Days of Our Lives is bringing back Joy Wesley (AlexAnn Hopkins) for another run, and this time, the character is taking on a new full-time role: motherhood.
When Joy was last seen in Salem, she had just learned she was pregnant with Alex Kriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) child. Instead of telling him, Joy chose to step aside, allowing Alex to reunite with Stephanie (Abigail Klein) while she left town to raise her baby on her own.
Now a year later, Joy returns to Salem with her daughter and comes face-to-face with Alex again, but what she wants from the reunion remains unclear.
Hopkins recently spoke with Stephanie Sloane of TV Insider, discussing her return to Salem, what drew her back, and how Joy has evolved since her first stint.
Discussing the character’s evolution, Hopkins said, “Joy really felt a lot younger then than she does now.”
She added that motherhood has changed Joy significantly. “It has made her a bit more grown.”
Hopkins explained that, during her first stint, Joy was still searching for direction. She arrived in Salem hoping to land a role on the rebooted Body and Soul soap-within-the-soap, sparking a flirtation with director Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) and a brief relationship with Alex. But after the show’s cancellation, Joy was left without a clear path.
“She looking for somewhere to belong and wearing these different hats to see who her community was, who she could trust, what kind of job she even wanted,” Hopkins said.
But things are different now, the actress shares how Joy “really has a sense of purpose, which is this baby.”
That shift has changed how Joy presents herself. “She comes across as much more womanly now, and I’ve been really enjoying being able to play her that way,” Hopkins added
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According to IMDb, in addition to returning to 'Days of Our Lives', Hopkins also has two additional projects coming out, Psychosis and the Gift of Giving
Days of Our Lives airs weekdays on Peacock.
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