Jen Lilley stressed that there was no drama surrounding her decision to leave “Days of Our Lives” in her statement back in 2016. “There’s no one to point your finger at here,” Lilley wrote, adding that she and “Days” were parting ways “on the best of terms.” The actor explained that she was leaving the show so she could spend more time with her family and focus on her charity work, while also pursuing other endeavors. “It came down to time and the sacrifices required to keep Theresa on the front burner,” she said. “Given the demanding production schedule a soap requires, that just wasn’t possible with the other commitments and opportunities I wanted to pursue.”
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Speaking with Soap Central, Lilley shed further light on her exit by sharing some of the things she had been working on since leaving “Days.” “I’m recording an album (but currently on vocal rest), working on publishing my children’s book, and doing other films and TV shows. Plus, I’m visiting family I haven’t seen in three years due to the demanding schedule and last-minute schedule changes soaps have,” she said. She also revealed that she was traveling to South Africa to help build wells in Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland) and was working on becoming certified as a foster parent. “In short: I’m a workaholic. I’ll always have at least five to six coals in the fire!” Lilley said.
