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Michael Mealor Back on Contract at Y&R
With the return of Kyle Abbott’s biological mother, Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) to the canvas, looks like The Young and the Restless has a big story planned, and now comes words that popular actor Michael Mealor will also be returning to the top-rated soap opera as Diane and Jack’s (Peter Bergman) son.
According to a report in the latest Soap Opera Digest, Mealor is returning to the role and will be back on contract.
Skyle fans were upset recently when both Mealor and Hunter King (Summer) were written off the show and since then had made a few recurring appearances.
Viewers last saw Mealor and King during Victoria and Ashland’s nuptials in 2021.
No word yet on when Michael will first air under his new contract with the CBS daytime drama series.
So, excited to know Kyle will be back as played by Mealor? Let us know in the comment section below.
YEAH!!! Welcome back!
Yayyyyy!
Love Michael Mealor as Kyle, very missed. He really is a young future leading man.
I ‘d love for him to become buddies with the new Noah. My dream would be for Summer to stay in Milan with Marchetti and for Lola to return from Miami and the two to rekindle the romance which was so pure and innocent! If the original can’t come back because she’s made it big in movies recast her.
Can’t wait for Michael and Susan Walters to mix it up , she’s my favorite Diane.
Loved Kola! They have a star in the universe. Would enjoy seeing the Rosales family return. And if Y and R insists on keeping Phyllis, then bring back Avery and Daniel (and his child), etc. No need for any new characters. Develop the GC residents that already exist.
“…Loved Kola! They have a star in the universe. …” so beautiful
Loved Avery, such a good actress! I think Avery and Adam would be interesting. Especially given she s Phyllis’s sister she could easily mix it up with Nick, Sharon and cause a stir. Instead fit Sally in with Noah. Mariah and Tessa can get married, adopt a kid and ride off into the sunset.
Damien, I love your idea about Kyle and Noah. This show is sorely in need of a bromance. GH has several: Drew & Curtis, Jason & Spinelli, Jason & Sonny, Brando & T.J. since they reconciled. Mature male friendships are always welcome. Especially when both are nice people and drop dead gorgeous.
Exactly: ^^^ “… He really is a young future leading man ” i remember the day when that torch, ala jack Abbott and Victor newman, once upon a time : coulda woulda shoulda , passed the torch on to : just the most sterling twosome couple’ Amelia Heinle and Billy Miller , OH GOD! was this divine stuff ! Victoria and Billy . thru the ROOF , just drove. AND without doubt, along side with; Michael Muhney and the oh so lovely Sharon Case. Adam and Sharon… OOH LA LA the heart beat for every thing these two couple. DREAM a little DREAM. oh my heart loved Y&R. any way –
it’s fitting to see this young man… who is so “right on” not wanting to gush AND laud too much… ” I LOVE HIM ” to pieces !!!! his Abbott catch, run on all cylinder . Jack Abbott SON… now this was key and so missing. for this reason.. he’s a key element to the Abbott family tree… would John Sr. beam, right along.. as dad can rest his laurel’ FAMILY COMPLETE … like a post shared… FOR MS. TRACI… i’d distend belief… just to give her a child of her own… and living in Genoa City… do Traci and Ashley NEED romance… SURE , if they were living in Genoa… a post shared… Eileen Davidson AND Robert Newman… WOWSAH YIKES and STERLING gotcha. any way… heart thump for Kyle
Abbott reign some thing
Great news! Someone young and restless on the show, lol.
FUN’ny – you have no idea how true that is !!!! he’s a smolder, heart race, AND your eyes keep up. YES !
Yes! So glad he’s back. Terrific actor and so great to look at as well. Looking forward to this!
Smart move he’s the one and only Kyle
I think this is good news, but no Summer or Harrison? The show needs Kyle. While it is good to see the Abbott family revived, I am again incensed for all the boneheaded decisions made in the oughts… Tracie losing her daughter. Brad’s death. Diane’s now supposed (WTF? Is thIs this General Hospital or Days of Our Lives?) death. No connection to Keemo until now after his death. (Really?) Am happy Abby has a child that is biologically hers. I’d like to see Ashley and/or Tracie have a romance. The actors on this show are strong. Might we craft stories as strong? Am tired of the misfires… Amanda’s family, Ashland Locke, the Rosales family, Chelsea fak g paralysis… Here’s hoping!
Ashley and Ashland could very easily be a great screen couple ultimately, but the major problem is that both of their names begin with Ash.
Ashland needs to go.
So right, lakovos. This Diane resurrected tale is, for me, the worst of the admittedly bad stories you mentioned. Who cares about these people? Still no Kevin, Gloria, minimal Traci, Jill, Ashley, and Lauren; Noah made a good start and is already in stasis; Devon is on air nearly every day and in too many stories; Billy’s “soul bearing” pseudo new-age drivel is worse than most junior high school poetry; Victoria took way too long to accept the Ashland reveal. Now we’re gonna be treated to Rey and Chelsea — will it be Chey or Relsea? Ugh! 2022 isn’t looking too promising.
“ Soul bearing, pseudo, new- age drivel”? I LOVE it! Billy engages in constant navel gazing and seems to think his obsession with his own navel is as exciting for everyone else as it is for him.
Harry
This crap with Billy has got to be the worst SL they’ve ever done. I record my shows so thank God for FF. I almost feel sorry for him, not Billy but the actor.
Chelsea was written to such lows, I cannot accept any redemption. Let her go. Rey is a good character but there is nothing for him to do. Sadly, the botched Rosales family integration left the character with nothing.
Wallah… Rey and Chelsea… i saw a photo shoot of this winsome twosome together extraordinaire … SHOOT
Patrick
They kind of deserve each other, don’t they? Maybe Chelsea will light a fire under Rey, igniting something he didn’t know was there, thanks to Sharon, who seems like a dud.I think Adam was the only one that could light her fuse!
I got a little too endearing… I saw pics of them together… and thought… THIS COULD WORK… because I like Rey… just because he stunk with Sharon… don’t let Rey take ALL the blame. Now we have , from out of nowhere… !!!! whodathunk? Adam actually looks sexy masculine with Sally ? She’s a phenom in the making… I love how her ex-cast member (Jacob young ), touts her… they (B&B) NEVER gave her the time of day… so here she is… even I like her… VA VA VOOM… move over Phyllis… Sally has arrived
I was looking forward to Rey and Chelsea! What a good looking couple!
Figures?
I am very happy to hear that…good luck..I really missed you and Summer, wished she would come back as well, they made such a wonderful couple….
You really need to bring Summer back or at least have her on screen again from Milan.
Glad he’s coming back, but what about Summer and Harrison? Would love to see some scenes with Kyle blasting Ashland for lying about the cancer and him telling Harrison he was sick.
So excited for this new story line!
I’m looking for a recast of Summer- it needs to happen.
I doubt Hunter will return..
and the Keemo guy, I as many, have no nothing as to him..
It would be nice to have some flashbacks to see who he was.
So- Jack has his old ex back- is she his age?
it would be good to see Jack with a woman his age=65-70?
Anyways- something tells me this story will be a sleeper.
Anything involving the snore Jack will be a snore — lol
So glad Michael Mealor will be back in G.C as Kyle. I can’t wait to see who will be playing new Summer. A new wife and mother all in one shot. How lucky can one guy be?
I don’t like Michael mealos character on y&r he’s a jerk
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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