Suzanne Rogers has been part of the Days of Our Lives solid for greater than 50 years, however she's not prepared to go away simply but.
A spokesperson for the cleaning soap opera addressed latest rumors that Rogers, 82, is retiring from the present in an announcement to Soap Opera Digest on Tuesday, July 29, saying they “couldn't 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 longer term! Neither are going wherever,” the spokesperson added.
Rogers has performed the position of Maggie Horton Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives since 1973. Earlier this month, rumors started to flow into on-line that the actress was planning to exit the collection, with one Fb publish reportedly falsely claiming that Rogers had already introduced her departure.
The present's uncommon assertion about Rogers comes days after Peacock introduced that it had renewed Days of Our Lives for 2 extra seasons, bringing the cleaning soap by way of its 63rd season. The collection may even rejoice its sixtieth anniversary this November, and plenty of followers expect Rogers to obtain a tribute because the longest-running solid member.
Amongst latest storylines on Days is Maggie serving to her daughter, Sarah (Linsey Godfrey), navigate life after her divorce from Xander (Paul Telfer) and assist Sarah struggle for custody of her child, Victoria. Maggie additionally performed a giant position within the energy battle between the DiMera and the Kiriakis clans.
Rogers, who received her first Daytime Emmy Award in 1979 for Excellent Supporting Actress, addressed her retirement plans in an August 2023 interview with Soap Opera Digest.
“I nonetheless speak to a couple folks from again dwelling and so they say, ‘When are you going to retire?'” she advised the outlet whereas celebrating her fiftieth anniversary with the collection. “I say, ‘Nicely, I'm nonetheless having fun with what I'm doing.'”
Bryan Dattilo, Suzanne Rogers, Invoice Hayes, Susan Hayes, Alison Sweeney Chris Haston/©NBC/courtesy Everett Assortment
Rogers added, “I'm type of shocked that I've been on the present for 50 years; I imply, how many individuals can say that? I suppose it's a testomony to the truth that the present needed to maintain me round, and the viewers preferred the character. And I nonetheless love what I'm doing, so it's all a win.”
Whereas Rogers is right here to remain, different Days of Our Lives solid members have exited the collection in latest months. Peyton Meyer left his position as Doug Williams III on July 25, lower than one 12 months after he joined the cleaning soap.
In March, Billy Flynn introduced his exit as Chad DiMera on Days of Our Lives, revealing his plans to maneuver over to The Younger and the Stressed.
“I like appearing, and I like tales, and I by no means imagined I'd simply inform one story for the remainder of my life,” Flynn, 39, advised Selection. “The truth that I've been right here 10 years and it's passed by within the blink of a watch is superb to me. I wasn't a child once I began right here; I used to be 30. I didn't begin appearing till I used to be 26. So it's passed by actually quick.”
He continued, “I believe with this character, I've carried out every little thing I can with it. 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 easy.”
He made his debut as Aristotle Dumas on Y&R in June. Flynn will proceed to look on Days of Our Lives till early 2026.
“There's a whole lot of shifting elements that had been concerned,” he advised Us Weekly of his transition to Y&R. “It was a whirlwind of feelings — primarily pleasure, however there was worry concerned. I used to be leaving one thing that was very snug and seemingly safe. It's by no means actually on this trade, however it felt like a chance. I've a spouse and two youngsters. However on the similar time, it felt like one thing I wanted in my life. It felt like a serendipitous factor, the way in which the universe put all these completely different items collectively for it to align the place the chance got here when it did, and the way it did.”
