5 things you didn't know about AnnaLynne McCord on Days of Our Lives

AnnaLynne McCord joined the cast of Days of Our Lives and might take over the role of the likely deceased Abigail Deveraux DiMera. AnnaLynne is an American actress born on July 16, 1987 in Atlanta. She started her acting career with an Italian film Natale a Miami in 2005.

AnnaLynne graduated from high school at the age of 15 and joined Wilhelmina Modeling Agency in Miami. Before Days of Our Lives, she has been a part of many films and television shows. One of the roles AnnaLynne McCord was prominently known for is Naomi Clark in The CW 2008 series 90210.

Her role in Days of Our Lives is yet to be revealed, but it's assumed that she will play the role of Abby. McCord is known for her roles as Cassandra in Middle of Nowhere (2002), Eden Lord in Nip/Tuck (2007-2009), Jessica Sanders in The Night Shift (2016) and Diane Vaughn in Beauty & the Beast (2016).

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5 things to know about AnnaLynne McCord of Days of Our Lives

1) Faced a sexual assault and mental breakdown

In 2014, AnnaLynne McCord opened up about the sexual assault at the age of 18 she faced from someone she knew. She also spoke about how her past trauma broke her down while shooting a rape scene in one of her most popular roles for 90210.

Because of the past trauma she had been dealing with, AnnaLynne McCord went through treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in 2018. Following this treatment in 2021, McCord revealed that she was also diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.

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2) President of Together1Heart

Consideirng her personal experiences, McCord understands the misery of going through any kind of assault. She's the president of Together1Heart, an international community established in 2016.

Together1Heart focuses on empowering women and children who are victims of human trafficking and sexual assaults. The charitable trust helps the victims to develop in four different stages, which follow recovery, outreach, education and training and economic empowerment.

McCord received a U.S. congressional honor from Connecticut congresswoman Rosa De Lauro in 2009 for her work against human trafficking.

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3) Supporter of St. Benard Project

AnnaLynne McCord has been an active member of several non-profit organizations. Besides working for Together1Heart, she's also a supporter of the St. Benard Project. The project aims to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

St. Benard Project was formed in 2006 after the hurricane in 2005. According to official data, 5,500 families received help from the St. Benard Project, and over 1200 homes have been rebuilt as of 2017.

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4) Relationship with a British rugby player

McCord is in a relationship with a British rugby player Danny Cipriani. She met Danny nearly eight years ago on a dating app, Raya. The couple dated on and off for over four years before calling it off. They remained friends for a while and got back into a relationship.

Previously, McCord had dated actor Dominic Purcell. Their relationship saw splits in 2014 and 2018. In 2020, Purcell confirmed that they were back in a relationship, but McCord is now with Danny Cipriani.

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5) A poem on the Russia-Ukraine war

After the Russia-Ukraine war began, McCord released a video in February 2022 on X (formerly known as Twitter).

In the video, McCord recited a poem she made. The poem was based on if she had been the mother of Vladimir Putin and loved him, he might not have invaded Ukraine.

The video was widely criticized, but in an interview with Buzzfeed News, McCord defended the video by saying that she could have become a dictator in the video if not reciting a poem.

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AnnaLynne McCord's first episode on Days of Our Lives aired on June 19, 2024. Fans can watch the new episodes of Days of Our Lives to know more about her character and the plot.

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Days of Our Lives is available to stream on Peacock.