Soap Opera Comings And Goings For April 20-24, 2026
- Daytime Soap Stop
- 2 days ago
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The daytime casting carousel keeps turning, and there’s plenty for soap fans to keep track of during the week of April 20-24, 2026. From contract shakeups and notable returns to increased airtime for familiar faces, here’s a full breakdown of the latest comings and goings across the soaps.
Soap Opera Comings And Goings For April 20-24, 2026
Beyond The Gates
Ben Gavin returns as Derek Baldwin
Ernestine Johnson pops up as Shanice
Robert Christopher Riley resurfaces as Dr. Carlton Fitzgerald
Greg Vaughan pops up as Kial Rollins
Jordi Vilasuso continues as Grayson Perez
Kenjah McNeil continues as Madison
Jon Lindstrom (Joey Armstrong) upgraded to contract
Alex Alegria (Tomas Navarro) downgraded to recurring
Jerri Tubbs returns as Jan
The Bold and the Beautiful
More airtime for Ashleigh Brewer as Ivy Forrester
Christian Weissmann returned last week as Remy Pryce (on contract)
Days of Our Lives
Sal Stowers returns as Lani Price Grant
Autumn Gendron returns as Charlotte DiMera
AlexAnn Hopkins returns as Joy Wesley
Conner Floyd debuts as Chad DiMera
Alexander Elijah Bond takes over as Thomas DiMera
Nikki Crawford appears as Lexie Carver
More airtime for Stacy Haiduk as Kristen DiMera
General Hospital
Nathan Dean (recent debut) is on contract
More airtime for Nazneen Contractor as ADA Justine Turner
More airtime for Paige Herschell as Jacinda Bracken
Andrew Hawkes gets more airtime as Russ Cullum
James Patrick Stuart continues as Valentin Cassadine
Rick Hearst continues as Ric Lansing
Michael James Scott appears as himself on Friday, April 24
The Young and the Restless
More airtime for Roger Howarth as Matt Clark
More airtime for Beth Maitland as Traci Abbott
Tracy Bregman continues as Lauren Fenmore
Melissa Ordway continues as Abby Newman Winters
Vivica A. Fox gets more airtime as Dr. Stephanie Simmons
Lauralee Bell gets more airtime as Christine Blair Romalotti
Michael Damian returns as Danny Romalotti
More airtime for Tina Casciani as Riza Thomson
Stacy Haiduk also appears as Patti Williams (double duty)
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