‘Abigail’ Exposed! AnnaLynne McCord Previews DAYS Drama

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The Truth Is Out There: Chad (Billy Flynn) confronts "Abigail" (AnnaLynne McCord) on DAYS.

The jig is up for the woman who has been impersonating Abigail Deveraux DiMera on Days of our Lives . As of Friday's episode, Steve has just rescued Chad from the woman's brother, Mark Greene, who was sent by Clyde to kill Chad so the money would go to "Abigail" and she could turn it over to Clyde to free her mother. What viewers are about to find out on Monday will answer a lot of questions that have been hanging in the air.

A recent interview in TV Insider with the mystery woman's portrayer, AnnaLynne McCord, answered a lot of those questions. Her name is Cat and she's the daughter of a very much alive Catherina — the late Konstantin's daughter, who was not killed by John, after all!

A Shattered Heart

When the truth comes out, it's a gut-punch for Billy Flynn's Chad. McCord teased that the powerful confrontation that ensues was a tour de force for Flynn. “Something magical happens when you work with actors who just show up, like the way Billy does,” she explained. “He does it with a really raw emotion because it’s instinctual in process versus beat for beat. I was really crying, like, AnnaLynne was crying."

McCord wasn't the only one with a strong reaction to the scenes. "The crew was clapping because they felt it, too," she shared.

The intense reveal marks the beginning of a new acting chapter on the show for McCord; she'll get to bring the real Cat Greene to life as opposed to a Cat who is posing as Abigail. “I got to create Cat out of my own feelings and experience of the process of [her identity] unveiled,” she noted, adding, "Once that big reveal happens and the details start to play out, you do get to really experience Cat and her dynamic with her family and what her siblings mean to her.

Expect this version of Cat to be lighter in some ways. McCord said, "She’s been through a lot and her mother has been through a lot, so she gets to use humor as her outlet and it’s been fun infusing the storyline with that."

McCord also indicated that yet more surprises are in store where the character is concerned. "I just found out something recently, which I definitely know that I can’t share,” she reported. “She has even more of a twist to her background and her story in the months to come. So, she continues to unfold and more comes to light about Cat Greene, which is really cool.”