Farah (Mimi) said in like October/November that she wouldn't be renewing her contract but....
The role of Mimi will be a recast.
I personally loved the Mimi/Shawn relationship. The Shawn/Belle one bugs the hell out of me. They are making Belle exactly like Marlena, a woman who keeps changing her mind on who she loves and then "settles", then goes and cheats.

I'm ready for Willow to be gone as well.
I think Sami is kind of dumb now. She is hiding the fact that she forceably had to have sex with EJ. He was dangling Lucas's life over her head for sex, she made a decision (although probably not the wisest). Who knows.
I have to say that I'm a bit surprised with Sami, I kind of expected her to say that EJ raped her, maybe it's because I'm so used to the "old" Sami who would have said anything to cover her butt. So who knows.
I'm ready for Chelsea to find out that Nick is the "doctor" she's in love with. LOL.