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Last month, BuddyTV reported that the role of Abby Carlton is being aged and will eventually be recast. This means that fans will soon have to say goodbye to Darcy Rose Byrnes, who has played Abby since the conception of the character on The Young and the Restless in 2003, and will soon have to welcome a new actress who would fill in the shoes of the daughter of Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) and Victor Newman ( Eric Braeden ). According to Soaps.com, The Young and the Restless has cast Hayley Erin to play the aged Abby. Born in Los Angeles, California, Erin is no stranger to show business. The 14-year-old actress has had roles on Malcolm in the Middle , The District, The King of Queens , Big Love , and Two and a Half Men . She has also recurrently appeared on Mad TV as Dakota Fanning, and as Young Emily on Emily’s Reasons Why Not .
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The Young and the Restless: Meet the New Abby Carlton
Best known to daytime fans as Katherine Chancellor, Jeanne Cooper has reportedly renewed her contract on The Young and the Restless . This means that the 80-year-old actress will remain on the CBS soap for at least three more years. Cooper’s renewal comes in spite of numerous reports of budget cuts in the daytime circuit that saw several highly-paid longtime cast members being laid off. This has created much buzz in the soap world.
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Jeanne Cooper Extends Contract on ‘The Young and the Restless’
Another soap vet will reportedly leave The Young and the Restless . According to Soap Opera Digest , longtime cast member Don Diamont will be departing from the daytime drama in early 2009. Nothing official has been announced at this point but an insider reports that it’s a done deal and details of his character’s exit are being kept under the dark. Following his first major acting role as Carlo Forenza on Days of our Lives , Diamont joined The Young and the Restless as the opportunistic businessman Bradley Carlton in 1985. He was temporarily replaced by Russell Todd in 1993 and left the show in 1996 but returned again two years later. He became the first daytime drama actor to receive the honor of being chosen as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by People Magazine in 1990 and in 2006, he was voted as number 1 on the Sexiest Soap Hunks of All Time list at the Shrine to the Soap Hunks.
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The Young and the Restless: Don Diamont to Exit in 2009
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Yesterday’s episode of The Young and the Restless has set some sort of TV record. Paul, portrayed by Doug Davidson , and Nikki, played by Melody Thomas Scott , finally had sex 30 years after the character last slept together. The unexpected reunion occurred after Nikki stood up to Victor ( Eric Braeden ) for blaming her for the notebook being in Genoa City. Shortly after, Paul offered Nikki a place to stay while she copes with the “death” of her best friend Kay ( Jeanne Cooper ) and recovers from her relationship with Victor. Eventually, the two reminisced about the past, fell into a passionate kiss and the basked in the afterglow of their lovemaking.
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The Young and the Restless: Paul and Nikki Back in the Sack
Abby Carlton, the daughter of Ashley Abbott ( Eileen Davidson ) and Victor Newman ( Eric Braeden ), has been portrayed by Darcy Rose Byrnes since the conception of the character on The Young and the Restless in 2003. Soon, however, her original portrayer will have to bid farewell to the character that catapulted her to soap opera stardom. According to Soaps.com, which first got word that the 10-year-old actress will be moving on from The Young and the Restless , the role of Abby Carlton is being aged and will eventually be recast.
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Darcy Rose Byrnes to Leave ‘The Young and the Restless’
After only a few episodes credited to the young actress, Erin Sanders has departed from the set of The Young and the Restless . She was best known for her geeky persona on the Emmy-nominated Zoey 101 and it seemed as though she couldn’t hold on to a more serious role on the daytime drama. Leaving her Nickelodeon show was a big decision, and it was an even heavier choice to leave The Young and the Restless . Playing the rebellious Eden Baldwin on the said soap opera appeared to be a challenging feat for the budding actress. Sanders probably wasn’t a good fit for the role, but it was the fans who had difficulties sympathizing with the character. This led to the part being recast.
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‘The Young and the Restless’ Cast Undergoes Changes
Since 2005, Erin Sanders has played Quinn Pensky, the resident science geek at Pacific Coast Academy, on the Emmy-nominated TV show Zoey 101 . During her stint on the teen series, she has been nominated a 2005 Women’s Image Network Award for her performance in the episode "Quinn’s Date," and has earned, along with the rest of the Zoey cast, a 2006 and 2007 Young Artist Awards for Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series. Recently, she went beyond the confines of Nickelodeon to join the cast of The Young and the Restless as Eden Baldwin. Playing River’s (Michael Gross) rebellious teenage daughter is quite far from her role on Zoey 101 . But Sanders seems to be enjoying her life on the soap opera world.
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Erin Sanders on Joining ‘The Young and the Restless’
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