In the aftermath of the heartbreaking death of Days of Our Lives star Drake Hogestyn, news has surfaced that the actor filmed John Black’s death scenes. One of the major heroes of Salem, John, and Hogestyn are missed equally. His co-stars spoke out about their reactions to filming those scenes and how they got through them.

Days of Our Lives Star Drake Hogestyn was able to approve and film the way his beloved character died on the Peacock soap before he passed away on Sept. 28. In a new interview, Executive Producer Ken Corday said he needed to explain to viewers why Hogestyn’s character,

The late actor approved of his character's death scene, which will air in an upcoming episode of the soap opera

The show's producer said depicting the character John Black’s death was challenging and he wanted Drake Hogestyn’s approval on the plot twist

Before actor Drake Hogestyn died following a pancreatic cancer battle, he reportedly approved of his Days of Our Lives character also dying. “We were rolling the dice because it’s difficult to tell a story of someone’s death or a character’s death while the actor is still alive;

As a result, the site noted, the soap filmed John's passing before Hogestyn himself died on Sept. 28 after battling pancreatic cancer. Corday explained: We were rolling the dice,