Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Here’s What Deidre Hall Says About Filming John Black’s Funeral

Days of Our Lives star Deidre Hall opened up about filming John Black’s funeral. Actor Drake Hogestyn, who played John Black and was with the soap for over 40 years, reportedly passed away peacefully, back in September.

Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Here’s What Deidre Hall Says About Filming John Black’s Funeral

Speaking to Soap Opera Digest in a new interview, Deidre says that she chose not to let Drake’s real-life illness get in the way of her performance.

The actress put it this way to the publication, “Drake was still with us. I know Ken had promised him a place to come back. He was looking forward to coming back, and he was fighting the good fight. So we had not said good-bye to him yet. And we weren’t thinking good-bye to him at that point.”

Deidre also says that the final product was one that fans will be talking about for a very long time to come.

She said, “It’s just beautifully done. You’re going to see a whole career of flashbacks that will take you back to [John and Marlena’s] first handshake at Shenanigans, when he first rescued her, the pier scene…” recounts Hall. “It will go through all the years. There’s a lot of history and a lot of heart.”

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Deidre also said that while she was filming the funeral scene, she knew that the audience was going to cherish it as much as she did while she was in character.

“So I wasn’t alone out there. They were sitting right beside me going, ‘Oh, say this and say that and feel this.’ And, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m with you. I’m with you.’ There was such a wealth of experience and emotion that everybody brought to it along with me. So I didn’t have to carry it alone.”

“Everybody thinks about him and talks about him every day. Whenever he is mentioned, everybody’s in on the conversation because we all loved him so much.”

“He was a lovable guy. There are some people who pass away and you don’t think about them much, because they didn’t make such an impact in the world. Drake did. So it’s been rough, but I’m keeping his spirit alive.”

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