Invisible Besties! Beyond the Gates’ Rowena and Y&R’s Mrs. Martinez Are Having the Crossover We Never Get to See

ROWENA AND MRS. MARTINEZ ARE DAYTIME’S BEST INVISIBLE FRIENDSHIP

TL;DR: Beyond the Gates has Rowena, the Duprees’ cook who handles every special request and never shows her face. Young and the Restless has Mrs. Martinez, the Abbott housekeeper who is played by no one and known by everyone. The two shows keep crossing over, but these two never get the invite. We’re convinced they’re having their own. The BTG spoilers can’t prove us wrong.

Meet the Women Nobody Sees

Every soap mansion runs on someone you never see. In Genoa City, that someone is Mrs. Martinez. She took over the Abbott Estate after Mamie Johnson (Veronica Redd) left town and has been cooking, cleaning, and keeping that house standing ever since. She’s also the de facto caregiver for Harrison Abbott (Redding Munsell), because somebody in that house has to be. Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) once said he’d have her finish decorating the Christmas tree, and fans still argue about whether we actually saw her.

In Fairmont Crest, it’s Rowena. Anita Dupree (Tamara Tunie) and Vernon Dupree (Clifton Davis) talk about her like she’s family. She makes the meals, handles the special requests, and never misses a beat. When Anita needed a special meal before her first chemo session, she asked Rowena. Who else would she ask?

Two women, two shows, zero screen time. They were made for each other.

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The Crossover We Aren’t Seeing

Genoa City and Fairmont Crest keep crossing over. The first time, it was Jack, Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters), and Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) heading to town. Abbotts, Abbotts, and more Abbotts. And the woman who feeds every one of them? Left home to hold down the estate.

Rowena never got a cameo either. The two people who actually keep these families running got nothing.

So we’ve decided what’s happening behind the scenes. Rowena and the Abbott housekeeper met online, probably in a group chat for people who work for rich families with too much drama. Now they split an Airbnb somewhere halfway between Genoa City and Fairmont Crest.

It’s a land of make-believe, and Mr. Rogers would approve. The trolley pulls in, the shoes come off, and nobody asks them for anything.

Venting About the Families

Can you imagine the stories? Rowena has the Duprees and every crisis that walks through Anita’s front door. Her new bestie has the Abbotts, which means fights over the company, fights over the house, and at least one family member moving in or out every few months.

And it’s not only the Abbotts. Half of Genoa City treats the Abbott couch like it’s theirs. Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) and Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc) have practically worn grooves into the cushions. Somebody has to keep the snacks coming, and it isn’t Smilin’ Jack Abbott.

Fans begged for years for someone to redo the Abbott Estate, and it finally happened because of Diane, which was great news for viewers. But guess who had to live through all that decorating? Mrs. Martinez, that’s who. And as we’ve said before, nobody ever asked her.

Here’s the best part. After a week of cooking for everyone else, they don’t cook a thing. They order DoorDash and overtip like crazy, because they know exactly what it’s like to serve people who never say thank you to people they don’t see.

Miguel Stops By

Every good Airbnb weekend needs a surprise guest. Enter Miguel Rodriguez, the longtime right-hand man of Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) at the ranch. He left Genoa City years ago to care for his aunt, and nobody has seen him since. Sound familiar?

Miguel is the retired legend of the group. He survived decades of Newman drama and got out.

Now he’s the one giving the ladies tips on negotiating a better contract. Hazard pay for Abbott family meetings. A raise for every Dupree secret they overhear. Paid time off whenever someone gets kidnapped. Miguel knows what these families are worth, and he wants his girls paid accordingly.

He’d also tell them to get everything in writing. In these houses, a handshake lasts until the next family meeting.

Who would you add to the invisible friends’ getaway? Tell us in the comments!

Let Them Have Their Moment

The next time these shows cross over, send the help. Rowena and Mrs. Martinez deserve at least one scene, even if it’s a wave from the kitchen door.

Until then, we’ll imagine them on that Airbnb couch, feet up, phones off, laughing about the families they hold together. Mrs. Martinez and Rowena are the backbone of their shows, and they’ve never needed a camera to prove it.

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