Days: Why Was Louise Sorel fired?

[Andrew]

Why do you think where the real reason Louise Sorel who played Vivian Alamain from 1992 to 2000 where fired from the show in 2000, where it because that Days after being an adult soap, where turned into a teensoap in late 1999, early 2000, where it because they where thinking that sixty year old Louise where to old, or where it another reason?, anyone knows the real reason, what do you all think?......

[tylerbo20]

the writer at the time only used her for Comical performances and she was tired of that. and that with her salary they could hire 5 more teens which they did you might remember most of them from the reunion a few months back.

[AMCHistory]

As much as I loved Vivian, can you see her fitting into the current canvas? I surely cannot. Victor, Kate, they are all but mere window dressing already.

[DaytimeFan]

It didn't help matters that Louise Sorel, by her own admission, can be a difficult actress. I think Ken Corday (and at that time wasn't Tom Langan the EP as well?) grew very tired of her. Fabulous actress but probably a bit of a bitch. It didn't help that the show brought in a whack of teens that pushed her out the door.

[daysfan]

Besides the reasons already mentioned, I think Vivian wasn't being used too much in a useful way towards the end of her time, and also Louise is EXPENSIVE, so they probably fired her due to that too.

[KMan101]

Back during that time, Langan pretty much admitted getting rid of characters like Mike/Carrie in 99, Vivian/Ivan in '00 and later Lucas in '01 that they could use their salaries for teens. It wasn't that he said EXACTLY that but it's basically what he was implying.

[Cat]

They did give Vivian an entire episode focused on her, though. But personally, I would have watched the Alamains and Kiriakises any day over the teens, "Spring Fling" and Tropical Hallucination or whateverthef*ck that story was called.

[DaytimeFan]

You're right, they did give Vivian an episode that was solely about her and it goes down in my books as the most sentimental soap exit. It was really nicely done. I think TPTB knew how beloved Louise Sorel was and decided to give her the classy exit she deserved even though I have no doubt she was exceptionally difficult to work with.

[Cat]

IA. The episode manage to sum up everything the audience loved (and loved to hate) about Vivian. LS's scenes with Lauren Koslow were especially intense. Plus we got to see a practically naked Victor Webster -- always a plus in my book!

Best of all was the close up on a happy Vivian and her loyal Ivan who had won the lottery and finally felt worthy of romancing his "Madame."