More so than in recent years, the drama seemed to stay on screen in the soap opera world in 2023. After all, big-name actors weren’t fired for COVID-policy violations, unlike in 2021 and in 2022.
But 2023 did see one big ouster, as Days of Our Lives followers likely remember, and daytime-TV fans still said goodbye to beloved characters and mourned the deaths of beloved actors.
Read on for details about this year’s exits and deaths from the world of daytime drama — and that headline-making firing.