Days of Our Lives’ Deidre Hall is mourning the death of her longtime costar and friend Drake Hogestyn. “For nearly 4 decades, Marlena Evans and I have loved the same man,” Hall, 76, said in a statement to Access Hollywood when referencing her soap opera alter ego.

Deidre Hall is speaking out about the late Drake Hogestyn, the man she starred alongside for decades on Days of Our Lives. Hogestyn, who portrayed John Black opposite Hall’s Marlena, died Saturday of pancreatic cancer.

For most of us, the tragic news that Days of Our Lives‘ Drake Hogestyn had passed away hit like a ton of bricks. We awoke Sunday morning to a world that was suddenly devoid of the man who, thanks to his constant presence on our televisions for nearly four decades,

Deidre Hall is remembering her longtime “Days of Our Lives” co-star Drake Hogestyn following the news of his death at age 70.

Deidre Hall is speaking out on the loss of one of her most beloved co-stars. The “Days of Our Lives” icon shared her sorrow about castmate Drake Hogestyn’s death, telling Access Hollywood in an exclusive statement about the personal and professional legacy her longtime friend and colleague leaves behind.

Deidre Hall is paying tribute to her longtime Days of Our Lives costar, Drake Hogestyn. The John Black actor died on September 28 of complications from pancreatic cancer. Together, Hall and Hogestyn made up the Days supercouple that is John Black and Marlena Evan. The two had been costars since 1986.

Drake Hogestyn concluded his time as John Black on the long-running soap opera “Days of Our Lives” in a touching way. A rep for the show confirmed to People on Tuesday that Hogestyn, who tragically died from pancreatic cancer at age 70 on Saturday, starred in his final episode of “Days of Our Lives” on September 9.

The actor played the beloved character in more than 4,200 episodes of the popular soap opera, joining the cast in 1986.

Drake Hogestyn’s final Days of Our Lives episodes have already aired — and his character left on a touching high note. The actor, who died Saturday, September 28, after battling pancreatic cancer, had previously made his last appearance as John Black on the hit ABC soap opera in an episode that aired September 9.