Days of Our Lives brings some hot couple chaos ahead as we head into the lazy, hazy days of summer. We saw Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier) in his Marine dress blues looking quite hunky on Memorial Day, and he put Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez) in her place when she was trying to low-key flirt with him.
Plus, we have Theo Carver (Cameron Johnson) waiting in the wings. And also, Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) is spending time with his baby and his baby mama while Stephanie Johnson is in China.
Gabi And Philip Split Up After Corporate Spying Reveal
So things finally blew up in Gabi’s face when sneaky Anna DiMera spilled the beans to Philip that Gabi’s corporate spying nearly wrecked Titan’s future. She reported back to Tony DiMera who took the info about the forged letter from Victor and of course he used it against Philip and Xander Kiriakis (Paul Telfer). And let’s be clear, Gabi did this 100% on purpose because she wanted to be DiMera’s CEO even though she didn’t need it and she already had Gabi Chic.
Of course, Anna was trying to help Tony. But she messed things up. And now he thinks Gabi will assume that he told Philip and that she won’t take the job. Ironically, Gabi does not suspect Tony. She thinks that Theo Carver did it even though Gabi lost her shot with Philip. At least, you know, Gabi will have piles of cash to console herself because Philip gave her verifiable proof that Vivian forged the divorce papers and that Gabi is in fact Stefan’s widow.
Days of our Lives: Gabi Gets No Grace?
Plus, if she wanted it, Tony would absolutely still give Gabi the CEO job. And that would drive EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) off the deep end. But if Gabi takes the job, then there’s no chance in hell that Philip would ever ever take her back. Now, as it stands, I’m not sure he would ever take Gabi back no matter what. So, she may have nothing to lose where Philip is concerned.
The breakup was messy and Gabi got dumped in broad daylight right in the middle of Horton Town Square after Philip confronted Gabi and she finally confessed the ugly truth. Philip even told Gabi that he might have forgiven her if she had confessed on her own rather than being forced to come clean. If you remember, she almost told Philip on that Valentine’s Day trip he took Gabi on to Miami. But then she chickened out and now she’s eating crow. So, we’ve got Philip and Gabi split up. They’re both single and soon things may take a turn for them both.
Theo Has A Crush On Gabi
Right now, she thinks that Theo betrayed her trust and ratted her out to Philip because Theo has a crush on her. And if you remember, Gabi read Theo’s journal that day when he left it at the pub. And Gabi saw him talking about this woman that he was really into, and he just called her G, capital G. So, it’s clear who Theo meant. And soon, Gabi is going to confront Theo about her blow up with Philip and getting dumped. But as we know, Theo never betrayed Gabi’s trust. He’s known for a long time that she was doing dirty work for Tony and then his uncle double-crossed Gabi. And obviously Theo will deny telling Philip because he didn’t.
And I’m guessing Gabi will bring up his crush and Theo may confess, okay, fine, I’m into you. But that’s why he would never betray Gabi’s trust like that. Theo would never manipulate or hurt Gabi like that. And I think she’ll feel horrible for blaming Theo, who’s been nothing but good to her. From there, he may console Gabi over her heartbreak over losing Philip. And we might get a slow-burn romance for Gabi and Theo once her heart begins to mend. I bet we could even see Gabi and Theo enjoying some very personal fireworks by July 4th if they move it along.
What’s Next For Philip?
But the question is, where does that leave Philip, who’s single and may soon be ready to mingle? I could see a couple of options for him. First, there’s his ex, Belle Black, who Philip’s been crazy about for many years. They’ve been off and on. And Belle is low-key annoyed that Shawn Brady (Brandon Beemer) moved in with Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu) while he’s recovering from the gunshot wound.
And of course, Belle had that lackluster zero chemistry date with Chad DiMera (Connor Floyd) that seems unlikely to go anywhere. But Belle also thinks Philip’s dodgy over the whole forgery thing. So, it may be a no for Belle on dating Philip again. And he seems committed to leaving Gabi in his rearview. So, I don’t think he’s going back in that direction.
Days of our Lives: Alex and Joy Get Closer?
However, another ex who might soon be possibly available is Stephanie Johnson. Her marriage may be on the rocks soon. She left Alex in Salem while she went to Hong Kong for her brother Trip’s wedding, and she told Alex to spend time bonding with his daughter Kelsey, who he’s supposed to have for his first solo visit. But we know Joy Wesley (AlexAnn Hopkins) going to come along and she and Alex do some bonding as parents as they care for Kelsey together, according to official Days of our Lives spoilers.
And even though Joy insisted to Philip that she just wants a good life for her daughter with her dad in it, we all know Joy would love to have Alex in her life romantically with them happily hitched and raising their daughter together. Jeremy’s the one who brought Joy to town for just that reason.
And while Stephanie seems to be warming up to the idea of being Kelsey’s stepmom, this could take a bad turn soon because Stephanie could come back from her Asian adventure and decide she’s just not ready. Or while she’s gone, Alex and Joy get much closer and Stephanie doesn’t like what she sees when she gets back.
Days of our Lives: Stephanie is Stressed
The problem is even if she’s annoyed, her hands are tied. I mean, what can she do to tell Alex she doesn’t want Joy and Kelsey around because they’re a package deal and no way is Alex going to be apart from his daughter Kelsey ever again. Bottom line is despite Alex and Stephanie having that sweet sendoff, things could go awry. Did you guys see that heart box Alex gave her? It looked like the Days prop designer went to a middle school shop class with an old phone, some red Legos, and a pine box from Michael’s Arts and Crafts.
And if Stephanie is stressed out about the baby bombshell in her life, she might talk to her ex Philip, who would be more than happy to comfort her. Now, I don’t think that he would actively try and break up his cousin Alex and Stephanie’s marriage. But then again, maybe he would. We all know what he’s done before. Philip just opened up to Amy Choi about faking his death.
And of course, we all know he did that out of jealousy to frame Brady Black for his murder, so that Philip could run off with Chloe. So, never say never. But I think if Stephanie and Alex were on the outs already, Philip would definitely scoop her up on the rebound if he could.
Other Summer Romance Shakeups
I’m also expecting to see Xander and Sarah get closer over the summer since they’re still deeply in love. But just can’t seem to make it work. And that’s going to leave Brady Black out of luck at some point between summer and fall. EJ DiMera is chasing Cat Green. But she’s still hot for Chad DiMera, who is custody agreement blocked from dating her.
EJ’s about to get hypnotized this week and uncover some more memories of him and Cat. That should be interesting. We’re also going to see Jada and Shawn really starting to heat up among some other pairs. So, it looks like a sizzling summer of romance, including some breakups, makeups, and shakeups for several Salem couples.
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