TVLine said that Doug laughed and said, “Nope, you never did.” “I was a different person now.” “I had to change to earn you,” Doug said. “Oh, you made me feel great. “I think we’ve been good partners as well as a good team,” Julie said. “We did a good job together with raising Hope,” he said. “You’re a great dad.”

“For someone who grew up in an orphanage, you’re really family-oriented,” Julie said. “Never ever let anyone in this family down.” That’s right, you showed me the whole world. “And after we had our little adventures, saw all the beauty of the earth, our love outlasted time,” she said. Doug asked, “Now you better give me another kiss.” Julie said, “No problem.”

The episode aired on Susan’s 81st birthday, which is a big deal. Susan told TV Insider, “The last scene Billy and I shot together was meant to be a love scene.” “I was also allowed to add some lines to the scene between us,” she said. “‘Give me another kiss,’ was the last thing I wrote for Billy. So that’s for the crowd, and that’s from him,” she said.

There were pictures of the stars when they were younger in the post. The caption said, “To all of you who honored my Billy with a word of remembrance, a sense of personal loss, or even a tear—I thank you.” “You touched my heart by seeing in him the goodness and joy I experienced every moment of our wonderful marriage.” “May we all live our lives with the zest of Bill Hayes and fill them with grace and love,” she ended with a red heart emoji and “xx Susan.”

IN MEMORY OF

Bill’s last scene and episode have already aired, but he won’t be leaving the long-running soap opera for good. TVLine says that in December 2024, the “entire town of Salem” will honor Bill’s character Doug. Bill and Doug, who played Bill on the show, paid their respects to the star on social media. They were both longtime viewers and fans of the show.

“Today is both sad and happy for Bill Hayes fans,” one X user wrote. “I really want to cry because of what’s going on in our country right now.” Seeing this? “I think it will all come out,” said someone else on Twitter. “I never met Bill Hayes, nor his loving wife Susan, but I grew up watching them, and it’s like watching some extended part of your family,” said the pair.