Days of our Lives confirms Haiduk’s drop

 

NBC soap Days of our Lives has confirmed that actress Stacy Haiduk will no longer appear in the daytime series – the confirmation follows a statement by the actress on Facebook stating she was being dropped from the soap.

The saga over Stacy Haiduk’s appearance in the NBC soap Days of our Lives continues! The actress was original cast in the soap in the role of Warden Smith for an extended guest stint. Her casting in Days of our Lives followed her surprise exit from CBS soap The Young and the Restless in which she played the dual role of Emily Petersen and Patty Williams. The character has been at the centre of the soaps storylines for several months but producers reportedly felt some viewers were unhappy with the stories and so the actress was dropped.

However, then came the twist over Haiduk’s role in Days of our Lives when the actress announced on Facebook, in a statement, that she had been dropped from the NBC soap. The actress revealed she wouldn’t be appearing in the soap due to schedule conflicts with her new role on Fox series Ride-Along.

 

“For all you guys out there who were all set to watch me on DAYS I have some bad news,” . DAYS has dropped me. It all started when I booked a guest spot on a new show for FOX, Ride-Along. The show will shoot in Chicago and I have to leave town for that. There was a conflict in scheduling so FOX pushed me to their second week. But when ONE day was still in conflict, instead of working things out DAYS decided to drop me.” – Stacey Haiduk on her Facebook

 

The actresses departure from the soap has now been confirmed and while actress Gina Gallego has now been hired to play Warden Smith its unclear what will happen to the storyline. Haiduk had already filmed three episodes as the Warden before her departure.

“Due to scheduling conflicts for Stacy Haiduk, the role of Warden Smith will now be played by Gina Gallego. Gina will appear on DAYS in the beginning of October. We are huge fans of Stacy’s and would love to have her back on DAYS in the future if something becomes available. ” – A statement on Haiduk’s departure given to Soapcentral.com

Actress Gina Gallego is known to America audiences for her roles on Santa Barbara, Generations and The Bold and the Beautiful.