The CW's
#Dynasty Has Revealed Its New Alexis - See Who's Taking Over for Nicollette Sheridan:
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April 20, 2019 Nicolette Sheridan chose to leave CW's Dynasty reboot to be with her ailing mother. The show decided to recast her by having Alexis need reconstructive surgery after her son Adam
held her face down in the fireplace.
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The new Alexis is Elizabeth Gillies, the same actress who plays Alexis's daughter Fallon. Adam had previously noted how much Alexis looked like Fallon when she was younger, and told the doctors that she wanted to shave off a few years when they reconstructed her face.
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