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Linden Ashby on His Y&R Return as Cameron Kirsten: “Let’s Write Him Bad. I’m Not Looking For a Redemptive Story Here”
Cameron Kirsten is back in Genoa City marking the return of Linden Ashby to the CBS daytime drama series. In story, Kirsten who terrorized Sharon (Sharon Case) decades ago now has a room at the GCAC. So, just how will he turn Sharon’s world upside down this time, and those that she loves?
Speaking on the latest episode of the Soap Opera Digest podcast on his Y&R come back, Ashby related how he had been asked back to the show previously, but had to turn it down.
Y&R executive producer and head writer, Josh Griffith Jr. called and asked Linden, “Hey, can you do it now?” (referring to having Ashby reprise his role of one of the series most notorious bad guys).
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When discussing his imminent return as Cameron, the actor told the Y&R showrunner, “I’m like, ‘Hey man, let’s write him bad. I’m not looking for a redemptive story here. I’m not looking to turn over a new leaf. I’m getting out of prison. It’s been 20 years. I’m coming back and I’ve got a few scores to settle .. and business to take care of.”
As to what viewers will see once Kirsten is back in action, Linden expressed, “It is pretty much go, go, go, go … hit the ground running.”
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The actor, who is married in real-life to Y&R’s Susan Walters (Diane), shared on Cameron’s current mindset, “He’s burning the town down. He feels justified and motivated for what he is doing and not about to back down for one second.”
So, are you looking forward to seeing just what Cameron Kirsten has in store for Sharon? Will this story bring Chance and Sharon closer together … or will Nick ultimately be the one to save the day? Share your thoughts in the comment section below, but first watch the final moments from Friday’s Y&R.
I was watching Y&R back then, but for some reason, I don’t remember this storyline/character!
At any rate, I’m glad Sharon has her own story. She needs to be doing something other than serving friggin’ coffee!!
Hopefully they won’t drag this on for so long we totally lose interest in it!
If this story can get Sharon and Nick acting together again I’m all in! He should always be her man always was always will be they just have to look at each other and it tells the story these two have been working together since 1994! Give me Shick
Yes to Nick and Sharon
But I still want a Chance / Sharon situation before until Nick gives Sally the boot
They have a lot of the old clips on line and yikes I had even forgotten the violence wow! Seemed my girl got her house set back this show could be so good I hope LA sticks to his guns and does not let them soften his character this is a short term arc let’s let it roll . It gives JM some story he can sink his teeth into I personally am tired of him acting like a school boy man up protect the only woman you have truly loved
This Sally / Nick never worked from the beginning, writers couldn’t decide what do with the tri-group-Nick-Sally-Adam amid rumors of pregnancy, chaos… seemed like writers were confused about what to do??? Sally character is /has too much baggage from B& B to overcome… she comes off confused… while she is a great actor, the character is ????Writers should have left Nick alone , tormented Adam too, has more than enough drama, looking for answers as a character… this Victoria -Adam CEO is old and with Victor trying to control his adult children and run his empire is old news…. Again the writers have struck out… they need something new…..I could go on and own dissecting almost everyone on the show under the Newman umbrella…somebody needs to fix this once lauded show….Asap….., kudos to Trevor St.John, he is the spark that is worth watching along with Eileen Davidson….nobody can hold a candle to them on screen.
This is what viewers are begging for give us our old soap opera back to care about a couple you have to show us the love and Shick had it in spades
I will have to find this old storyline and rewatch. I missed it those years. I am looking forward to this story.
I love that Sharon is getting a decent story.I remember the story of Cameron, he is bad news.Maybe this is what it will take to get Nick back with Sharon where he belongs
Totally seriously, why do so many good looking men give in to peer pressure and end up looking sloppy and unbathed? Greg Vaughn is another one: one of the best looking men on the planet who thinks uncombed hair and a beard makes him look…what exactly?
whynot,
Thanks for helping me say what I was going to say. What gets me is how can they look in the mirror and think they look good, sexy or whatever?
The only time Sharon was an exciting character was when she was a raging bipolar character–Now she is beyond saveable–she is a want-to-be coffee-pouring Psychiatrist that has the need to analyze everybody that comes within 5 feet of her, pitiful. beyond boring..
Oh Violet, you know I’ve been on this soapbox also for a long time. Particularly about beautiful men like Chase on GH. How do you think it happens? Maybe someone (like a junior producer) muses one day, “Hmmm, there’s a really gorgeous face. Let’s hide it under a bunch of scraggle. Just like Grizzly Adams!” Can you imagine Paul Newman or Robert Redford or even John Wayne hiding their faces unless the role required it? It’s SHOW business and I want to see great faces. I’ll settle for a short, well-trimmed beard if I must but those don’t seem to be the standard.
Soaphound,
You hit the bullseye again! I can’t even add to your comment.
This Nick and Sharon storyline is so old. I do not want to see them together at all. Sharon and Adam has heated chemistry and they should be together. I would really like to see Nick with Lilly. Years ago Lilly asked Nick to go to bed with her and he never did. They should have a heated storyline for those two. As for Sally, she should go back to The Bold and The Beautiful and get back with Wyatt those two had chemistry.
Been watching Y&R for years and years. They always drag story lines on for waaaay to long. Fortunately we now have “fast forward”. That helps in many ways. Case in point Mariah and Tessa. Who can not make them interesting. No one cares FF quickly.
This comment for Beeg, my keyboard will not let me use g for the proper name Beeg in salutation, can you believe it? Anyway, just wanted to say I agree, and as a couple, boring, but if they were given a life singularly, it might fly. The baby didn’t help them, so what is the point of these two, just to have a gay couple?
I watched today I know this is going to be a short arc/but just seeing Sharon and Nick the looks today I’m sorry the love between these two has never died so they may not end up together but man they work so well together to me they will always be the end game. I get weepy just watching them.
Although a long-time viewer there were many years the job kept me away. Have little knowledge regarding what Diane did to all, nor do I know historically who Tucker is. He is intriguing.
The writers have made Jack such a weak character these past seasons, and I hope he can recapture a bit of his integrity. The program is seeming to “hold” me more than before, although who is related to whom still confuses. The young kids around the table that day were over my head. A bit silly but reading that Sally and Adam were an “item” in real life kind of throws me off. Tend to agree regarding the scuffy hair on some of the men. However all together it is a very handsome cast (whatever prefix).
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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