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Young and the Restless Comings and Goings: Leading Ladies Back

Two popular stars are returning to The Young and the Restless.

By Janet Di Lauro
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There are a couple of big moves on the casting front, as two leading ladies are headed back to The Young and the Restless. Find out who they are and if any newcomers or popular stars from yesteryear are set to appear this week or soon in contract, recurring, or day-player roles, and if any of your favorite actors or actresses are leaving the CBS soap. 

The Week of November 11, 2024

A pair of leading ladies are returning their popular characters to Genoa City. Eileen Davidson returns as Ashley Abbott on Monday, November 11. The character had been away receiving treatment for Dissociative Identity Disorder in Paris for months.

Meanwhile, Jess Walton, who’s been appearing via video chats as Jill Abbott for the last few weeks, is finally resurfacing in the flesh. She’ll be back for another story arc beginning Monday, November 11.

Loren Lott and Chené Lawson reprise their roles as Ana Hamilton and Harmony Hamilton on Wednesday, November 13. The two characters are back for some episodes centered around Devon’s (Bryton James) wedding to Abby (Melissa Ordway). Lawson made her last appearance in 2023, while Lott last aired in 2019.

Good Day LA anchor Melvin Robert portrays Reverend Holmes on Wednesday, November 13 and Thursday, November 14. The character is set to officiate Devon and Abby’s wedding. 

Last but not least, River Ware is back in as Dominic Winters, Devon and Abby’s son. Look for the tyke to air on Wednesday, November 13 and Thursday, November 14.
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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