“Days of Our Lives” insists Suzanne Rogers is not leaving present: ‘Couldn’t be farther from the reality’

Days of Our Lives military, stand down. Suzanne Rogers isn't going anyplace.

Rumors have been swirling that the five-decade veteran of the enduring sudser could be packing her character Maggie Horton Kiriakis' luggage and taking depart of the sequence' fictional Salem setting for good. However a rep for Days flatly denies any such risk, telling Leisure Weekly, "This might not be farther from the reality, Maggie and Suzanne are integral to the present's historical past, current storylines, and now, on the heels of our pick-up, the long run!"

Simply this week Days was picked up for 2 extra seasons on Peacock, its unique residence since 2022. The daytime drama beforehand aired every day on NBC since 1965, with Rogers in its core solid since 1973. Longtime viewers can be hard-pressed to call a personality extra pivotal than Maggie and a star extra watchable than Rogers. So, gratefully, in keeping with Days reps, "Neither are going anyplace."

Although recurring star Susan Seaforth Hayes has Rogers beat by first becoming a member of the sequence because the character Julie Olson Williams in 1968, Hayes has taken a number of years-long hiatuses. Rogers is formally the sequence' longest-running solid member, having performed the loyal, loving, however no-nonsense Maggie for 52 years straight.

The latest season, 61, noticed Maggie assist daughter Sarah (Linsey Godfrey) choose up the items of her life after an acrimonious divorce with the dastardly Xander (Paul Telfer), struggle on Sarah's behalf for custody of her child Victoria, and assist within the broader dynastic battle between her Kiriakis clan and the highly effective DiMeras. Not solely that, however followers are counting all the way down to the present's sixtieth anniversary in November, a celebration that ought to little doubt pay tribute to the sequence' most enduring star.

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Hypothesis that Rogers could be departing the sequence started to bubble up in early July on fan websites and social media teams devoted to Days. If one have been out there for indicators that Rogers have been maybe on her means out, a number of may very well be discovered on Days and throughout the star's private life.

On the present, Ashley Puzemis' Holly Jonas has been leaning on grandma Maggie to assist resolve a convoluted bind associated to a little bit of stolen jewellery. It might appear minor, however the unshakeable nature of Maggie and Holly's bond coupled with Holly's more and more determined scenario led some to think about that not solely Holly would flee Salem, however she'd take Maggie together with her.

Off display, there's Rogers' battle towards myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune dysfunction she was recognized with in 1984. The situation impacts Rogers' facial muscle groups, and has induced her to take at the least one transient midseason hiatus to recuperate. However Maggie herself was recognized with the situation on the present the identical yr as Rogers, and the actress has all the time been clear about her well being, opening up in regards to the "hurtful and traumatic" interval round her prognosis in a 2022 interview.

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Rogers isn't going anyplace, however Days is shedding one among its essential stars this yr. Billy Flynn left the present after 10 yearsthis season, saying of his character Chad DiMera, "I believe with this character, I've carried out all the things I can… I'm trying ahead to doing one thing new. I'm about to start out a brand new journey and inform one other story. It truly is simply that straightforward."

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