Hayley Erin began her soap opera career on The Young and the Restless at 14 in the role of Abby Newman.  She later went on to score a Daytime Emmy for her performances as Kiki Jerome on General Hospital – a role she last played from 2015-2018, and with a return appearance in 2019.

Now, Erin is coming home again to her original soap stomping grounds in Genoa City when she debuts in October as a new character, Newman Media businesswoman, Claire Grace.

Y&R viewers recall the last time Erin was on Y&R as Victor (Eric Braeden) and Ashley’s (Eileen Davidson) daughter (2009-2010), but that role is currently played by Melissa Ordway. As Erin noted in a discussion with Soap Opera Digest, that only in soap operas can something like this happen for an actress!

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Hayley expressed: “I love the rules, or lack of rules, in the soap universe. I had never expected to come back, and I didn’t think it would happen, but I had hoped! I always thought, ‘Maybe they’d let me.’ And I’m really happy that the soap opera universe is so fluid and these kinds of things can happen.”

As to her new Y&R role, Erin is very excited to jump in to the skin of the character,  expressing: “What I love about Claire is that she is a fantastic businesswoman, which is something so different than what I’ve gotten to play before. She’s smart and driven, and a lot more put together than I am!”

So, who do you think Claire will be involved with in the romance department on The Young and the Restless, when Hayley Erin beings her second run on the CBS daytime drama series? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

Is it sealed with a kiss for Adam (Mark Grossman) and Sally (Courtney Hope) on CBS’ The Young and the Restless? After Adam plants a a lip-lock on Sally, they run into each other later. It’s then, that the black sheep of the Newman clan has a heart-to-heart with his former flame in upcoming episodes of the CBS daytime drama series.

So, where is Adam at in all of this?  He’s still in love with Sally, and is testing the waters to see how she feels about him!  Who can ever forget the touching performances by Grossman and Hope earlier this year when Sally lost their child.  At that point, Sally pushed Adam away and she continued on with her relationship with his brother, Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow).

Now, in the latest issue of Soap Opera Digest, Mark Grossman shares his Genoa City alter ego’s motive and his hopes. “He’s really trying to find out how that kiss made her feel,” the actor said. “Essentially, Sally kissed another man when she’s with Nick, and now Adam is playing with her heartstrings. He thinks she wants to be with someone who is more stable, like Nick, because he’s a safety net, while life is too unpredictable with Adam.”

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All in all, what Adam wants is for Sally to admit she still has feelings for him.  Mark expressed, “Adam kind of goes for broke. He’s trying to convince Sally to listen to her heart.” Grossman adds, “Adam thinks by boldly putting it out there, she won’t be able to think about anything else.”

Check out the latest promo from CBS daytime featuring Adam and Sally’s love story below.

Now let us know, do you think Sally will come running back to Adam and dump Nick? Are you #TeamNick or #TeamAdam for the love for Sally? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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By now, Days of our Lives fans have figured out that Alex Kiriakis (Rob Scott Wilson) will be revealed as Victor’s (the late John Aniston) son, not Justin’s (Wally Kurth), on upcoming episodes of the Peacock streaming soap opera.

On Friday’s cliffhanger, after Justin and Maggie (Suzanne Rogers) open the contents from Victor’s briefcase located in Greece, they are stunned to see a brand new will. But, what will stun them even more is that Justin will learn that Alex is not his biological son. In addition, the latest promo for next week’s DAYS, also shows an emotional Justin telling Alex he is not his father.

In the latest issue of Soap Opera Digest, Rob Scott Wilson shares on the Kiriakis family bombshell: “It’s such a huge plot twist. Obviously, it’s going to change the dynamic within the family and the power within the business.”

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Wilson added on the key scene where Justin and Maggie just found out Victor had a ‘secret’ son: “Justin is definitely freaking out. It’s like he’s just seen a ghost. He wasn’t prepared to read this and then have Alex walk in on it.”

After the revelation, Rob expressed how the relationship between Alex and Justin will never be the same: “It’s like a goodbye to the relationship that we built and established in not too long of a time. It was really heartfelt.”

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There will be much more to this story, as Alex tries to process how Victor lied to him while he was alive, and never told him he was his son.

Check out the promo for next week’s DAYS below.

Now let us know, are you happy or unhappy that Alex is turning out to be the biological son of Victor Kiriakis? Share your thoughts in the comment section.