Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Kate Blindsides Gabi Hernandez With a Shocking Offer

TL;DR: Days of Our Lives spoilers for July 1 send Kate straight to Gabi Hernandez with a jaw dropping proposition, just weeks after Philip kicked her out of the mansion. Is Salem staring down a shock reunion or a fresh disaster?

Gabi Hernandez Gets Cornered by the Last Woman She Expected

Days of Our Lives spoilers for July 1 promise a run in nobody in Salem saw coming. Gabi Hernandez has spent weeks nursing her wounds since Philip Kiriakis tossed her out of the Kiriakis mansion, and now the last woman she wants on her doorstep comes strolling up: Kate Roberts Brady. Kate does not do friendly social calls. So when she corners Gabi with that famous glint in her eye, you can bank on her wanting something.

Let us rewind for the folks in the back. Philip dumped Gabi cold on May 21 after Anna DiMera spilled the truth about her corporate espionage against Titan. He told her he might have forgiven the whole mess if she had confessed on her own, then coldly ordered her to pack her bags. That is the kind of goodbye that leaves a mark.

Since then, our girl has been holed up at the Hernandez house, watching her world shrink by the day. Her own daughter Ari Horton just moved out and slammed the door behind her, livid that her mother paid Liam Selejko a cool $150,000 to skip town. Salem has not exactly been rolling out the welcome mat.

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Are Gabi Hernandez and Philip Kiriakis Getting Back Together on Days of Our Lives?

Here is where it gets deliciously messy. Kate is Philip’s mother, and if she has decided her son made a mistake cutting Gabi loose, heaven help anyone standing in her way. Could this mean Kate is about to play matchmaker for her own boy and his disgraced ex? Reading between the lines of these spoilers, it sure looks like Kate may be sizing Gabi Hernandez up as her newest project.

Let us be honest about the Gabi and Philip of it all. When those two were riding high, they were one of Salem’s most watchable couples, all sharp suits and sharper comebacks. Then Gabi did what Gabi always does and put the scheme ahead of the man who loved her. That history is exactly why the fan base is already at war over whether these two deserve a do over.

But do not pop the champagne just yet. Sources are split on whether Kate arrives as a friend or a foe, and this is a woman who has schemed against half of Salem without blinking. If I know these writers, that so called surprise could just as easily be a threat wrapped in a bow. My gut says Kate has an angle, and Gabi will not spot the knife until it is already between her shoulder blades.

Then there is the money nobody is talking about. Gabi Hernandez is the widow of Stefan DiMera, which means she is sitting on a slice of the DiMera fortune, and Titan just got blindsided when a mystery buyer called ARO Wealth Management quietly bought up their loan. Xander Kiriakis and Philip are scrambling to learn who is behind it as the power struggles across Salem reach a boiling point. Do not be surprised if every one of these threads gets tied together with one very rich, very vengeful bow.

And what exactly is in it for Kate? Maybe she wants her son happy, or maybe she wants a powerful DiMera widow indebted to her while her own marriage crumbles. This is a woman who plays chess while everyone else plays checkers, so a friendly favor from Kate never comes free. Something tells me Gabi is about to pay a price she has not even seen coming yet.

Meanwhile, Kate has her own house on fire. Her husband Roman Brady is barely speaking to her after she confessed to framing Johnny DiMera in that ugly plagiarism setup. A bored, cornered Kate with nothing left to lose is the most dangerous Kate of all, and Gabi Hernandez may be about to learn that lesson the hard way.

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Team Reunion or Team Run for the Hills?

So which is it, Salem? Either Kate is about to hand Gabi the keys to a Philip reunion she may not deserve, or she is walking her rival straight into a trap with a great big smile. We honestly cannot decide which one we want more.

Team Reunion says these two were electric together and earned a second act. Team Move On says Gabi burned that bridge, torched the mansion, and lost her own daughter in the wreckage. Pick your fighter and bring the receipts to our Facebook page.