Melissa Claire Egan is the opposite of her The Young and the Restless vixen character, Chelsea. While the actress has a warm personality, she claims she sometimes acts like this Days of Our Lives character.
Key Takeaways
- Egan claims she tends to act like DAYS’ Kristen DiMera during the holidays.
- Egan’s Y&R co-star Eileen Davidson originated the role of Kristen.
- Y&R’s Chelsea might be on Santa’s nice list this year.
Channeling Her Holiday Spirit
Egan has been playing everyone’s favorite Y&R con artist/heroine, Chelsea, since 2011. Chelsea sometimes has a villain side, which causes her to do terrible things to others.
In real life, Egan is the opposite of her character. She has a warm and fun personality, which is always showcased on social media. However, as the holidays near, the actress finds herself turning into DAYS’ Kristen.
On her Instagram story, Egan posted a clip of DAYS’ Kristen, previously played by her Y&R co-star Eileen Davidson. In the clip, Kristen is nice to Hope (Kristian Alfonso), then calls her a vulgar name after she leaves.
“Me trying to be nice in December,” Egan captioned the clip. “The best! 😂🙌 @eileendavidsonofficial,” the actress praised her co-star.
As Egan and DAYS fans know, Kristen has a reputation for being naughty. While Kristen might be nice to someone’s face, behind-the-scenes she’s secretly plotting their downfall.
However, Kristen does have her rare, nice moments. This year, Miss DiMera made the ultimate sacrifice by confessing to shooting EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) to protect Rachel (Alice Halsey). Although it cost Kristen her freedom, she proved she’s willing to do anything for her daughter.
Naughty or Nice List?
The jury is still out on whether DAYS’ Kristen is on Santa’s naughty or nice list. But for Y&R’s Chelsea, in a surprising turn of events, she might be on the nice list this year.
2025 has been a surprisingly peaceful year for Chelsea. She and Adam (Mark Grossman) reunited and are building a new life for themselves and their son Connor (Judah Mackey). But when it comes to work, it’s a different story for the couple.
They were dragged into Victor’s (Eric Braeden) war with Cane (Billy Flynn). As part of Victor’s plot, the couple released an article about Colin (Tristan Rogers) scamming Madame de Lion and using her money to fund Cane’s business empire. While the couple was happy to help Victor with Cane’s downfall, his next move made them guilty.
After acquiring Cane’s AI software, Victor used it to take down Newman Enterprises’ longtime rival Jabot. Since Adam and Chelsea knew they would face just as much scrutiny as Victor.
Chelsea, along with Adam, might find themselves on the naughty list. However, if they were to stop Victor and restore Jabot, they might find themselves back on everyone’s nice list.
