The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless Head Writers Jamey Giddens and Dan O’Connor Promise Sexy Holiday Storylines
Young and the Restless head writers tease holiday stories through Valentine’s Day, surprise pairings, and a cozier, sexier Genoa City.
YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS PROMISES A SEXIER, SOCIAL GENOA CITY
Young and the Restless head writers Jamey Giddens and Dan O’Connor are promising a cozier, crowdier, and much sexier Genoa City, with holiday stories mapped out through Valentine’s Day. TV Insider has the full interview, and our Y&R spoilers track every twist.
Holidays With a Little Heat
Genoa City’s holiday season is mapped out all the way to Valentine’s Day, and co-head writer Giddens has a mantra for it: come home to Genoa City for the holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s are covered too. Conveniently, Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) and Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) are already at war over who books the Athletic Club lounge for February 14 on Young and the Restless, while Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) snacks on peanuts and enjoys the show.
Who should win the Valentine’s Day lounge, Diane or Nikki? Email us at amber@soapoperamagazine.com and tell us your theory.
The Whole Town Pulls Up a Chair
O’Connor sums up the vision in one word, community. Fans are invited to settle in at Crimson Lights, dress up for the Athletic Club or Society, and maybe even model at Jabot. Diane’s Jabot Through the Decades shoot already filled Crimson Lights with half the town, including Sharon Newman (Sharon Case), until Nikki stormed in and went after Sharon for posing. Nobody does a crowded room like Young and the Restless.
Surprise Pairings and Secret Heat
The duo asked every cast member what they have never gotten to play, and the answers are fueling new scene partners for characters who rarely cross paths on Young and the Restless. Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) are already teaming up to keep Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) and Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) apart, and Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) and Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) are heating up their secret apartment. Mariah (Camryn Grimes) and Tessa (Cait Fairbanks) get back on track Wednesday, and Giddens promises both a fresh direction.
New Chapters for the Big Families
Fresh courses are also coming for the Newmans, the Abbotts, and the Winters, and the writers had to pivot when they learned Adam had already delivered baby Ruby, daughter of Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope). Adam’s attachment to the baby has Billy bristling, so that drama is far from over. Giddens wants Young and the Restless to stay “fresh and sexy and young and restless” in honor of creator William J. Bell, and Genoa City looks ready to oblige.
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