Addie was the oldest daughter of beloved Salem couple Tom and Alice Horton (viaSoap Central).
Addie married her first husband, Ben Olson, and had two children, Steven and Julie.
In 1967, Addie and Ben decided to leave Salem and move to Paris.
However, they left the then-teenage Julie in Salem with Tom and Alice.
When Doug Williams met Bill Horton in prison, the two became friends.
However, Doug and Julie actually began to develop real feelings for one another.
The two carried on a secret affair until Julie decided to divorce Scott and run away with Doug.
However, when Addie came back to town she wasn’t thrilled about her daughter’s relationship with Doug.
She later exposed the couple’s affair and all of Doug’s past transgressions as a con man.
Julie walked out on Doug and he was heartbroken, perSoaps in Depth.
The two were happy together, even though Doug still carried love for Julie.
Eventually, Addie got pregnant and was later diagnosed with cancer.
She refused treatment, not wanting to harm her unborn baby.
After she gave birth to the couple’s daughter, Hope, Addie’s cancer went into remission.
Doug was completely heartbroken as he raised Hope on his own.
