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The Young and the Restless Comings and Goings: A Wonderful Return!!!

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 con-tract, 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?

Have any new actors or actresses been cast on the show in con-tract, 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 July 31, 2017
Rumor has it that Greg Rikaart (ex-Kevin) has been contacted by Y&R brass about a return. Rikaart, who played Michael’s (Christian LeBlanc) younger brother for 14 years, was dropped to recurring status in May and was recently written off the show with Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe).

Another Big Brother contestant is heading to Genoa City. Look for Jessie Godderz to make an appearance on Friday, August 4.

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He’s playing a security guard and will share scenes with Robert Adamson (Noah) and Cait Fairbanks (Tess) at a music festival. Wrestling fans might recognize Godderz, too. He’s known as Mr. Pec-Tacular and competed in Impact Wrestling.

Ben Hermes returns for another stint as businessman Benjamin Hochman beginning Thursday, August 3.

The character previously nixed an investment deal with Lauren (Tracey Bregman), after being swayed by Gloria (Judith Chapman), and had an unsuccessful dinner with Ashley (Eileen Davidson). This time around he’s having a meeting with Amelia Heinle’s Victoria.

Morgan Obenreder appears as Crystal on Monday, July 31.

Terrell Clayton portrays Dean on Thursday, August 3.

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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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