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Subject: [days_of_our_lives] » Though not unexpected, Hunley confirms her
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>
> » Though not unexpected, Hunley confirms her ouster
> . . .
>
> Leann Hunley
> Though not unexpected, Hunley confirms her ouster
> Posted Monday, March 09, 2009 12:47:21 AM
> by
> Dan J Kroll
>
> Another familiar face will soon be exiting Days of our Lives.
> Emmy
> winner Leann Hunley has confirmed that she will make a story-dictated exit
> later this spring. The exit will be tied to the exit of her co-star, Thaao
> Penghlis.
> Hunley returned to DAYS in June 2007 after a 21-year absence.
>
> The other shoe has dropped for fans of another Days of our Lives
> supercouple.
> Less than a month after
> learning that
> Thaao Penghlis
> (Antony DiMera
> ) had been let go by the NBC soap, comes word that Emmy winner
> Leann Hunley
> (Anna Fredericks
> ) will also exit the show.
>
> Though fans had been speculating about Hunley's fate ever since Penghlis
> revealed that he'd be given his walking papers, it was Hunley herself who
> announced
> her fate in a message posted on her official
> web site.
>
> "Hello Darlings! I worked my last day on DAYS today and had a good cry [as
> part of the storyline]," Hunley wrote. " Anyway, THANK YOU for all your
> sweet
> wishes and
> support
> over the last year and a half. I had a wonderful time bringing Anna back
> to
> life and will miss 'her' more than just a little."
>
> Hunley's return to Days of our Lives in June 2007 was heralded by the show
> as a concerted effort to return to the soap's golden years. The actress
> originated
> the role of Anna in 1982 and remained with the show through 1986. Just as
> Hunley was exiting the show, she took home the
> Daytime Emmy
> for Outstanding Supporting Actress.
>
> The ouster of Hunley is sure to bolster claims that Days of our Lives
> executives are trying to make the show younger. Last month, DAYS
> executive producer
> Ken Corday denied a report that the show felt it had "too many people...
> over 40."
>
> Hunley taped her final scenes on March 4. It has not yet been announced
> when
> that episode will air.
>
>
> Helen Whitehead,
> C N D List Moderator
> email: hw58@...
>
>