Kristian Alfonso Throws a Bit of Shade at the Notion of Peter Reckell Returning to 'Days of Our Lives'

Way back in the 1980s, soap operas were filled with supercouples, with one of the biggest being Days of our Lives's Bo and Hope Brady, played by Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso. The two quickly garnered a huge fan base that, even to this day, still rallies for them to reunite. Reckell and Alfonso returned to Days in the '90s and had an intertwined storyline until his character was sent packing a few years ago.

Reckell has said he understood that his departure was basically making room for younger leading men and that it goes with the territory. But he has never agreed with how his character left town and believes the fans deserved better than what they got.

In October, a series of tweets by Reckell led fans to think there was the possibility of him returning to Days. He later admitted that he did make some calls to producers because he believed there was a logical reason to bring him back onto the canvas. In a recent interview, Alfonso could not have agreed any less and thought that bringing the character of Bo back just to allow Hope to move on was ridiculous.

The actress told Soap Opera Network in an exclusive interview:

"He watches the show and is well aware of what's happening on the show. And I wrote the divorce letter a month [and] a half ago, [well] it aired a month and a half ago. And, no disrespect to Pete, but Hope doesn't need Bo's permission to move on. She already moved on. Thank you very much, though! So, moving on, that answers that.

"When I saw that tweet, I was like, 'Petey Boy! Since when did Hope ... do you remember the woman Bo was married to?! You've been on the run too long! Your wife never needed anyone's permission for anything, which is how she got herself into a lot of trouble, but also solved a lot of crimes.' Everyone told her not to get hooked up with Bo, and it was like, 'I'm going to do what I'm going to do.' So I was surprised when Peter tweeted that. I said, 'There must be some mistake!' because knowing the character so well, he would know that Hope doesn't need anybody's permission to move on. He gave her every reason to move on."

In an interview a few months earlier, Alfonso claimed Reckell had no interest in returning to the show, but from his tweets it sounds like he is often looking for a reason for that door to open.

Do you think Alfonso is just content with where she is on Days and is kind of against the idea of her former leading man returning to Salem? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below.

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