Kristian Alfonso Renews 'Days of our Lives' Contact, Will Stick Around as Hope Brady

Kristian Alfonso -- Photo Credit: Angela Weiss/NBC

Kristian Alfonso, who has played Hope Williams Brady on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives since 1983, has signed a new contract to remain with the show.

"I am excited and thrilled to be asked to continue to be a part of Days of our Lives," she told Soap Opera Digest.

The length of the new contract has not yet been revealed.

With Bo Brady (Peter Reckell) dying of a terminal brain tumor, it looks like Hope is headed for a romance with Rafe Hernandez, who has slowly fallen in love with her while being one of her best friends.