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The Young and the Restless Comings and Goings: Another Surprise Homecoming

By Janet Di Lauro
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Who’s coming and who’s going from The Young and the Restless (YR)? Are any favorite performers from yesteryear returning to the daytime drama, this week, or in the near future?

Have any new actors or actresses been cast on the show in contract, recurring or day player roles? Are any well remembered or beloved stars from other soaps, past or present, about to join The Young and the Restless fold in surprise new parts? Here’s the latest casting news from the CBS soap.

The week of August 12, 2019
Anna Grace Barlow debuts as Zoe Hardisty on Thursday, August 15. The mystery woman has a surprising connection to a member of Genoa City’s jet set. Nighttime fans might recognize Barlow from her role as Aurora on Commanders and Zoe on The Fosters.

Mark Berry appears as Father Francis on Friday, August 16. Look for the priest to perform the nuptials of Michael Mealor’s Kyle and Sasha Calle’s Lola.

Eileen Davidson is back for more appearances as Ashley Abbott, this week. Alex Wilson has taken over the slightly aged role of Christian Newman. The role was previously portrayed by twins Jamie and Aliser Tobias.

Gordon Thomson wraps up his short run as Daryl Tulane Tuesday, August 13. The Young and the Restless (YR) airs weekdays on CBS. Check your local listings for air times.

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Janet Di Lauro
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Janet Di Lauro is a contributing editor at Soap Opera Digest and a writer at Cynopsis.com and Soap Hub.com.
She has been writing about daytime and primetime television for over 30 years.
Prior to her current gigs, Janet ran ThoughtCo.com’s Days of our Lives website. She has built a career in daytime television coverage that has spanned over 30 years and includes a stint as the West Coast editor of Soap Opera Weekly magazine from the publication’s debut in 1989 through 2010. In addition, she was the features editor of Daytime TV magazine and editor of Soap Opera Stars magazine during her publishing years working in New York.
Based in California, Janet has interviewed daytime’s biggest stars, past and present, from Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso (Bo and Hope, Days of Our Lives”) to Susan Lucci (Erica Kane, All My Children) to Maurice Benard (Sonny, General Hospital) to Peter Bergman (Jack, The Young and the Restless). In addition to her daytime work, she served as a contributing editor on the tween publication Pixie and was a feature editor on Reality Check magazine.

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