DAYS OF OUR LIVES alum Victor Alfieri (ex-Franco) is joining PASSIONS as the mysterious Gianni, who's been described as "a cosmopolitan ladies' man with his eye on Fancy." Additionally, Alfieri's character is rumored to be the mysterious monk who figures into the show’s upcoming "PASSIONS Vendetta" storyline, a new cross-promotional story/campaign with Maybelline that launches March 14, after the success of Passions/Maybelline's first cross-promotional collaboration, "PASSIONS Red," at the end of last year. Alfieri's first air date is April 19.

Yeah. We were discussing this in the PSNS Mystery Story thread. This stinks! He sucks, but he'll probably fit in on PSNS.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES alum Victor Alfieri (ex-Franco) is joining PASSIONS as the mysterious Gianni, who's been described as "a cosmopolitan ladies' man with his eye on Fancy."

Sounds a lot like Franco to me. Looks like Reilly is at it again with recycling his storylines.

I saw him on B&B last year and his acting has greatly improved. I'm willing to give him a chance.

Yeah, but you know what Passions can do to a person's acting style.

He should be for Gwen.

I hope this puts to rest those rumors of how "Passions" is soooo predictable and those who were SO sure the monk was Antonio--or even BETH for crying out loud!

Anyway, I think he will be the perfect actor to play the monk. And he is Italian, right? So it actually fits! Now I really can't wait to see this story! As far as I'm concerned this is a casting coup.

Well I like the fact that he is after Fancy and I really hope its true that his acting has improved because otherwise this will be a train wreck. Sure it would be predictable for the monk to be Antonio, Beth, or someone like that but I think it would be far more interesting then a random stranger. However, he may not be a stranger. Perhaps he has a connection to Harmony. I will wait and see I guess but his acting on Days was horrible. That and the fact that we had varying pronuciations of his character's name on Days .

I do think he should be for Gwen since that story really needs a kick in the ass but I like the fact that they are adding something to Fancy's story too.

I also heard that they casted the other Crane daughter for a two week stint during May Sweeps. I think its just a rumor but there are alot of places reporting it. I guess her nickname is Vicious (what is with these names first Fancy now Vicious?) and she is a porn star/Stripper. I can't remember the rumored actress' name though but if someone knows what I am talking about please elaborate.

Finally we get a MAN and not a woman!

I hate Maya, btw.

Well I like the fact that he is after Fancy and I really hope its true that his acting has improved because otherwise this will be a train wreck. Sure it would be predictable for the monk to be Antonio, Beth, or someone like that but I think it would be far more interesting then a random stranger. However, he may not be a stranger. Perhaps he has a connection to Harmony. I will wait and see I guess but his acting on Days was horrible. That and the fact that we had varying pronuciations of his character's name on Days .

I do think he should be for Gwen since that story really needs a kick in the ass but I like the fact that they are adding something to Fancy's story too.

I also heard that they casted the other Crane daughter for a two week stint during May Sweeps. I think its just a rumor but there are alot of places reporting it. I guess her nickname is Vicious (what is with these names first Fancy now Vicious?) and she is a porn star/Stripper. I can't remember the rumored actress' name though but if someone knows what I am talking about please elaborate.

I don't know about "Vicious." And why would she be a Crane and be a pornstar? !@#$%^&*] must be loaded! So, that I don't get.

Anyway, I don't agree that new characters spoil the surprise. Remember the amazing story that was "the lady in the veil" on "Days of Our Lives" in the '90s? How we found out it was Kristen's mom (I think)? That was a damn good story. This, to me, seems to be the equivalent of that. And I'm actually hoping for a new character underneath that monk's hood. Besides, it just seems like Victor's chiseled physique would add to the mystery underneath the robe....does that make sense? It's just perfect casting, I think, for the role of the monk.

Look at that picture of him in this thread. He IS the monk. (Not that he really is, but he should be). If it MUST be someone familiar, it needs to be Antonio, not Beth (of the top two guesses). Again, it needs to be a chiseled physique in that robe. It just needs to.

There really is no need for new characters on Passions becuase we'll have to wait 2 years for a pay off when there have been stories that have been developed (or stalled) for 6 years now...

There really is no need for new characters on Passions becuase we'll have to wait 2 years for a pay off when there have been stories that have been developed (or stalled) for 6 years now...

Word.

I've given up wanting resolution.

He could be the monk. Or he could be the person we see doing the monk's bidding. I can't see them trying to replicate the, um, success of Passions Red AND deviating from the use of an unseen character.

A new character wouldn't be a bad twist, I guess. A totally unrelated, disconnected character probably would, seeing how David Hastings and Chris (yawn) were both total failures, and Valerie, also unrelated thus far, really hasn't done that much. At least imho, though I think the show would agree about David seeing as how they dumped his ass.

He should be for Gwen.

JER would rather waste Victor Alfieri's character on Fancy. Fancy is in love with Noah. And Noah is in love with Fancy. There is no point in bringing a third or fourth person in their storyline because they will NEVER be in love with other people.

And you're right Q Steph, Victor Alfieri's character should be for Gwen.

JER would rather waste Victor Alfieri's character on Fancy. Fancy is in love with Noah. And Noah is in love with Fancy. There is no point in bringing a third or fourth person in their storyline because they will NEVER be in love with other people.

And you're right Q Steph, Victor Alfieri's character should be for Gwen.

If it were Sheridan and Luis I would agree with you, Greenlee, but the truth is, JER has yet to engineer a decent past lives storyline for Nancy so that we, the viewers, know their love transcends the ages.

That said, I still don't want a fourth person involved. Maya is enough. Acting Victor could be overkill, though it does make things more diverse and is a nod to the top of exotic lovers she had in the past.