Thursday January 30, Soaps.com learned that Louise Sorel would be returning to Days of our Lives as Vivian Alamain. Sorel last aired in May of 2018, and as Soaps.com reported, was replaced by Robin Strasser in September 2019 for a few short weeks due to Sorel being unavailable because of other commitments. In a recent Santa Barbara fan podcast interview with Nicolas Coster, who worked with Sorel on Santa Barbara where he played Lionel Lockridge, he indicated Sorel was unable to attend the Santa Barbara reunion cruise in November because she was back taping at Days of our Lives. Sorel is expected to return on June 30, 2020.

– Dustin Cushman