'Days of Our Lives' Recasts Will Horton With Guy Wilson

Days of Our Lives recast the role of Will Horton with Guy Wilson, Soap Opera Digest reported Thursday.

Jen Lilley, who plays, Theresa on the NBC soap opera, shared who would be replacing two time Emmy winner Chandler Massey. She revealed during a radio interview who had the task of replacing him.

"I am very worried for Guy Wilson, who is replacing Chandler because I love Chandler. It's really hard to be a recast, and I can understand from an audience's point of view also why it's hard. It's tricky.... I hope people will be nice to Guy Wilson, because there is a scary thing built into being a recast because of the audience, and the awesome fan base. You guys are so loyal!"

In August, Massey abruptly left the role of the ground breaking character of Will who became one of the few gay characters on television. Massey told TV Guide that he finished taping on Aug. 23. However, at the time, he did not know he was leaving. In May, he had announced his decision to leave the show and the soap opera would spend the next few months looking for a replacement. Instead, the soap opera quickly recast the gay character and Massey was shown the door. He will not be paid for the remaining time on his contract which was set to expire in December.