{"id":1380,"date":"2026-09-05T19:26:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogtamsu.com.vn\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:26:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:26:39","slug":"days-comings-goings-bombshell-samis-secretive-fiance-dante-vitali-finally-revealed-franco-lopresti-is-coming-to-salem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogtamsu.com.vn\/?p=1380","title":{"rendered":"DAYS Comings & Goings Bombshell: Sami\u2019s Secretive Fianc\u00e9 Dante Vitali Finally Revealed \u2014 Franco LoPresti Is Coming to Salem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sami Brady dropped one of her biggest romantic bombshells when she revealed she was engaged to a man connected to the notorious Vitali family. Now\u00a0Days of Our Lives<\/em>\u00a0is finally bringing that mysterious fianc\u00e9 to Salem, with\u00a0Heated Rivalry<\/em>\u00a0actor Franco LoPresti stepping into the role of Dante Vitali. There is just one complication: Sami won\u2019t be there when he arrives.<\/p>\n

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Franco LoPresti Joins Days of Our Lives as Dante Vitali<\/h2>\n

Franco LoPresti has officially been cast as Dante Vitali, the man Sami Brady identified as her fianc\u00e9 during her 2025 return to Salem. According to the casting announcement, LoPresti is scheduled to make his first DAYS appearance on September 14.<\/p>\n

The Canadian actor comes to the Peacock soap after appearing as Cliff Marleau in\u00a0Heated Rivalry<\/em>. His other television credits include a 2025 episode of\u00a0Tracker<\/em>, along with projects for Hallmark and Lifetime.<\/p>\n

For DAYS viewers, however, the more intriguing part of the casting is not where LoPresti has been. It is the complicated Salem family he is about to enter.<\/p>\n

Dante\u2019s Connection to the Vitali Family Immediately Raises the Temperature<\/h2>\n

Dante is a cousin of Ava Vitali, played by Tamara Braun, on her father\u2019s side. That connection matters because the Vitali name already carries a long-established association with organized crime in the DAYS universe.<\/p>\n

Sami previously insisted that Dante was separate from that side of his family. She explained that the criminal branch was based in Pennsylvania while Dante lived in Italy, and she maintained that her fianc\u00e9 was not involved in their activities.<\/p>\n

Whether Salem accepts that distinction as easily as Sami did could become one of the most interesting parts of Dante\u2019s introduction.<\/p>\n

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EJ Already Made His Feelings About Sami\u2019s Engagement Clear<\/h2>\n

Sami\u2019s engagement did not exactly receive a warm reception when she disclosed it in 2025.<\/p>\n

Lucas Horton first noticed the ring on her finger, but it was EJ DiMera who reacted most strongly after learning the identity of the groom. EJ openly objected to Sami marrying into the Vitali family and questioned whether the relationship would ever reach the altar.<\/p>\n

That history gives Dante an unusual entrance into Salem. Before viewers have even met him, his relationship with Sami has already generated suspicion from one of her most significant former husbands.<\/p>\n

And because Sami and EJ have decades of complicated emotional history behind them, Dante\u2019s physical arrival could make a previously distant engagement suddenly feel very real.<\/p>\n

The Biggest Twist: Sami Won\u2019t Be There for Dante\u2019s Debut<\/h2>\n

Perhaps the most curious detail surrounding Dante\u2019s arrival is that Alison Sweeney will not appear alongside him when LoPresti debuts.<\/p>\n

Sami is expected to return to\u00a0Days of Our Lives<\/em>\u00a0next year, with Peacock having confirmed Sweeney\u2019s upcoming return in July. That means Dante will initially enter Salem without the woman whose engagement introduced him to viewers in the first place.<\/p>\n

That creates an immediate storytelling opportunity. Instead of meeting Dante entirely through Sami\u2019s perspective, viewers and Salem residents may get their own first impression of him.<\/p>\n

Is he exactly the man Sami described, safely removed from the darker Vitali legacy? Or will his interactions in Salem reveal a more complicated figure?<\/p>\n

Dante\u2019s Arrival Could Put Several Salem Relationships Under Pressure<\/h2>\n

The casting gives DAYS more than a new face. Dante connects three volatile pieces of Salem history: Sami\u2019s turbulent romantic life, EJ\u2019s lingering presence in her orbit, and the Vitali family.<\/p>\n

There is no confirmed indication yet that Dante is hiding criminal ties or that his engagement is headed for disaster. The established facts are enough to create tension without assuming either outcome.<\/p>\n

That distinction may also divide viewers. Some may want Sami to finally pursue a relationship outside the familiar cycle surrounding EJ and Lucas. Others may see Dante\u2019s Vitali connection, combined with EJ\u2019s immediate distrust, as a warning sign that Sami has walked into another complicated romance.<\/p>\n

Salem Is Finally Meeting the Man Behind Sami\u2019s Ring<\/h2>\n

For months, Dante Vitali existed mostly as a name attached to Sami Brady\u2019s engagement. Franco LoPresti\u2019s casting changes that.<\/p>\n

Beginning September 14, Dante can finally become a character viewers judge for themselves rather than someone defined by Sami\u2019s description or EJ\u2019s objections.<\/p>\n

And with Sami eventually returning to Salem, the most compelling question may not simply be whether she still intends to marry Dante. It is what happens once Dante, Sami and the people who know her best finally occupy the same story.<\/p>\n

Are you ready to give Dante a chance, or do you think EJ had good reason to distrust Sami\u2019s mysterious fianc\u00e9 from the beginning?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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