"Passions" Star Joins "DAYS!"

In an exciting turn of events, Kim Johnston Ulrich will be bringing her "Passions" character, Ivy Winthrop, to King Reilly's Days Of Our Lives this spring! The former Mrs. Crane will be sweeping through Salem and will be shaking up some storylines. The headwriter says..."I've been watching 'Passions' since day one and am a huge fan of Ivy and her portrayer. All of this really started when I began to conceive an idea of having a character come on who is tied to a few of our characters' shady pasts....since many of our characters right now have big secrets. The type of character I wanted was someone like Ivy...sophisticated, likable, but deliciously bad, and actress who can bring depth to the role and make even a short stint sweet. And there have been talks of doing an NBC soap crossover for a while now, and it all finally came together perfectly. [DAYS and PSNS] just thought 'Why not! Let's give it a shot!' This instance will work because you won't have to be a Passions viewer to understand her role on DAYS. It's really just going to be a nice treat for those who watch both shows."

Winthrop is currently slated to do a six week stint beginning Friday, April 14 (which is also pegged to be the day Tony's murderess is revealed.) "She's going to be in Salem from mid-April through May Sweeps. Ivy is a complex character because she is a very rootable character but can also be a cold-hearted bitch, as well. We have seen her be a villainess in the past ,and recently, in order to protect her son, Fox. Unfortunately for Salemites, she is going to be that bitchy villainess during her time there. She's going to be interacting with alot of the cast. She's going to be a sounding board to some and just a nice, loving stranger to some. But she will most heavily be interacting with Kate, Max, and Celeste. Each of them have really big secrets. Ivy is going to shed some light on all three of them. It's going to be neat to show how Ivy knows each of these three. We've stayed true to their pasts and her pasts yet we've showed how she has intertwined with each of them. She's going to have a huge bone to pick with one of them. She's going to have a soft spot for one. But all three will regret the day Ivy came to town."