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Emily O’Brien is saying goodbye to Days of Our Lives.

In a brand new interview, the 39-year-old Emmy-nominated actress introduced that she is leaving the long-running cleaning soap opera after 4 years and enjoying two completely different characters.

Emily first joined Days in 2020 and performed Gwen Rizczech till final October. That very same day, she made her debut as a unique character, Theresa Donovan, who had beforehand been performed by Jen Lilley.

Maintain studying to seek out out extra…Emily‘s final episode aired on Thursday (August 8) when her character Theresa was shipped off to Statesville.

Whereas talking to Cleaning soap Opera Digest, Emily recalled her emotional, last day on set.

“That is the announcement I made, truly, once I left,” Emily recalled. “I used to be in tears, and I confronted everyone on stage and I appeared on the cameras. Then I simply advised everybody how extremely fortunate I’m.”

“I wasn’t speculated to be on the present for so long as I used to be,” Emily continued. “I by no means thought that daytime could be one thing that was accessible to me once more [after leaving The Young and the Restless in 2011]. And I not solely received to play one superb function, however I performed two superb roles.”

“I ended up falling in love with Theresa and who she is and the circle that she’s concerned in. The truth that [the powers-that-be at DAYS] put their belief in me to play each of those roles,” Emily added. “I simply really feel so grateful for that have. It’s been a loopy, wild journey — simply mind-blowing.”

She stated, “Each single day there’s something that retains everybody going full pressure to do the whole lot they will to place out one other superb episode the place individuals are so invested. It’s the toughest job ever, and I’m so grateful that I received to expertise that with this group.”

Emily additionally famous that since each of her characters – Gwen and Theresa – weren’t killed off the present, there’s an opportunity that she may come return to Days sooner or later.

“It’s unbelievable,” Emily stated.

Whereas Emily is perhaps leaving Days of Our Lives, a fan-favorite actress only in the near past introduced that she’s returning to the cleaning soap!