Chandler Massey Returning to "Days of Our Lives"
by Denise Petski
May 8, 2017


Chandler Massey, whose role as Will Horton marked a first for a gay character on daytime, is returning to Salem to reprise his role on the hit NBC soap, Deadline has confirmed.

Massey, who appeared on "Days" from 2000-2014, set a major milestone for the show when his character Will Horton kissed another man on an episode in 2012. He exited the show after the Jan. 2, 2014 episode.



The character, who was played by multiple actors from childhood through adulthood, was killed off in 2015, sparking a strong fan backlash and accusations that the show was pandering to anti-gay sentiment in its audience base.

Massey’s performance and the coming out storyline earned Massey high praise along with three Daytime Emmys for the role. There’s no word on how the character will re-emerge. Massey’s first episode is slated to air in September, according to EW, which first reported Massey’s return.

http://deadline.com/2017/05/chandler-massey-returning-days-of-our-lives-will-horton-nbc-1202087105/

Glad he's coming back but I hope he's still dead for continuity sake. Maybe he'll come back as a ghost to comfort his mom Sami (she's coming back, too!).

Great news! He was wonderful in the role!

Glad he's coming back but I hope he's still dead for continuity sake.

I hope not. Will should've NEVER been killed off in the first place. This is one death I'm perfectly okay with them undoing, however outlandish.

I am thrilled that he is returning. I doubt he will return as a ghost. I don't know how they will explain it but I believe he is very much alive.

If anyone can come up with an outlandish explanation for someone rising from the dead, it's the writers over at DOOL! :)

Because of what Sami did with Stefano's money, they had it planned to look like he died to fool Stefano so Will would be safe.

Now that Stefano is dead, he's free to return.

But, they all believe that Stefano's still alive so that still makes no sense.

Maybe Melaswen will resurface?

https://soaphub.com/days-of-our-lives/sami-will-together-ali-sweeney-speaks-chandler-massey-return/