It’s been reported by Soapoperadigest.com that “Days of Our Lives” alum Kate Mansi will be taking over for Lexi Ainsworth as Kristina Corinthos-Davis.
The news came as Lexi’s final appearance already aired on April 27, and Kate is reportedly already shooting her scenes and she’s expected to debut the week of May 22.
There’s no word yet on why “General Hospital” made the switch, but fans have been begging for Kristina to get more screen time and storylines after hardly appearing the last few years.
In an interesting twist, Lexi’s final episode was the one when Dante Falconeri (Dominic Zamprogna) insisted on a family picture being taken with Michael Corinthos (Chad Duell) and Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) before Michael’s wedding.
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As we have noted, Kristina is a fan favorite, and fans have been clamoring to see her more. Now that she has made a few more appearances as the manager of Charlie’s Pub and Sonny has contributed money to the Corinthos-Davis House for homeless youngsters, it looks like they will.
After being nominated twice for an Emmy in the Outstanding Younger Actress category and winning the prize in 2017, Lexi has left huge shoes to fill, but we believe Kate is up to the task.
Kate appeared numerous times on “Days of Our Lives” as Abigail Deveraux when she filled in for Marci Miller and gave top notch performances.
Kate joined Marci in creating a slight disturbance among DOOL fans when they both declined to play Abigail full time and the result was the show runner killing off one of the more popular legacy characters to spark a fun murder mystery.
With the recent news of Camila Banus leaving DOOL as Gabi DiMera, we had hoped that Kate could return in that role and there’s still a chance that could happen, depending on the direction of both shows and her time.
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Since it was hinted that a Team Sonny vs. Team Michael conflict would be brewing, there is reason to believe that we will see more of Kristina in the future in addition to the activities she has already mentioned.
It will give her and the rest of the family, who typically have to wait for their turn to be seen or given something to do, a lot of new storyline opportunities.
It’ll be a great way to bring them up to the center of attention and allow the top stars a chance to sit back and watch the next generation lay the groundwork to take over when their time comes.
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