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Hayley Erin Talks On Her Second Chance to Return to The Young and the Restless
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.
How about a second chance on GH. I would be happy to see her in a new GH role too.
Me to I really like her strong convictions
She is sorely missed
Yes!!
Could Griffith pen something actually amazing in which it turns out Claire is the child Tracy thought she aborted or misscarried back in the old days when Tracy had that pregnancy when Danny helped her through it?! I forget the details but I remember Tracy going through a hard time and Danny offering to marry her! Danny’s back soon and Tracy really deserves a offspring after Maria Arena Bell unforgivably killed off Coleen. Also that way Abby could be sidelined and Claire could become the next generation of Abbotts along with Kyle!
Please. Traci deserves a second chance to be a loving mother. I was so disgusted at how the writers killed off Traci’s daughter, Colleen, just so Victor Newman could get her heart. Give Traci the chance to be a mother again. On another note, I love Beth Maitland’s (Traci Abbott) new hairdo.
Totally agree in all
I.love the idea of Claire being Tracy’s daughter. She deserves a great storyline, and we’d love to see Tracy in that motherly role again.
Amen
Tracey needs peace and happiness I’m hoping she and Danny get back together
That would be Awesome totally on board
If I remember rt tho she miscarried shortly after the attempted suicide with gas fumes
Cricket and Danny found her
This is Soap land anything is possible
Me too, good idea!
Love that idea
I don’t remember that storyline but killing off Coleen was just senseless. They could have gotten a heart another way maybe from one of his dead horses at the ranch. Sorry to the many Victor lovers but I’m not one. Sick of that old man dictating what everyone’s life should be. I hope to see Adam best him before he croaks.
Maybe Claire can be a love interest for Adam. Anything to get him out of Nick/Sally Hell.
I am so sick of adam newman I wish he would leave Sally alone, so her and Nick can be happy together. Hell, I’m sick of Adam Newman.
I cannot stand that Neanderthal Nick Newman. Adam and Sally belong together.
They love that 5 time murderer
Who is that?
I used to rebuke Adam for his every move and word—But, I love how skilled of an actor Mark is—Adam has evolved into the tortured antihero. Marks plays the part like a fine-tuned violin.
As far as Sally? She gives him silent signals. She still has a thing for him and he feels it.
She’s no Mother Theresa, either.
Nick, as Sharon, should look for someone his own age. He has grown into the biggest fool; the greatest hypocrite of all time—- An elephant in a china-closet!!
I used to feel as you do but finally accepted the fact that Sally and Adam are meant to be together. She’s leading Nick along, trying to talk herself into loving him but Adam is all she can think of.
Just hope it’s not with Nick, after Sally and he break up. It’s sure to happen when all she can think of is kissing Adam. I love Nick but he needs someone closer to his age, like Sharon and poor Christian needs a mother, wherever he is. If this were real it would be disgusting, does the kid ever see his dad, grandparents or any of the family.?
I LIKE THE THE OLD SUMMER SHE CAN FIGHT HER PROBLEM AND I WANT KYLE AND SUMMER TOGETHER FOR EVERY ……. TEAM SUMMER AND KYLE ABBOTT
Don’t agree those two are petulant children and toxic for each other
I’m glad Hayley Erin gets a new opportunity to play a different character. As far as a love interest, it’s probably going to be Kyle.
Please NO! Kyle is just creepy! I wish he and Audra would just run away together and never come back! They deserve each other!
NO, it better be Chance. He’s a real man not that little mommy’s boy, bedding that slut Audra.
She’s good! Happy to have her back. Unfortunately, they might pair her off with Vile Kyle.
WELCOME BACK YOUNG TALENTED ACTRESS YOU BEEN MISSED
Why do Young and Restless keep bring back old and dead characters
Because it’s the shows 50 year anniversary, they’re bringing in familiar characters and faces to showcase Y&Rs rich history.
Well at least this is a worthwhile one, unless they change her character.
If Claire is Tracy’s daughter, shouldn’t the actress be older?
Pair her up with Adam as his newfound love, it would be the get-over medicine he needs to move passed his hang-up on Sally. Especially since Adman is on this new part to do better and be better.
First of all, he’s too old, second of all he’ll eventually be back with Sally.
I have this feeling she’s Tucker McCall daughter and Devon’s half sister, it would make sense who Victor sold his investment stock too of Chancellor
Well, we now know that it was Mamie who bought the C/W stock!
I think Mamie is investing not buying C.W stock.
Well, let’s hope she was right when she told Nicki her parents were dead. I would hate more than anything for her to be remotely related to that horrible, despicable Mc Call. I hate that S.O.B!
She was really good today. Just as I remember her on GH, beautiful with her “stuff “together, sure impressed me and most importantly Nicki Newman who was interviewing g her. Imagine putting her nsxt to Abby and Summer , they don’t stand a chance, no pun intended. If she gets involved with anyone please let it be Chance and not Kyle.
I really wish she came back as kiki jerome I wish they would bring kiki back from the dead for ava do the kiki jerome is alive twist and giffin returns with her.
It looks like the current run of Lucas Adams (Noah) and Tamara Braun (Sienna) on The Young and the Restless is coming to an end, after the Monday, August 3 edition of the CBS daytime drama revealed that Noah and Sienna are leaving Genoa City and heading back to Los Angeles.
In the storyline, Noah informed his mother, Sharon (Sharon Case) and half-sister Mariah (Camryn Grimes) that he and Sienna made the decision to move back to the West Coast to put distance between themselves and Matt Clark (Roger Howarth). Although Noah did not say it was a permanent move, he did assure his mom that once Matt is hopefully gone from Genoa City they could return.
However, as previewed already on the video teaser for this week’s episodes of Y&R (see below), it appears Noah left Genoa City’s The Shadow Room to be run by a returning Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian). So with that, coupled with today’s episode, it would appear the move could wind up being more permanent.
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COMINGS AND GOINGS
Adams made his Y&R debut on November 4, 2025 as the successor to Rory Gibson who last played Noah on-screen in April of 2023. Earlier in 2025, Gibson took over the role of Michael Corinthos on Genera Hospital replacing Chad Duell, who stepped away from the part after 15 years.
Braun who played Adam’s mother on Days of Our Lives when she was Ava Vitali and he was Tripp Dalton, first appeared on Y&R back on October 14, 2025, where we soon learned she had become Noah’s lover as the new character, Sienna Bacall. It should be noted, Adams was on contract with the number #1 soap, while Braun has been on recurring status.
With Josh Griffith now exited as head writer of The Young and the Restless, and the newly announced co-head writing team of Jamey Giddens and Dan O’Connor having taken his place and starting their new tenure this week, it will be interesting to see how the duo resets the show, and if a Noah and Sienna return is in the cards for the future or not.
So, what do you think about the seeming departures of Lucas Adams and Tamara Braun from The Young and the Restless? Weigh-in via the comment section. But first, check out our recent live chat with Tamara and Lucas on the Michael Fairman Channel.
Rosie O’Donnell revealed that she plans to head back to a seat at the table of ABC’s morning talk show The View.
The announcement came during Monday’s episode of The Tangle Podcast where she shared she will participate in “in whatever way they want” her or “just as a guest” for its upcoming 30th season.
The View’s season 30 will kick-off this fall in September. O’Donnell explained, “They’re bringing back all the hosts, I think. And, you know, I’m pretty proud of that show, what it’s become and how it really speaks to the people and to politics.”
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ROSIE ON HER PREVIOUS GO-ROUNDS ON THE VIEW
As fans of The View know, O’Donnell famously had two different one-year stints on the talk show in 2007 and again in 2014- 2015. She often feuded with then co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck.
However, during her discussion with host, Kyle Ridley on The Tangle Podcast, O’Donnell also noted she often had tense moments with longtime moderator and anchor, Whoopi Goldberg.
O’Donnell also expressed, “Many, many people got the short end of the stick there. It was, you know, it was a factory where people were being churned in and out and their tenuous security, nobody got to be calm. It also was a show at the time that was run by a man. A show created by a woman, for women, about women, and the man was deciding what we should talk about. And that didn’t sit right with me, you know.”
Back in 2023, Brooke Shields had asked Rosie on her podcast, Now What? with Brooke Shields, about how she felt on her two stints at The View and all the controversy that surrounded it. Rosie at that time, stated, “I know this, it’s not the best use of my talent to get in a show where I have to argue and defend basic principles of humanity and kindness. It was not something I’d ever do again.”
You can check out the clip with Rosie and Kyle Ridley discussing her return to The View in some form for its upcoming 30th season below.
Then weigh-in: Would you be excited to see Rosie, even for a one-day or a week guest stint on the upcoming celebratory season of The View, or not so much? Let us know via the comment section.
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General Hospital Fan Club Weekend brought out many of your favorites to the four day event; with the main cast gathering on Saturday, August 1. Fans near and far attended the weekend held this year at the Burbank Marriott Hotel. Whether it be the main cast event or the smaller more intimate events featuring two or three cast members a great time was had by all.
Some of the cast participating in the main cast event included: Cyrus Hobbi (Yuri), Gary James Fuller (James), Bradford Anderson (Spinelli), Viron Weaver (Wiley), Paige Herschell (Jacinda), Chris McKenna (Brennan), Josh Kelly (Cody), Kayden Brenna Tokarsi (Scout), Cassandra James (Terry), Laura Wright (Carly), Dominic Zamprogna (Dante), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane), Rick Hearst (Ric), Adrian Anchondo (ex-Marco), and Chloe Lanier (ex-Nelle).
In addition to, Van Hansis (Lucas), Cameron Mathison (Drew), Ryan Paevey (ex-Cassius), Easton Rocket Sweda (Leo), Maurice Benard (Sonny), Kristen Vaganos (Molly), Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis), Kate Mansi (ex-Kristina), Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth), Cynthia Watros (Nina), Kristina Wagner (Felicia) and more.
Take a look at some of the snaps from the main event arrivals below:
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GH’s Rick Hearst with on-screen daughter, Kristen Vaganos, plus Nancy Lee Grahn, and Kate Mansi.
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GH’s Maurice Benard on-hand to meet the fans.
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Jack Brennan in the house … Chris McKenna.
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Adrian Anchondo, Van Hansis and Anchondo’s boyfriend, Days of Our Lives, Colton Little.
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GH’s Josh Kelly and his gal, the former Nelle Benson of Port Charles, Chloe Lanier.
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Who is James’ father? Not Cassius or Spinelli, actually. Actors Gary James Fuller, Ryan Paevey and Bradford Anderson!
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One of General Hospital’s newest cast members, Kayden Brenna Tokarski attends her first GHFCW event.
Check out some more arrival images featuring: Laura Wright (Carly), Cassandra James (Terry), Carolyn Hennesy (Diane) and more in the gallery below.
Michael Fairman TV will be adding more images to this post in the day ahead.
So, were you glad to see so many of your GH favorites attending this year’s General Hospital Fan Club Weekend? Let us know via the comment section.
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