Carly (Crystal Chappell) is bound to come between Hope (Kristian Alfonso) and Bo (Peter Reckell)
As the daytime soap audiences continue to shrink and such long-running shows as Guiding Light are being cancelled, one way to generate buzz and get lost viewers to return is to bring back favorite characters from the past. ABC’s General Hospital just lured actor Jonathan Jackson to reprise his role as Lucky Spencer and film actor James Franco is doing a guest spot. CBS’s Young and the Restless created some controversy when legendary Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) quit but then quickly returned. Over at NBC, its only daytime serial left on the air, Days Of Our Lives revived the character of Carly Manning, who once was the second love of Bo Brady when his beloved Hope (Kristian Alfonso) was believed to be dead. Now, as Bo and Hope go through their own marital struggles, Carly is back and her original portrayer Crystal Chappell (who was freed up when GL recently ended) is in her shoes.
Chappell and Peter Reckell (Bo Brady) took questions from journalists recently about how Carly’s return is going to upend the Bo/Hope marriage as well as dealing with a little case of murder.
Want to read the full interview? Go to: http://jimhalterman.com/interviews/days-of-our-lives-crystal-chappell-and-peter-reckell-talk-carly-and-bo/