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The Young and the Restless Comings and Goings: Exit Confirmed and a Comeback

An actress confirms her exit and another hints at her return to The Young and the Restless.

By Janet Di Lauro
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Check out the latest casting news from The Young and the Restless. Find out if any newcomers or former stars from yesteryear are joining the show this week or soon in contract, recurring, or day-player roles and if any of your favorite performers are exiting the CBS soap. 

The Week of October 7, 2024

Vail Bloom confirmed her exit as Heather Stevens, at least for now. A mentally unstable Sharon seemingly killed off her character (Sharon Case). Bloom, who originally played Heather from 2007 to 2010 and returned in 2023, teased that she may appear in additional episodes. Sharon is already being haunted by the late Cameron Kirsten, played by Linden Ashby, who gets more airtime this week. 

Lily Brooks O’Briant is back as Lucy Romalotti, too. The teen airs on Monday, October 7, and Wednesday, October 9, in scenes with her TV father, Michael Graziadei’s Daniel, and Conner Floyd’s Chance.

Meanwhile, on the return front, it looks like Brytni Sarpy is resurrecting her long-missing character, Dr. Elena Dawson. The actress posted photos and videos of herself at the Y&R studio, referencing the soap’s upcoming 13,000th episode, along with the message, “Just popping in to say hello to the fam.” 
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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