Overview
- Lorraine Stanley reprised Karen Taylor in a surprise voice-only cameo that aired on Monday, June 22 and was listed in the episode end credits.
- In the scene Chelsea reached Karen's voicemail, Karen called back while Jordan answered the phone, and Chelsea therefore missed Karen's warning about Sheila.
- Chelsea later met Sheila and agreed to let her have contact with Jordan, a decision that advances the ongoing Gray Atkins storyline in the episode.
- Coverage and viewers interpreted the cameo as foreshadowing that Sheila could act as a conduit for Gray's influence or a pathway to his possible reappearance.
- Fans reacted emotionally and have called for a full in-person return for Karen (and partner Mitch), a push strengthened by the cameo being credited and by Karen's history as Chantelle’s mother and guardian to her grandchildren.