Lauralee Bell Takes Fans Behind-The-Scenes Of Young and the Restless 13,000th Episode

Lauralee Bell dropped a new video she filmed to honor The Young and the Restless 13,000th episode, taking fans behind the scenes of the soap’s big celebration. This marks the third and last film in her series, honoring the milestone moment for the CBS daytime drama.

A Trio Of Celebrations

Bell has portrayed Christine “Cricket” Blair since she was a kid 41 years ago, and the actress dropped her latest Instagram video today to celebrate the 13,000th episode of Y&R, which airs today on CBS. This is Bell’s third and final video touting the special episode. Bell, an Emmy-winning creator, once again served as producer, writer, and director on this video, toasting the show’s milestone achievement with her castmates.

“It was such a fun-filled celebration for the cast and crew creating this episode of The Young and the Restless that I just knew I had to share it with the fans of the show who have kept us #1 for decades,” said Bell. “Everyone was in the mood to celebrate, and when I held up a glass of champagne, I suddenly had a lot of volunteers to toast.” Bell admits, “But then I had to break it to them that it was only sparkling apple cider because we were in the middle of a long day of taping, and many had to go back to work right after I shot this.” adding, ”Cheers to the best cast and crew anywhere!”

READ MORE: Bell’s second video in this series.

Bell picked Ray Elle’s Gonna Be a Good Day as the very appropriate soundtrack to this video featuring scenes from the press event celebrating the occasion, including castmates Christian Le Blanc (Michael Baldwin), Tracey Bregman (Lauren Fenmore Baldwin), Bryton James (Devon Winters), Michael Mealor (Kyle Abbott), Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott), Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Summers), Baldwin), Mark Grossman (Adam Newman), Joshua Morrow (Nick Newman), and more.

MORE: Here’s how Bell challenged the Y&R cast to prepare for the 13,000th episode.

Then the toasting begins with Bell and her Y&R castmates, featuring in order: Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki Newman), Veronica Redd (Mamie Johnson), Susan Walters Ashby (Diane Jenkins), Camryn Grimes (Mariah Copeland), Hayley Erin (Claire Newman), Beth Maitland (Traci Abbott), Zuleyka Silver (Audra Charles), Cait Fairbank (Tessa Porter), Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea Lawson), Conner Floyd (Chance Chancellor IV), Courtney Hope (Sally Spectra), Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe Mitchell), Kate Linder (Esther Valentine), Michael Graziadei (Daniel Romalotti), Bell high-fiving with her brother, Brad Bell (Executive Producer, The Bold and the Beautiful), and Sharon Case (Sharon Newman), followed by the entire cast of the top-rated show together.

Bell is the creator of multiple digital series, in addition to her Instagram videos, which take fans behind the scenes to thank them for 51 years of loyalty to the show that her late parents, William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, created. Bell has also starred in several Lifetime movies through the years.