5 things you didn't know about Days of Our Lives star Kate Mansi

Days of Our Lives premiered on November 8, 1965, on NBC. However, it was relocated to the online streaming platform Peacock in 2022. It is set in the fictional city of Salem. It blends romance, rivalry, love triangles, and so much more. The storylines revolve around the Horton and Brady families.

The show is immensely popular among viewers for its storylines addressing same-sex marriages, mental health issues, etc. It has witnessed the exit and entry of various characters. Kate Mansi is one of them, who debuted on the show in 2011 as Abigail Deveraux.

While the role was originally played by Meghan and Michael Nelson (1992–1994). Followed by Paige and Ryanne Kettner (1994–2001), Megan Corletto (2001–2003), Jillian Clare (2003–2004), Ashley Benson (2004–2007), Emily Montague (2007), Kate Mansi (2011–2016, 2018–2020) and Marci Miller (2016–2018, 2020–2022)

Kate Mansi is one of the best-known actresses who played Abigail in Days of Our Lives. Her character was the daughter of Jack Deveraux and Jennifer Horton, which she played from 2011 to 2020. However, the character was later killed off in 2022.

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Days Of Our Lives: 5 facts about Kate Mansi

Although she has been in the entertainment industry since 2008, the actress has quite a private take on life.

1) Kate Mansi battling depression and anxiety

Kate has always been open about taking medication for her mental health issues on social media. She has also been associated with Bring Change 2 Mind to create social awareness. According to Soaps In-depth article on October 5, 2017, the actress believes:

"someone who lives with anxiety and depression, that is not the world I live in. It is imperative to my mental health that I remember nothing is impossible with depression or anxiety"

The actress added, that she was never comfortable with letting anyone know about her suffering, until 2016 when she decided to open up about it by being associated with Bring Change 2 Mind.

She shared her experience via a blog on the Bring Change 2 Mind website. However, the blog is not available now, the actress stated that by sharing her struggles, she wanted to create momentum to elicit change instead of staying silent.

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2) Kate Mansi is engaged

Kate Mansi with her Fiance (Image via Instagram / @katemansi)

The Days of Our Lives star has always kept her love life private. However, On July 3, 2024, she took to her Instagram and posted a picture of her eating but simultaneously flaunting her ring. She captioned the post:

"Never did I expect this to be the official photo of our announcement, but here we are. (And LGM = Let’s Go Mets. But… semantics)"

In a following post, she shared a picture with her partner, Matt McInnis, confirming their engagement.

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3) Kate raised money for the Charity: Water campaign on her birthday in 2015.

With Charity: Water organization, she started a campaign on her birthday in 2015. In an interview with Daytime Confidential in March 2015, the actress revealed that she became aware of the water crisis on World Water Day.

As she researched in depth, Charity: Water was one of the leading non-profit organizations, and she came up with the idea of raising funds on her birthday. Due to immense support, charity: water continued her campaign until December 31 to raise $20,000, which they successfully did.

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4) Kate Mansi auditioned for Melanie's role in Days Of Our Lives

According to Glamour's December 2015 report, Kate Mansi auditioned for Melanie's role, however, lost it to Molly Burnett. The makers connected her after almost three years when she tested for the part of Abigail Days of Our Lives. For the audition of Abigail, she was asked to dye her hair blonde.

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5) Kate Mansi also plays Kristina on General Hospital

Kate has been part of Days of Our Lives as Abigail for a long time. However, she last appeared on the show in 2020. The makers brought back Kate as Kristina on General Hospital.

Notably, the two characters are not interrelated, and it is not a cross-over. Kate Mansi has been a popular daily soap opera face for years and took up Kristina's role in GH in 2023. Kristina is the daughter of Sonny Corinthos and his former attorney, Alexis Davis.

Presently in the show, Kristina recently suffered a miscarriage by falling in a swimming pool. She was the surrogate of her sister Molly and her husband TJ's child. Her life is intertwined with Sonny, Ava, Molly, and TJ. She grieves the loss of the child and faces Ava regarding a court case.

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Fans can watch all episodes of Kate Mansi as Abigail on Days of Our Lives on Peacock and as Kristina on General Hospital on ABC.