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The Young and the Restless Comings and Goings: Nikki Makes A New Male Friend

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’s fold in surprise new parts?

Here’s the latest casting news from the CBS soap.

The week of May 14, 2018

Laura James turns up as Jane on Friday, May 18. The actress, who was the winner of Cycle 19 of America’s Next Top Model, has a strong connection to the soap world. She’s the daughter of John James, remembered as Jeff Colby on the original 1980s version of ABC’s Dynasty.

Zach Dulin portrays Lawrence Bundy on Friday, May 18. The character is a business associate of Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott). Fans may recognize the actor from his stint in the YouTube series Enter the Dojo, where he played Steven.

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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