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Young and the Restless Comings and Goings: Psychopath Out

A psychopath has come to the end of the road on The Young and the Restless.

By Janet Di Lauro
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A villain’s reign of terror has come to an end on The Young and the Restless. Here’s the latest casting news from the CBS soap. Find out who’s out as well as if any newcomers or popular stars from yesteryear are joining the show this week or in the near future in contract, recurring, or day-player roles.

The Week of January 27, 2025

Colleen Zenk has completed her run as psychopath Jordan  Howard. The character died after drinking poisoned tea on the show’s January 24 episode. Zenk, best remembered for her role as Barbara Ryan on As the World Turns,  debuted as Claire’s (Hayley Erin) aunt in November of 2023.

Linden Ashby pops back in as the late Cameron Kirsten. The character haunts Sharon (Sharon Case) on Monday January 27.

Ray Wise returns for some explosive scenes as Ian Ward. Look for Eric Braeden’s Victor to put the diabolical cult leader on the hot seat on Tuesday, January 28. Wise also airs on Wednesday, January 29. He shares scenes with Braeden, Joshua Morrow’s Nick, Christian LeBlanc’s Michael and others.

Valarie Pettiford gets more screen time as Amy Lewis. She’ll interact with Sean Dominic’s Nate and Zuleyka Silver’s Audra on Monday, January 27.

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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