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The Young and the Restless Coming and Goings: Actor’s Return Long-Term

See who’s coming and who’s leaving your favorite soaps for the week of December 4, 2023.

By Janet Di Lauro
young and the restless casting news for the week of december 4Find out who is coming and going to Genoa City.
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Who’s coming and who’s going from The Young and the Restless? Are any of your favorite performers from yesteryear returning to the daytime drama, this week, or in the not-too-far-off future?

The Young and the Restless C&G News

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 fold in surprise new parts? Here’s the latest casting news from the CBS soap.

The week of December 4, 2023

J. Eddie Peck’s return as Cole Howard is long-term. In a recent interview with Soap Opera Digest, Y&R executive producer and head writer, Josh Griffith confirmed that the actor would be sticking around Genoa City. The character will be heavily involved in the upcoming Claire/Eve storyline.

Jess Walton is back as Jill Abbott and Veronica Redd returns as Mamie Johnson on Thursday, December 7 (Take a look back at their rivalry here). Look for Tucker (Trevor St. John) to stir things up between the twosome.   

Lauralee Bell and Michael Damian get more airtime as Christine and Danny on Friday, December 8. Look for things to get romantic between the former spouses.  
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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