Celeste Perrault
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Celeste Perrault is a fictional character
on soap Days of our Lives
. Celeste is portrayed by Tanya Boyd
.
's confidante and former lover, at the Maison Blanche plantation in New Orleans. Celeste was a Creole
woman whose past was originally shrouded in much secrecy. Later, it was revealed that Celeste was Lexie Carver's "Aunt Frankie," and it wasn't until 1996 that Lexie found out that Celeste was her mother, and that she was adopted by her "Aunt Frankie's" sister Grace. She was raised by Grace as she and her husband could not conceive children and did not believe Celeste (at that time known as Francesca) to be a good influence for the baby.
For a few years, Celeste took a break from Salem and traveled the world. Prior to her return, she was spending time getting in touch with the spiritual world in in Tibet
. Her time in Tibet made Celeste a psychic and has proved to be useful in keeping Salem safe. But premonitions about Lexie's health and happiness brought her back to Salem, where she watched her daughter Lexie's life crumble. Celeste had to stand by, helpless, as Lexie was consumed by her devotion to her son Isaac and her DiMera heritage. Celeste tried to bring Lexie and her husband Abe back together, but her attempts seem futile. Abe wants no part of his DiMera wife. When Zack and Hope were kidnapped, Celeste believed her daughter had fallen far enough to be part of this ugly crime. Of course, Lexie wasn't. Hope had been kidnapped by her former husband and recent prison parolee Larry Welch.
Since then, Celeste has largely reformed and stayed out of Stefano's grip, but falls back from time to time due to her psychic
abilities, and is very much in demand to help solve police cases. She was instrumental in predicting who the Salem Stalker would go after in 2003 & 2004. Currently Celeste is working with EJ DiMera, as she believes he holds the key to Celeste reuniting with her daughter Lexie. In reality, Andre DiMera is the key to Lexie's disappearance.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
on soap Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
. Celeste is portrayed by Tanya Boyd
Tanya Boyd
Tanya Boyd is an American actress who is best known for her role as Celeste Perrault on Days of our Lives...
.
Character's background
Celeste was originally introduced in April 1994 as Stefano DiMeraStefano DiMera
Stefano DiMera is a fictional character, a villain on the American soap opera Days of our Lives. Created by head writer Pat Falken Smith, he is portrayed by Joseph Mascolo...
's confidante and former lover, at the Maison Blanche plantation in New Orleans. Celeste was a Creole
Louisiana Creole people
Louisiana Creole people refers to those who are descended from the colonial settlers in Louisiana, especially those of French and Spanish descent. The term was first used during colonial times by the settlers to refer to those who were born in the colony, as opposed to those born in the Old World...
woman whose past was originally shrouded in much secrecy. Later, it was revealed that Celeste was Lexie Carver's "Aunt Frankie," and it wasn't until 1996 that Lexie found out that Celeste was her mother, and that she was adopted by her "Aunt Frankie's" sister Grace. She was raised by Grace as she and her husband could not conceive children and did not believe Celeste (at that time known as Francesca) to be a good influence for the baby.
For a few years, Celeste took a break from Salem and traveled the world. Prior to her return, she was spending time getting in touch with the spiritual world in in Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
. Her time in Tibet made Celeste a psychic and has proved to be useful in keeping Salem safe. But premonitions about Lexie's health and happiness brought her back to Salem, where she watched her daughter Lexie's life crumble. Celeste had to stand by, helpless, as Lexie was consumed by her devotion to her son Isaac and her DiMera heritage. Celeste tried to bring Lexie and her husband Abe back together, but her attempts seem futile. Abe wants no part of his DiMera wife. When Zack and Hope were kidnapped, Celeste believed her daughter had fallen far enough to be part of this ugly crime. Of course, Lexie wasn't. Hope had been kidnapped by her former husband and recent prison parolee Larry Welch.
Since then, Celeste has largely reformed and stayed out of Stefano's grip, but falls back from time to time due to her psychic
Psychic
A psychic is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception , or is said by others to have such abilities. It is also used to describe theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot...
abilities, and is very much in demand to help solve police cases. She was instrumental in predicting who the Salem Stalker would go after in 2003 & 2004. Currently Celeste is working with EJ DiMera, as she believes he holds the key to Celeste reuniting with her daughter Lexie. In reality, Andre DiMera is the key to Lexie's disappearance.