Could Sofia Mattsson Be the New Chloe Lane — and Is Her Mysterious DAYS Role About to Bring One of Brady’s Greatest Loves Back to Salem?
🚨 SALEM COULD BE ON THE VERGE OF A MAJOR LEGACY RECAST THAT WOULD STUN THE ENTIRE DAYS OF OUR LIVES FANBASE! 😱🔥🎤 Nadia Bjorlin has now openly confirmed that Days of Our Lives contacted her about stepping back into the role of Chloe Lane. However, the actress ultimately chose not to return because the logistics of the situation, combined with the financial realities of modern daytime television, did not work for her.
What remains completely unconfirmed is the far more explosive part of the growing speculation: former General Hospital actress Sofia Mattsson may have been brought in to become the next Chloe Lane.
Mattsson joined Days of Our Lives earlier this year in a mystery role that the show has carefully refused to identify. Since Bjorlin publicly revealed that DAYS had wanted Chloe back, speculation surrounding Mattsson has grown much stronger. (Michael Fairman TV)
The storyline theory takes that possibility even further. It imagines Chloe arriving in Salem just as Brady Black’s developing relationship with Sarah begins falling apart and Joy Wesley becomes trapped in an increasingly complicated mystery connected to baby Kelsey.
If Sofia Mattsson truly has been cast as Chloe, viewers may be looking at much more than a brief appearance. DAYS could be preparing to launch an entirely new chapter for one of Salem’s most memorable women.
Key Takeaways
- Nadia Bjorlin has confirmed that Days of Our Lives contacted her about returning as Chloe Lane, but she ultimately rejected the opportunity. (Michael Fairman TV)
- Bjorlin also made it clear that if Chloe is brought back to Salem, another actress will be playing the character.
- Sofia Mattsson joined Days in March 2026, but the identity of her character has remained secret, leading to growing speculation that she may be Chloe’s recast. (Michael Fairman TV)
- DAYS has not officially announced that Mattsson is Chloe Lane, meaning the casting theory remains speculation rather than confirmed information. (ComingSoon)
- Since Days of Our Lives records episodes many months before they air, Mattsson’s mystery character may not appear onscreen until much later, possibly sometime in early 2027. (Michael Fairman TV)
- One developing theory suggests Chloe could return while Brady’s relationship with Sarah is falling apart and Sarah is moving back toward Xander.
- Chloe could also become deeply involved in Joy Wesley’s problems and the growing mystery surrounding Kelsey.
- Reuniting Brady and Chloe would reopen one of Salem’s most enduring and emotionally complicated romantic histories.
- Chloe’s presence could also create major consequences for Philip and other Salem residents connected to her past.
- If Mattsson really has inherited the role, the show’s greatest challenge will be preserving everything viewers recognize about Chloe while giving a new performer enough freedom to make the character her own.
One confirmed detail has completely changed the way fans are looking at this mystery.
Nadia Bjorlin really was invited back.
That part is no longer simply an internet rumor or fan theory.
During a recent conversation with Michael Fairman, Bjorlin revealed that Days of Our Lives had contacted her about returning as Chloe Lane. She decided not to accept the offer, explaining that making the return work logistically was difficult for her current circumstances while also referring to the economic realities surrounding television production today. (Michael Fairman TV)
But then Bjorlin added something that immediately made the situation much more interesting.
Her comments strongly suggested that if Chloe eventually returns to Salem?
Someone else will be portraying her.
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That statement does not, by itself, prove that Sofia Mattsson has been cast in the role.
That difference needs to remain clear.
Mattsson has definitely joined Days of Our Lives, but the production has intentionally kept her character’s identity under wraps.
Reports claiming she will become the new Chloe remain speculation. At this point, neither the soap nor an official Peacock announcement has publicly identified Mattsson as Chloe Lane. (ComingSoon)
Still, after Bjorlin’s revelation?
The pieces suddenly fit together in a way they did not before.
The writers apparently wanted Chloe back.
Nadia declined.
Sofia Mattsson has joined the cast in a secret role.
And several current or developing Salem storylines could easily make room for Chloe.
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The most obvious place to begin is Brady Black.
Because if Chloe walks back into town at exactly the moment Brady’s romantic life collapses?
The storyline practically writes itself.
The scenario being discussed predicts that Brady’s current romantic connection with Sarah will eventually prove temporary and that Sarah will ultimately find herself drawn back toward Xander.
Should that happen, Brady could once again be left emotionally shattered.
And anyone who has watched Brady for years knows what often happens when his heart gets broken.
Brady becomes vulnerable.
He begins questioning his decisions.
He tries to convince everyone — especially himself — that he is perfectly fine.
And that would be precisely the moment for Chloe Lane to walk through the door.
Picture it.
Brady has just finished another painful argument with Sarah.
He comes home emotionally drained.
He is frustrated.
Angry.
Trying desperately to convince himself that losing Sarah does not matter nearly as much as it actually does.
Then a familiar voice suddenly says:
“Brady?”
He stops moving.
Turns around.
And there she is.
Chloe.
Except this time, viewers would be seeing a different actress.
A new face.
But the same history.
The same complicated connection.
The same decades of memories.
And the same woman who has always possessed an almost effortless ability to turn Brady’s emotional world upside down.
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Obviously, changing actresses for a character this recognizable would come with enormous risk.
Chloe Lane is not a minor Salem resident who appeared briefly and disappeared without leaving much history behind.
Nadia Bjorlin originated the role in 1999 and continued portraying Chloe through numerous departures, returns and major storylines across more than two decades. (Soap Opera Digest)
Longtime viewers remember Ghoul Girl.
They remember Chloe discovering her confidence.
They remember the romances.
They remember her music.
They remember Brady.
They remember Philip.
They remember the complicated family relationships.
They remember the heartbreaks, transformations, betrayals and reunions.
For a huge portion of the audience, the name “Chloe Lane” immediately brings Nadia Bjorlin’s face to mind.
That means Sofia Mattsson would not simply be arriving in Salem as another new actress.
She would be stepping into more than twenty-five years of audience history and emotional attachment.
That is an enormous responsibility.
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At the same time, Mattsson has already demonstrated that she can handle emotionally layered material in daytime television.
And one particularly interesting aspect of this theory is that Chloe’s identity as a musical character would not necessarily need to disappear simply because a different actress was taking over the part.
Would Mattsson need to duplicate Nadia Bjorlin’s operatic performances exactly?
Probably not.
In fact, trying to recreate the previous version too closely might be one of the biggest mistakes the show could make.
A better approach would be allowing Mattsson to discover her own interpretation of Chloe.
Music could remain an important part of Chloe’s personality without turning the new actress into an imitation of Bjorlin.
Perhaps Chloe’s musical tastes have evolved.
Perhaps her career has gone in a different direction.
Perhaps performing no longer means exactly what it did to her when she was younger.
This could be a Chloe returning to Salem at a completely different stage of life — older, more experienced, changed by everything she has been through and perhaps uncertain about where she truly belongs now.
That kind of approach would give a recast the space necessary to succeed.
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Then there is Joy Wesley.
And from a storytelling perspective, Joy may actually provide the strongest and most natural reason for bringing Chloe back.
Joy is Chloe’s younger sister.
If Joy’s life becomes seriously complicated, Chloe has an immediate family reason to return to Salem without Brady having anything to do with the decision.
According to the developing scenario, Joy’s situation involving Kelsey could eventually become serious enough that Chloe feels she has no choice but to step in.
Maybe there is a custody battle.
Maybe questions emerge about Kelsey’s biological father.
Maybe a medical emergency exposes something nobody expected.
Maybe Joy has been protecting a secret that becomes impossible to hide any longer.
The theory has suggested several possibilities, including disputed parentage and potentially darker revelations involving the family, but none of those exact developments has been officially established.
The details could change completely.
The emotional logic, however, remains strong.
If Joy desperately needs help?
Chloe would come home.
No hesitation.
No complicated explanation required.
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And that could provide the writers with a much stronger way to reintroduce Chloe.
She would not return because Brady contacted her.
She would not suddenly show up in Salem specifically because she wants another chance with an old boyfriend.
She would not arrive with romance as her primary objective.
She would come home because of family.
And only after she arrives would Brady become part of the equation.
That is dramatically much more interesting.
Perhaps Chloe returns and quickly realizes Brady is struggling.
Perhaps Brady becomes involved in helping her discover whatever Joy has been hiding.
Maybe Brady assists Chloe as she investigates the truth surrounding Kelsey.
Suddenly, two people who once loved each other deeply are spending enormous amounts of time together again.
They are talking.
Working together.
Remembering their past.
Confiding in each other.
Slowly rebuilding trust neither expected to rediscover.
Neither one enters the situation planning to restart their romance.
Which, considering this is Salem, practically guarantees that romantic feelings would eventually become impossible to ignore.
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Then imagine Sarah encountering Chloe for the first time.
She would immediately understand what Chloe represents.
Sarah knows Brady has a romantic past.
But Chloe is not simply some forgotten girlfriend from years ago.
She is one of the women who repeatedly occupied an important place in Brady’s heart.
Their relationship carries real history.
Serious history.
The kind of history that does not disappear simply because people spend years apart.
And that could provoke an emotion Sarah might not be expecting.
Jealousy.
Which would become particularly fascinating if Sarah had already decided she wanted another chance with Xander.
Maybe Sarah believes Brady should move on.
Maybe she genuinely thinks choosing Xander is the right decision.
Maybe she tells Brady they should both accept that whatever existed between them has ended.
But then she sees Brady smiling with Chloe.
Talking to her differently.
Relaxing around her.
Remembering things only the two of them understand.
And suddenly Sarah realizes that watching Brady move forward may be much harder than telling him to do it.
Perhaps she does not actually want Brady anymore…
but she also does not particularly enjoy seeing another woman have him.
That would be vintage Salem.
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And Xander?
Xander might find Sarah’s reaction absolutely fascinating.
Imagine the conversation.
“You picked me.”
Sarah shoots him an irritated look.
“I know that.”
Xander raises an eyebrow.
“So why exactly do you care who Brady spends his time with?”
“I don’t.”
Xander smiles.
Sarah becomes even more annoyed.
With almost no effort at all, Chloe’s arrival could begin destabilizing two relationships simply because of what her presence represents.
And Chloe herself would not even need to be deliberately pursuing Brady.
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Then there is Philip.
That is another enormous piece of the puzzle.
Philip and Chloe have their own long, turbulent and emotionally complicated romantic history.
Brady is not the only man in Salem whose past could come rushing back the moment Chloe returns.
What happens when Philip sees her again?
Especially if it becomes obvious that Chloe and Brady are growing close?
Old emotions have a way of resurfacing in Salem at the worst possible time.
Philip could insist that whatever existed between him and Chloe ended years ago.
He could claim Brady’s relationship with Chloe has absolutely nothing to do with him.
But history is rarely that simple.
And suddenly the writers would have an opportunity to bring several generations and decades of Salem history crashing together through one character’s return.
Brady wants Chloe.
Philip remembers what Chloe once meant to him.
Sarah cannot understand why Brady moving on bothers her.
Xander observes Sarah’s reaction.
Joy desperately needs her older sister.
And standing in the middle of all of them?
Chloe has to decide what she actually wants.
That final part would be essential.
Because the strongest version of Chloe’s comeback would not reduce her to a romantic reward waiting for Brady at the end of another failed relationship.
She needs her own story.
Her own reasons for returning.
Her own conflicts.
Her own choices.
Her own future.
That would make the comeback significantly more meaningful.
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There is another detail making viewers increasingly curious about Sofia Mattsson’s mystery role.
Mattsson reportedly joined the cast months ago, yet her character still has not been publicly revealed.
Because Days of Our Lives shoots its episodes so far ahead of broadcast, Michael Fairman TV has noted that the material involving Mattsson may not reach viewers until early 2027. (Michael Fairman TV)
That creates a very unusual situation.
The actress may already have filmed scenes.
The storyline may already exist.
Other cast members may already know exactly who she is playing.
Yet viewers could remain in the dark for months.
And every additional week the show refuses to reveal her identity?
The Chloe Lane speculation is likely to become even louder.
Still, until Peacock, Days of Our Lives or another official source actually confirms the casting, there is an important distinction that should not be ignored.
The accurate question remains:
Could Sofia Mattsson be the new Chloe Lane?
It should not yet be stated as:
Sofia Mattsson is Chloe Lane.
That has not officially been confirmed.
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However, if the speculation eventually turns out to be correct?
The writers will face one immediate and extremely important challenge.
They should not ask Sofia Mattsson to imitate Nadia Bjorlin.
They should allow her to become Chloe Lane in her own way.
There is a major difference.
The show should respect Chloe’s established history.
Her relationships need to remain emotionally recognizable.
Her musical background should not suddenly vanish.
Her complicated personality should still feel familiar.
Chloe should remain strong.
Sensitive.
Passionate.
Vulnerable.
Independent.
Occasionally impulsive.
And perfectly capable of making an enormous emotional mess even when her intentions are completely sincere.
But Mattsson should also be given enough creative space to create an interpretation that belongs to her.
Successful soap recasts rarely work because the replacement actor perfectly copies the original performer.
They work when audiences eventually stop concentrating on the casting change and begin believing they are watching the character again.
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And perhaps that is exactly why this could be the right moment for Chloe Lane to return.
There would be little value in bringing Chloe back simply to repeat everything she already experienced twenty years ago.
This cannot simply be Chloe returning to recreate 2005.
Salem is different now.
Brady is different.
Philip has lived through years of additional experiences.
Family dynamics have changed.
Joy now has problems of her own.
Relationships have formed and collapsed.
People who once mattered enormously may occupy completely different positions in Chloe’s life today.
And Chloe herself should not be exactly the woman viewers remember from previous decades.
She should have changed too.
That gives a new actress somewhere meaningful to take the role instead of forcing her to compete constantly with memories of the past.
A returning Chloe could be more mature without becoming predictable.
More cautious without losing her passion.
More independent while still carrying emotional scars from the relationships that shaped her life.
And when she finally finds herself standing face-to-face with Brady again?
All that personal growth could be challenged almost instantly.
Because some connections do not simply disappear.
They wait.
🔥 Will Days of Our Lives eventually reveal that Sofia Mattsson has stepped into the iconic role of Chloe Lane after Nadia Bjorlin declined the show’s invitation to return?
🔥 And if Chloe really does come back to Salem just as Sarah is pulled toward Xander again and Joy’s mystery involving Kelsey spirals out of control, could Brady finally discover that the woman he has spent years trying to replace in other relationships has returned at precisely the moment he needs her most?