The 'DOOL' star died in January, but his on-screen death will play out in upcoming episodes of the soap series

Seaforth Hayes spoke to Variety and explained that while their characters Doug and Julie were falling in love on the show, the fans and even series creator William Bell saw real-life sparks fly between the two before the actors even realized it.

As Julie Williams, Seaforth Hayes will give ‘pretty much the same eulogy’ for Doug Williams that she gave for husband Bill Hayes.

Not only did Kelly Monaco’s exit from General Hospital after 21 years shock Us, but it also sent waves throughout the soap opera world. Many members of the Days of Our Lives family were equally surprised to learn that Monaco was leaving the iconic soap.

Fans are devastated over Kelly Monaco’s General Hospital exit, and other soap opera stars have weighed in. “She was there for 20-something years,” Wally Kurth told Us Weekly at the “Day of Days” event in Los Angeles on 2.

As General Hospital star Kelly Monaco bids farewell to the soap after a over twenty year run, actors of Days of Our Lives have shared their disappointed reactions to the news