Sad news for soap opera veteran Kassie DePaiva. The actress, whose credits include “Days of Our Lives” and “One Life to Live,” revealed on Thursday that she is battling leukemia. DePaiva, who plays Eve on “Days,” said on her website that she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in July, when the show was on hiatus. Also Read: Jen Lilley Explains 'Days of Our Lives' Exit: Not Playing Theresa 'Pains Me' The actress added that she has spent “six of the last nine weeks” in the hospital, and will continue treatment over the next three months. “My prognosis is good.
- 8/25/2016
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Real-life drama has rewritten Kassie DePaiva‘s imminent Days of Our Lives encore, as pot-stirrer Eve Larson née Donovan.
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DePaiva had long ago resumed taping scenes at the NBC sudser, to begin airing later this summer, when during a three-week July production hiatus, “I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and have spent six of the last nine weeks in the hospital,” the actress shared via her blog on Thursday.
With three more months of treatment ahead of her, “My prognosis is good,” DePaiva said. “I will not likely need a stem cell/bone marrow transplant,...
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DePaiva had long ago resumed taping scenes at the NBC sudser, to begin airing later this summer, when during a three-week July production hiatus, “I was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and have spent six of the last nine weeks in the hospital,” the actress shared via her blog on Thursday.
With three more months of treatment ahead of her, “My prognosis is good,” DePaiva said. “I will not likely need a stem cell/bone marrow transplant,...
- 8/25/2016
- TVLine.com
It’s looking good that the sands in Days of Our Lives‘ iconic hourglass will continue to flow.
NBC is hopeful that it will successfully renew its contract with surviving soap, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last November.
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“We’re happy with where Days was this year,” NBC entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt tells TVLine. “We have a negotiating period that starts in February. Stay tuned.”
Although the show’s current deal doesn’t expire until September, Days famously tapes many months in advance — as such, it will actually fulfill production of episodes under the current deal as early as March.
NBC is hopeful that it will successfully renew its contract with surviving soap, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last November.
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“We’re happy with where Days was this year,” NBC entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt tells TVLine. “We have a negotiating period that starts in February. Stay tuned.”
Although the show’s current deal doesn’t expire until September, Days famously tapes many months in advance — as such, it will actually fulfill production of episodes under the current deal as early as March.
- 1/20/2016
- TVLine.com
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