Longtime “Days of Our Lives” viewers are likely big fans of the character Doug Williams.
He’s also the former mayor of Salem, perSoap Central.
Doug was introduced as Bill Horton’s cellmate.
He later married Addie Horton and welcomed his daughter, Hope Williams.
As his career began to sore, his marriage to Mary Hobbs was in danger.
“I thought, ‘Surely, we can work it out,’ but it didn’t happen.
We had five kids, and it was too much for her.”
“Show business is a traveling business,” he explained.
“You do theater, you travel.
You work on a film, you travel.
You work in clubs, you travel.
It also brought him to the love of his life.
Hayes met his co-star Susan Seaforth (Julie Olson) on set, and then-head writer William J.
Bell immediately noticed their chemistry.
Bell then changed his plans and opted to write in a Doug and Julie paring.
The couple eventually married, and two years later their characters also tied the knot.
However, in reality, Hayes is said to be wonderful.
“He is just warm and wonderful,” executive producer Ken Corday toldSoaps.comin 2021.
