{"id":2101611,"date":"2025-10-19T10:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T10:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2101611"},"modified":"2025-10-19T10:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T10:46:08","slug":"days-of-our-lives-conner-floyd-reveals-acting-inspiration-on-daytime-emmys-2025-red-carpet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/days-of-our-lives-conner-floyd-reveals-acting-inspiration-on-daytime-emmys-2025-red-carpet\/","title":{"rendered":"Days of our Lives\u2019 Conner Floyd Reveals Acting Inspiration on Daytime Emmys 2025 Red Carpet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Conner Floyd portrayed Chance on <em>The Young and the Restless<\/em> from 2021 until the character\u2019s untimely death in 2025. Shortly after, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/conner-floyd-bids-tearful-goodbye-160930914.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:happy news came that Floyd moved over to Days of our Lives;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">happy news came that Floyd moved over to <em>Days of our Lives<\/em><\/a> to take over the role of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/why-conner-floyd-perfect-choice-130000180.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chad DiMera after Billy Flynn moved to Y&amp;R;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Chad DiMera after Billy Flynn moved to Y&amp;R<\/a> as Cane Ashby. <em>Soap Hub<\/em> caught up with Floyd on the red carpet at the 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Conner Floyd transitioned from <em>The Young and the Restless<\/em> to <em>Days of our Lives<\/em>, taking over as Chad DiMera after Billy Flynn\u2019s move to Y&amp;R.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Floyd revealed the surprising actor who inspired his emotional performance during Chance\u2019s death scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He discussed adjusting to DAYS\u2019 advanced filming schedule and how it has reshaped his approach to acting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On the red carpet at the 2025 Daytime Emmy Awards, Floyd reflected on growth, challenges, and gratitude for both roles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Conner Floyd Drew Inspiration From Surprising Source<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Floyd shared the surprising actor whose scenes inspired him during Chance\u2019s death scene, what it was like to move to a new daytime drama, and so much more. He also shared insight into how the switch to DAYS extended advanced filming schedule has changed his acting process, and so much more.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">read next<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-decimal\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-decimal\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-decimal\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-decimal\"\/>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-decimal\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/messiest-move-week-y-r-051743017.html\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Young and the Restless Messiest Move of the Week Kyle follows Claire to LA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soaphub.com\/young-restless\/commentary-yr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Commentary Y&amp;R;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Commentary Y&amp;R<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-decimal\"\/><\/ol>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This story was originally reported on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/soaphub.com\/days-of-our-lives\/news-days\/conner-floyd-acting-inspiration-daytime-emmys-2025-red-carpet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Soap Hub;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Soap Hub<\/a> on October 19, 2025. Add Soap Hub as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=soaphub.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conner Floyd portrayed Chance on The Young and the Restless from 2021 until the character\u2019s untimely death in 2025. Shortly after, the happy news came that Floyd moved over to Days of our Lives to take over the role of Chad DiMera after Billy Flynn moved to Y&amp;R as Cane Ashby. 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