Days of our Lives spoilers for the week of January 19-23, 2026, tease Stephanie and Jada’s “wedding shopping.” Later, a sudden development leaves Stephanie and Alex shaken. Meanwhile, Leo pleads with Javi to stay.

Weekly Recap: January 12-16, 2026

Monday, January 12, 2026 #15290
Dimitri (Peter Porte) shocked Leo (Greg Rikaart) by arriving in Horton Town Square just after Leo’s wedding to Javi (Al Calderon, who left DAYS for NBC’s Brilliant Minds) was over. Javi told Leo he had to work this out, and the two went their separate ways, leaving Javi heartbroken and Leo feeling lost. Maggie (Suzanne Rogers) confronted Xander (Paul Telfer) after he fired Brady (Eric Martsolf). He knows he acted horribly. He said it wasn’t personal, but he knew that it was. Sarah (Linsey Godfrey) comforted Brady, who told her what happened with Xander.

However, his unemployment status wasn’t all bad. He was no longer feeling like Basic Black was where he wanted to be. He wanted to find a new opportunity, one that would be more fulfilling and give him true purpose. However, he felt guilty because Basic Black had so much to do with his dad. Xander and Leo commiserated at the Brady Pub. Steve (Stephen Nichols) and Alex (Robert Scott Wilson) objected to Stephanie’s (Abigail Klein) idea to run their engagement announcement in The Spectator. That move could trigger her stalker. That’s what she hoped would happen. They ended up going along with her plan.

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 #15291
Cat (AnnaLynne McCord) questioned Gwen (Emily O’Brien) to see if she knew why Dimitri was in town and whether he might have had something to do with kidnapping the gaggle of DiMeras. Meanwhile, Dimitri spinned a story for Rafe (Galen Gering) about his captivity, but he was very vague about the details. Rafe told Dimitri not to leave town. Kristen (Stacy Haiduk) persuaded Sarah to let her go home from the hospital. Despite having concerns, Sarah did just that.

As a result, Kristen was able to visit Rachel (Alice Halsey) at Bayview. Also at Bayview, Brady met with Dr. Gregory (Kim Hawthorne) about his daughter. He was able to voice his concerns, namely, Rachel’s friendship with Sophia (Rachel Boyd). He didn’t think she was a good influence on Rachel, even though Sophia didn’t talk. Dr. Gregory expressed her concerns about Rachel’s ongoing issues with the women he dated. Sophia asked Rachel for a favor; she needed money to get a phone. Rachel stole the money from her father’s wallet.

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 #15292
Leo opened up to Chad (Billy Flynn) as he licked his wounds over the way his wedding and potentially his marriage ended. Gwen questioned Kristen about Rachel’s status. The two also talked about EJ (Dan Feuerriegel). Kristen wasn’t happy with him, so she told Gwen she didn’t plan to stick around the DiMera mansion. And Gwen broke the news about Dimitri living there right now. In other news, Holly (Ashley Puzemis) asked Ari (Marissa Reyes) to join a sorority with her. Ari was hesitant to go that route. She, in turn, asked if Holly wanted to join her at Small Bar.