Is Drake Hogestyn Leaving Days. If you thought jay kenneth johnson (philip) leaving days was a shocker, hold on to your hats! According to soap opera digest, drake hogestyn was forced to take a leave of absence from days of our lives in 2016 after he suffered a serious injury.

It seems like john is making his exit from days of our lives, but whether or not he’ll return is up in the air. As shocking as drake hogestyn and deidre hall’s firing from days of our lives was for fans, they aren’t the only stars to have been axed from the soap opera.