As we reported just yesterday, Lisa Trusel is returning to Days in the role of Melissa. And as of yesterday, there was no news about who would play her husband and her daughter. Now we are getting reports that Melissa's husband and daughter have been cast. Boobsie McGee, headwriter and executive producer of Salem Fantasies, agreed to speak with us about it. "The producers and I spent the whole weekend in the studio auditioning and screen testing actors," she said. "I'm so tired but it was worth it because we found the perfect actors to portray Shane and Shannon Moore [the names of Melissa's husband and 15-year-old daughter]."

"Who did you pick?" we couldn't help but ask. McGee replied that Dan Gauthier (ex-Kevin, One Life to Live) was cast as Shane Moore. "He looks the way I imagined Shane to look. When he walked into the studio I immediately thought 'there's our Shane' but I wanted to be fair to everyone so we auditioned the other 40 actors too. None of them were terrible but Dan just slid right into the role and made it his own. We told him we wanted him on the show. I think he was really glad to get the part."

And what about Shannon? "We wanted Jillian Clare [the former pre-teen Abby Deveraux on DOOL] to play the part of Melissa and Shane's daughter. She looks so grown up now, I don't think the audience will even recognize her." (laughs) "Only on Days can an actor who plays one character, come back as another," McGee said, laughing again. "But honestly Jillian was perfect for the role of Shannon and we are glad to have her back on the show."

What is their storyline going to be? "The Moores are going to represent a 'real' family in today's society. But of course there will be twists and turns as is the show's tradition."

When will they all begin appearing on screen? "Soon enough," McGee says. "Look for them in the upcoming weeks."