Joshua Morrow is best known for his role as Nick Newman on The Young and the Restless. But did you know about his boyband past? He appeared on this week’s Soapy podcast with co-hosts Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart to discuss his boy band, 3D, alongside Eddie Cibrian.
Key Takeaways
- Morrow dove into his past to discuss his former boy band, 3Deep.
- The boy band members had a run-in with Destiny’s Child.
- Also, in the episode, Morrow discussed who taught him respect.
Morrow’s Connection to Destiny’s Child
During the episode of Soapy with Rebecca Budig and Greg Rikaart, Morrow brought up his past with his 3Deep boy band. Long before Morrow became a soap hunk, he was a pop star.
Budig wanted all the details. “How did it start? Will there be a reunion? And what was it like?” She asked. “I didn’t go into this looking to do that,” Morrow admitted. He used to love writing poetry, but only the “sexy” kind.
Morrow kept all of his poems in a notebook. One time, he was on a flight, writing. Morrow got up to use the bathroom. When he returned, the guy recognized him and called him “Nick Newman.”
The man admitted that he read his poems while he was in the bathroom. He wanted to introduce him to an artist. At the time, Morrow admitted that he was “up for anything.” But he wasn’t a singer or a performer, and he never saw himself going in that direction.
Regardless, he got the idea to start a boy band with Eddie Cibrian. Their brief time in a boy band led them to a run-in with Destiny’s Child. The group opened for the girl group during the 2000 New Year’s Eve Millennium Show.
“Destiny’s Child hasn’t come calling,” Morrow joked about a possible reunion. 3 Deep was a successful boy band in Canada and was supposed to open for Destiny’s Child in Toronto.
But Cibrian’s flight was delayed, so the ladies performed first. 3Deep eventually performed once Cibrian arrived at the venue. Morrow joked that Destiny’s Child opened for 3Deep.
Y&R Star on the Importance of Respect
Rikaart noted that Morrow is “always fun and professional.” He wanted to know who taught him that. He recalled fond memories of Jeanne Cooper, the matirach of Y&R.
Rikaart always recalled her saying, “It doesn’t matter how serious the work is, you have to find a way to make it fun.” Morrow said he learned respect from his father.
“I was taught to be respectful at all times without taking myself seriously,” he explained. “He was in the military and law enforcement. I grew up in fear of just letting him down.
Morrow didn’t see that as a “negative” thing. He teared up as he admitted that he wanted his father to be proud of him. “I made it a point of being a good person,” Morrow said before noting that they’re all “in a very serious business.”
“It’s very dramatic and can be very stressful. I take it upon myself to make it fun,” he added. He would rather save the drama for the soap he’s on.
