Casting round-up for the week of October 12–16, 2026. Billy Abbott and Sally Spectra are due to marry on Friday, and the published casting reports show the guest list filling up with faces viewers have not seen in a while. Here is everyone the reliable outlets have named, which day to look for them, and the one name nobody will confirm.
The full list
- Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) — Thursday and Friday. Soap Hub’s Comings and Goings column reports that Ashley shares family scenes with Jack, Kyle and Diane on Thursday and attends the wedding on Friday. A Soap Opera Digest first-look photo places her at the Abbotts’ pre-wedding gathering in the episode airing October 15. Digest notes she was last seen on August 17. Davidson filmed after surgery on a fractured kneecap, posting from her dressing room on a crutch.
- Traci Abbott (Beth Maitland) — Thursday and Friday. Traci was already on hand last week for Sally’s party and Lily’s test results. Executive producer Sally McDonald told TV Insider that Billy’s two sisters will have very different opinions of his bride-to-be — she did not say which sister takes which side.
- Coco Spectra (Ashley Campbell) — Thursday and Friday. Sally’s younger sister arrived on October 8, with newcomer Campbell taking over the role Courtney Grosbeck played on The Bold and the Beautiful in 2017–18.
- Shirley Spectra (Patrika Darbo) — October, exact day not announced. Soap Opera Digest and Soaps.com reported in September that Sally’s grandmother is coming, and Digest says it will be Shirley’s first in-person visit to Genoa City (she was only seen on video calls in 2021). Soap Hub adds that Coco will not be the only Spectra arriving for the wedding.
- Jill Abbott — unconfirmed. Jason Thompson (Billy) told TV Guide, as reported by Soap Opera Digest, that something “pretty serious” goes down with Jill during the wedding episodes and that the fallout could play out for years. On screen, Sally invited Jill, Billy agreed on the condition that she not pick a fight, and Jill has since sent Sally a brooch, along with a note Sally says Billy will want to read. No outlet has confirmed whether Jill appears in person. Digest points out that Lauren Koslow filled in for Jess Walton during Jill’s five-episode visit in July.
Also back this week
- Matt Clark (Roger Howarth): Soap Hub says he pays Sharon a surprise visit on Tuesday.
- Detective Burrow (Matt Cohen): more airtime, starting with information for Nick and Adam.
Coming later
Lucy Romalotti (Lily Brooks O’Briant), Daniel’s daughter, last appeared in 2024. Soap Hub reports she will be back for the family’s Thanksgiving, after Michelle Stafford (Phyllis) shared a group photo on Instagram.
What is still unknown
Nobody has said what Jill’s twist is, who delivers it, or which Abbott sister objects to the marriage. Those answers should come on Thursday and Friday.
Your turn: Team Ashley or Team Traci on this wedding — and should Jill be in that room at all?
Sources: Soap Hub Comings and Goings, October 10; Soap Opera Digest first-look photos; Soap Opera Digest on Jason Thompson and Jill; Soap Opera Digest on Patrika Darbo; Soaps.com on Sally’s family; Soap Opera Digest on Eileen Davidson; Michael Fairman TV on the fall preview; Entertainment Now spoilers, October 12–16. Casting and air dates are subject to change by the network.