For all the kidnappings, love triangles, memory wipes, secret twins, and dramatic courtroom showdowns, Days of our Lives has always kept one toe dipped in comedy. It’s that quiet, sideways humor that slips in during the chaos — a little wink to the audience, a reminder that even in Salem’s darkest weeks, someone is going to crack a joke or trip over a disguise. So when the show posed a surprising question to its cast on social media, fans knew they were in for something good.
Key Takeaways
- DAYS highlighted its humorous side with a playful behind-the-scenes Instagram video.
- Cast members joked about hair extensions, long dialogue days, wardrobe chaos, and fan encounters.
- Eric Martsolf, Carson Boatman, and Stacy Haiduk added their own over-the-top, relatable moments.
- Fans flooded the comments with enthusiasm, emojis, and love for the cast’s candid honesty.
Keeping It Real in Salem
The post on the DAYS official Instagram page set the tone: “The DAYS cast keeping it real. Here’s what it’s like to be on Days of Our Lives…without actually telling you. 😄🎬.” What followed was pure behind-the-scenes gold. Abigail Klein (Stephanie) fired first with, “When you can’t leave the studio until you take out at least 10 pounds of hair extensions.” She then pulled one off her head as an example.
Leo Howard (Tate) joked, “When you have to convince your wife that you have worked a really tough day’s work by making out with many beautiful women.” Tyler Joseph Andrews (Theo) came in with the chaos energy of finals week: “I buy 5 Red Bulls and I carry around a backpack of 1,000 papers of dialogue.” Then things got delightfully unhinged. Shi Ne Nielson (Amy) shared, “When the top half of your body looks like it’s going to a church sermon, and the bottom half looks like it’s going to a hip hop competition.”
Sal Stowers (Lani) offered one of those perfectly surreal soap-star moments: “When you’re at a concert and a woman comes up to you and says, I have a picture of you holding my baby, and she shows me a picture of me holding her baby at Day of Days.” Elia Cantu (Jada) admitted the early-call-time struggle: “Being out but being the person who has to go home early because you need to get your sleep to be at work at, like, a 6 a.m. call time.”
Fans React to the Cast’s Comedy
The fun rolled on as Eric Martsolf (Brady) delivered a line only he could: “When you have claw marks on your back. And you convinced your wife that you got attacked by a rake.” Carson Boatman (Johnny) rubbed his face like every actor everywhere and moaned, “Oh, I’ve got 66 pages tomorrow. Sigh.” And Stacy Haiduk (Kristen), queen of the DiMera glam marathon, summed up her wardrobe: “I have to wear a lot of push-up bras… and a lot of skin-tight dresses and six-inch heels every day.”
If the video was the appetizer, the comments section became the full buffet. Fans jumped in instantly with everything from pure emojis to full-blown love letters. One follower offered a crisp “👏👏👏,” and another wrote, “Love the Days cast! See you all next year at Day of Days 2026!”
Others weighed in with favorites: “Aww, Good Answers…❤️❤️❤️👍👍.” Someone spotted a classic detail and chimed in with, “Alice Horton photo bomb.” Heart emojis were everywhere, and people enjoyed seeing the cast behind the scenes. And one enthusiastically wrote, “Love you all! Watching you take your extensions out made me feel better about myself 👏🙌.”
If the cast wanted to show the fun side of life in Salem, mission accomplished.
