She’s a great actress. I bet she will be on GH shortly!!

I’ll miss her on the show and won’t be watching much longer anyway. I’m glad Y&R’s ratings are up but the show is unrecognizable to me. Good for JC that she stood true to her own integrity.

i knew i loved jessica collins in real life as much as i ve loved avery! when jessica brought so much to her character as avery in terms of shining through as caring and nurturing its only natural in real life shes just as rational and firn in her beliefs! good for her, she should nt have compromised in her beliefs. y n r heads should ve tried harder to keep this talented and beautiful actress on the show! i will miss her and what could ve become of her and joe! hope she returns soon when the writers can… Read more »

I wish Jessica Collins well in future roles. She’s not a bad actress but I never liked the Avery character from the beginning. I will not miss Avery at all.

Jessica, you should join DAYS next! Though it is owned by Sony so probably not a stop you will make, but GH would be good too!

Well Jessica, hopefully you will be able to build on the character you played on Y&R and move on to a brighter future. I agree with you that you were not given a better storyline to act on and no passion or connection with your male partners. A better fit is waiting for you. Good luck.

Jessica–
a great actress and a great part of Y&R with family ties could not nogoschite with the suits..
” I was told there was no room for discussion, which made me realize there wouldn’t be much discussion for the character, either.””

And yet fans think they can get the suits to listen to them and do their bidding ahha yah sure LOL
Thing is.. all the complaints go to deaf ears, even Jesica was not head..
Complaining holds no leverage, wants and needs do not matter, don’t waste time writing..

I believe we will be seeing Jessica in another soap.. 🙂

While I think Jessica Collins is a very talented actress, the character of Avery Bailey Clark was ill-conceived from the get-go as created by ex-EP/HW Maria Arena Bell. She was used to usher the now-grown-up (and now dead) character of Ricky Williams and we know what a bust that storyline turned out to be, don’t we?!? Through three other head-writing regimes, the character of Avery changed too much for viewers to care (baking cupcakes & an internet cooking show – REALLY?!?). It took Chuck Pratt and his illogical brand of storytelling to really give mean to the term ‘character assassination’.… Read more »

Avery isn’t the only character who’s been “re-written” by this current regime. I hate the dialouge that Eileen Davidson’s been given. This character you see on screen is not Ashley Abbott. Ashley is now just snarky all the time, and it pains me to watch. Some days I wonder if they gave an 8th grade class a shot at writing scripts, because that’s how bad it is (no offense to 8th graders.)

GOOD LUCK AND I HOPE G.H. PICKS UP ANOTHER WONDERFUL BEAUTIFUL ACTRESS.. Y&R TOTALLY RUINED THE CHARACTER…..AND SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD WITH MICHAEL NOW……THEIR LOSS…….HER GAIN I AM SURE. GOOD LUCK JESSICA!!!

I hope she joins General Hospital as Elizabeth’s sister Sarah Webber!

she is so pretty but i wasnt thrilled with avery both on the page or on the stage.

Her performance today was impeccable and moving. I find it interesting that Ms Collins did not like the direction her character had taken. See? I felt quite the opposite in that I did not care for this character for the first two or three years of her tenure on Y&R. Why? Because Avery was perfect, little miss Suzy homemaker who bakes cupcakes while holding a law book in one hand and while bouncing that little, over grown cry baby Summer on her knee. Avery was superwoman who could do no wrong, and therefore, she was boring. But this last year… Read more »

It’s not a new all-time low until Great Grandmother Nikki climbs on to a stripper pole.

Inhave loved Jessica Collins since her Dinah-Lee days on Loving. She is fabulous! I hope she joins GH too, after all GH did revist Corinth not so long ago…..

I liked the character of Avery – I’m sorry to see Jessica leave Y&R,but truth be told I don’t like any of the storylines currently running.
Best of luck to you Jessica.

Well like Kenny Rogers said in song–” You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away, know when to run….”

Jessica endured three head writers changes, and she finally realized it was time to run– good for her.

LOL, to GH as Nina’s sister? That would be eerily familiar, and she could work as Donna Mills’ daughter… But there isn’t one man on GH I could see her with.

She has been with y and r for like 4 years now and no room for discussion for her contract. I would have left too

Jessica sounds like a really good person. She was definitely wasted on Y&R from cooking to the dud Avery and Dylan pairing. They had her paired up with the one person she had no chemistry with for 2 years. I feel this current regime has wronged her. Chuck Pratt came and completely destroyed the character. There’s very weak storylines on Y&R right now from dopplegangers to pregnancy to baby switches all which are outdated. I fear Y&R will be shoving Sage down our throats which will be unwatchable. She had to go through 4 different writing regimes. I wish her… Read more »

Jessica Collins….you showed your acting chops… I LOVED the sweetness of Avery resting her head on Michael’s shoulder…she ended up being a wounded bird.

GH…take notice…pair her with Patrick …he deserves a great story and a second chance at crazy love… this “thing” with Sam is just stale at it’s best….

GH can’t keep picking up former YR cast members. They already are struggling with the bloated cast they have. She’ll be wasted there and given less screen time.

Avery’s character while pushed to the front under Josh G’s pen was never written properly. I prefer her supporting role when she was introduced under MAB.

A fine actress. I see her moving on beyond daytime.

This is a genuine loss for Y&R. Miss Collins is a joy to watch, and Avery provided a perfect counterpoint character not only to her sister Phyllis but to all the denizens of Genoa City who are scheming and struggling. Avery was a light and now there is no one who is that way. Maybe I am off but I thought Avery a Viki Lord type character, one from whom goodness seemed possible.

I respect Jessica’s candor so much. Her character wasn’t the only one being trashed right now. I wish her much success in her future endeavors.

Oh gosh get in line Sharon has been brought to the bottom of Bb version she was on what four years Case had been on forever and they turned her into a slut kleptomaniac the town pariah! I have a bucket you can cry in I am sorry but veterans of this show have been destroyed this is how it goes down! Good luck but excuse me but every female on this show has been destroyed!

Gorgeous and talented, and obviously has integrity, something jfp and Prattfall don’t understand.

I will miss her God bless in all you do and hpoe you will return

Congratulations Jessica for standing by you principles!!

I liked Avery in the beginning and with Nick, but the character was assassinated when she was paired up with the horrible thing called Dylan (or more correctly Steve Burton).

CarTini did such a hack job with the Avery character, I don’t blame her for getting out while she could still hold her head up…well, with the help of a neck brace!

Jessica i will miss u so much looking forward to a new role on the series u choose for ur next character. We luv u n wish u the best of luck in ur endeavors from genoa city to the next town u live in may u love it just as much as we loved u in genoa city ! God bless

This is going to be a loss for the show. There are other characters and actresses that would not be missed. The girl that ays Summer is a bore and the character Lily is just filler.

I hate the writing team of Y&R. The are destroying my beloved soap. They keep getting rid of awesome actors, storylines suck and are boring. They keep repeating the same storylines over and over. Bring in a team that would make Mr. Bell proud before it’s too late. I loved Jessica Collins character but of course they had it destroy it.

I love Jessica Collins. I agree that the Joe/rape story was not her character. I will miss her. Maybe see her on something better. She’s a good actress.

J is a great actress she will find something new and better try bold

Sorry Avery Y&R starting to get on my nerves First Adam now you there are silly …we should just all stop watching VICTOR does no wrong…indoors

Jessica will do well where ever she goes. What a loss for TY&TR. Avery will be missed by this fan.

I have been watching the show since 1975 and alto it has had some great story lines, Victor has had some of the most unreal story lines and gets by with way too much. Nikkei story line odds just stupid. The whole show is getting too off the chain for me. If it doesn’t change soon I can find something better to do with that hour I spend watching!

I love Avery her character is the best a great lawyer and she was going to be married to Dylan but didn’t work out then in comes her ex-husband Joe I didn’t like what she was going through what he put her,through. But don’t leave. I guess you have to do. But if the writer, finds someone who takes your character I hope they are not anything like,you did you know. You will be missed.

They ruined her character as they did Michael, Jack, Vicky, Nikki, Billy, Jill, and even Victor. In fact the bad storylines, shoddy fillers have ruined the integrity of the show and the acting has bece mediocre e.g. The new Billy. Can’t understand the ratings at all. Do they make them up or do they have people whose job it is to boost them by phone stats?

I Love Y&R. Avery is a great actress I wish her the best.

She and her character never vibed with me so I’m glad she’s leaving. That said, her character did change and do things out of character. Good for her for standing up for Avery.

So, the conclusion I had come to, proves me right. I have had this nagging feeling for the last few months that Jessica’s ‘outlook’ and persona as Avery had gone through a subtle change. I felt as if the acting was forced, not natural. When she first walked on the Y&R stage, she was a powerhouse of a woman…..a self-assured, assertive attorney, and a loyal friend. But, no sooner than the ‘anointed’ one (Steve Burton) made an appearance (can’t remember who joined the cast first), and Dylan and Avery became an item again; Avery became this helpless, dependent being. Lately,… Read more »

I hate to see her leave.but she knows best,it is what it is.Albert

I totally get where she’s coming from. Her character was completely destroyed with this last storyline… whining and whimpering… afraid of the shadows…. Certainly was not the same character she came onto the screen with.

Wouldn’t it be weird if she joined GH….because didn’t she and Billy Miller used to date, but now he’s dating Kelly Monaco – ijs..

I will miss Jessica Collins and Avery. And I like her even more knowing that she walked away from a job she loved with people she loved because she felt the storyline didn’t respect her character. It has been painful to watch words come out of Avery’s mouth that the old Avery would have never said. My mouth nearly hit the floor yesterday when she was sitting on the park bench with Nick saying that she didn’t want to tell him what had happened because “you’re such a good person”. Whaaaat? I know she felt guilt for leaving him at… Read more »

You think Sam is Stale..you are wrong..don’t call Sam stale

Is she coming to GH to play Lizzy sister..or will she be a roadblock
For Jasam

Maybe TPTB do actually want fan input, hmmm.
Have you guys done the survey online?
I saw the message scrolling while watching Y and R
yesterday and then later did the survey.

JESSICA, AKA Avery, I only watch the Y&R because my mom watched it religiously and had me watch it with her. (Some how watching it now gives me a feeling of her presence in the room with me). I do not like how the story line is going g either. I really enjoyed the fact that you and Dillon were a good couple, I wanted that to work out. And I do not like how Victor seems to get everything and get away with everything and suffers no consequences at all. What does it really teach people, that it’s ok… Read more »

I am very sad to see Jessica leave the show. She is such an
Asset. Y&R should think twice before letting her
go. Y&R has done this with too many of our
favorites. I’ve been watching since the first time
It aired. I feel it’s time to stop watching and being
such an avid fan.

Please bring Jessica back!!!!!