Days of Our Lives spoilers for July 13-17, 2026 expect to see Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) getting very suspicious about EJ DiMera’s (Dan Feuerriegel) interest in Rachel Black (Lorelei Olivia Mote) and he’s going to grill Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) about whether she’s being paranoid or if this is all justified. Plus, Theo Carver (Tyler Joseph Andrews) is losing it about more than one issue.
We are almost done with July Sweeps, which ends on the 20th.
And as we always do on early edition day, we start with what is coming the rest of this week. Then we dive into next week’s action.
Days of Our Lives: Brady’s Suspicions and Kristen’s Secrets – July 8th Through 10th
So, on Wednesday, July 8th, we have got Brady pushing Kristen. He’s not going to let this slide. She told Brady that she doesn’t want Rachel out of Bayview because of EJ, but then Kristen backtracked and tried to play it off. But Steve Johnson’s (Stephen Nichols) comments have Brady wondering. He may think that there is more to it and there should be some concern about EJ and Rachel. However, Kristen can’t say too much or EJ may tell Brady exactly what Kristen had done to Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) and that she almost killed his son.
Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) and Tate Black (Leo Howard) have a heartfelt conversation. She is very angry about Kristen and Xander Cook Kiriakis (Paul Telfer) and EJ. I think it’d be funny if Gwen was getting self-defense training to learn how to kick Kristen’s butt even worse than she did this last time.
Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) gets some advice from Bonnie Kiriakis (Judi Evans) and this could be step-mom tips since she is his stepmom and wants to help the situation with Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein) and baby mama Joy Wesley (AlexAnn Hopkins).
Days of our Lives Spoilers: Philip Apologizes to Stephanie
Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier) tells Stephanie that he is sorry. She already has some ideas for how to help with their DiMera issue, so this may be part of a business meeting. But Philip may also be concerned about Stephanie’s well-being with all the Joy baby mama drama going on.
This week, Kristen tells Theo that Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo) is the reason that Lexie Carver (Nikki Crawford) got a brain tumor. I fully expect Kristen to also throw EJ under that same bus. However, Kristen is misrepresenting history to some extent. Andre DiMera (Thaao Phenglis) was acting alone when he kidnapped Lexie. That’s my recollection of things. And Stefano was crushed by what happened.
Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez) and Theo face off again. He is very angry and hurt about what Kristen says this week. But Theo’s also annoyed at Gabi, but may still pay out her inheritance early, knowing she is planning to use it to bail out Titan, which will annoy EJ.
Days of our Lives Spoilers: Paulina Goes Off on Abe
Thursday, July 9th, Paulina Price (Jackée Harry) is snapping at Abe Carver (James Reynolds). We know Paulina is under a lot of stress with Chanel Dupree‘s (Raven Bowens) cancer and the chemo and of course not having anyone to support her. This all might just be wearing on her since Paulina is all alone in this.
Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) tells Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord) he’s thinking of ending her investigation into EJ and we’ll see if Cat’s memory that she recovered of kissing EJ and seeming to fall for him changes her attitude on this investigation. Andrew Donovan warned Cat she’d better not sleep with EJ. So, I’m really interested to see how far things got with him and Cat in Italy.
Also, EJ is feeling triumphant. He’s got a plan in place to crush the Kiriakis family with that terrible new loan. He got Johnny to drop the hint to Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) that is saving Holly Jonas’ (Ashley Puzemis) life. And EJ personally oversaw them getting the tainted Coriseal dug up and removed from Smith Island. So, it looks like this week that EJ takes an additional step to protect the DiMera family by setting up Holly, his own stepdaughter.
Days of our Lives Spoilers: EJ Sets Holly Up
So, looks like Tate is going to find pills in Holly’s things and asks her about them because by the end of the week, Sarah also suspects that Holly is taking drugs. And we’ll see, but I think EJ may stop by to see Holly, perhaps on the pretense of talking about Amy Choi’s (Shi Ne Nielsen) lawsuit or just checking on her, and slip some Coriseal pills, not tainted ones, but legit ones into her stuff, and Tate finds them.
But we’ll watch and see how it goes. So, when Tate finds these pills, Holly insists they don’t belong to her and she’s going to blow up at Tate. Sarah, of course, will be shocked at Holly’s rant at Tate. And that could make Holly look guilty when instead she’s just angry at the accusation when she knows that she is clean and isn’t using opioids.
Days of our Lives Spoilers: Leo Cozies Up to Javi
Friday, July 10th, Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart) is playing the sympathy card with Javi Hernandez (Jacob Martinez), and I think it’s about his concussion. They’re talking up at the Brady Pub, and Leo is up to something. Javi’s got his arm around him. So, it’s clear that Leo is still affected by his latest brain injury, but he may also be playing it up. Also, Alex has a proposition, but Philip and Xander think it’s a bad idea.
And this may be about Stephanie’s strategy for PR to help deal with EJ and the DiMera threat to Titan. Brady and Sarah keep looking into how Holly was poisoned and what took Destiny’s life. And Chanel gets comfort from Johnny and Paulina. She may be losing her hair. I don’t think it happens that fast usually, but Chanel is trying on a pretty long blonde wig this week.
Days of our Lives Spoilers: Stephanie Furious with Joy
Plus, we’ve got Steve telling Stephanie that he and Kayla Johnson (Mary Beth Evans) are there for her, and this may be about her taking some heat over a stunt she pulled. So, Stephanie and Chanel got themselves all worked up, smack talking Joy and saying harsh things about Alex’s baby mama. Some justified, some not.
Stephanie’s off the mark about Joy’s call from the hospital. She never told Alex there was an emergency with Kelsey. Alex assumed there was and he hung up on Joy and then ran out on Stephanie. So, she ought not be spreading that lie around. But also, let’s be clear, she hates Joy on Days of our Lives.
And we all know that Joy is working an agenda. It’s just that that piece of information is inaccurate. Alex is going to get another call this week from Joy. And Stephanie may assume it’s another nonsense call from Joy like with the flat tire or the insurance card, something that Stephanie doesn’t think she should be calling Alex for.
Instead of Stephanie answering the phone and just asking what’s going on, screening the call, instead she sends Joy’s call to voicemail. Then Stephanie deletes the voicemail. And if you remember, there’s a scene in the big summer promo that has Alex running up to the hospital, and there is in fact a medical crisis with Kelsey and Joy crying in his arms. So, if Alex runs late to be there for Kelsey because of Stephanie’s interference, that could be a problem.
Days of Our Lives: EJ’s Schemes and Family Fallout – July 13th Through 17th
Then, in the week of July 13th through the 17th, we’re going to find out that there is a lot more to EJ and Cat’s time in Italy than he can remember, more than even she can remember. But, she’s going to keep digging into her memories of EJ with Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall), and Cat might find out she and EJ actually fell for each other. And I wonder if that will change Cat’s mind on pursuing this WSB investigation.
Very soon, EJ is annoyed when Brady and Sarah will not drop this Coriseal thing, and EJ is ready to fire Sarah. So, they get in a confrontation at the hospital. EJ says that she doesn’t need your help, likely referring to Holly, and we’re going to see Sarah shocked and she’s asking EJ if he’s really firing her. Kayla won’t like that one bit because the hospital’s already short-handed. They really can’t go without her.
Days of our Lives Spoilers: Abe & Theo Get Devastating News
Also, some DiMera dollars are coming the way of Xander and Philip so they can pay off EJ’s onerous loan. But when he finds out his family’s money bailed out the Kiriakis family, it could get even worse.
Theo and Abe soon find out that Lexie is sick again and things look dire and both of them are going to be furious at EJ. Plus, Xander and Kristen keep doing their thing, plotting together to take EJ down. But also, there is a showdown coming where Gwen will confront Xander.
Hopefully, he’s not unkind about bedding Kristen behind her back. Not that he and Gwen were exclusive, but Xander knows full well that Kristen was Gwen’s friend. Also, she may be commiserating with Philip and could target him for seduction to hit back at Xander.
That’s your Days of Our Lives spoilers for July 8-17.
