Spotlight Oh....Julie Dove (Connie, DAYS)
Soap Opera Digest|September 04, 2023
On May 4, Julie Dove made her first on-air appearance on DAYS as Connie. For the Princeton, TX native, a longtime DAYS fan, the opportunity to appear on the show was a dream come true, one that almost didn't happen. In November 2021, she landed a role in an episode that was supposed to air in May 2022, but her scenes got cut
Stephanie Sloane
Spotlight Oh....Julie Dove (Connie, DAYS)

After Dove shared on social media how much it meant to be on the show even though it didn't air, DAYS's head writer, Ron Carlivati, posted her scenes on the official DAYS YouTube page. But Carlivati didn't stop there. In October 2022, he had casting reach out to have Julie come back on the show. Here, she tells her story.

Soap Opera Digest: When did you start watching DAYS?

Julie Dove: My earliest memories of watching DAYS started around the time Bo stole Hope from the church on her wedding day to Larry. I loved those episodes right up until the goons showed up at Maggie’s barn; then I was devastated.

Digest: What drew you in?

Dove: I had mainly been watching the ABC soaps because my mom and grandma did. Then my dad died suddenly in April 1983, when I was 13, and I dealt with this by taking a deep dive into all the soaps. I starting reading Soap Opera Digest to keep up with what was happening on other shows. I remember reading about Hope’s 18th birthday because it was still being covered long after it had aired and I just fell in love with Bo and Hope. I knew this was going to be a special couple. I started making scrapbooks, and Soap Opera Digest always had the best pictures. I would cut them out, put them in my book. It was like my make-believe family album.

Digest: When were you bitten by the acting bug?

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