According to Soap Opera Digest, Drake Hogestyn was forced to take a leave of absence from "Days of Our Lives" in 2016 after he suffered a serious injury while performing a stunt on the set of the soap opera. The actor made a full recovery and then returned to work on "DOOL" when he could. However, when the character of John Black finally made his way back to Salem, fans noticed a huge change in his appearance. John's previously dark hair had gone completely gray.

When asked about making the change, Hogestyn simply revealed that it was "time" for John to look more his age. "I've got some grown kids on the show. I think there should be a demarcation. In reality, I'm looking kind of down the line here at life's cycles. This last year has been a real eye-opener about how fragile life is and how life can go south in a hurry, so this is me and I'm owning it," he told the outlet back in 2017 after returning to set.

The actor went on to reveal that after getting a haircut and seeing the gray peek through that he was encouraged to keep the silver tone by his wife, Victoria, who told Hogestyn that she liked the way it looked. However, he did admit that he was a bit "nervous" about heading to set with his gray hair. However, fans don't seem to mind one bit.