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 Chandler Massey as Will Horton and Freddie Smith as Sonny Kiriakis | |||||||||||
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| Created by | Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell[a] | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Ken Corday, Lisa de Cazotte and Greg Meng | ||||||||||
 Guy Wilson and Freddie Smith as Will and Sonny | |||||||||||
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Will Horton and Sonny Kiriakis are fictional characters from the American daytime drama Days of Our Lives.[1][2][3][4] They are notable for the first male-male wedding in US daytime drama history,[5] and for being Days of Our Lives first same-sex supercouple. The couple was originally portrayed by Chandler Massey as Will and Freddie Smith as Sonny, who brought acclaimed popularity to the pairing.
Guy Wilson took over playing Will from January 2014 to October 2015 – with his tenure including the characters' engagement and wedding, and Will's death – and then Massey returned to the role in September 2017,[6] when Will was found to be alive, after fan outrage of Will's death led to the show reversing the decision.[7][8] Massey played Will again as a show regular for three years through to September 2020, when Will and Sonny exited the show together.[9]
In September 2021, Will and Sonny featured in the spin-off show Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem, a one week limited series, in which the role of Sonny was recast with actor Zach Tinker, with Massey again as Will. Both actors re-appeared as the couple in the subsequent spin-off Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas in December 2021; and then Will and Sonny returned to the main show in March 2022, with Tinker debuting as Sonny on the parent show,[10] and Massey appearing in a recurring capacity as Will. The pairing exited again in February 2023.[11]
On internet message boards and in the soap media, the couple is sometimes referred to by the portmanteau "WilSon" (for Will and Sonny). Will is the son of Lucas and Sami and Sonny is the son of Justin and Adrienne.
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- ^ Peel, Brian (March 18, 2013). "Will & Sonny: Days of Our Lives' new supercouple!". Same Same. American Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ Garcia, Adrian (May 3, 2013). "(Watch) "Days of Our Lives" Supercouple Will And Sonny Receive Daytime Emmy Nominations". The Gaily Grind. Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ Benkovic, Andrew (April 7, 2013). "The Daytime TV Power Couple That May (or May Not) Surprise You". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "Daytime Emmy Surprises: George Lucas and Princess Leia, Ricki Lake, 'DOOL,' and the F-Bomb". Yahoo TV. June 17, 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-02-08. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
- ^ Clifford, Kambra (June 26, 2015). "FREE TO LOVE: A look back on daytime's first gay and lesbian weddings". soapcentral.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ^ Soaps SheKnows (August 15, 2017). "Chandler Massey returns to Days of Our Lives as Will Horton". soaps.sheknows.com. United States: SheKnows Media. Archived from the original on 2017-09-09. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ "ICYMI Ron Carlivati Interview". Soap Opera Digest. July 25, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- ^ Corday, Ken (2017-11-13). "The Time Is Now". Soap Opera Digest. Archived from the original on 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ Fairman, Michael (September 1, 2020). "DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Sonny and Will Say Their Final Goodbyes and Leave Salem". Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Zach Tinker On His DAYS Return". Soap Opera Digest. 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ Mistretta, Amy (2023-02-10). "And Away They Go: Days of Our Lives Writes Off Chandler Massey and Zach Tinker's 'WilSon'". Soaps.com. Retrieved 2023-02-22.