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J. Eddie Peck Returns to The Young and the Restless
Look who’s returning to The Young and the Restless? None other than J. Eddie Peck when he reprises his role of Cole Howard for the first time since 1999.
Look for Peck to first arrive back on the scene later this month. In story, look for Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) to have a surprise reunion with her ex-husband, Cole!
J. Eddie first took on the role back in 1993 and when Cole left Genoa City he took a professorship at Oxford University. During the character’s initial time on the show, Cole was a ranch hand and a novelist who fell in love with both Victoria (then played by Heather Tom) and Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson).
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Cole is the son of the late Eve Howard (the late Margaret Mason), who originally thought Victor Newman fathered her son from an affair they had when she worked as his secretary, while he was married to his first wife, Julia Newman. Cole’s biological father was revealed to be Rick Daros.
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So, looking forward to seeing how J. Eddie Peck’s return impacts the current story with the Newman family? Is his return related to Aunt Jordan and Claire’s conspiring to bring the Newmans down? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
Yay
I can’t imagine why he would be returning after all this time. Personally, I couldn’t stand his character so have no interest in seeing him again.
Aunt Jordan is his Mother Eve’s sister out for revenge now whether he is helping her who knows. Notice his picture is in front of the same door as CZ this could be a great story if JG does the history right .
I didn’t care for him then, nor this Peck guy now! Geeze, Victoria and Nicki both slept with him.
That was the bill bell recipe look at all the soaps he wrote for sisters hung up on the same man mom and daughter hung up on the same man /brothers hung up on the same woman it was his legacy from another word days young and restless bold on and on . I like Peck and I figured since he was at the 50th he might fit in for a short arc it sure beats this boring job changing crap they have had going on for months
Hooray
Aging like fine wine
Or old cheese?
I agree!!
This is unbelievable; Nikki was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis over 10 years ago (a death sentence) MS has no cure..
there are treatments to help with the symptoms, but no cure..
Before the 10-year time, she would be having multiple treatments including hospital, and would now be disabled in a wheelchair..
So now, Nikki is a strong viral woman with no problems, sigh..
Soap or not..the writers decided to do an MS story to inform people of MS and totally failed to show the public what MN actually is…
What the h is wrong with people making light of MS..
No doubt we will see Nikki’s full strength fighting off her captors is ridiculous for an MS person who now would be disabled in a wheelchair fighting her inevitable death..
And stories like that are seriously Junk writing and shameful fun made of Actual multiple sclerosis sufferers.
Melody Scott Thomas was diagnosed in real life with MS. There is no issue with this story line. She is living her life with it.
I have friends with and are doing fine, there is several forms of MS
Melody Scott -Thomas WAS diagnosed with MS in 2013. Perhaps you should have a conversation with her
I was just looking up Melody’s MS. She was diagnosed in 2006 and started her own foundation in 2012 which provides financial assistance to others with MS.
MS affects every victim differently. I knew a man years ago who had a very debilitating form of MS and sadly, it took his life rather quickly. A close friend was diagnosed at age 28 with MS and has been living with it for about 30 years now. She has been through a lot, but still walks and drives. A woman I knew through church and had known for many years told me one day that she has MS. You wouldn’t know it to look at her. There are no outward signs. I hadn’t seen her in years and saw her earlier this year and you STILL wouldn’t know she has it.
Several people have reversed their MS. So, it’s not a death sentence.
Sorry but it looks like you didn’t do your homework to find out that Melody Thomas has been diagnosed in real life. Just remember this is just a show don’t take it so seriously I know a lot of people who have MS and they are doing just fine they have flare-ups but no reason to sit there and have to condemn people good grief it’s just a show
SuOOO
You are a little misinformed. A lot of people., from what I read lead full lives with little or no symptoms. If this is true in Melody’s case, she’s a very luck lady..
I don’t like how Victor talks to Victoria and Nick and treats Adam like a king. I love Victor but that’s my fault with him I do believe he has sat Victoria up in order to make Adam the CEO
I don’t like how any of them talks to Adam after he saved Faith life.
Don’t any of you get why Victor acts the way he does with his kids? He took care of Adam financially growing up but his mother Hope did not want or allow Victor and his lifestyle around the boy . After he grew up , finished college, came to Genoa City, he wanted everything he thought he was deprived of as a kid., especially his father’s love and attention, also to be part of Newman, rin the same capacity as Nick and Victoria, who actually didn’t have as much business education as he himself had .Victor, himself, has been eaten up with guilt because he wasn’t there for the “boy”, causing all this jealousy and resentment on all sides. Just trying to help sone people see why Victor acts the way he does towards Adam that makes the rest of the family, including Nicki resent him so much.
Right on, Violet. Both Nick and, especially, Victoria’s treatment of Adam is shameful. Granted, Adam has pulled some lulus but I can’t recall any that were particularly directed toward Miss Vicki. If Victor forgives, she should at least be civil. By the way, has she ever offered Adam any condolences on his child’s death? Seems a bit irrational to me.
Cole Howard is well related to Claire & taunt Jordan. My theory is that Claire is Victoria & Cole’s dead-at-birth daughter and taunt Jordan is Cole’s mother (Eve) or his aunt. I hope the writers don’t change Cole’s personality like they did with JT!
When Victor was name dropping all of Victoria’s exes — three of whom are dead — I got the sense that one of them was going to pop back up. Didn’t figure it’d be Cole though!
Only one ex of Victoria’s is dead. Billy and JT are still alive
Can’t anything be a surprise anymore like the old days?
I am not liking the writers script of what is happening to Nikki on The Young and The Restless. Not at all.
I don’t either. Nikki hasn’t done anything.
I don’t either. I hated the alcohol drip scene, I knew that was coming a mile away.
Two things I hope for with this story is that Melody Thomas does an Emmy Award winning performance, and that the story doesn’t drag out.
Rick Daros is not Cole’s father. Someone came to Eve’s funeral in 1993 and told Victor that he had been in love with Eve for years. Eve met Rick at a mental hospital in 1984 and escaped with him. Cole (“Charles”) had been on the show as a kid 1980-81, recurring bit part, when Eve was Jill’s roommate in the old Foster house. Another website insisted that Rick had tried to kill Nikki when she was pregnant with Victoria, but she was 2 years old when that happened.
Why was he disliked on all my children I read once he pronounced a character’s name wrong and it confused the audience but I never watched amc so I don’t know what they meant. I can’t remember the characters name but he said he was from new Orleans or something and that is how it’s pronounced.
Whaaaaaaattt? Cole returning to YR. Geez nez, next thing you’ll know Ryan McNeil would come back from the dead (One of Victoria and Nina’s exes). Let’s not forget Tricia Dennison or Megan Dennison coming back LOL Tricia was one of Ryan’s exes.
Looking forward to the return of J. Eddie Peck – this should be a hopefully good storyline! Victoria sure has suffered with her loves over the years!
Recall the name “Cole.” That’s it! Get a bit of a headache reading this. Will wait and see what the writer’s do. Maintaining a clean history must be quite a challenge.
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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