Despite her relatively short time on “Days of Our Lives,” Lindsay Arnold made quite an impression on the soap. As Allie Horton, the child of legacy characters Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney) and Lucas Horton (Bryan Dattilo), she was served heavy-hitting storylines from her debut, and one in particular delighted the actress more than anything.
Allie first came to Salem in June 2020, showing up on her Uncle Eric’s (Greg Vaughan) doorstep pregnant and scared. Over time, she revealed that her pregnancy was the result of a sexual assault, and her grandmother Marlena (Deidre Hall) helped her through her trauma. Allie settled into life in Salem, even pursuing a romance with her best friend Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens). Their relationship didn’t work out as expected, and Allie left town in early 2023 when they broke up; but not before she endured possibly the scariest (and most exciting) storyline of her time: being possessed by the devil.
Arnold loved playing the devil
Marlena was the subject of the possession plot line when it first appeared on “Days of Our Lives” in 1994. When it reappeared in 2021, fans were quite upset. Doug Williams (Bill Hayes), then Marlena, were the first two people the devil took control of before being allegedly vanquished a few months later. But the devil wasn’t finished with Salem; before being defeated, it also took possession of Johnny Dimera (Carson Boatman) and Allie. Actress Lindsay Arnold said why the devil narrative was her favorite to perform in a Daytime Confidential interview.
“I felt like the devil was the first time I had three or four months where I was not going to set and crying. I was going to set and having fun,” she told the outlet. “I got to be evil. I felt there wasn’t a ton of heaviness for me, because I was playing this emotionless entity.”
Arnold went on to detail that most of her other storylines, like her pregnancy, were very emotionally draining to act, so it was a nice change of pace to be able to let go and focus on something a bit more supernatural.
Arnold has yet to complete her dream daytime storyline
Lindsay Arnold would really like to see Allie experience one tale, even if she left Salem and hasn’t been back. This storyline isn’t as sinister as being possessed by Satan. Arnold talked about her ideal Allie plot in an interview with TV Source, and she also explained why she chose that particular scene.
“I feel like what she wants is definitely to settle down with someone and I feel like, I just really want to do a wedding,” she dished to the magazine. “I really want to get married on the show, mainly because I want to pick a wedding dress. I want to try out all the pretty dresses.”
Arnold also expressed that she wants to be involved in a soap wedding for the drama of it all since fans know most Salem weddings end with a bang (literally or figuratively). If, or when, Allie ever returns to Salem, Arnold might get to live out her fantasy of being in a soap wedding — but who would she marry?