Days of Our Lives fans are preparing to spot nan on-screen ceremonial of John Black, nan iconic characteristic played by nan precocious Drake Hogestyn. Martha Madison, who plays Belle, has now revealed erstwhile precisely was John Black’s funeral filmed.

Martha Madison reveals John Black’s ceremonial segment was filmed earlier Drake Hogestyn’s death

Drake Hogestyn, who played John Black for astir 4 decades, passed distant past autumn aft a backstage conflict pinch pancreatic cancer. However, nan ceremonial scenes successful Days of Our Lives were filmed conscionable days earlier his death.

During Michael Fairman’s tribute to Hogestyn, Martha Madison explained, “We changeable nan ceremonial earlier he passed away, and that was really tough. But we each knew it [his passing] was imminent.” The formed wrapped filming John Black’s ceremonial segment connected a Friday earlier Days of Our Lives’ hiatus, and Hogestyn sadly died that weekend.

Furthermore, Mary Beth Evans admitted that while nan storyline felt rushed astatine nan time, she was grateful they filmed it erstwhile they did. “I don’t cognize if I could person done it aft he passed away,” she confessed.

Hogestyn’s on-screen son, Eric Martsolf, opened up nan acquisition successful an question and reply pinch TV Insider. “It felt very unnatural to movie a ceremonial of a characteristic and a man who you knew was still pinch us,” Martsolf shared. He besides reflected connected his individual relationship to pancreatic cancer, which had taken some his on-screen mother and his real-life mother.

Despite nan grief, nan formed leaned connected each different to get done nan scenes. “We each conscionable held each other’s hands truthful tight,” Martsolf said. “There were a batch of takes…we were bawling for illustration schoolhouse children. As difficult arsenic it was to do, it was necessary.” He further added, “I was truthful thankful to nan writers because they did bring a celebratory consciousness to it that I judge honored Drake.”

John Black’s ceremonial airs connected Days of Our Lives connected Monday, June 9, and Tuesday, June 10, connected Peacock.