Days of Our Lives
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We can't say we saw this guest starring appearance coming.

Mike O'Hearn (Titan from the new version of American Gladiators) will guest star on Days of Our Lives Friday March 14.

Warning: the following are Days of Our Lives spoilers that reveal the premise behind O'Hearn's appearance on the show.

Kate (Lauren Koslow) finds Chelsea (Rachel Melvin) drowning her sorrows over recent tragedies. The former tries to stop her granddaughter from drinking, but Chelsea thinks she's to blame for of the recent Brady deaths.

Enter O'Hearn!

He offers Chelsea coffee in order to try to sober her up, but she refuses and storms off. Later, Shawn (Brandon Beemer) and Belle (Martha Madison) show up at the bar searching for Chelsea and O'Hearn tells them to get in touch with Kate.

What a guy! Strong and classy!

Brandon Beemer is finally speaking out on his recent, surprising firing from Days of Our Lives.

The handsome actor told Soap Opera Weekly:

“Somebody came in and had another vision. That's what happened. I understand it. It's the change that really hurts. [But] it's not that big a deal. What put it into perspective was when Heath Ledger was found dead in his bed. I was sitting at work and somebody was talking about our situation, I said, 'You know what? Things could be worse.'

I'm not going to sit here and complain about [being let go], because there are so many bigger things going on. Besides one door closes, and another opens."

Which door do you hope will open for Beemer? One on another soap opera? 

In a previous Days of Our Lives spoiler for next week, we revealed that Bo is freed from the hospital to attend his father's funeral. Here's what else you can look forward to...

• Kimberly Brady returns.

• The sorority girls finally vote on Chelsea's membership.

• Ava is lurking, as Steve tries to find out who the heck she is.

• Bo (Peter Reckell) grows sicker; Lexie (Renee Jones, pictured) learns his pancreas is failing him for some reason.

According to The New York Dailly News, Bo Brady is released from the hospital next week on Days of Our Lives. He attends his father's funeral.

"The nice part about the scenes is that all of Shawn's children give the eulogy," Peter Reckell, who plays Bo, told the newspaper. "Roman and Kayla are there, and Kimberly comes home for the funeral."

Yes, actress Patsy Pease is returning for a few episodes, which will give Days of Our Lives the opportunity to use flashbacks of the whole Brady family.

"You'll see flashbacks of who Pop was over the last 28 years," said Reckell. "Kimberly talks about how he didn't approve of her relationship with Shane and they have a flashback of that, which must have been in the '80s. Kayla talks about Patch, so we see that. I talk about how Pop liked any excuse to party, and then we see that. We're doing show 10,771 and my flashback was from 5,000- something, so it's pretty old."

Reckell added that the show will devote "one episode for the funeral and then another episode for the wake. The church is standing-room-only, and it's the same with the pub, where the wake takes place."

Read the complete Days preview now.

Days of Our Lives star Jay Kenneth Johnson hasposted a message on his website to fans. In it, he talks about the direction of his character, among other topics:

I do like the fact that 'Philip' is getting the opportunity to interact with many other characters. The crash was an unfortunate situation, but 'assuming' we make it back to Salem, I think that interaction will continue.

The Ireland storyline and aftermath was a long couple of weeks. Hopefully you got a chance to check out the "behind the scenes" clips I put together. I wanted you to get a feel for how big of a production the crash was. The actual crash set took up half the stage, with the crew on the other half. As big as it was, I think we pulled it off.

That said, it was sad to see Frank Parker's "Grandpa Shawn" go. He is one of a kind, and will be missed. If you get a minute, try and write him to say "thanks" for all the memories.

Read the actor's full blog now.

What's in store for Chelsea on Days of Our Lives? Let's find out from the actress that portrays her, Rachel Melvin:

I feel extremely privileged and honored that the writers and producers of Days of Our Lives have entrusted myself and my character to experience what is to come. It is possibly one of the hardest acting challenges I am going to face, and definitely the most worthwhile.

I can't wait to tape them and even more so, have them air. The current storylines and pace in which they are unraveling, I believe, are really going to take us back to the Days of Our Lives that we all so know and love. I will be extremely surprised if our ratings don't skyrocket during such an intense situation.

Read Melvin's full blog entry now.

Shawn Christian has been cast a Dr. Daniel Jonas on Days of Our Lives. He's a new doctor at Salem University Hospital.

Sources say the actor began taping on February 11. His first actual appearance on a new episode is unknown at this time. Previously, the actor briefly appeared on As the World Turns and One Life to Live.

A plane crash! A baby almost lost! And more! Here's a look at next week's happenings on Days of Our Lives...

• Victor and Caroline grow closer over news of the plane crash.

• Nick (Blake Berris, pictured) stands by his woman.

• Kayla comes close to losing her baby.

• The Salem crew is rescued after the crash landing; everyone returns home.

• Shawn and Belle make future plans regarding their family.

• Steve (Stephen Nichols) receives a mysterious note from a woman back in Salem.

After weeks of speculation, Soap Opera Network has confirmed that actress Arianne Zuker is returning to Days of Our Lives in the role of Nicole Walker.

Zuker left the show in 2006, but was rumored to be returning to the series after message boards began discussing what further changes the series would be making after it was announced that Martha Madison (Belle) and Brandon Beemer (Shawn D.) were being released.

We look forward to Zuker reprising her role on Days of Our Lives.

As reported earlier, Lauren Koslow is remaining on Days of Our Lives. In case you somehow didn't believe us, however, here's the actress herself on her show status:

"Not only am I staying," she explained, "but I've heard a little bit about a story [for Kate] that's coming up."

Koslow has portrayed Kate Roberts on Days of Our Livessince 1996. Her previous daytime roles include The Young and the Restless' Lindsay Wells Abbott (1984 to 1986), and designer Margo Lynley on The Bold and the Beautiful (1997 to 2002).