Let me guess? Tamara will play her like she did Carly?

LIVINGSTON ON DAYS ROLE

"I was so excited about the character, and so excited to be at DAYS. I had already heard so many great things about it from Tamara Braun" (ex-Ava; ex-Carly, GH)

She didn't want to come back as Reese on All My Children? I guess she didn't want her character to go kissing men.

It is a head scratcher. I feel for NL. She just got steady work and is fired just like that. I can't believe that it is about acting ability or talent because that never has been important to Days. They must have just wanted a prominent role for Tamara.

I think it's more about them wanting EJ and Taylor and knew it wouldn't work with NL in the role

She didn't want to come back as Reese on All My Children?

Can you blame her? LOL she pretty much said after she left she had no interest in returning.

This is so random. I think Natalia Livingston is a poor actress, love Tamara Braun. But this Taylor character is a non-starter. This insta-love story between EJ and Taylor is a non-starter. That's not Natalia's fault, that's the writing, Dena. They should just bury the character at this point. EJ had a chance at redemptive love and that was Adriana.

This is WEIRD. I'm glad they pulled the plug on NL-as-Taylor so quickly, because she's not really working -- however, some of that is the writing, which has her walking around being sad-eyed and then looking at EJ like she has bad gas. But she's not really skilled enough to elevate anything the way, say, Zuker can.

However, Braun-as-Taylor is a strange fit. We don't need another "edgy," bitchy woman on the show. I'm curious to see where they go with this, but it's a head-scratcher in terms of fit.

Re: Taylor as a character. I don't mind that they're trying to make her work. She's essentially a blank slate, and she's related to an important character. I'd much rather they build a character around Nicole's pre-existing sister than give us a random insta-sibling for someone!

LOL! I can honestly, honestly say that I'm shocked by this news.

I wouldnt say its a huge recast but its definetly a WTF? Why are they trying to make Taylor happen? She has ALWAYS been a useless character

Always useless? LOL, you make it sound like they've been trying to make her happen over and over for years when the truth is that she's only been on the show one brief stint 12 years ago.

Always useless? LOL, you make it sound like they've been trying to make her happen over and over for years when the truth is that she's only been on the show one brief stint 12 years ago.

she was useless then and she's useless now! Taylor is not a character thats needed. Id scrap her and bring on/create a different character as a foil for EJ/Nicole

Didn't soaps do this often in the 60s, 70s, and 80s? I mean, hire an actor or actress to play a completely different role not long after playing their original role on the show? Anthony Herrera was on ATWT for a year as someone else not long before coming back to play James Stenbeck.

she was useless then and she's useless now! Taylor is not a character thats needed. Id scrap her and bring on/create a different character as a foil for EJ/Nicole

Disagree! Not that the show NEEDS Taylor, like I said above, I'd much prefer they find a way to make Nicole's sister work as a character than just bringing on some random woman. At least Taylor has some ties to the canvas and is essentially a blank slate waiting for definition.

Bizarre! Tamara was a rare Emmy win and they're bringing her back so soon in a new recast role? Wow. And Natalia Livingston has always been a dreadful actress so IDK why anybody is shocked. They knew what they were getting. Even her second role at GH was a bust.

Yeah I'd rather they bring on a character that has ties to a core character instead of a newbie

I liked her on AMC. I think she and ER worked well together. There was so much potential there. Of course, the outcome of their storyline was terribly written and just plain offensive, so I can understand her not returning. Couldn't see her having any chemistry with CBL anyway. Why did she leave GH in the first place? To branch out into prime time and films? She was much better in the role than Laura Wright.