The Young and the Restless‘ Sharon made sure Cameron Kirsten, played by Linden Ashby, was never going to hurt anyone again. However, Daytime Emmy voters made sure that Ashby’s work on the show wasn’t going to go unacknowledged. The actor is chatting with Soap Hub about his nomination for Guest Performer in a Drama Series.
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“I didn’t know when the nominations were going to be,” Ashby tells Soap Hub. “I was out surfing [the day they were announced]. I got back and my phone had blown up. Susan [Walters, Diane, my wife] said, ‘Congratulations!’ The response has been overwhelming, really nice.”
What’s on the actor’s reel that earned him the nod from his fellow actors? “A lot of it is from the final day with Faith [Reylynn Caster], Sharon [Sharon Case], and Nick [Joshua Morrow],” Ashby says. “I love Sharon, and I love Josh. Reylynn was very fun to work with. Everyone at Y&R is great [especially] Josh Griffith [head writer/executive producer]. It was really great working with everyone.”
The actor says he’s in solid company as the Guest Performer category includes legendary performer Dick Van Dyke [Timothy, Days of our Lives] and Ashley Jones [Bridget, The Bold and the Beautiful]. “Ashley and I work a lot as directors for the same producer,” Ashby says. “I don’t know her well, but I appreciate her talent as a director and an actress. It’s a tough category. There are a lot of talented people in it.”
The actor is adding a slight adjustment to his pre-planned trip in order to make sure he’s there with his Y&R pals on the big night. “It’s right at the tail end of this surf trip in Fiji, but I’m going to cut it a day short,” he says. “I’ll hop off the plane and come to the Emmys.”
While Sharon made sure Cameron would never hurt anyone again, Ashby’s not closing the door to future Y&R appearances. “There’s always a twin,” he says. “There’s always a way.”
The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards airs Friday, June 7 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS/Paramount+.
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