So long yet again, Ava.
Tamara Braun revealed via Instagram that she’s leaving Days of Our Lives on April 3. Given that it’s April Fools, Deadline checked with the Peacock soap to make sure it’s true.
It is.
“I wish this was an April Fool’s Joke but it’s not,” Braun wrote on IG. “This is Ava’s last week on Days. Last couple of days really. Sad but true. I’ve been gone since late July of last year but you can still catch Ava on your screens until April 3rd! I miss being with my Days pals. They are a really good group of caring individuals and being with them was a joy.”
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Braun originally joined DOOL back in 2008 in the role of Ava. She earned her first Daytime Emmy award in 2009 in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category.
The actress has been in and out of Salem for years. She returned in 2011 as Taylor Walker, taking over Natalia Livingston. In 2015, she reprised her role of Ava when DOOL was celebrating its 50th anniversary before leaving a year later. She then came back in 2020 and 2023.
“The change was solely due to the ebb and flow of daytime storytelling,” a DOOL spokesperson said about her most recent departure.
Braun has previously starred in other soaps like All My Children as Reese Williams and in General Hospital as Carly Corinthos and Kim Nero in separate runs.
Watch Braun’s video below.
