Soap Opera
‘Days of our Lives’ Casts Soap Fan Favorite Brytni Sarpy in New Mystery Role
Brytni Sarpy, known for GH and The Young and the Restless, is joining ‘Days of our Lives’ in a new role.
General Hospital and The Young and the Restless alum Brytni Sarpy is headed to Days of our Lives and Salem, according to a new social media drop featuring Sarpy herself.
Brytni Sarpy Turns Up in Salem
A surprise Monday evening Instagram post from the official DAYS account features a snap of Sarpy outside dressing room number 26, with the caption, “Someone new is checking into Salem… Welcome Brytni Sarpy to the Days of our Lives family! Stay tuned.”
There’s no indication of who Sarpy will play, nor when she will begin airing. It’s also not known whether this was her first day taping. If August 24th was Sarpy’s first day on set, then fans would not see her on screen until next summer, as DAYS tapes close to 10 months in advance.
Last week, DAYS used Instagram to announce that Sydney Malakeh was also joining the cast in another mystery role, but would debut on September 9. Back in March, the Peacock soap used the same method to tell fans that GH alum Sofia Mattsson (ex-Sasha Gilmore) can be seen in Salem in early 2027.
Sarpy is no stranger to soaps, having made her daytime debut as General Hospital‘s Valerie Spencer in 2014, per IMDb. Valerie was the daughter of Luke (Anthony Geary) and Bobbie’s (Jacklyn Zeman) sister, Pat (Dee Wallace Stone), and had an affair with Dante after joining the PCPD. Valerie eventually faded from the scene after a brief flirtation with Lexie Ainsworth‘s Kristina.
Sarpy then joined the cast of The Young and the Restless where she played Dr. Elena Dawson from 2019 to 2024. Elena was involved with both Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic) and Devon Hamilton (Bryton James). It was a fight over Elena that resulted in Devon injuring Nate’s hand, keeping him from performing surgery for years. That’s the same hand Nate wants to undergo surgery to repair now.
Like Valerie on General Hospital, Elena also quietly faded from the scene, but soap fans will be able to see Sarpy again in Salem and we can’t wait to see who she plays.
