Kelly Monaco – Temporarily Replaced Multiple Times in 2024 (BUT MORE LATER!!!!)

Kelly, who played Sam McCall, missed some episodes during the first week of January 2024 as she was “simply under the weather” when the episodes were filmed. There were more times throughout the year when another actress played the role.

Lindsay Hartley also replaced her in August and September 2024.

Avery Pohl – Exited

ABC has confirmed that Avery Pohl has officially exited the long-running soap opera drama series following the January 31, 2024 episode.

Esme fell overboard from a private yacht during a dramatic fight with her ex-boyfriend Spencer and his current girlfriend Trina. Both Esme and Spencer fell overboard and were presumed dead, but we know some details about what will happen with Spencer in the future.

William Lipton – Returned

Soap Opera Digest reported on February 2, 2024 that William Lipton will return to the show as Cameron Webber in the wake of his best friend and cousin Spencer’s presumed death.

William previously left the show in March 2023 when his character went to school at Stanford.

He won’t be around for long though as William just landed a role in the Amazon series The Runarounds.