From secret twins and love triangles to shocking deaths and memory loss, soap opera characters go through many epic twists and turns over the years. Even though the lives of the actors playing them aren't usually as wild, some of them have a few secrets up their sleeve.
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Intimate relationships between soap opera actors are common and you’ll be surprised to learn how many of them share strong bonds behind-the-scenes. Here’s a look at the off-screen relationships of your favorite soap opera stars.
Courtney Hope and Chad Duell
Courtney Hope (The Bold & The Beautiful and The Young and the Restless) and Chad Duell (General Hospital) don’t even star in the same soap operas, but they still managed to find their way to each other. Their characters are no strangers to turbulent relationships and the same can be said for the actors playing them.
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Hope and Duell dated for five years before getting engaged on Valentine's Day in 2021 and then getting married in October 2021. They split a few months later, but they ended on good terms despite going their separate ways.
Kristina Alfonso and Lauren Koslow
Days of Our Lives introduced us to many amazing characters including Kate Roberts (Lauren Koslow) and Hope Brady (Kristian Alfonso). They were both powerful women in their own right, but they chose very different paths in life and never saw eye to eye.
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However, the actresses playing them are the complete opposite and they couldn't be on better terms. Once the cameras stop rolling, there doesn’t seem to be any animosity between Alfonso and Koslow and their friendship has truly blossomed over the years.
True O’Brien and Casey Moss
The casting directors of Days of Our Lives did an amazing job when they picked Casey Moss and True O’Brien to play each other’s love interests on this iconic soap opera. It was a joy to watch a relationship between Paige Larson and JJ Deveraux blossom and it turns out it wasn’t all for show.
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Moss and O’Brien started dating in 2015 and they’ve been going strong ever since. O’Brien left the show that year so they’re no longer costars but she's made a few guest appearances over the years.
Bryton James, Christel Khalil, and Daniel Goddard
Bryton James, Christel Khalil, and Daniel Goddard have such a close relationship on the set of The Young and The Restless that it makes total sense for them to be friends in real life. After all, Goddard and Khalil played couple Cane Ashby and Lily Winters, while Bryton James took on the role of Lily’s adopted brother Devon Hamilton.
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The trio’s real-life relationship mirrored their on-screen proximity and they went on to become best friends over the years. In fact, they’re so close that both Khalil and Goddard asked James to be a godfather to their respective children, taking their friendship to a whole new level.
Bill and Susan Hayes
Bill and Susan Hayes are two of the most iconic Days of Our Lives veterans and they’ve been together since the '70s. The couple met on the set of this beloved soap opera and Bill credits the writing team for sparking a romance between them and transforming them into one of the most iconic soap opera power couples of all time.
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“Bill Bell who was the head writer, saw something going between our eyes that was electric and he started to write for it, and he wrote the most wonderful plotlines for us. We were written as lovers before we became lovers in life,” Hayes told Soaps.com.
Melissa and David Fumero
Before becoming a household name thanks to her role as Amy Santiago in the beloved sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Melissa Fumero played Adriana Cramer on One Life to Live. Even though she moved on from soap opera roles, she never turned her back on one of her costars.
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While starring on One Life to Live Melissa met David Fumero and they ended up tying the knot in 2007. They are now proud parents of two sons. The actors both left the show in 2011, but David ended up making a brief guest appearance on Brooklyn Nine-Nine alongside his wife.
