

It revolves around the members of the Brady, Horton, and DiMera families - along with their friends, enemies, and lovers. Premiering on November 8th of 1965, Days of Our Lives is set in the fictitious Midwestern town of Salem. How long will Days continue after that? Could it move to the Peacock streaming service as an exclusively online series? Stay tuned.

In May 2021, the venerable soap opera was renewed for two years by NBC, through the 58th season (2022-23). On this somber occasion, pay your respects to all of the soap greats that we’ve lost in 2021 - from Days of Our Lives’ Renee, Philece Sampler, to General Hospital leading man Stuart Damon (Alan) to an All My Children icon who became kind of an Everydad - via the below photo gallery.There’s no need to worry about Days of Our Lives being cancelled right now. The New York Post reports that it was ovarian cancer that cut short the actress’ life. (You can read their full story here.) “Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.” White “was beautiful inside and out,” her commercial agent told The Wrap. More: Days of Our Lives star shares a poignant tribute She continued to work steadily after her daytime detour, winning raves for her work as cult leader Agnes on Tyler Perry’s Ruthless, a spinoff of his hit The Oval featuring fellow Days of Our Lives alum Matt Cedeño (ex-Brandon). Before her stint on the soap, she’d appeared on everything from NYPD Blue to ER. But her career extended far beyond Salem. “A memorial is currently being planned with a potential Zoom livestream,” he added, promising to update her followers.Ī native of Brooklyn, NY, White played drink-slinger Lady Vi on NBC’s Days of Our Lives in 2000. We were all fortunate to have known her and shared her short time on this earth. “To the friends of Rhonda,” he began, “it is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my dear friend… She was an amazingly talented woman, full of positivity and energy, and grounded by her faith. On December 8, producer Todd Baker shared the most heartbreaking of all possible news on the Facebook page of Rhonda Stubbins White.
