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“I worked 23 hours one day,” Jay Kenneth Johnson explained to Casey Deidrick when talking about the differences between working on Days in the past, and how the cast finishes between 4pm-6pm now. Deidrick asked Johnson if they got paid extra for that, Johnson smiled and nodes his head. “Golden time or something like that,” he said.
The two actors have shared few scenes together on-screen but have a noticeably good rapport in real life. The two chatted about “jamming” together sometime soon. Johnson is a singer and Deidrick performs in the metal band known as A Dreadful Fall.
Johnson’s character Philip seems to be bouncing back and forth between Molly Burnett’s Melanie and Shelley Hennig’s Stephanie right now, but he also has a slew of other options across the canvas. So who would the actor like to see playboy Philip end up with? “I don’t really care to be honest. As long as the story is good.”
Johnson expressed how happy he was to be working with so many people on the cast. “I love working with John Aniston (Victor), he’s got a joke for you every day.” The actor also had high praise for his other co-stars as well. “Louise Sorel, Lauren Koslow, Joe Moscolo — they keep me on my toes every day.” Jay also teased a storyline with Louise Sorel’s character. Fans will remember that Sorel’s Vivian was Victor & Kate’s surrogate and had the longest pregnancy Days has ever seen – 13 months – before giving birth to Philip Kiriakis.
On his triumphant return to Days, Johnson says, “Ken Corday had called… Kyle left the show. I think after his fifth phone call I said ‘Ok, I’ll come in and talk to you.’ We sat down and he told me what he had in mind and it was a good story so I came back.”
On the personal front, Johnson said he doesn’t Twitter like his co-stars because he’s a little behind on the times. “I got a computer and a cell phone like five years ago,” he confessed laughing.
When I asked Casey about his real life relationship with Molly Burnett, Deidrick proudly said he couldn’t be happier. “We’re very happy too,” Jay said joking about his relationship with Deidrick.
PREVIOUS INTERVIEWS WITH CASEY DEIDRICK:
At The “DAYS” Set with Taylor Spreitler & Casey Deidrick
Interview with Casey Deidrick & Molly Burnett at Taylor Spreitler’s Sweet 16 Bash
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