Amid online speculation that the veteran actress, who plays Maggie Horton on Days of Our Lives, was leaving the soap after a 52-year run, a spokesperson from the show shot down the rumors in a statement obtained by PEOPLE, saying, "This could not be further from the truth."

Days of Our Lives spoilers suggest there have been rumors circulating that Suzanne Rogers, who plays Maggie Kiriakis, could be retiring.At the age of 82, it wouldn’t be overly shocking if the actress

Rogers has become one of Days of Our Lives ‘ most iconic legacy characters since joining the series back in 1973. She became the show’s first cast member to take home a Daytime Emmy statue in 1979 and was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ Gold Circle last year.