First, Dan Feuerriegel’s (EJ DiMera, Days of our Lives) alter-ego learned that Jude was really Nicole’s (Arianne Zucker) babe. Then, he learned that Jude was sired by Eric (Greg Vaughan) and not him. Then he caught a drunk Nicole smooching Eric so he forced Sloan (Jessica Serfaty) to return the tote and bought her silence about his paternity. And believe it or not, there’s yet still more drama to unfold – and the actor is very much looking forward to it.

Dan Feuerriegel Talks Babygate

“It’s been a phenomenal storyline, and it’s been an absolute pleasure to be a part of,” Feuerriegel gushed to Soap Opera Digest. “I’ve loved doing the heavy lifting from time to time. I’ve loved [playing] the vulnerability. I’ve loved seeing a different side to EJ other than just being the villain. And it was a pleasure to work with Ari and Greg. They’re such fantastic people and fantastic actors that it was an honor.”

On the constantly peaking storyline: “It’s been a lot of fun, actually. It’s the first time I’ve had a very, very long arcing storyline. It’s been great to be able to really dig into it, to have a moment be influenced by previous moments. It’s been a really cool storyline, so I haven’t needed to make [each big twist] better than the last. I just have to make it as real and honest as I possibly can, whilst remembering my lines [laughs].”

On the addition of a real baby to the proceedings: “All of us automatically went into this mode of, “Oh my God. There’s a tiny little human being!” It 100% added to it.”

On the inevitable demise of ‘EJole’: “Yeah, it [will be] devastating. I don’t think EJ sits still enough while it’s happening to marinate on the possibility of that, because he’s constantly in guard mode to protect the truth from coming out. He doesn’t sit down and go, “Oh, I hope this doesn’t happen.” He knows it could happen, and that’s why he is just putting all these eggs in this particular basket of covering it all up.”

On costar Arianne Zucker: “…Ari’s just the best. She’s so good to work with. She’s so easy to work with, and she’s amazing. So it was so easy in that regard.”

And on the fans divided on their love for ‘EJole’ and ‘Ericole’: “I don’t go looking through that stuff too much. But from the few things that I have seen, a lot of people are like, “Oh my God. I really love EJole.” Or, “Oh my God. They’re doing so well.” So I’ve seen a few things here and there, and I really like that. It’s reassuring to know that you are doing your job as well as you can.”

Have you been enjoying the fallout from the Baby Jude saga? What are you most excited to see moving forward? Let us know in the comments section below.

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