Lily’s family is growing on The Young and the Restless. Miss Winters recently learned that Holden is her brother. However, according to Christel Khalil, the writers initially had a different story for Lily and Holden.
Key Takeaways
- Lily and Holden first met when he pretended to be Damian and began flirting.
- Although nothing romantic happened, the writers initially toyed with the idea of a Lily and Holden pairing.
- Lily and Holden recently discovered they’re related.
Change Of Plans
When Holden (Nathan Owens) first arrived in Genoa City, he pretended to be Damian (Jermaine Rivers). Holden wasted no time in mingling with Genoa City’s finest, including Lily. The two became flirty, and it looked like a relationship might be brewing between them.
However, any chance of a Lily and Holden romance ended when the real Damian came to town. Lily went on to have a brief relationship with Damian, while Holden turned his attention to Claire (Hayley Erin).
Although things didn’t work out between Lily and Holden the first time, the writers toyed with the idea of putting them back together. “That was actually going to happen,” Khalil told Soap Opera Digest.
The actress explained that a romance story for Lily and Holden was planned before she went on maternity leave. However, the show scrapped the idea and decided to make them brother and sister. “And they were like, ‘Wait, did we ever have them kiss?’ And they were like, ‘Oh, no. Thank God! We didn’t have them kiss!’ So they ended up making us siblings, which I think is more interesting.”
Siblings United
Both Lily and Holden’s worlds have been rocked now that it’s revealed Malcolm (Shemar Moore) is Holden’s father. Holden not only has a father he never knew, but also a sister. Having this new family is a lot to take in for Holden.
It’s going to be a big adjustment for Holden and Lily as they navigate their new dynamic. Things might not be all rosy between the siblings at first, but Malcolm’s crisis could have them becoming closer.
Malcolm’s been diagnosed with aplastic anemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. Since Lily can’t be a donor, and Holden isn’t a match, the siblings could work together to save their father.
