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Days of our Lives Casting News: Major Abby Recast?! – Big Star Joins DOOL!
Days of Our Lives brings some huge news because Days just hired a really great actress. Her name is Sofia Mattsson and she was last seen on General Hospital in a front burner role and now the Peacock Soap has hired her and so we’re wondering if she might be recast Abigail Deveraux DiMera and we have some options to talk about.
From the moment I saw this big casting news, my first thought was that Sofia Mattsson might be the new Abigail. I’m going to tell you all about her and why Sofia would be a really good fit to be Abigail and who else she might play if she is not Chad DiMera‘s dead wife. Lots to discuss.
Sofia Mattsson’s Time on General Hospital
So, over on General Hospital, Sofia Mattsson played Sasha Corbin. And I got to tell you, she was great on GH. A lot of people were really mad that she never got an Emmy nom. They felt like she got snubbed. And initially Sofia’s character, Sasha, came to Port Charles as a con woman who was hired to pose as somebody’s long lost daughter.
And Sofia started on General Hospital in 2018 and then she supposedly decided to leave after seven years on the soap. In 2025, she left the role of Sasha she said to pursue other opportunities, but I had heard through the gossip mill that GH didn’t renew her contract. But either way, Sofia exited General Hospital in July of 2025.
And then Sasha went through during those seven years this huge character arc. She had this high fashion modeling career, got hooked on drugs. She had a coronary from the drugs. And then She got cleaned up. And then Sasha ran over and killed somebody by accident. It was somebody terrible, so not a big loss.
And then she had a one night stand with this really nice guy, Brando Corbin (Johnny Wactor). And Sasha and Brando got pregnant from their one night stand, but their baby died right after birth. So we got to see her in this addiction arc and then this grieving mother arc.
Horrible Real-Life Tragedy
And she and Brando had gotten married, but then Sasha also lost him when he was killed by a serial killer. So, we got to see her grieving her husband’s death. And in a horrible case of life imitating art, Brando actor Johnny Wactor was killed by gang members in LA. So, this was an on-screen tragedy followed by a real life tragedy. It was really terrible.
So, in the end, Sasha pulled her life back together and then got pregnant again from another one night stand. She gave birth to a healthy baby girl. And then General Hospital did a retcon of her history and tied her to legacy characters Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) and Holly Sutton (Emma Samms). If you’ve never watched General Hospital in like the late 80s and early 90s, they were like huge.
They were big characters alongside Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary) and Laura Spencer (Genie Francis). So, when Sofia left General Hospital, Sasha’s character moved out of the country to live with her parents overseas. And now the Swedish beauty has landed this mystery role on Days. And I do suspect she might be recast Abigail Deveraux DiMera.
Could Sofia Play Abigail or Someone Else on Days of our Lives?
But Sofia Mattsson could have been cast in a whole new role or a recast of another character. And we’re going to talk about the possibilities. But with the show’s advanced tape to air delay schedule, we are not going to see Sofia on screen until early 2027. So, another what, like eight months.
And given that we’re getting a new Chad DiMera in April, played by Connor Floyd, who was last seen on Young and the Restless, we could also get a new Abigail to go along with him. As you know, Clyde Weston (James Read) killed Abigail and she died in Chad’s arms. And Abigail’s husband Chad and their kids, Thomas DiMera and Charlotte DiMera, and her parents and all of Salem really grieved her loss and they still do.
However, we know that Abigail’s remains are not in her grave. That came to light when Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord) showed up pretending to be Abigail after plastic surgery. It was all an elaborate ruse that was set up by Clyde, who had supposedly killed Abigail. And Chad thinks that Clyde did something with Abigail’s remains. But before Clyde could confess what happened, Cat’s mom, Katarina, bust in the room and shot Clyde, and he’s been in a coma ever since.
Days of our Lives: Huge Mystery Surrounding Abigail’s Remains
So, nobody knows where Abigail’s remains are, but everybody seems convinced she’s dead, but it is Days of Our Lives, and dead is rarely dead there. So, nobody, not even Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford) and Jennifer Deveraux (Melissa Reeves), pursued finding Abigail or her remains. They had for a while and then they just kind of abruptly dropped it maybe because they had decided to recast the role and obviously they were all also distracted trying to keep Chad away from lying con artist Cat. They never forgave her for pretending to be Abigail but Chad did.
He forgave Cat and then they started a romance, but it was over almost as soon as it started because Thomas found out that his dad Chad was dating Cat, which was fine. But Rachel Black told Thomas that Cat had pretended to be his dead mom, Abigail. And of course, Thomas was furious, and that wound up with Chad nearly losing custody of his kids and Thomas running out into traffic.
Recast Chad Debuts on Days of our Lives in April
So, currently Chad, Thomas, and Charlotte are visiting Will Horton (Chandler Massey) and Sonny Kiriakis (Zach Tinker) in Arizona, and we’re going to see Recast Chad, Recast Thomas, and Recast Charlotte in their debut. I think it’s supposed to be April 21st, so just a few weeks away. We know Connor Floyd is the new actor playing Chad.
No word yet on the actors playing the kids, but we did hear they’re going to be aged up a little. So, in the meantime, Cat’s getting closer to EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) every day, partly because of her ISA investigation and partly because of that strange and compelling bond from the time they were in Italy at that hospital recovering and the whole Wuthering Heights thing.
So, we’ve heard that when Chad’s back, both he and EJ will be interested in Cat. And if Chad couples up with Cat, you know, hopefully that’s because Thomas has gotten over his grudge. That would be a perfect time for the real Abigail to come back from the dead. But that’s just one idea of who Sofia Mattsson may play.
Will Sofia Play Recast Nicole Walker on DOOL?
She’s got mad skills. You guys are going to love her. She’s statuesque and she’s been blonde, brunette, a mix of both. She’s just gorgeous and such a good actress. And especially when it comes to portraying multi-layered, you know, manipulative yet sympathetic characters, I think she could totally pull off Abigail.
And if she’s not, a big shocker would be if they have recast her to play Nicole Walker. I doubt Days is ever going to bring back Arianne Zucker in the role. She sued the soap, sued former director, producer Albert Alarr. She also named Ken Corday in the sexual harassment lawsuit.
And if you don’t know this update, Days decided not to take it to trial. They settled out of court six months ago with some sort of payout to Ari. She can’t say how much it is or what went along with it. That thing usually comes with a gag order.
And networks do not rehire people that sue them. That’s just facts. So, there’s a chance that Sofia could play Nicole. She is younger than Ari, but soaps also tamper with ages sometimes when they do recast.
More Days of our Lives Options for Sofia
There’s also the chance Sofia could play a recast Chloe Lane. And Sofia playing recast Chloe would be good as a potential love interest for Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) once Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) inevitably reconciles with Xander Kiriakis Cook (Paul Telfer).
Another fun recast option for Sofia to play would be Melanie Jonas. And Sofia’s pretty much the same age as actress Molly Burnett who last played her. And of course, Days could have just written a whole new role for Sofia Mattsson or she comes in as somebody new and it turns out she’s Abigail.
But given their love of recasting existing roles, I just suspect that may be what happens, whoever she’s going to play. I do think Abigail would be a welcome sight for her family. And since past actresses Marci Miller and Kate Mansi are busy on other projects, why not? And if we get any scoop on who Sofia is going to be playing, I will drop that here for you.
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Howie Mandel has admitted that he has mixed feelings about apologizing to Kelly Ripa after their awkward interview on Live with Kelly and Mark.
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Mandel added later in the conversation, “Well, actually, before we go out, there’s, like, a mirror back there. … Honestly, now, I’ll be serious for a minute: I’m gorgeous. I am. I am.”
“You’re a thing of beauty,” Ripa quipped.
Howie Mandel in January 2025. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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