



THR: What can you tell us about the 12,000th episode? I still feel excited to go to work every day. When we are doing scenes that are romantic or will get the audience riled up, I feel like I’m a fan in the room going, “People are going to be so mad right now!” I love it. I’m a fan of daytime drama I totally get it. Days has always been strong as an icon in TV history, and it’s still going on strong and represents the genre of daytime drama so well. I remember celebrating the 7,000th episode, and to be here now at 12,000 is just such an honor. I was 16 years old and I’ve been very lucky. That’s incredible and so special for me, and I totally remember my screen test. Sweeney: It’s so exciting, isn’t it? my 20th anniversary on Days of Our Lives. THR: Congratulations on your 20th year on the show - and series’ 12,000th episode. She recently talked to The Hollywood Reporter about her long run on the soap, the state of daytime TV, what’s ahead for her character and her most memorable fan encounter. with her husband, Dave, a California Highway Patrol officer, and son Ben, 7, and daughter Megan, 3 - also juggles Days with her duties as host of The Biggest Loser, which had its 14th season premiere Sunday. Sweeney, who has won multiple Soap Opera Digest and Daytime Emmy Awards for her role, also has begun directing episodes of the daytime series, which was just renewed through September 2014.
