Camila Banus Reveals Why She Left Days of Our Lives
Camila Banus (Gabi Hernandez, Days of Our Lives) opened her heart and soul in a heartfelt article for Today.com, ‘Why I Left Days of Our Lives.’ Banus discusses her father’s death, her decision to leave Days, and her desire to leave a legacy for her family.
Landing the role of Gabi Hernandez was a dream come true for Banus but it didn’t come without sacrifices. She missed out on countless family gatherings, holidays, and special occasions because she was working. The work was also “demanding” and “grueling,” but it was worth it because Banus was doing what she loved. And Days gave Banus an opportunity to be involved in so many “amazing” storylines, storylines she wouldn’t have been able to be a part of anywhere else.
Given all this, it wasn’t an easy decision to leave. But as she shares, “I did it for me and the dreams that surpassed “Days of Our Lives.” I did for my family: past, present and future. I did it for my dad, in honor of the person he thought I could be — but never could see me become.”
When Banus was 19 years old her father died by suicide. Shocked and devastated, she held on best she knew how, by keeping her pain buried deep and locked away. We can’t even imagine how difficult it was for Banus but in time she was able to start opening up, talk about her father, and begin the process of moving forward.
Her father also factored into her decision to move on from Days. “That was part of why I walked away. He (Banus’s father) didn’t stay to see his dreams realized — the depression took over. I need to reach mine for him, and me, and our family. “Days” was undeniably a dream job. But I hope it’s the first of many dream jobs. I want to leave a legacy for my family, honoring the sacrifices that my Cuban immigrant parents made for me so that I could pursue those dreams.”
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