According to Soap Central, Hope Williams Brady was born to Addie Horton and Doug Williams on "Days of Our Lives" in 1974. However, things weren't always sunny in Doug and Addie's relationship. Addie was the oldest daughter of Tom and Alice Horton. In 1949, she married her first husband Ben Olson. The couple had two children together, a son named Steven and a daughter named Julie.
Following Ben's death, Addie came home to Salem to find her now-grown daughter Julie having a secret affair with Doug. Addie wasn't happy about the relationship and did whatever she could to split it up, including befriending Doug (via Soaps in Depth).
As Doug and Julie planned to get married and take their honeymoon in Italy, they got into an argument that lead to Julie walking out on a heartbroken Doug. Of course, Addie was there to pick up the pieces. Addie told Doug that she had fallen for him and proposed that he marry her instead of her daughter, Julie. He agreed and the two tied the knot, creating a messy love triangle between Julie, Addie, and Doug. However, Doug and Addie didn't get a happy ending.
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