Even behind the glitz and glam of the runway, life can hit hard — and Miss J. Alexander is living proof. Since his iconic run on America’s Next Top Model alongside Tyra Banks, the legendary runway coach has faced health battles fans never saw coming. And, while some familiar faces have been there for him, other dynamics hint at a complicated, tension-filled backstage that viewers are only now seeing unfold.

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Miss J. Alexander Reveals Stroke Struggles & Tyra Response

In the series, the 67-year-old reveals he suffered a stroke in December 2022, leaving him in a coma for five weeks and temporarily unable to walk or speak. “I woke up, I didn’t know where I was. I was in the hospital… [and] cried. I’m not ashamed to say I cried,” Alexander shared, recalling the emotional struggle. He found comfort in visits from former co-stars Jay Manuel and Nigel Barker, describing tearful reunions that reminded him of the bond they built on the show. “I miss being the queen of the runway… I taught models how to walk, and then I can’t walk, not yet. Not yet. I’m determined to walk. You’re going to see me again, I’m sure,” he said, showing fans that hope and determination remain at the heart of his journey.

In the clip, Miss J. can also be heard saying “not yet” when asked if Tyra Banks has visited, though she has reached out with a supportive text and promised a future visit, leaving fans questioning what’s stopping her but still hopeful that the runway legend is surrounded by love as he works toward recovery.

Fans Wondering If Tyra Is Busy Or Leaving People Hanging?

Fans didn’t waste any time running to The Shade Room’s Instagram comment section to share their takes. Some were quick to call out Tyra Banks, saying she’s wrong for not physically showing up during this time. While others pointed out that J. Alexander himself said “not yet.” Of course, that didn’t stop many from wondering if she’s really that busy… or just leaving people hanging.

The Instagram user @mrjaymanuel added, “🙏🏽🥹🫶🏽💖✨✨✨”

This Instagram user @lovedarrenfleet said, “Tyra get yo a** over there now! Miss J made that damn show.“

And, Instagram user @loreane_beonca commented, “I love how he’s saying ‘Not yet’ ❤️❤️❤️❤️”

Meanwhile, Instagram user @iam_msjack added, “As a Stroke survivor ‘NOT YET’ are 2 of the most important words to keep in our vocabulary 🤌🏾🙏🏾”

But, Instagram user @jshawne79 shared, “Tyra dead wrong, he had that stroke in 2022..😔 Goes to show people ain’t ya friend fr. Prayers to him ❤️‍🩹”

Finally, Instagram user @_southernnbellee wrote, “I love love love Miss J! That shady look over the glassesssssss😂”

Miss J. Alexander Is Back On His Feet & Serving Comeback Energy

Yass! In a new clip, Jay Manuel gave fans a major update on Miss J. Alexander, showing that the runway legend is mother. Since filming ‘Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model,’ Miss J. has gone from wheelchair to taking actual steps. As we’ve previously reported, the docuseries revealed that he suffered a stroke a few years ago, but true to form, he’s proving he’s determined to strut down that runway again.

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Love Is Blind season 10 participant Keya Kellum knew exactly what she was looking for in the pods.

“I did not have many other strong connections,” Keya, 31, said on the Wednesday, February 18, episode of the “What’s the Reality” podcast, referring to her onscreen bond with Kevan Jones. “What I did have was really good conversations. I can’t put names to them, but, obviously, we talked a lot in those pods.”

According to Keya, she had “a ton of conversations” with men who had opposing political affiliations.

“Something I stood really firmly on was my political beliefs,” she stated. “I do think a lot of the men were able to understand a little more of what was going on because the framing that it is Republican against Democrat is just so not true. It is all of us against hate, and what I do not stand for is hate.”

Keya continued, “Someone who’s hateful is definitely not going to be lying in bed next to me or someone who voted for hateful s***.”

As Keya entered the season 10 pods, she became expressly aware of her dates’ opposing views.

“It’s Ohio, you know, so my dates dwindled in the beginning,” Keya recalled. “I was walking out on dates actually. There were a few [I mentioned] that was my dealbreaker. So, [most people were] starting their dates with, ‘What’s your favorite color?’ I was, like, ‘So, what are your dealbreakers?’”

After Keya politely let her dates answer the question, she stated her dealbreaker is someone who “voted for this man.” (Keya did not mention the political candidates by name on “What’s the Reality,” though Donald Trump was elected president over Kamala Harris in the 2024 general election.)

“There’s no way around that for me,” she said, noting that she was willing to walk away if one of her dates voted against her interests in the presidential election.

Keya did end up finding a connection with Kevan, 32, at the same time he was getting to know Tyler Lanier.

“There was never a time that it felt like a competition,” Keya said of the love triangle. “I didn’t even know we were dating the same man until everything, kind of, came to a head.”

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Kevan tried to keep an open mind until the very end, ultimately deciding that he wasn’t ready to commit to marriage by the end of the experiment. Keya and Tyler, 33, ultimately each cut off their respective connections with Kevan when it became clear that they weren’t his No. 1 priority.

“I think a lot of our conversations was him coming to an understanding of what marriage really is [and] what it means to be a partner,” Keya said on Wednesday’s episode. “It was a little bit of a learning curve, but me being in this experiment, I was allowing myself to give time to something I typically don’t give time too. … I was doing the best I can with what I got.”

Love Is Blind season 10 is currently streaming on Netflix. New episodes drop weekly on Wednesdays.

Tommy Lee Jones’ late daughter, Victoria Jones, had several run-ins with the law prior to her death in January 2026.

After following in her father’s footsteps as a child actress and teen star, Victoria walked away from Hollywood in 2014. A decade later, she was arrested twice for “obstructing a peace officer” and “being under the influence of a controlled substance” among other charges. (A hearing was set for late January 2026.)

On New Year’s Day in 2026, Victoria was found unresponsive at a hotel in San Francisco following a call of a “medical emergency” to the San Francisco Fire Department. She was pronounced dead at the scene at the age of 34.

In February 2026, Victoria’s death was ruled an accident due to the “toxic effects of cocaine.”

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Scroll down to see Victoria’s ups and downs over the years:

September 1991

Tommy Lee Jones and second wife Kimerlea Cloughley welcomed their first child, son Austin Jones, in November 1982. They expanded their family in September 1991 with the birth of daughter Victoria Jones. Tommy Lee and Cloughley divorced in 1996 after 15 years of marriage.

Early 2000s

Victoria made her acting debut in 2002’s Men in Black II alongside her father. She played “Neuralyzed Daughter” while Tommy Lee portrayed one of the two leads, Kay. (Will Smith was his counterpart playing Jay.)

In 2005, Victoria appeared in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada and Sorry, Haters as well as an episode of One Tree Hill.

2006

After working together on The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, Tommy Lee called his daughter “a good actress” who “speaks impeccable Spanish.”

While Tommy Lee was impressed with how Victoria portrayed the character of a young Mexican girl, he confessed to The New Yorker that she didn’t have the best work ethic as a teenager.

“She had to get up at 5 a.m. for her part,” he recalled in 2006. “One morning, she wouldn’t get out of bed. I said, ‘Honey, this is work.’ But she wouldn’t budge. So I fired her. Then, without telling me, the production staff went over and woke her and rushed her out to the set just in time.”

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Tommy Lee Jones has been supported by his family throughout his career. Jones was married twice — to Kate Lardner from 1971 to 1978 and to Kimberlea Cloughley from 1981 to 1996 — before tying the knot with current wife Dawn Laurel-Jones in 2001. “I don’t know what the hell I was doing,” Jones joked […]

Despite Victoria’s brief firing, Tommy Lee looked back on the movie fondly as it also included his third wife, Dawn Laurel-Jones, whom he wed in 2001, working as the stills photographer.

“We’ve built a world-class polo field and a practice field there, so my team and the kids’ teams can play,” Tommy Lee added of the set. “My daughter has been playing polo since she was 6, and now she’s entirely fearless. She sometimes plays six chukkers.”

June 2011

Victoria’s troubles with the law date back to June 2011 when she was arrested for theft in San Antonio, Texas. According to Page Six, she was accused of stealing in the amount of $50 to $500 but the charge was later dismissed.

May 2014

Victoria stepped away from acting after her role in 2014’s The Homesman, directed by Tommy Lee. Her father also wrote the film and was one of the stars alongside Hilary Swank. The father-daughter duo attended the Cannes Film Festival that May in support of the movie’s release before it hit theaters in the U.S. in November 2014.

October 2017

Victoria stepped out in support of her father in October 2017 for the opening ceremony of the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival in Japan. It was the last time she was photographed on a red carpet with Tommy Lee, who served as the president of the jury that year.

April 2025

Victoria was arrested twice in 2025; the first was in Napa County, California, on April 28. At the time, she was taken into custody and charged with three misdemeanors: Obstructing a peace officer, being under the influence of a controlled substance without a valid prescription and possession of a controlled substance without a valid prescription.

The former actress pleaded not guilty, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly. A hearing was set for January 20, 2026.

June 2025

Victoria was arrested again in Napa County in June and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery. She posted bail on June 13, according to docs obtained by Us and pleaded not guilty in July 2025. A hearing was set for January 20, 2026, per the filing, which appears to have combined both of Victoria’s 2025 arrests.

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January 2026

Victoria was found unresponsive at San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel on January 1. Paramedics later declared her dead on scene following a call for a “code 3 for the overdose, color change,” according to dispatch audio obtained by TMZ. She was 34.

“Upon arrival, paramedics from the fire department performed an assessment. The person was declared deceased,” the San Francisco Fire Department told Us in a statement at the time. “SFPD and the medical examiner’s office were called to the scene. Scene turned over to SFPD and SF Medical Examiners.” NBC Bay Area later reported that foul play was not suspected.

Following her death, Victoria’s family released a statement, saying, “We appreciate all of the kind words, thoughts, and prayers. Please respect our privacy during this difficult time. Thank you.”

February 2026

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in San Francisco confirmed to Us on February 17 that Victoria died from “toxic effects of cocaine.” The ME subsequently ruled her death was an accident.

Bold and the Beautiful early weekly spoilers for February 23rd through the 27th expect that Katie Logan (Heather Tom) panics and Ivy Forrester (Ashleigh Brewer) is lashing out soon. We know it’s going to be about Will Spencer (Crew Morrow).

As we always do on early edition day, we start with what’s coming the rest of this week and then we dive into next week.

Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Eric Forrester Revealed as the Secret Designer for Logan

So, on Wednesday, February 18th, we’re going to pick up from Tuesday’s episode where Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) saw all those sketches sitting out in the Forrester living room and he is grilling Eric Forrester (John McCook). And then we’re going to have Katie and Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) show up and join the confrontation.

They’re going to be the ones who dropped the huge bombshell on Brooke and Ridge that Eric is the mystery designer that Katie hired. Ridge is going to be furious. I do believe Eric was going to sit on the secret and maybe lie and deny, but with Bill and Katie intervening and clearing things up, that’s something important.

B&B Spoilers: Liam Spills the Secret to Hope as Family Tensions Rise

Also on Wednesday, Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) ignores Bill’s warnings that it has to stay a secret. And Liam tells Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) that Eric is Katie’s mystery designer. Now, we already figured that Liam was going to spill the beans to Hope. But of course, everybody is going to know very soon about Eric and Hope is going to be stunned and realize that this could mean chaos for the Spencer and the Forrester families.

She’s got one foot in each camp with her mom, Brooke, being a Forrester and she’s married to a Spencer. Plus, Donna Logan (Jennifer Gareis) is already panicking over Eric’s breathing problems. And I wonder if Donna is going to tell Ridge and the others that Eric is sick.

Now, Ridge knew from the doctor violating HIPAA that his dad was having some stress issues. But this is something else. And I’m sure if Donna tries to reveal this, Eric may actually shush his wife and she should listen to her elder.

Explosive Confrontation in the Forrester Living Room on Bold

All right, Thursday, February 19th. We’ve got things heating up and this is more carryover from Tuesday and Wednesday. Still in the Forrester living room, we’ve got Brooke and Donna and Bill and Katie looking on—some horrified—as Eric and Ridge go at it.

This is a big confrontation. Ridge predictably goes off on everybody after Bill and Katie reveal that Eric’s big secret is that he’s designing for them at Logan. Eric’s upset at Ridge and Eric’s yelling at Ridge that he can still design and accuses his son of trying to take this away from him.

Ridge is going to snap back on Eric and tell him to stop. This is enough. Ridge is insisting that he already apologized for pushing Eric into retirement. I expect that Ridge is going to say that Eric has to quit and he’s going to tell Katie and Bill something like, “I’m done letting you try to kill my dad.” Something like that. Something horrible.

Eric Forrester Suffers a Major Health Crisis on B&B

But during the big showdown with Ridge, we’re going to again see Eric go into crisis. This is way too much stress. He’s going to start gasping for air. Bill is alarmed. He rushes to help Eric and Ridge is yelling that they need to call 911. I wonder if Eric is going to refuse medical attention.

I saw a spoiler photo—I can’t show you for copyright reasons—but it looks like that Ridge and Eric are alone in one of the bedrooms at the mansion, and Eric is rebuttoning his vest. It’s this very distinctive brown vest he had under the blue jacket. So, I don’t know if the EMTs came and checked him out.

Or maybe if Eric just went to another room and took off his jacket and tried to cool down, but this is going to get really bad really fast. Obviously, Eric needs medical attention, but like with his cancer, you know, he didn’t want to tell anybody and he didn’t want to discuss what happened with the doctor. So, I wouldn’t be surprised, honestly, if Eric is sitting on even more secrets about his health.

Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Dylan and Will Find Comfort as R.J. Forrester Returns

Then on Friday, February 20th, we are going to pick back up with some other storylines. So this week, Dylan (Sydney Bullock) and Will are at his beach house. Just the two of them. They’re hugging again. I’m sure that Dylan is comforting Will over his girlfriend walking out.

I’m sure they’re discussing Electra Forrester (Laneya Grace) ultimatum, but at the same time, Will doesn’t want Dylan living in her car. It’s not safe. There’s no place to shower. There’s no bathroom. And there’s no kitchen. And it’s horrible. Also, R.J. Forrester (Brayan Nicoletti) is back around this week. And I’m expecting to see him in scenes with Electra. I can even see Ivy pushing R.J. and Electra together to make sure that she doesn’t go back to Will.

Will Confronts Electra While Ivy Continues Eavesdropping on Bold

Meanwhile, Electra’s boyfriend is trying to talk her out of walking away. Will is with Electra in the Forrester Creations showroom and he’s saying everything was fine and then Ivy came along and ruined everything. And of course, Electra aunt is being nosy again and she is eavesdropping on them.

If Will sees her, I bet he’s going to have something to say because he was ticked that Ivy Forrester was spying on him, lurking outside of his house, and peeping in windows instead of just coming to the door like a human. Plus, Electra tries to get Will to see her side of it, and she wants him to imagine what if she had a guy living with her, how would he feel?

I think that’s a very fair question. This is a complicated issue. We’re going to have more of Electra and Will thinking and talking about their relationship problems both together and to others.

Eric Confesses the Truth to Brooke and Ridge

And then back over at the Forrester mansion, unless they convince him to go to the hospital, we’re going to have Eric confessing a whole lot of things to Ridge and Brooke. And this may be Eric explaining his reasons for going to Logan. You know, he may even be telling Ridge and Brooke about the health problems he’s been dealing with.

Eric admitted to Donna that he is having second thoughts about taking this spot at Logan, but then he told her he couldn’t let Katie down. So, I think he’s going to dig in his heels. If Ridge hadn’t pulled the surprise retirement party, all of this could have been avoided, but he hurt Eric and set this in motion on Bold and the Beautiful.

We should get some answers soon about Eric’s health and whether Donna, Ridge, or anybody else can get Eric to stop designing. And of course, you know, Ridge is going to keep pushing and say this proves he was right to force Eric into retirement.

February Sweeps Spoilers: Heartbreak and Professional Moves on B&B

The week of February 23rd through the 27th is the last week of sweeps. It wraps on February the 25th, which is Wednesday. So, Electra’s heart is breaking and R.J. may seize this opportunity. Plus, Ivy is pressing Electra to not cave in and let Will explain his way out of this.

Katie may bring Deke Sharpe (Harrison Cone) on board at Logan if Eric insists on staying so that he’s got somebody there supporting him. It is a lot—him doing a whole bunch of design on his own where before over at Forrester, you know, he was working with a team of people.

Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Logan vs. Forrester: Tensions Escalate Between the Sisters

Ridge, Donna, Katie, Brooke, even Bill —everybody’s worried about Eric’s health. Ridge stands firm and says Eric has got to step away from Logan. And word is going to spread that Eric is the designer behind the scenes that Logan was teasing in their PR. Tensions escalate between Katie and Brooke next week.

Of course, Katie doesn’t want Eric’s health at risk, but Brooke and Ridge are going to harp on Katie about starting her own company being a bad idea. They think Bill talked her into this and it’s been a disaster from the start. I mean, Ridge is the worst. We all know that, right?

B&B Spoilers: Will Considers Joining Spencer/Logan as Donna Fears for Eric

Will gets closer to Dylan, and Will may convince Dylan to stay at the beach house until she can afford an apartment. She has a job at Il Giardino now, but maybe Deacon can get her into one of the little places above the pizza place.

Donna is terrified she could lose Eric and will be continuing to pressure him to step back from Logan. And Will may consider jumping ship over to Spencer/Logan. I don’t think it’s going to be very easy for him at all to work around Ivy after all this.

For every successful sitcom, there’s a attempt to make a spinoff of said sitcom. Friends led to the ill-fated Joey. How I Met Your Mother eventually gave birth to How I Met Your Father, which deserved far better than it got. Cheers was one of the rare success stories, launching three different spinoffs including Frasier. A recent sitcom, Young Sheldon, proves that sitcom spinoffs can still be a major draw. Young Sheldon drew in 832.7 million hours of viewing in 2025, per FlixPatrol; that’s a truly impressive feat that speaks to the popularity of the series and its parent show, The Big Bang Theory.

Young Sheldon, true to its name, focuses on the younger years of Big Bang Theory‘s breakout character, Sheldon Cooper (Iain Armitage). Sheldon’s status as a child prodigy often brings him into conflict with his family and others, as he struggles to figure out his place in the world. This often leads to humorous moments, but also some truly heartwrenching ones that make Young Sheldon more than an extension of The Big Bang Theory.

‘Young Sheldon’ Expands Upon ‘The Big Bang Theory’ In Surprising Ways

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One of the biggest draws of Young Sheldon is how it explores the different dynamics within the Cooper family. Sheldon often butts heads with his mother, Mary (Zoe Perry): this is mostly due to the fact that she’s a devout Baptist, while he’s an atheist. There’s also Sheldon’s conflicts with his older brother Georgie (Montana Jordan) and his twin sister Missy (Raegan Revord), as they both resent the attention Sheldon gets for his intellect. Yet there are also some heartwarming moments: Sheldon connects with his father and grandmother, even if they don’t understand everything he talks about, and has a rivalry turned friendship with fellow child prodigy Paige Swanson (McKenna Grace). While The Big Bang Theory often played off Sheldon’s relationship with his family as mere jokes, Young Sheldon dug deep into their dysfunction and was all the better for it.

Throughout Young Sheldon, episodes would feature narration from Jim Parsons as the adult Sheldon reflecting on his past life. It wasn’t until the series finale “Memoir” that audiences learned the truth: the entire series is Sheldon narrating his own memoir. Executive producer Steve Holland hinted that this was part of the series from the beginning, as it would allow Sheldon to come to terms with his family.

“That’s also maybe some way of Sheldon dealing with his grief about his dad as a young adult is to focus on the bad things. But now that he’s older and has kids of his own, he realizes how unfair he’s been to his dad over the years. So that’s a little bit of the conception of the show — that older Sheldon with kids is looking back on his family in a slightly different light than he did in his early twenties.”

Thanks to ‘Young Sheldon’, More ‘Big Bang Theory’ Spinoffs Came to Life

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Young Sheldon isn’t the only time that the world of The Big Bang Theory has expanded. In Seasons 6 and 7, Georgie ends up meeting forecaster Mandy McAllister (Emily Osment) and having a baby with her; the two eventually end up marrying each other. This led to Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage, which chronicles the ups and downs of its titular couple. Like Young Sheldon and The Big Bang Theory, Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage has become a ratings success, and a third season is on the way.

Another Big Bang Theory spinoff is set to debut later this year on HBO Max with Stuart Fails to Save The Universe, which has arguably the most bonkers plot of any series set in this world. Stuart Bloom (Kevin Sussman), the hapless comic book store clerk who runs the Comic Center where Sheldon and his friends frequent, apparently triggers a universal apocalypse when he breaks one of Sheldon’s inventions. Young Sheldon is worth firing up this weekend, as it proves that sitcoms can find new life in spinoffs.

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Days of Our Lives early weekly spoilers for February 23rd through the 27th suggest Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart) is scrambling and EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) is suspicious.

As we always do on early edition day, we start with what’s coming the rest of this week. Then we’re going to dive into what is ahead next week.

Days of our Lives Early Spoilers: Gabi Takes Care of Philip

On Wednesday, February 18th, we’ve got Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez) taking good care of Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier). There is more hot stuff coming in Miami for these two. Plus, Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) and Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) have a heart-to-heart with their daughter, Rachel Black (Alice Halsey). Now that Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) and Brady agreed to see where things go but keep it private for now, he wants to make sure that Kristen and Rachel aren’t going to be an obstacle to his new relationship.

I wish him good luck with that. Dr. Marke Greene (Jonah Robinson) told Brady to stand firm with Rachel and Kristen, insisting that his love life is off-limits to them and their schemes and plotting. He says it’s none of their business. That’s not going to go over well with his ex or his daughter. I’m sure that Rachel and Kristen are going to plot behind Brady’s back, hopefully independently. If they do it together, that’s so much worse.

Gwen Rizczech and Xander Cook’s Steamy Encounter and EJ DiMera’s Memory Search

Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) and Xander Cook (Paul Telfer) get it on after the hands-on dirty talking golf session. So, Gwen has tackled Xander onto her bed, and they’re going to get down and dirty. In a recent interview, however, Paul Telfer said that Xander isn’t taking this seriously at all.

He is still devastated by his split from Sarah and he isn’t in any place to get emotionally involved with Gwen or any other woman. So, this is strictly physical for him, but Gwen doesn’t feel that way. Plus, Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord) tries to trigger EJ’s memories.

Remember, they were in that Italian rehab hospital together, and Cat used to read Wuthering Heights to EJ. The question is whether Cat is trying to trigger EJ’s memories because of her ISA job, personal reasons, or curiosity. I’m guessing it’s the investigation that she and Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) are working on.

DOOL Spoilers: Jada Hunter and Theo Carver’s Date Night Distractions

This week, we’re going to see Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu) noticing while she’s out on her date with Theo Carver (Cameron Johnson) that he has drifted off. That’s because he’s daydreaming about Gabi being at his table instead of Jada.

She notices that Theo’s kind of off somewhere and she asks, “Where did you just go?” If he’s smart, he’ll zip it and he won’t tell Jada he was thinking about another woman.

Thursday Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Villains Plot and Sorority Rivalries

On Thursday, February 19th, we’ve got Kristen getting an update from Gwen, and she’s sharing her own update. These two may be toasting to what they think is progress with the men that they want.

Kristen has moved in with Brady, and of course, she’s going to ignore his claim that they won’t be together. Gwen got Xander in her bed and she thinks it means something, but only to her. This champagne toast may be a little premature. Sarah and Brady try and sneak in another smooch, but they may be seen by Rachel or Kristen.

Sneaky Sophia Choi (Rachel Boyd) is enjoying Holly Jonas‘s (Ashley Puzemis) epic downfall. It is easy to keep track of it on social media thanks to all the sorority babes. Things are going to get worse when Arianna “Ari” Grace Horton (Marissa Reyes) has to tell Holly that the sorority that Holly really wanted has asked Ari to pledge to them.

Leo Stark and Dimitri von Leuschner DiMera Plan Their Great Escape from Salem on DOOL

Xander’s feelings for Sarah won’t go away; they continue to plague him. Doing the deed with his ex, Gwen, isn’t going to change that. This is not some rebound romance for Xander. I think it was pretty much just stress relief, and he may be surprised to find out Gwen’s thinking it’s the start of something on Days of our Lives.

Leo and Dimitri von Leuschner DiMera (Peter Porte) get busy trying to prove his innocence in the DiMera kidnappings. Leo is on the task of getting Dimitri’s ankle monitor off of him so they can leave Salem and, in fact, leave the country completely.

Friday Spoilers: Secret Agendas and Impending Danger

On Friday, February 20th, we’ve got Gabi and Jada chatting about their happy new romances. Gabi just got back from the romantic Miami trip, but Jada’s guy, Theo, has his eye on Gabi.

Theo has dirt that he could use to break up Gabi and Philip. So, I don’t think Gabi and Jada are going to be happy for too long. Plus, it’s already been confirmed in official Days spoilers that Shawn-Douglas Brady (Brandon Beemer) and Jada reunite soon, possibly after he is shot.

Madame Vivian Alamain’s Henchmen and the Threat to Liam on Days

Ivan Marais (Ivan G’Vera), who of course is Madame Vivian Alamain’s (Louise Sorel) main henchman, is busy tying up loose ends. Ivan is plotting with Vivian’s new henchman, Klaus, who is the one who hired Liam Selejko (Hank Northrop) and was seemingly coordinating with Peter Blake (Dan Gauthier).

They can’t have the kidnappings come back around to be blamed on Madame Vivian. That means Liam is a loose end they may need to snip. This could be what gets Shawn-Douglas shot.

Meanwhile, Dimitri and Leo jet to Alamainia looking for answers and evidence to exonerate Dimitri. However, no Vivian scenes are expected. Vivian is done for right now. Gwen and henchmen Klaus and Ivan are going to take it from here.

EJ DiMera’s Suspicions and Rafe Hernandez’s Shocking News

EJ has questions for Rita Lesley (Maggie Carney) about Cat. I wonder if he is suspicious. I wonder if EJ is wondering if Cat has been nosy or asking questions. Maybe her pressing EJ about their shared history has him seeking out Rita to find out if there’s more to this because he is channeling Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo) at this point.

He might be smart and question her motives. Rafe has surprising news for Gabi. He may have confirmation that Stefan DiMera (Brandon Barash) signature on the divorce decree was forged. She could be a very, very wealthy widow very soon.

February 23-27 Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Stephanie Johnson’s Kidnapping and Stalker Drama

The week of February 23rd through the 27th is the last week of sweeps, and they wrap on Wednesday, February 25th. Things are going to build up to a huge crescendo in next week’s action.

Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein) is kidnapped at the hospital soon. Of course, Jeremy Horton (Michael Roark) is going to be suspected, especially since he didn’t get to leave town. The stalker may take drastic action after Stephanie has married Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson). They aren’t wearing their rings because they’re trying to keep it private, but there’s that bug in the photo frame.

Once they head back to their apartment and start talking about how they fooled the stalker, things may escalate drastically and dangerously. Jeremy Horton is going to continue being portrayed until late April, so we know he’s involved in more of these stalker accusations. Whether he’s the culprit or not, my vote is still “not.”

Rachel Black’s Schemes and Shawn-Douglas Brady in the Line of Fire

Rachel may plot to put Kristen and Brady back together. Sarah may need to watch out and be on high pistachio alert. Liam could be in grave danger. Klaus may come back to Salem to wipe Liam out because he has been talking to the cops and gave them a very accurate sketch. He described the scar and everything.

We may see Jack Junior (JJ) Deveraux (Casey Moss) and Shawn tailing Liam to find out who he’s working for, especially if he’s made contact with them. This could be when Shawn is shot on duty because we know JJ and Liam are both there when it happens. It is winter and there’s snow on the ground; it could happen anytime.

Xander Cook’s Unrequited Love and Holly Jonas’s Downfall

Xander cannot get Sarah out of his head. I wonder if he will let Gwen continue to get closer to him thinking it’s friends with benefits while Gwen thinks it’s a new start to their romance.

Tate Black (Leo Howard) sees that Holly’s totally out of control and he doesn’t know how to help. Ari also notices Holly’s behavior and she’s not a fan; she calls her out. EJ is going to show Paulina Price (Jackee Harry) the woman in the tube soon, and hopefully, we’re going to see that before sweeps are over.

Days of Our Lives Casting News and Departures

Plus, Ashley Puzemis posted on Instagram that she wrapped filming her last scenes as Holly Jonas. She’ll be out of Salem in about nine months, give or take.

There is no word as to whether the actors who play Tate, Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens), and Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) have also wrapped their runs, because all four got pink-slipped at the same time right after the Christmas holidays.

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