There’s some timing for ya! Just as Leo and boo Javi were heading for a wedding in the fall of 2025, the former’s former lover Dimitri was heading… back to Salem.

Sixteen years after Owen fled after kidnapping Stephanie, he was set to make a return… as the prime suspect in her latest disappearance.

 

 

Along with a slew of familiar-faced guest stars, the fan fave reprised her role of Sami for the opening of the Tom Horton Free Clinic — and dropped the bombshell that she was engaged!

Cat, Aaron and Felicity’s brother is finally out of jail after nearly shooting Chad, and made his return in October! Is he the key to figuring out what EJ has planned?

 

 

As June of 2025 bled into July, Soaps.com confirmed that the Young & Restless alum had been called aboard to play a top-secret role. And now he’s back as Stephanie’s troubled ex, Jeremy Horton!

Antione Grant posted a photo on Instagram to announce that he will be reprising his role of Officer Godfrey in the June 27, 2025, episode. He last appeared in the role almost exactly a year ago.

 

 

 

Only a week after Billy Flynn made his Young & Restless debut as Cane, the news broke that the actor playing Chance on that show would be crossing over to Days of Our Lives to take over as Chad.

Philip’s turning to his old highschool pal, Kevin Lambert (last seen at the Last Blast 20 year reunion), to help him get his hands on Dr. Russell’s miracle sepsis drug that everyone wants.

 

 

Kristen and Brady’s precocious daughter was looking a little different in April when Alice Halsey took over the role from Finley Rose Slater. But don’t worry, she’s no less a troublemaker than before!

Sami made her way back to check in on a comatose EJ for her first visit of the year, spilling the tea with Salem’s finest and having a much overdue, heartbreakingly honest talk with Johnny!

Vivian popped back up to scheme blow up Philip’s life and tell Xander all about their fraud. Then, job done, she skipped town once again and left her “son” blowing in the wind!

When John went missing while on a super secret ISA mission, who did John and Marlena find mixed up in the mess? Orpheus, of course! He tried giving our heroes the run-around, but they put the kibosh on that and tossed him right back in jail.

The happy couple returned once more — in Estonia, no less — when Andrew and Paul lent their expertise in the search for John.

Days of Our Lives‘ new Sophia made her debut just before Valentine’s Day — and walked into the mother(-to-be) of all storylines, too.

Yes, both Gwen and Theresa are heading back in 2025! Theresa will be the first to return in the spring, with Gwen popping up in the summer. Though there’s no word yet on if they’ll be in Salem at the same time!

Paul and Andrew both came back for John and Marlena’s anniversary, though for very different reasons. And while we’ll be thrilled to have them back, we have a feeling the return trip for John’s farewell story will be a rough one.

With Vivian’s November return, came loyal manservant Ivan, happy to do whatever “Madame” wanted, from kidnapping to breaking her out of the hospital.

In late October, Soaps.com revealed that the One Life to Live alum was returning to Days of Our Lives as Philip — and not just for a visit, either. Victor’s son was “back for the empire,” said his portrayer. (Read our exclusive interview.)

JJ may have returned to officiate the latest “Chabby” wedding, but once that was exposed as a fraud, he decided to stick around Salem for a bit. And maybe make another go with Gabi while he’s in town!

After leaving for Paris with Jude and Nicole, Eric returned to help bail brother Brady out of a tough spot and prove that he didn’t in fact run Sarah down while drunk!

Jack and Jennifer will be back again in June, with Reeves continuing in the role once again after her November return to say farewell to Doug and Bill Hayes!

Abigail’s return may have been shortlived once she was revealed to be a fraud, but it looks like the real Cat Greene, daughter of Catharina and granddaughter of Konstantin is here to stay!

Once we learned that Bo and Hope would be heading back to Salem — hopefully giving us the reunion we’ve been dreaming of — we were fairly sure Ciara would be back with her parents as well. And it turns out, we were right! Konefal is visiting the sudser this June.

Sami’s sis, Carrie is headed back to Salem this coming June for her first visit since Clark ended her last stint in 2019 — outside of her 2021 Beyond Salem run, that is!