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Hunter King Made Series Regular On CBS Comedy LIFE IN PIECES, Will Go Recurring On Y&R!
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The Young and the Restless Hunter King (Summer Newman) will be pulling double duty, and will be heavily featured in the upcoming second season of the CBS comedy series, Life In Pieces! If you watch the comedy you know that in the season one finale, King’s role of Clementine eloped with Niall Cunningham’s, Tyler!
According to Deadline, King now had been upped to series regular and joins a cast that also stars: Dianne Wiest, James Brolin, Zoe Lister-Jones, Colin Hanks, Angelique Cabral, Thomas Sadoski, Betsy Brandt, Dan Bakkedahl, Holly J. Barrett and Giselle Eisenberg.
While King will be taping new episodes of Life In Pieces, she will go on recurring status with The Young and the Restless, where she has earned four Daytime Emmy nominations and two victories. Life In Pieces creator/executive producer Justin Adler said of King’s talents: “To have a dramatic actress who excels at comedy is a rare find. From her first day on set, Hunter has felt like a member of our family, and we couldn’t be more excited to make it official.”
King is the second Y&R cast member to land a leading role on a primetime series for the upcoming fall season, with Justin Hartley (Adam Newman) becoming the first with his new series, This Is Us on NBC.
So, what do you think of Hunter’s new primetime gig? Do you think this means Y&R’s Luca (Miles Gaston Villenueva) and Summer will fizzle as duo ? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
Love Hunter!
Me too Mark,. Hunter King is a wonderful actress. She deserves all the success. Hunter has won 2 DayTime Emmys, and she is only 23 years old. Good for her. The haters out there always pick on Hunter King. The haters will always hate, they are never happy.
Okay, here are two fans of Hunter’s. I stand corrected.
I agree Fred, Hunter is a wonderful actress. Hunter deserves her Daytime emmys.
Hunter is a very talented actress, and very pretty lady
Hunter is a classy, sassy lady. Her acting is terrific.
I’m so giddy that Hunter King is going recurring… why bother… she’s so uninteresting
Oops MCE
Sorry I loved case and Muhney together !!
I thought her role on Y&R was supposed to be comedic.
Bwa! Unfortunately the show doesn’t realize that its writing Summer as the ultimate “dumb blond”.
Same space she is gone please!!!!
Ok she is not in the same league as the original Colleen please go
Thank you! Not even in Colleen #2 or 3 league..
Ok here we go and please do not take this as an insult to the actress please get off that train!!! LF the original Colleen and TB had off the wall chemistry then an idiot wrote her out we lost her she would not come back ! Every once in a while you get actors that shoot chemistry off to he screen they simply look k at each other and it just flows it is very seldom Hunter has not captured that presence with an actor does not make her a bad actress she just never got it with anyone!i wish her nothing’s not but the best but time to go
Thad luckinball their lobe story was off the charts!
Love
And by the way the guy who plays Travis should have been the new Billy h screams playboy sexuality Che,is try with AH someone screwed up
Hunter King is a wonderful actress, way better than the original Colleen. Hunter has won 2 daytime emmys.
@k/kay
“…Hunter has not captured that presence with an actor ”
who does she have chemistry with?
this is a perfect example of plot driven to showcase… for no other reason… because she’s a character from a dullard Newman.
who does she chemistry with?
who cares about her?
what a waste of time
colleen and j.t !!!
loved them as a couple…. colleens death was so unnecessary and victors continued his evil ways even thou he has her heart
j.t s story with mac moving to washington was lame
still waiting for a writer with balls to bring colleen back and rewrite that horrible death!!!
So agree with you, damien.
Good for her and Y&R! Her and Luca are boring as a couple! Hopefully he leaves too!
William Yes she won twice in a row. She is J.F.P. favorite. She keeps getting front burner stories and those Emmys are so fixed there not worth watching. Take a look at the scenes she put in and won them for. Its a joke.
You go, girl!!!!!
Always on point, Nikki.
Luca has the personality of a door-knob and the disposition of a snake. Together, this couple is destructive to the viewer. Neither boosts the other’s persona on Y&R.
Celia…’invisible degrees’…TOO FUNNY…LOL!!!!! And, so true. Also, on soaps (in general), you ever notice how soap kids very, very rarely do homework…or very, very rarely attend school??? Beyond dumb.
Later, my friend.
I’m not a fan, so I have little interest.
However; her boob reduction looks really good.
Y&R- I would not mind losing Hunter but would mind losing Justin. He does have a great future in prime time and movies, without a doubt he will go far.
Anyways,, glad for both for getting prime time, wish them both well ..
Good eye Su! Did you read that she had a reduction somewhere or are you surmising that based on her picture above?
I never liked her acting. I found her to be so annoying when she scrunched up her face all of the time.
hi Abruzzfan..
I worked with a plastic surgeon for 8 years..
I can, without hesitation, spot the work done LOL I could write a list.
I noticed her breast reduction after she returned and stood sideways lol..
And, she looks great.
Don’t take Su’s word for ANYTHING!!! He is a miserable man who just posted that HE loves to see rapists on soaps. Ray Gardner and Billy Clyde. Yes, that’s certainly what we need…MORE rape!!! You go Su!!!
Dylan, I missed those posts but I do say I absolutely adored Billy Clyde Tuggell as a quirky villain who made me laugh with his add libbing and dark humor. Ray Gardner was a bone chilling villain. Both characters were very well written and brilliantly acted.
But I do NOT enjoy seeing rapist on the television. I think one of the worst rapist in soap opera history was Michael Cambias from AMC who raped Bianca.
@Su – I agree that she looks great! After you pointed it out, I can now see the difference. I would love to hear more about “the list”? Unfortunately, I am not very good at recognizing what work people have had been done. Do tell! I would love some tips. 🙂
@Harry – I also adored Billy Clyde Tuggell, especially his quirkiness. I also don’t like to see any rape stories either.
Ray Gardner and Billy Clyde did much more villiness things than a rape they went in all directions spreading their matham ,they were by the far the most renowned villains of soap history.. Everybody has heard of them.
who created and wrote them. Agnes? <– the mother of great soaps.
I agree with Harry, Billy Clyde did give a few chuckles, he was over the top loonytunes and as dark as they come. Ray was the worse from what I've seen of them.
I wish I could have seen all their stories, my neighbor introduced me to them by tape, I really enjoyed their time, and youtube etc.
I would go bonkers for either one to be in Port Charles!
“…By far the most renowned villains of soap history”? I would suggest GL’s Roger Thorpe is a contender for that title. And, yes, rape stories can be distasteful, but the Roger-Holly marital rape storyline was groundbreaking for its time and opened a lot of eyes. That story cemented the two characters (and actors) as two of the best in daytime ever.
I must admit the show is one of my new favorites and on this.. She’s good.. So maybe her acting choice on y&r IS to make summer clueless and a bumbling boob.. well done… if that IS the case
i’m tapped out… ‘Life in Pieces” is also a CBS show
so now… all of a sudden… Hunter King is given a reprieve… and showcased as a dumb blond
LOL
I posted… and it got lost in the shuffle… that comedic timing… is the most challenging of all the acting profession… I get that
so to see Hunter King… heralded.. that her act on CBS Y&R was all a façade and make believe
OK… that two time emmy winner gets
nothing worth
LOL Patrick..I did say IF and IS..or Dianne Wiest told her…OH NO YOU DON’T…that character may work across the Lot but not on this side..show those acting chops LOL..she did have to impress a lot of people to become a regular sooo…
CYA……
Congrats to Hunter!
Much deserved.
They should recast her with Kristen Alderson
Great idea ….however Kristen has moved back to NYC.
and you know this…..and know for a fact she would NOT take this career move??
Although not a fan of the actress, I think the character Summer Newman is important to the show— a soap needs a core family to be the engine and the further away a soap gets from their core characters the more the soap suffers. So many might be happy to see less of Summer on screen, personally I rather see the character recast altogether and given the stories that will ensure the next generation of the core family lives on.
The fact the producers are willing to let the character take a back seat while Hunter is off doing another show, just proves they play favorites with their cast– if this had happened to an actor JFP didn’t like, they wouldn’t have been given the time off and the role would have been recast– so recast the role of Summer and let Hunter move on to bigger and better things.
Oh my gosh I sooooo agree. Let her go and move on. This time recast a Summer that works well with the Newman’s. I never liked Summer from way back when she first started but the fact that they are letting her have this time off show how they cater to their babies which makes me dislike her more. Didn’t Billy Miller & M. Stafford want to pursue other interest outside of Y & R as well? Where did they go? PLEASE JFP recast Summer and the best really is Kristen Alderson. She would look more the role and suit the part better than H.K.
Mary & Nikki – I completely agree.
Yes, Nikki. As it is, Hunter is a all wrong portraying a business woman. She does not exude that IT factor that is such an integral part of international savoir-faire. Did she go to Business College? Oh, I forgot. Kids on soap all have invisible degrees. LOL
I like Luca even less. Now, is Summer totally naive to the ways of men (she’s been ‘around’) ? Or, she she just dense?
Oh, I can almost taste Kristen in the role of Summer. But, as Fanny pointed out, she does live in New York. But, situations change. I can only wish!!
Glad to see her go, I wish her well in the prime time arena. They should recast the role and not with a FOJ.
Let her go and hire Julie Bergman as the new and improved summer!
Very good idea!!
Maybe 15 years ago, sure!
Yes, Bergman is only a couple of years younger than Gina Tognoni, who plays Phyllis, Summer’s mother.
Moreover, I am still aching for Bergman to come back to GH and reclaim her role as Lulu.
Berman
Yes.
Furthermore Julie Berman is now on Chicago Med on NBC and killing it in primetime.. Of course we all knew she would.. She reminds me of Kathryn Heigl from Gray’s anatomy.. she’s done with daytime at this point in her career.. Not to say she won’t return.. But it will be a good while.. And she’ll be able to negotiate a much better contract when she decides to come back to GH down the road
Shouldn’t TALENT play a part??!?
I thought the actress was already on recurring.
really like her …. not sure why she has nt shared more scenes with her parents who really need her support right now… its all about her with luca, her aunt vic and ol vic
y n r cant hold on to their most promising young female leads thou… the colleens, the second and better lily, original abby
Can MM come back now.
Carol…I don’t think that Michael Muhney would ever come back to Y&R…especially since JFP is still there.
Just saying……….
You’re right, Jay. Too much heavy-duty stuff went down when Muhney was on board. Too many loose strings and tongues left hanging. There is also the matter of a man’s pride.
I am happy for her. I always like seeing our soap stars do well.
Hey…if this means ‘less Summer onscreen’, then I am all for it…LOL!!!!!
Just saying……….
Hopefully this means less of Summer. I really don’t like her character. She comes across as brainless and wears a perpetual pout. No joy there. Good luck to the actress.
To me, her acting improved over time; nothing to write home about. The Luca relationship has no “sparks.” The sudden rise to her (Luca’s) strategic insights regarding the oil industry boarders on the ridiculous as does Victoria’s acceptance of her revelations.
Politics exists in all professions. I wish her well but find the prominence emphasized recently befuddling; not that to be befuddled by a soap is unusual.
Wish I could tell when the writer’s are playing with me and I should laugh, which does happen, or when I am justifiably deflated. Too be fair things were starting to pick up and moving somewhat faster. Then something like Victor and the doctor makes me want to stop watching. It had better be a key connector.
I have to remind myself this is a soap and most actors are especially talented in this arena.
Congratulations to her.
I think she is a good actress and has done well on Y&R. I don’t particularly like her storyline right now, but that’s up to the writers. Asking a guy she’s been sleeping with for a few weeks to move in with her is not smart, but then again, she did marry Austin after he kidnapped her aunt so making smart love decisions is not Summer’s forte, but then again, she is Phyllis’ daughter!
My question is this: When my wonderful Billy Miller wanted to persue other projects, the “powers that be” turned him down, thus using a somewhat powerful as revolving door for a host of actors that we, as dedicated viewer’s and fans would get use to only to have that said actor leave and we would have to start over with a new one. Why the special treatment for one and not the other. I’m just saying
Your answer you’ll find on fishwrappers.
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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