Craig Melvin experienced Days of Our Lives drama firsthand when Deidre Hall recreated a classic daytime television moment on ...

She delivered her most shocking slap yet after five decades on the soap opera.

Hall began appearing on the daytime mainstay in 1976.

The 'Days of Our Lives' icon demonstrated her famous soap-opera technique while looking back on her five decades in Salem ...

Deidre Hall demonstrated a staged slap with Craig Melvin during a Today Show interview, illustrating a standard on-camera ...

Actress Deidre Hall gave “Today” co-anchor Craig Melvin a taste of her soap opera expertise during a live broadcast of the ...

It would be one of the greatest professional honors of my life if you would slap me,” Craig told the soap opera star.

Days of Our Lives star Deidre Hall was happy to fulfill Today host Craig Melvin's dream of being slapped by the soap opera ...

Deidre Hall slapped Craig Melvin live on 'Today' show in June 2026—but was it real? Find out why the 78-year-old Days of Our Lives star staged the slap.

Veteran Days of Our Lives actress Deidre Hall left viewers laughing after playfully "slapping" Today show host Craig Melvin during a live interview ...

Paul Rudd and Jimmy Fallon indulged in some of their favorite soap opera tropes during Rudd's latest appearance on The Tonight Show. When Rudd, 55, appeared on Fallon's late night show to promote his ...

The actress has played Marlena Evans on the iconic soap opera for 50 years.