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Time of India
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Days of Our Lives casts Conner Floyd as Chad DiMera, replacing Billy Flynn after over a decade in the iconic role
Actor Conner Floyd has been brought on board to play Chad DiMera in the long-running soap opera Days of Our Lives. The casting comes following Billy Flynn's exit from the role after portraying the character for over ten years. Floyd is known for his previous work as Philip 'Chance' Chancellor on The Young and the Restless. Floyd officially began filming his new role on June 23. However, due to the show's pre-filming structure, his on-screen appearance as Chad DiMera will not air until April 2026. Billy Flynn moves on to new role Billy Flynn, who had been the face of Chad DiMera since 2014, has moved to The Young and the Restless, where he now plays the role of Cane Ashby. Flynn made his debut on the show on June 19. Speaking about his departure from Days of Our Lives, Flynn told TV Insider, 'I am grateful for my years at Days. It changed my life in the best ways.' Dear YR fans,Give Billy Flynn a chance. I think you all will love him like we did on Days Of Our Lives You added a powerhouse actor on your cast He won't let you down. He never let us downHe's blown us all away#YR #Days #Chabby He further shared, 'I've spent the last 10-plus years playing this amazing character and telling one of the all-time great love stories. And now I'm excited for this opportunity and to test myself in a new way.' In a March interview with Variety, Flynn added, 'I love acting, and I love stories, and I never imagined I would just tell one story for the rest of my life.' Floyd confirms casting on Instagram Floyd confirmed the news by posting a photo on Instagram in front of his dressing room, pointing at the nameplate. 'See y'all in Salem!' he captioned the image, referencing the fictional setting of the show. Flynn himself congratulated Floyd in the comments: 'Congrats @connergfloyd! Chad is in great hands. You're gonna crush it, man.' A character with legacy The character of Chad DiMera first appeared on Days of Our Lives in 2009, originally portrayed by Casey Deidrick. Flynn took over the role in 2014 and helped shape the character's story, especially through Chad's romantic arc with Abigail Deveraux. Fans can catch Days of Our Lives streaming exclusively on Peacock.
The Independent
07-02-2025
- Science
- The Independent
Chance of Earth being hit by asteroid in 2032 double
The chances of Earth being hit by an asteroid in 2032 have roughly doubled – though we are almost certainly fine. On 22 December, 2032, the Earth will be visited by an asteroid discovered last year and named 2024 YR. The rock is up to 90 metres across. As it does, there is a chance that it will collide with Earth, potentially causing disaster as it does. That chance has now been revised up by Nasa 's Center for Near Earth Object Studies or Cneos. A week ago, predictions had suggested that there was a roughly 1 per cent chance we would be hit by the rock – but it now stands at 2.3 per cent, or a one-in-43 chance. Nasa says that it will continue to study the asteroid and that it expects the chance of disaster will be revised down as it learns more about it and its path. 'There have been several objects in the past that have risen on the risk list and eventually dropped off as more data have come in. New observations may result in reassignment of this asteroid to 0 as more data come in,' the space agency said in a statement last week. The asteroid known as 2024 YR was first spotted on 27 December last year. It came to the attention of the world a few days later, when it was added to Nasa's list of asteroids that are near-Earth and are in danger of colliding with our planet. At the moment, the asteroid has been given a ranking of three on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, which measures how much danger is posed by a rock from 0 to 10, with the latter marking the end of civilisation. But a number of asteroids have recently been given high rankings that have eventually been revised down as astronomers have learnt more about their path. There are a host of programmes looking at ways to direct any truly hazardous asteroids, which include slamming spacecraft into them or attempting to move them of course with nuclear blasts. For now, however, the world might be less prepared than it should be for a dangerous strike, experts have suggested.
