The couple met on the set of the show in 1970 and was married for 50 years.
They played husband and wife duo Doug and Julie Williams on Days of Our Lives .
“I’m magnificently supported by all the people that love Bill that I knew, and then all the people that I didn’t even know who love Bill,” Susan told the outlet.
“People come up to me in the street, I get actual mail from people, I see lots of comments on the Instagram page and the various platforms. I thought I was the one that understood him and love him so much, but I wasn’t the only one, and that’s been very gratifying.”
Despite receiving an outpouring of love from fans, Susan has confessed that she’s been “very lonely” without Bill.
She lives with her daughter Anne Schoettle and Days of Our Lives director David Shaughnessy.
Still, Susan admitted she spends a lot of time alone.
“We still say adios around five o’clock in the afternoon, so I fill the next 12 hours or more with other things than companionship,” she said.
“There are so many treasures from Bill’s career that I’m still searching in my heart for where I should put them [so] that they’ll have the most impact and mean the most to people.”
Susan added that she needs “to finish the novel that Billy and I were working on for nearly 10 years.”
Bill’s final episode , which aired on Friday, showed the actor and his on-and-off-screen wife sharing a sweet moment together.
Celebrities on Days of Our Lives
Days of Our Lives has been airing since 1965.
Here are a list of celebs who have appeared on Days of Our Lives.
Christina Applegate (1972)
Kathie Lee Gifford (1975)
Pat Sajak (1983)
Pamela Anderson (1992)
Lisa Rina (1992 to 1995)
Mila Kunis (1994)
Tara Reid (1995)
LeAnn Rhimes (1995)
Jensen Ackles (1997 to 2000)
Ashley Benson (2004 to 2007)
Kyle Richards (2013)
Fans have been watching Bill on Days of Our Lives since 1970, when the soap opera first introduce his character Doug Williams – a convict-slash-lounge singer.
He received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations, in 1975 and 1976, for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series.
Bill had a regular role on the show until 1984, followed by recurring stints in 1986 and 1987, 1993, 1994, and 1996.
I have been watching days since the beginning. I was on maternity leave. I love the show and all of its cast members. thanks for the good memories.
Pat Grams
07-16
Susa it's very difficult We had 39 yrs Each n every I feel him n long for a touch He reaches out In many ways A song a butterfly feathers Relish the memories even thou your heart is breaking
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