Days of Our Lives delivers Joy Wesley (AlexAnn Hopkins) telling her baby daddy, Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson), a big old insurance story. So, was that legit? Or is it just the beginning of Joy digging her claws into Alex who’s got family money even if Titan is struggling right now?
Before we get into the red flags around Joy showing up with Kelsey and what she has done since then, let me set the stage.
Days of Our Lives: The Insurance Story and Suspicious Timing
So, recently, Alex had a big scare when Joy called him in a panic from University Hospital and he hung up without waiting to get details and just hightailed it out of his apartment. And that left his wife Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein) wondering what was going on and Alex didn’t text any follow-up details.
And that left Stephanie worried. And when her mom Kayla Johnson (Mary Beth Evans) stopped by with pastries, Stephanie told her about it. So, then Kayla called the hospital, found out there was no emergency, and told Stephanie, who was immediately suspicious. But I kind of feel like Kayla violated HIPAA with that call. I mean, that wasn’t okay.
Alex Terrified on DOOL
Meanwhile, Alex rushed over to the hospital, scared that little Kelsey was seriously sick or injured. And his baby mama Joy explained it wasn’t an emergency, just a routine visit for vaccinations. But the reason she called Alex in a panic was financial. So, Joy was upset that she owed money for that visit and the prior one. And she told Alex in New York, her dad’s a doctor, so it sounds like she may be on his coverage. But in Salem, Joy’s out of network. Her insurance didn’t cover it. So she needed to pay out of pocket.
And Alex was relieved that it was just that small thing. He presumed it was a medical emergency for little Kelsey. And then Alex was a little annoyed that he felt like he’d been misled into thinking it was a medical emergency. And to be fair, she never said that. And Joy reminded Alex that he hung up on her before she could explain exactly what was going on. So, he promised Joy he’d pay the bill. And once Kelsey’s birth certificate had been amended to put Alex’s name on it, then he would put Kelsey on his insurance plan.
Days of Our Lives: Red Flags and Gold Digger Theories
And a lot of fans are seeing red flags in this whole deal with Alex and Joy. Basically, ever since she showed up, there have been questions. And of course, Jeremy Horton (Michael Roark) was the one who told her to come to town. And since Joy’s arrival with Kelsey, I’ve seen comments on soap social media that a lot of fans think Joy’s looking for a meal ticket for her and Kelsey. And we know full well her mother Nancy and dad Craig were paying her way. They provided for Joy and Kelsey’s every need when she still lived in New York. So far though, Joy hasn’t really asked Alex for a dime.
And when Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier) asked Joy if she was looking for a payday, she assured him that that’s not why she came. But honestly, that’s what any gold digger would say, right? First, it was the insurance, and the next thing could be Joy complaining to Alex about her housing situation. Currently, Joy and Kelsey have a room above the Brady Pub, but that’s one room for a single mom and a baby. Not a lot of space. And as Kelsey grows, that’ll be an even tighter area for her and her mom Joy.
Joy Manipulates Alex on Days?
So, we could see Joy mentioning to Alex that it’s cramped above the pub and not really the best place for a baby who’s rapidly turning into a toddler. And Joy might be manipulative and even suggest that her mom’s place back in New York has more space. And of course, that would send Alex into a panic about losing everyday access to Kelsey. And so, he might get Joy an apartment close to his. Or Alex might even suggest the Kiriakis mansion as a better place for her and Joy since there’s a ton of space there. I mean, a mansion’s a dream residence for a gold digger, right?
Plus, if Alex suggests an apartment in his building, Joy may remind him she can’t be around trigger-happy Stephanie. And this week on Days of our Lives, Alex’s wife makes an empowering decision. So, she may start getting self-defense lessons, martial arts lessons from Tate Black (Leo Howard). And Joy may claim to Alex that she’s worried Stephanie might attack her physically because of this.
Days of Our Lives: Paternity Questions and DNA Conspiracy Theories
You can see on soap social media, fans think Joy is not only looking for a payday, but also wants Alex for herself. And a faction of fans believe that Alex isn’t even Kelsey’s father. So, the DNA test said that Kelsey is Joy and Alex’s baby. However, Joy might have had help rigging it.
After all, her dad, Craig Wesley (Kevin Spirtas) is a doctor, so she might have tapped into his medical expertise for help scamming the test. And there’s always Jeremy who might have helped. He’s the one who schemed to bring Joy to Salem to try and break up Alex and Stephanie. So Jeremy might have figured out how to swap the DNA results.
There are even some fans that think Joy and Jeremy might be Kelsey’s parents. If you remember, Joy told Stephanie and Alex she wasn’t pregnant. And then she went back to New York. That was March 2025. She could have hooked up with Jeremy and got pregnant right away. We heard Nancy Wesley (Patrika Darbo) lecturing Joy about her loose lifestyle.
Joy had no qualms about almost hooking up with Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) the first day she was in Salem. So, it’s not a stretch to think she would leave Salem, maybe a little annoyed about Alex, and she could have hooked up with Jeremy, whose dad, Mike Horton (Roark Critchlow), was dating her mom, Nancy. It’s not that far-fetched.
Days of Our Lives: Joy Might Not Be Sure of Kelsey’s Paternity
However, we know that Joy was pregnant before she left Salem and lied to Alex and Stephanie. But she could have miscarried and then hooked up with Jeremy and got pregnant. I mean, this is Days where they do resurrections and demon possessions. But it seems more likely that Alex did get Joy pregnant since he’s frustrated that Stephanie’s not ready to be a mom and maybe isn’t ever going to be ready.
But also, there’s a chance Joy hooked up with somebody else in Salem around the same time she hooked up with Alex. According to Nancy, her daughter is promiscuous. So, Joy might not know who’s the dad really and decided to cheat the test just in case it’s not Alex. Her mom Nancy can be sneaky and manipulative. So Joy might be the same way and came by it honestly from her mom.
There’s also an off chance that Johnny’s the dad. I mean, it sure seemed like Joy and Johnny did the deed, but then both of them claimed they stopped before they went all the way. But maybe they didn’t stop and Joy agreed to lie at Johnny’s request to save his marriage.
Possible Outcomes and Medical Crisis on DOOL
In the end, Joy might be trying to get that Kiriakis cash whether or not Alex is Kelsey’s father. And it seems like the likeliest outcome is that Joy did indeed get pregnant by Alex. But anything is possible. It’s a soap. Baby swap, baby DNA, all of that is everyday stuff.
And in the summer promo, baby Kelsey seems to have a medical scare of some kind. And events like that with babies having a medical crisis tend to lead to dramatic outcomes. You know, there’s diagnostic blood tests that could show that Alex is definitely not the daddy.
Maybe there’s a blood type or a DNA issue. Another outcome could be that the medical crisis unites Joy and Alex and pushes Stephanie aside as Alex and Joy care for their daughter. So, we’ll see how it goes.
