Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Cady McClain Sticking Around as Jennifer Recast – No Return Planned for Melissa Reeves

Days of Our Lives (DOOL) spoilers tease that Cady McClain is already filming as a Jennifer Horton Deveraux recast, so we need to talk about the switch from Melissa Reeves to McClain. You may have heard some sites mistakenly reporting this replacement is a temporary thing, but there’s no indication of that so far.

All signs point to McClain remaining in the role and Reeves NOT returning.

DOOL was forced to shut down due to the pandemic, but Reeves opted not to return when the show resumed production. Since there were already scripts written for Jennifer, McClain slid in Reeves’ spot and has been shooting Jennifer’s upcoming storyline with Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford).

There’s nothing concrete that suggests Reeves plans to take the role back, not from her nor from TPTB at Days of Our Lives – so McClain seems to be the permanent Jennifer as of right now.

Of course, things could always change down the road. Just because Reeves doesn’t plan to come back now doesn’t mean she won’t come back in the future.

However, we have to look at the current facts. Reeves isn’t on contract, so it’s not like her spot’s being held. If the audience has a positive response to McClain – who’s a beloved soap vet – Days will have no reason to make another change. That’s especially true if Reeves still has no interest in returning.

Think of it like when Stacy Haiduk was recast as Kristen DiMera (previously played by Eileen Davidson). So many people insisted no one could replace Queen Eileen! It’s true that Davidson is a fantastic actress and may always be the “real” Kristen in some fans’ eyes.

Even so, Haiduk has done an excellent job replacing Davidson and has made Kristen her own.

That doesn’t necessarily mean Davidson will never, ever return to Days of Our Lives. No one can predict what might happen down the line. The point is Haiduk is Kristen now – and there are no plans for that to change.

The same goes for Cady McClain being the new Jennifer. McClain is set to remain in the role based on everything we know at this point.

We’ll pass along updates as other Days news becomes available. Days of Our Lives spoilers say some story shockers are ahead for Jennifer and her family, so stay tuned to DOOL! CDL will have tons of other hot Days of Our Lives spoilers, updates and news for you, so drop by frequently for more details.