{"id":728769,"date":"2026-06-11T01:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/728769\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T01:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:51:10","slug":"days-of-our-lives-elia-cantu-jada-says-goodbye-as-shes-leaving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/728769\/","title":{"rendered":"Days of Our Lives’ Elia Cantu (Jada) Says Goodbye As She’s Leaving"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It looks like Jada\u2019s time in Salem will soon be coming to an end. Elia Cantu said farewell to\u00a0Days of Our Lives\u00a0and Jada on an Instagram post. It\u2019s not a total surprise as eagle-eyed fans spotted back in March<\/a> that Cantu was taken out of the credits and speculated that she\u2019d been taken off contract. And we have certainly been getting less Jada on our screens, as she and Shawn have been living together (temporarily) and growing closer mostly off-screen.<\/p>\n

But now it looks like Cantu is officially exiting \u2014 which puts a bit of a damper on a Shawn and Jada pairing, not to mention her historic turn as Salem PD\u2019s police commissioner! It\u2019s a thankless job, but Jada proved more than up to the task, and even ended up as one the town\u2019s more competent cops than we\u2019ve seen in ages!<\/p>\n

Cantu joined the show four years ago, debuting Jada in the summer of 2022 as the daughter of Marcus Hunter, one of Steve\u2019s best pals back in the golden days. She nearly married Rafe, dealt with his evil double, helped clean up the mess her sister, Talia, caused on behalf of her beau, solved countless crimes and became the town\u2019s first Black female police commissioner. Oh, and she and her best friend romanced the same man\u2026 with different personalities! In short, Cantu and Jada have been through the whole soap opera experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I say goodbye to Days of Our Lives,\u201d Cantu shared on Instagram, \u201cI\u2019m excited and looking forward to the next chapter. Leaving Days is bittersweet, but I step away full of gratitude and joy for what\u2019s ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJada Louise Hunter,\u201d she continued, \u201cIt\u2019s been an honor. She is bold, layered, and I\u2019ll forever cherish bringing her to life. She remains a staple in Salem and I\u2019ll carry everything she taught me as I go. Jada, you will always be my girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the cast and crew,\u201d she continued, \u201cthank you for your hard work and long hours. What a journey it has been.\u201d<\/p>\n

And last, but certainly not least, she thanked the Days of Our Lives fans, writing, \u201cYou are incredibly supportive, caring and dedicated. I\u2019m so grateful for each and everyone one of you. There\u2019s more to come, and I hope you\u2019ll come along with me for what\u2019s next.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Onscreen right now, Jada just found herself embroiled in Stephanie\u2019s shooting, fretting over the possibility of arresting her best friend. Then there\u2019s Sophia\u2019s disappearance that\u2019s still up in the air as her body hasn\u2019t been found, not to mention all the other illegal goings on in town. With Days of Our Lives\u2018 shooting schedule, it\u2019s not clear when Cantu may be taking a bow onscreen, but for now, we feel like she\u2019s more needed than ever. But whatever comes next for Cantu, we wish her all the best!<\/p>\n

Keep up with all the actors saying farewell to Days of Our Lives with our photo gallery here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Soaps.com may receive a commission on orders…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":728770,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,23220,18638,262707,75,262708,12498],"class_list":["post-728769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-days","tag-days-of-our-lives","tag-elia-cantu","tag-entertainment","tag-jada-hunter","tag-shop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=728769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/728770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=728769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=728769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=728769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}