From the Archive: Melissa Reeves Interviews (2010, 2011)

Melissa Reeves joined the cast of Days of our Lives in 1985 as Jennifer Horton, her second soap opera role following a year as Jade Perkins in Santa Barbara. How did this aspiring dancer from New Jersey end up moving to Los Angeles, then Nashville? And what does she think about the stories that she has played out on screen and off camera during her Days run. Find out in the four We Love Soaps TV interviews with Reeves below.

November 2010

Reeves on We Love Soaps TV with co-star Ty Treadways at the annual "Day of Days' fan event.

January 2011

Learn more about Reeves the actress, the rebel, the mother and the survivor in a special five-part interview by Damon L. Jacobs.

Part 1: The acclaimed actress discusses her aspirations to be a dancer in New York, becoming legally emancipated as a minor, and her experience working on the brand new soap, Santa Barbara.

Part 2: Reeves reflects on Jennifer Rose's trials and tribulations in the 1980s, the Jack & Jennifer phenomenon, and offers insights into working with the late Frances Reid and Macdonald Carey.  With which co-star did she share a book club? 

Part 3: Reeves recalls the Jack & Jennifer phenomenon, how she resisted the pressures that went along with the popularity, and the downside of fame following Matt Ashford's firing in 1993.  Why exactly did she cut her hair?

Part 4 Reeves discusses the "rumors" that followed her 1995 departing from the show, how her faith has helped her survive criticism and gossip, and the highs & lows of her return to DAYS in the 2000s.  Plus, did James Reilly really hate Matt Ashford?

Part 5: Reeves shares her thoughts on her outspoken exit from Days in 2006, saying goodbye to Frances Reid, and her future on and off DAYS.  What are her thoughts about the new romance with Daniel Jonas (Shawn Christian)? 

June 2011

We Love Soaps TV interview with Reeves on the Daytime Emmy Awards red carpet.

December 2011

Reeves shares her thoughts on Matthew Ashford, love triangles, election fraud, being 'Jersey' and more.  Read the interview by Kevin Mulcahy Jr. here.