series of workout videos.
The reality TV star joined the housewives in season 5 and starred alongside Eileen Davidson, Yolanda Foster, Brandi Glanville, Kim Richards, Kyle Richards, and Lisa Vanderpump.
She is still a part of the show and recently appeared on season 12 in 2020.
Lisa is also married to actor Harry Hamlin.
They share two daughters- Delilah and Amelia, and a step-son, Dimitri.
KRISTIAN ALFONSO
Aside from being a figure skater and fashion model, Kristian Alfonso is best known for her portrayal of Hope Williams Brady on Days.
She landed the role in 1983 but stepped away from it in 1987.
Kristian, however, did return in 1990 for a brief stint and then full-time in 1994.
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Shocking fans even more, the 58-year-old returned to the role in 2020, but quit five months later, after the set shut down for COVID-19.
"I've been there for an incredibly long time and am hugely grateful that I was able to be a part of the Days of Our Lives family for as long as I was," Alfonso told Soap Opera Digest (via Us Weekly).
Her ultimate decision to leave was based on the fact that she didn't like the direction the show was going.
After leaving DOOL for the first time, the soap opera actress was cast in the show Falcon Crest for two seasons.
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Then in 1993, she starred in the film, Joshua Tree.
Her other acting credits include MacGyver, Blindfold: Acts of Obsession, Friends, Full House, Burke's Law, Murder, She Wrote, Melrose Place, Baywatch, Amazing Stories, Out of Time, Love Stories, and Who's the Boss?
In 2006, she started her own jewelry line called Hope Faith Miracles and a fashion line called Hope by Kristian Alfonso.
However, the company was repurchased ten years later and she no longer owns it.
Not much else is known about her career, except that she returned for the Peacock spin-off, Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.
She is divorced and has two children with her ex-husband, Simon Macauley.
SUSAN FLANNERY
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Being a soap opera legend, Susan Flannery appeared on both DOOL and The Bold and the Beautiful.
She is best known for playing Dr. Laura Spencer Horton on Days from 1966 to 1975.
The 83-year-old was later cast in The Bold and The Beautiful in 1987 as Stephanie Forrester.
She left that role in 2012.
Along with the soap operas, Susan took her acting career to scripted shows and films and starred in Dallas, The Towering Inferno, The Gumball Rally, and many more.
The actress appeared in many other series and roles and directed one episode of Guiding Light in 2008.
Susan is the winner of three Daytime Emmy awards and one Golden Globe Award.
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She never married but adopted a daughter.
Her last acting credit was in 2004 in an episode of Hope and Faith.
It appears as though she has retired.
MARILYN MCCOO
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Marilyn McCoo portrayed Tamara Price from 1986 to 1987 and then again from 2019 to 2020.
She is best known, however, for being the lead female vocalist of the group, 5th Dimension.
Marilyn married Bill David, Jr., the founder of 5th Dimension in 1969.
The singer also hosted the 1980s music countdown series Solid Gold.
The 78-year-old has starred in a number of movies and several TV movies.
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They left 5th Dimension in 1975 and began performing as a duo.
Aside from films, Marilyn has starred in Broadway productions and is still pursuing her music career.
In 2021, she and Billy released their first studio album in 30 years called Blackbird Lennon-McCarthy Icons.
The couple does not have any children that the public knows of, but recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
DENISE ALEXANDER
Denise Alexander is best known for playing Leslie Webber on General Hospital from 1973 to 1984 and then from 1996 to 2009.
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She had a guest stint in 2013.
But her big break came in 1966 when she was cast as Susan Hutner Martin in Days Of Our Lives.
The actress assumed that role until 1973 when she left for General Hospital.
However, she was written out of the show because of contract negotiations.
Her character was later played by Bennye Gatteys.
Denise went on to star in many other roles and her last acting credit was in 2013 in The Inn.
Not much else is known about the 77-year-old, but it appears she has retired from showbiz.
WAYNE NORTHROP
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Soap actor Wayne Northrop played Roman Brady on Days of Our Lives from 1981 to 1984 and again from 1991 to 1994.
However, in 2005, he returned to Days as a new character named Dr. Alex North.
Wayne also starred in Dynasty and Port Charles.
The actor went on to star in plays and other shows after his stint on soap operas.
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His last acting credit is from Days in 2006.
The 75-year-old is married to actress Lynn Herring and they have two sons together- Hank and Grady.
He seems to be enjoying a quiet life with his family, as not much information in recent years has come out about him.
DARIN BROOKS
Darin Brooks is best known for portraying Max Brady on Days of Our Lives from 2005 to 2009 and briefly in 2010.
He did start his career in theater, however, and then later ventured into modeling and being an extra in films.
After moving to Los Angeles, Darin auditioned for The Young and the Restless and One Life To Live.
But ultimately, the 38-year-old was cast on Days.
After many years on the soap opera, the actor moved on to The Bold and The Beautiful.
He is an Emmy-Award-winning actor, writer, and producer, who is currently starring in the Apple Plus TV series, Amber Brown, as well as TBATB.
Darin has also starred in many other films and shows including The Croods, Seven Year Hitch, and many more.
The actor is married and welcomed his second child back in February.
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Other notable alums include Jensen Ackles, Vivica A. Fox, Ashley Benson, John Aniston, and Andrea Barber.
Days of Our Lives season 57 will air on Peacock in September.
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