What Finally Led To Days Of Our Lives Killing Off Abigail

Over the years, different actresses have portrayed the character of Abigail Deveraux on "Days of Our Lives." Ashley Benson stepped into the role when the character was a teen, followed by Kate Mansi and eventually Marci Miller. Mansi and Miller even switched off a couple of times over the years. Eventually, Miller decided she wanted to explore other opportunities and wouldn't be available to work on the soap opera full-time, per The Sun. So, after careful consideration, the writers decided to kill off the legacy character.

"It made it challenging ... for Chad and Abigail," head writer Ron Carlivati told Soap Opera Digest (via Soaps in Depth). "That always becomes a problem when one-half of a couple is not going to be available to you. What's the solution at that point? Do you break them up — which is also a bummer, especially when the couple is happy — and you make up a reason for them to leave town? It often leaves the other character in flux, or stagnant, like they can't move on or ever have another love story or a relationship," he continued. "Your options become very limited, and one option, of course, is for the character to die, which does ultimately free up the other person. But it is a hard, hard decision. We ultimately decided to do it," Carlivati added.

Of course, fans weren't happy about Abby's death, and neither was Miller.

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