Days of Our Lives’ Galen Gering explained Arnold’s goal and how pretending to be Rafe will affect Jada.
ArnoldāsĀ back,Ā and heās going to terminate Rafe and Jadaās relationship onĀ Days of Our Lives. No, notĀ that,Ā Arnold. Arnold Feniger, the presumed-dead man
Stefano and EJ helped turn into a Rafe doppelganger back in 2011. Supposedly killed in prison, we recently learned that his death was faked, and now heās back
in Salem. Galen Gering dished about playing both parts and the entertaining aspects of it.
Double the Fun
Watching Arnold make EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) completely uncomfortable is hilarious. We learned that after faking Arnoldās death, EJ had him shipped off to Argentina. But since he ran out of his hush money, heās back for more. And heās, once again, impersonating Rafe. Gering spoke to Soap Opera Digest about doing double duty. He explained that soap couples often face issues that could tear them apart. However, he wasnāt worried that Arnold would completely ruin things for the almost-married Rafe and Jada (Elia Cantu). (Find out more about Arnold.)
āI thought that it would be fun to [cause trouble for the couple] no matter what,ā the actor stated, adding in his confidence that theyāll overcome this latest escapade. āThey can work things out in spite of all the ups and downs.ā Even though she starts to notice that heās not behaving like Rafe, Arnold will divert her attention by downplaying things.
Twin it To Win It
Rafe is tied up in the DiMera mansionās not-so-secret secret room while Arnold is goofing around as Rafe. āI will say that Arnold doesnāt do a great job of trying to be Rafe,ā Gering said, admitting that in this twin-go-round, heās purposely playing Arnold as someone who doesnāt care if he impersonates Rafe correctly. His main goal is to get more money from EJ.
āHe kind of wants to get caught or make EJ feel uncomfortable about the fact that heās there,ā he explained. Arnoldās hope is that if he can annoy EJ enough, the DiMera will buckle and pay him what he wants, so heāll go away. āThe more Arnold can make EJ uncomfortable, the better.ā This twin tale is very enjoyable, especially when you see Gering having the time of his life annoying people. (Learn about other DAYS actors who played multiple roles.)
