Days Of Our Lives
Days of Our Lives Comings and Goings: Alice Halsey Slips Back Into Rachel Black’s Shoes for Four Episodes
ALICE HALSEY STEPS BACK INTO RACHEL’S SHOES FOR FOUR EPISODES
Alice Halsey is headed back to Salem as Rachel Black for four episodes on Days of Our Lives, filling in while Lorelei Olivia Mote has a scheduling conflict, as first reported in an exclusive by TV Insider.
Days of Our Lives Comings & Goings
Salem is about to welcome back a face it knows all too well, because Alice Halsey is slipping into Rachel Black’s shoes for four episodes of DAYS. Lorelei Olivia Mote, who plays Rachel now, hit a scheduling conflict, so the show called in the actress who held the part before her. Rachel is the daughter of Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) and Brady Black (Eric Martsolf), so mischief is practically hereditary. Fans will need patience, since the episodes are not set to air until late 2027.
Which Salem secret would you love to see Rachel stumble into during her four-episode stay? Send your theories, speculation, and wildest storyline wishes to amber@soapoperamagazine.com.
Rachel Has Grown Up Since Last Time
Alice Halsey’s earlier stretch as Rachel ended in March 2026, and the part passed to Mote. Her return follows a Daytime Emmys red carpet appearance and an Emmy nod for emerging talent, after which she taped the four episodes. Adjusting to the soap’s one-take pace took practice, so she prepped with her whole family. The visit felt like old times and left her all the more thankful to be playing Rachel again.
Plenty has happened to Rachel since then, including time at Bayview Sanitarium plus a hospital stay that drew a visit from Kristen. Halsey sees a slightly more grown-up Rachel who is still, at heart, a confused girl leaning on the wrong advisers. Taking life advice from Kristen is like taking swimming lessons from a shark.
The reunions were loud. Halsey swapped hugs and screams with Haiduk at the Emmys, and Martsolf got much the same treatment. She calls both of her TV parents best friends on set. That is a warmer welcome than most Salem returnees ever get.
Netflix’s prairie reboot has Alice Halsey playing Laura Ingalls, yet she says she would gladly return to Salem again. Fewer secret labs out there, after all.
Four Episodes, One Familiar Troublemaker
Four episodes is a short stay, but Alice Halsey only needs one scene to remind Salem why Rachel is never boring. Head over to our Facebook page and tell us what trouble you want Rachel to stir up.
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