“Days of Our Lives”' Alison Sweeney Returns as Sami Brady After 2 Years: 'I'm So Glad to Make It Happen'
Sweeney first portrayed the role in 1993 and her last appearance on the legendary soap came in December 2022
Alison Sweeney is bringing Sami Brady back to Days of Our Lives!
On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the Hallmark actress, 47, confirmed her return to the longtime soap opera after leaving the series two years ago.
“I was thrilled to be invited to return,” Sweeney told TV Insider. “I love playing Sami and I am always happy for the chance to come back. We always have to figure out scheduling and such, but if at all possible, I’m so glad to make it happen.”
The actress first took on the role of Brady, a fan favorite trouble maker on Days of Our Lives, in 1993, making a household name for herself.
She portrayed the role for 21 years until she announced her decision to leave to pursue other projects in 2014. Sweeney eventually returned in 2020 and made an appearance in Days of our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas in 2021. Her last cameo on the soap was in December 2022.
“We were all trying to figure out how long it’s been; no one could remember!” Sweeney told the outlet of her return. “I remembered Sami’s grand exit storming out of the DiMera mansion. I was interested to hear how and why they were bringing Sami back to town. With Sami, it could be anything.”
While she isn't a stranger to DOOL, The Wedding Veil star confessed that she still gets "nervous every time."
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“I always wonder if I can still memorize all these lines," she explained. "I mean, when I’m doing the movies for Hallmark, we film eight or nine pages at most. Today I have 30-plus pages. It definitely pulls on different skills. And everyone at Days is used to doing it every day. I don’t want to be the one they’re waiting for.”
Though it's been two years since her return, Sweeney described DOOL as a "time capsule in some ways."
“The dressing rooms, the photos in the hallway, the make-up room is essentially the same as when I started in 1993," she recalled. "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. So many memories.”
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While she couldn't divulge any plot details, Sweeney teased what fans can expect of whats to come for her character.
“Well, it was definitely an unexpected storyline they pitched me,” she said. “I have to tell you, of all the ideas, I was pretty shocked.”
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