Anyone needing a bit more gayness in their daytime soaps, take heed: Will and Sonny, the beloved Days of Our Lives gay power couple, will return to the long-running show on February 21.
Will and Sonny, played by Chandler Massey and Freddie Smith, made history as the first gay male couple to get married on a daytime soap opera way back in 2014. Of course, as characters on a soap, they had their fair share of relationship woes. Through the years, the pair struggled with amnesia, serial killers, near-death experiences, outing, love triangles, divorce, and remarriage.
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The popularity of the couple surprised network execs, especially when fans began referring to them as the portmanteau “WilSon.” Days of Our Lives would go on to win a GLAAD media award for the couple’s storyline, while Massey and Smith would both pick up Emmys for their performances.
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The pair left Days of Our Lives in 2020 only to return in 2021 for the Peacock limited series Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem, which helped revive interest in their characters.
Actor Billy Flynn recently teased the upcoming return of WilSon to Days of Our Lives, as well as the comeback of a popular enemy: Sonny’s ex, Leo, played by Greg Rikaart.
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Of course, all this means a scandal (or five) is likely brewing. We can’t help but wonder if it could have something to do with the return of the scheming doctor Craig Wesley (Kevin Spirtas), who also recently made a return to the show and came out of the closet.
We will just have to watch and see. In the meantime, have a look at this YouTube compilation of their relationship over the years…
Deacon
Finally an actor who came actually act and has range will be playing Sonny, Zack Tinker adds sexiness that Freddie Smith never had.
johncp56
I,m started watching because i tuned in one day and they were getting their gay oh!!! and the other actors men on show are some tasty eye candy,
lacrosse72
I started watching Days again after a friend told me about the Will and Sonny marriage and how it changed his views to become in favor of gay marriage (showing the power of the medium). Only I couldn’t find it. I live in Utah it turned out the LDS Church-owned NBC affiliate here, KSL, will not air it due to said gay story lines and it plays in the middle of the night. I’ve recording it and loving it ever since.
MISTERJETT
i can’t watch. i was addicted to ALL MY CHILDREN for almost twenty years and when that went off, i promised myself i would never get hooked on another soap opera. if i watch this, it will more than likely happen to me again. i just can’t!!!!!!
danemichael
Same here, but mine was Another World. I haven’t watched a soap since the last day of my beloved AW. I did like All My Children and OLTL.
adamwest
Zack Tinker is a super HOT Sonny cant wait to watch him again
adamwest
I cant wait to see what they get Chad to do ,,the joking and banter between Chad and Leo is hysterical