Melissa Reeves
Days of Our Lives Flashback: Lawrence Alamain Comes To Salem
By Brian Peel on May 21, 2011
The history between Lawrence and those at the press conference was volatile. Jack (Matthew Ashford) and Jennifer (Melissa Reeves) were present, working on a news story for The Spectator, Jennifer was also still coping from the aftermath of Lawrence having raped her, Kayla (Mary Beth Evans) was there seeking answers to Steve ‘Patch’ Johnson’s (Stephen Nichols) murder and Carly (Crystal Chappell), was curious and anxious about what was about to unfold. Check it out after the jump! READ MORE
CONFIRMED: Matt Ashford Heads Back to DAYS!
By Jillian Bowe on May 17, 2011
It is official! According to ABC Soaps In Depth, Matthew Ashford is returning to Days of Our Lives. No word on when the actor's first airdate is slated for. That sound you hear is our Jamey Giddens screaming, "Hallelujah."
Why DAYS Needs Matt Ashford
By Brian Peel on May 01, 2011
How time flies; 20 years on soap years can seem like an eternity. How quickly a 20-year relationship, romance and then marriage, can be turned upside down and onto its head without any explanation at all. When shows make changes to their writing team or production crew, they run the risk of losing focus to their television serials structure, backbone and history. Unfortunately, we have seen the sudden cancellation of two daytime soap operas – One Life To Live and All My Children, serials that have brought television drama into the homes of many for generations.
There is no doubt that the soap opera industry is fighting for survival. Only a handful of daytime soaps remain on screen or tied to a tight contract – Days of Our Lives is one of them. Several new storylines have begun to form on the show, which has seen viewer outrage and backlash, one in particular that story of Jennifer Rose Horton (Melissa Reeves) and her sudden loss of love for her husband Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford).
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Days Of Our Lives' Melissa Reeves: "Jack and Jennifer Were More Real"
By Jillian Bowe on January 20, 2011
Days of Our Lives fan favorite Melissa Reeves spoke with Damon L. Jacobs of We Love Soaps to give her thoughts as to why her character became one half of the popular Jack (Matthew Ashford) and Jennifer pairing.
WE LOVE SOAPS TV: Why do you think the fans gravitated to Jennifer & Jack and made them a “supercouple.”
Melissa Reeves: I think it was something so different from what they were used to seeing. Daytime used to be an escape into these fantasy relationships. Jack and Jennifer were more real. They bickered at each other, they made fun of each other. I think they just related more to our coupling. It wasn’t a romantic fantasy, we didn’t have the flowing clothes and the candles and the romantic bed scene. That didn’t quite work for our characters. We were the every day, “Life is hard, how are we going to get through it together” kind of coupling. Sometimes it was hard, sometimes it was funny. I think that is what they caught on to.
Days of Our Lives' Hortons Gear Up For Bittersweet Christmas
By Jamey Giddens on December 03, 2010
TV Guide Magazine's Michael Logan has a touching article in the publication's Dec. 6-12, 2010 issue about Salem's bittersweet first Christmas without two of the 45-year-old soap operas beloved original characters, Alice "Gram" Horton (the late Frances Reid) and her son Mickey (most notably played by John Clarke).
It was hard when we shot the Christmas episodes [airing December 24 and 27] because the Horton living room felt so empty," says fan fave Melissa Reeves, who recently returned to the soap as Alice's granddaughter Jennifer Rose after a four-year absence." READ MORE
Kate Mansi Casts as NuAbby On Days Of Our Lives!
By Jillian Bowe on December 01, 2010
Soap Opera Digest is reporting Kate Mansi has landed the role of Abby Deveraux on Days of Our Lives. According to the magazine's website, Jack (Matthew Ashford) and Jennifer's (Melissa Reeves) little girl will make her way to Salem in Feb. 2011
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