On the August 18, 2023, episode of "Days of Our Lives," as Maggie Horton grieved the death of her husband, Victor Kiriakis, her friend Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes) came by to console her. The two reminisced about him as well as their lifelong friendship. Julie remarked that she wouldn't be there if it weren't for Maggie's actions. In 1979, Julie was visiting Maggie's farmhouse and was keeping herself busy in the kitchen while a steak was cooking in the oven. As smoke started billowing from it, Julie ran over and opened the oven. Flames jumped out, lighting her arm on fire, and she writhed around on the floor, fanning the flames and screaming.
Maggie rushed in and grabbed a rug, dousing the fire. Julie's face was burned horribly as a result. Fortunately, she later got plastic surgery to restore her visage. TV Insider shared an interview with Rogers on August 23, and when that infamous fire scene was brought up, Rogers explained, "I was scared to death that day. They did my clothes in this fire retardant [solution]. This is going to be a real fire! You have to hold your breath. When I was rolling [the stunt woman] up in the rug, I thought, 'Oh, my God!' The ordeal eventually brought Maggie and Julie closer together."
Appearing on a TV show for fifty years is impressive, and Suzanne Rogers continues to play the iconic Maggie Horton with grace.
