Last month, General Hospital fans were stunned when Kirsten Storms announced she was leaving the soap and moving to Nashville. Storms, who has played Maxie for 20 years, left viewers reeling. Now, her ex-husband — Days of Our Lives alum Brandon Barash — has made the same move.
A Stunning Nashville Reveal
Barash, best known to Days of Our Lives fans as Stefan DiMera, took to Instagram Stories with a jaw-dropping update. In the photo, a rainbow stretched over a serene Nashville sky — the view from his new backyard.
“These Nashville skies. Loving the new view from our new backyard,” Barash wrote, giving fans their first clue that he had officially relocated. The move follows weeks of speculation after Storms’ Nashville announcement. Barash is a proud dad to daughter Harper with Storms and son Joaquin with his wife, Isabella Devoto. While he hasn’t spoken publicly about the big move, the timing has certainly turned heads.
Days of Our Lives: The Rumor Storm
When Storms revealed her decision to leave GH, a troll accused her of moving to be near Barash after he allegedly relocated first. The actress wasted no time shutting it down. “Brandon and I actually had a conversation about moving as a co-parenting unit mid-January,” she wrote. “Neither of us would ever have moved without Harper’s other parent onboard.” Her response made it clear — this was a joint parenting decision, not a one-sided chase.
Since their 2016 divorce, Storms and Barash have kept Harper’s happiness as their top priority. They rarely speak publicly about co-parenting, but when they do, it’s always with mutual respect. Now, both are starting fresh in Nashville, raising their kids in a new city while continuing their respective careers. Whether this move sparks new opportunities — or even new on-screen projects — remains to be seen. With two fan-favorite soap stars trading Hollywood for Music City, one thing’s certain: this is one Days of Our Lives connection fans didn’t see coming. Make sure you keep coming back to Soap Opera Daily for more updates like this.