Days of Our Lives sees hot summer spoilers, including Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez) in a steamy clinch with Xander Cook (Paul Telfer) that looks like a twisted revenge hookup that absolutely enrages his estranged wife, Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey).

Days of Our Lives Summer Promo: A Sneak Peek into Salem’s Hottest Storylines

So, Days released a brand new summer promo. It actually has some scenes going all the way into Halloween, interestingly, and it’s everything that you need to know about what awesome summer story lines are coming. We’re going to drop all that for you, give you all the pictures, everything you need to know.

So, I’ll say up front, this is a real treat because this promo is almost as good as the annual Day of Days mega promo they put out every October. There’s a lot to unpack. A few things we saw recently, but most of it is material coming this week later into July into the heat of summer as we get closer to the 60th anniversary of Days of Our Lives in November.

Shocking Revelations: Sophia’s Secret, a Fire Station Baby, and a Web of Lies

So, the promo has Sophia Choi (Rachel Boyd) going into labor all by herself, that happens this week. She tells the baby, looks like it’s a girl, that she can’t let anyone see her. And then Tate Black (Leo Howard) is asking Sophia “Where’s their baby?” Cuz she’s obviously given birth. And she says, “The adoptive parents were with me when I gave birth, and they wanted to take her home right away.”

Poor Tate is shocked and confused. And of course, Sophia is lying through her teeth. Cut to Javi Hernandez (Al Calderon) in his firefighter EMS uniform talking with Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans) up at the hospital. Javi says the baby was dropped in the safe haven box at the fire station.

Days of Our Lives: Sophia’s Love Means More?

So Sophia gave birth and dumped the baby because she was worried Tate was going to not go through with the adoption plans and she didn’t have a lawyer because Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) threatened Melinda Trask (Tina Huang). It was a big mess. So Javi takes the baby home to Casa Hernandez and he and Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart) read a letter that Sophia left with the baby. It was unsigned, of course, saying how giving her up was very difficult, but was done out of love.

The EJ Shooting Mystery: Johnny’s Arrest, Rachel’s Secret, and a Mother’s Dream

Next, we’re going to get into the EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) shooting, attempted murder mystery portion of the promo. EJ and Belle Black (Martha Madison) are in court. The theme is the truth is in ashes, although we saw it happen already this week. We’ve got Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) being arrested by Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu) and getting his mug shot done in the promo.

And then Belle is going to be prosecuting the case, which is kind of awkward since the accused shooter, Johnny, is her nephew and the son of her boyfriend. We’ll see if she and EJ split over this or not.

In court, Mayor Paulina Price (Jackee Harry), testifies that her son-in-law, Johnny, said his father got what he deserved. That is what he said. So, we all know though that EJ wasn’t shot by Johnny. The real wpukd be killer is likely little Rachel Black (Alice Halsey) and she’s in the promo as well. Leo tells Javi that somebody bribed him.

Days of Our Lives: Rachel Blocking Out the Trauma?

So maybe EJ is paying Leo to write an article in the spectator shedding doubt on the case against Johnny, which is just a lot of circumstantial evidence. Although Roman Brady (Josh Taylor) did turn the gun over this week, so we’ll see what ballistics say. And obviously Johnny’s prints are going to be on the gun.

So, the promo has EJ telling the judge that Belle has a major conflict of interest, but obviously she’s still going to get to try the case. There’s a split-second scene of EJ and Belle locking lips before we see Rachel on the stand and Belle asking her, “What happened next?” Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) also has to deal with stress from her daughter when Rachel asks Kristen “What if Johnny goes to prison because of me?”

There’s a scene that’s a little blurry. It’s a flashback of the night EJ DiMera was shot and Rachel was standing in the door peeking into the DiMera living room. So, it looks like we are going to get to finally see her memory of watching Johnny and EJ fighting. Our leaker insists that Rachel shot her uncle, but doesn’t remember it. So, Grandma Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) may get more info from Rachel through hypnosis because in the promo, Belle realizes her mom knows who shot EJ.

Days of Our Lives: Marlena’s Health Crisis

Speaking of Marlena, she passes out in court. She’s leaning on Abe Carver (James Reynolds). Belle rushes over trying to revive her mom as Johnny and EJ look on. Later, Marlena is at the hospital. Everybody’s worried. Marlena had a dream about being Stefano DiMera‘s (Joseph Mascolo) queen of the night. Talk about a blast from the past. Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) tells Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord), “There’s a reason Stefano is known as the Phoenix.”

And Anna DiMera (Leann Hunley) tells Tony DiMera (Thaao Penghlis) she claims your father is alive and he’s kind of chuckling. So maybe they’re talking about Malrena. Sounds like the grief is really getting to Doc since Stefano is definitely dead – at least as Joseph Mascolo is definitely dead.

Corporate Battles, Conspiracies, and the Return of Gwen Rizczech

Then we’ve got Xander and Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier) in a plotline about Empire’s combusting. Brady tells Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) that he spent most of his adult life vying for the top spot and says we all have. Obviously that’s the CEO job at Titan.

Also, Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein) questions her dad Steve Johnson (Stephen Nichols) about him investigating DiMera and EJ orders someone, looks like Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) and says find out what he knows and stop him. So, she is back on July 7th and it looks like EJ and Gwen may be co-conspirators which is exciting.

Days of Our Lives: Cat Greene’s Mission

Next, Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord) meets with ISA director Shane Donovan (Charles Shaughnessy). This is actually the scene we already saw from not long after John Black‘s (Drake Hogestyn) funeral when Cat was asking why Shane needs her back as an analyst. And remember, he told Cat to find out where EJ got the funds to buy the hospital. Rafe has her FBI contact on the case.

So, Alex questions Xander about some files and if they’ll cause trouble. Alex is grilling him. Xander looks troubled and Maggie Horton Kiriakis (Suzanne Rogers) rants at Xander saying she will stop him. Maggie says she owes it to her family and Victor Kiriakis‘ (John Aniston) memory.

Revenge, Hookups, and Kidnappings: Salem’s Summer of Scandals

We’ve got Gabi and Tony plotting at Casa DiMera. And this is leading up to the Xander and Gabi hookup situation. Gabi tells Tony, “We fight fire with fire.” But Tony says, “No, we fight fire with arson.”

And we’ve got Mike Horton back as Jennifer Horton (Cady McClain) is announcing the opening of the Dr. Tom Horton (Zach Chyz) free clinic. And Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes) reminds Maggie once a Horton, always a Horton. And then we see Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney) is back in Salem. Hurricane Sami has got a scene with her ex, EJ, and then she is all weepy as she reunites with her grieving mother Marlena. Also, Sami’s hanging out with her brother Eric Brady (Greg Vaughan) and asks where does the time go.

Days of Our Lives: Steamy Hookup Ahead

Okay, now back to some juicy stuff with the hookup I mentioned earlier. There’s a quick shot of Gabi kissing Xander and it looks like they are horizontal which is a definite sign of a steamy hookup and this could be the arson that Tony wants Gabi Hernandez to engage in to blow up Titan. Holly Jonas (Ashley Puzemis) and Tate are kissing in the square. They reconcile this week as Sophia tells Ari nothing turned out like she thought it would.

Sophia is doing something bad to Holly while she’s sleeping. She’s kind of half undressing her and Sophia is snapping pics of Holly Jonas in her lace bra. Ari advises Sophia to move on with her life, but it looks like she may do something bad instead. All right, back to steamy.

Brady and Sarah walk into the bistro and see Gabi kissing Xander. Sarah flies into a rage and tells Xander he can spend his time doing whatever he wants. But then Sarah kisses Brady and it looks like Xander can’t handle that. He lunges at Brady, looks like he’s trying to punch him in the face.

Days of Our Lives: Tony & Gabi’s Arson Plot

So, this arson plan of Gabi and Tony seems to be scorching the Kiriakis family. Chad DiMera (Billy Flynn) kisses Cat and Johnny and Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) kiss. She is standing by her man despite the criminal charges. Alex Kiriakis tells Stephanie he loves her.

That looks like it’s going to be July 4th because there are literal fireworks. Things take a turn for the dangerous as Gabi tells Javi that Ari is missing. She’s been kidnapped along with Holly by a masked man. No doubt that’s about Doug III and his debt because Tate confronts Doug III demanding he tell him everything he knows.

Halloween Horror: A Glimpse into Salem’s Spooky Future

We’ve also got a quick shot of Halloween action. So some of this promo is tiptoeing into fall. Alex screams look out and pushes Chad and Cat who is in a Halloween costume out of the way of a psycho waving a butcher knife in Hortontown Square.

If this is from the Halloween episode and days sticks to its tradition, this would be killer with the knife could slaughter all of Salem, including Alex, Cat, and Chad, and anybody else. But, it wouldn’t really happen and just would be someone’s nightmare.

Days of Our Lives 2-week spoilers for June 9-20, 2025 see Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier) is going to wake up and Bo Brady (Peter Reckell) is going to meet his new brother Xander Cook Kiriakis (Paul Telfer). He’s already met him, but not as his brother.

Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Roman Reassures Eric and Brady Comforts Rachel

Monday, June 9th, Roman Brady (Josh Taylor) is there to reassure a worried Eric Brady (Greg Vaughan), and he may be stressed out about eulogizing John Black (Drake Hogestyn) at the funeral.

It looks like from some scenes I’ve seen that Eric may be the one who’s doing they’re going to have a lot of speaking, but Eric may be the one who’s kind of officiating at the funeral service. Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) comforts his daughter Rachel Black (Finley Rose Slater) as she breaks down over her grandpa John’s death. The little girl is already stressed. This is going to make everything worse.

Shocking Secrets and Bo’s Return: Days of Our Lives Drama Unfolds

Tate Black (Leo Howard) hears a big secret from Ari. I wonder if it’s about shagging Doug Williams (Bill Hayes) 3, her fake ID, all her lies to her mom, why she really left before graduation. There’s a lot of secrets I feel like she’s keeping. Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans) gets some news from Steve Johnson (Stephen Nichols) and it may be that Bo is on the way home. She’ll be so excited about that. And Salem prepares to say its final and very sad goodbye to John Black.

Rachel’s Grief and Bo & Hope’s Rekindled Romance: Days of Our Lives Spoilers

Tuesday, June 10th, Rachel’s anxiety and grief worsens. Her parents are worried. Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) and Brady obviously want to do everything they can to comfort her, but this is just it’s sad and it’s terrible and she was falling apart even before John died. Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) revisits the adoption with Tate.

I wonder if he is going to tell her that Sophia Choi’s (Rachel Boyd) due date is nearing and they still don’t have any prospective adoptive parents but they are starting the process. Bo and Hope Brady’s (Kristian Alfonso) romance kicks back up. It’s been a minute because the last time he woke up he was running a muck and you know didn’t even want to be around her.

So, I’m excited to see Bo and Hope have a real reunion. Remember the last time they build it as a big Bo and Hope reunion and then it wasn’t. So, wisely, they don’t seem to be promoting that now because they’re, you know, doing all the promos around the funeral stuff, but hopefully we’ll get something really sweet. I want more flashbacks of them, too. Plus, John’s funeral is going to run for a couple of episodes and then there’s also going to be a wake honoring him.

John’s Funeral Continues and Belle’s Dilemma: Days of Our Lives Highlights

Wednesday, June 11th, more of John’s funeral. And Shawn Brady (Brandon Beemer) is going to be consoling Belle Black (Martha Madison) on the loss of her dad. And again, she doesn’t want EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) to be there at her side. He reached out to Belle. He went over to, you know, he has gone to see her at the hospital.

He’s gone to see her at the house. and she keeps telling him he can’t be around. Belle has said that, you know, John wouldn’t like it and she’s really got to think about that. And now that her dad is gone, I just don’t think Belle’s going to want to dishonor her dad’s legacy by being involved with EJ. But the sad thing is she does love him and he loves her.

Bo Defies Orders and Johnny’s Anxiety: Days of Our Lives Developments

Bo refuses to listen to his doctor’s orders on Wednesday. Looks like he’s going to head to Salem. He wants to try and make it there for the funeral where Hope and Sierra and Shawn have already gone to. Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) opens up to Chanel about his anxiety and some of his demons he’s still dealing with. I wonder if she’s going to bring up the adoption to Johnny and get him to try and change his mind. So, in addition to Eric speaking at the funeral, lots of people are going to share anecdotes and on hand we are going to have Carrie.

We’re going to have Paul Narita (Christopher Sean) and Andrew Donovan (Colton Little) and Shane Donovan (Charles Shaughnessy). We are going to have Belle and Shawn. Also Abe Carver (James Reynolds) and Paulina Price (Jackee Harry). Also at the funeral, we’re going to see Roman with Kate Roberts (Lauren Koslow). We’re going to see Steve there with Kayla, Chanel, and Johnny.

And Hope’s going to be there. Bo may be late or he may only make it to the wake. We’ll see because he’s fighting with his doctor on Wednesday as the funeral is ongoing. Brady and Rachel are going to be there and lots more. Lots of reminiscing, many flashbacks to Drake Hogestyn’s decades on Days of Our Lives.

Wake at Brady Pub and Hope’s Excitement: Days of Our Lives Recap

Thursday, June 12th, there’s Awake coming after the funeral. Looks like it’s going to be over at the Brady Pub. Everyone goes to toast and talk. Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) friends and John’s friends and family are there. They support her and they honor John’s heroism. I’m sure that Bo’s going to have some things to say about being on his feet and being back with his family and reunited and it’s all down to what John did for him. He died a hero as he lived. Hope is going to catch up with Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes) and Jennifer Horton (Cady McClain).

Hope’s excited for Bo Brady to walk through that door as she tells Julie says she still gets butterflies for him. And Hope, Julie and Jennifer have all lost loved ones over the last few years. Three years ago, Jen lost Abby Deveraux (AnnaLynne McCord) and of course, Hope and Julie lost Doug and they’ve all lost John now. So, there’s a lot of grief for these women to commiserate about. Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford) goes over to visit Abby’s empty grave to pay his respect. I’m quite certain he wants closure and maybe talking to Chad DiMera (Billy Flynn) soon.

Steve’s Decision and Tony’s Return: Days of Our Lives Updates

Bo presses Steve to change his mind on something. And Thaao Penghlis is back on Thursday as Tony DiMera (Thaao Penghlis). His beloved Anna DiMera (Leann Hunley) is already in Salem, but it looks like Tony is going to miss the funeral or only be there for the tail end of it, maybe just for the wake.

Romance, Confessions, and Kate’s Desperation: Days of Our Lives Spoilers

Friday, June 13th, Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) is romancing Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein). But what if she asks him about her book? What will Alex say? Because it looks like Kate might have actually lost it at the hospital. We’ll find out because other people were reading it. Anna was reading it. Anna assumed Kate was writing it. So steamy stuff. Amy picked it up and Miss Choi, she didn’t like it.

Xander and Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) bicker about their daughter Victoria on Friday and Belle makes a difficult confession to EJ. And this may be more of the conversation of, you know, I’m sorry, we just can’t be together. Kate is desperate for Philip to come back to her now. She needs some good news now more than ever. And Shawn apologizes to Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu) on Friday.

So, might be about his past antics over Bo’s guilt. remember when he was drinking on the job and doing all that because he was just at rock bottom overshooting his dad. Or it may be about the misunderstanding that led to her and Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) splitting.

New Storylines Emerge After the Funeral: Days of Our Lives Highlights

The week of June 16th through the 20th, Marina has to adjust to life alone now that she’s laid John to rest and Marlena is going to be struggling. Philip wakes up soon and Kate wants him to testify against Xander, of course. Meanwhile, Sarah’s getting pushed back from Xander. He’s not going to let her cut him out of Victoria’s life. EJ is not going to let Belle just dump him and walk away without trying hard to change her mind. Jack and Chad may discuss how they can get answers about Abby.

And Bo is going to go see his new brother, Xander. They’ve got lots to talk about. You know, he knew he was Victor Kiriakis’ (John Aniston) henchman and occasional gardener, but not his brother. So, this is a whole new dynamic. And Philip may get an apology from Xander. guests begin to trickle back out of Salem now that the funeral and the wake are over.

We’re going to be heading back into other storylines, including EJ’s shooting. The trauma of losing her grandpa John may push Rachel to confess the truth to her mom Kristen of what really happened that night. Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) ‘s in town in a few weeks and single Xander will be on her radar. Meanwhile, Brady is still comforting Sarah. Watch for more of that. Although Xander and Sarah are endgame, so don’t despair. And Bo has a Kiriakis-centric storyline kicking off soon.