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The Melody Thomas Scott Interview – The Young and the Restless
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If you have been witness to the recent episodes of The Young and the Restless you are seeing one of daytime’s treasures, Melody Thomas Scott, (Nikki) showing her acting chops in the most compelling storyline currently on the number one soap. Finally after a long drought, fans are getting to see Nikki Newman fall off the wagon…big time! And who doesn’t love this socialite housewife hitting the bottle? We all love Nikki when she is seemingly falling apart at the seams. But why? Answer: because no one does that better and with more gusto on daytime then Melody.
This week, Victor helped get Nikki to rehab after finding her drunk as a skunk and in bed with dastardly Deacon Sharpe… a fait accompli created by gold digger Meggie, and her willing accomplice, Mr. Sharpe. Now, as Nikki begins to finally conquer her demons, who should show up and admit himself into the clinic of the rich and famous? Deacon! So it looks like Victor Newman may have a battle ahead of him, not just with his fiancée’s bottle of booze, but for her affections as well.
And, the players in this storyline are a treat, too. From Sean Young’s (Meggie) crafty villainess without a conscience, to Sean Kanan’s (Deacon) delectable bad boy, to Thomas Scott’s tour de force, they have put the fun back in daytime with drama to boot! On-Air On-Soaps caught up with Melody for a short “quickie” interview this week during her hectic taping schedule to quickly get her thoughts on boozing Nikki, her new co-stars, and her upcoming real-life memoir. Here’s Mel!
MICHAEL:
Fans are thrilled to see a boozin’ Nikki again, as you play it to perfection. We almost got to see her go off the wagon almost a year and half ago or so during her break-up with Victor when she went searching for him on the beaches of Mexico! But that did not pan out. How did you feel about the false start, and now getting the opportunity towards the end of 2010 to sink your teeth into a real battle of the booze for her?
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MELODY:
I was thrilled to see this story reappear. It has been written so beautifully, touching on so many honest moments. It has been a joy to play.
MICHAEL:
Back in 1991, Nikki checked into a rehab facility to help her with her demons, and now in 2010 she is going back to rehab this week. How would you compare the two?
MELODY:
Actually, we never saw her in rehab the first time. She simply woke up one morning sober, with no mention of rehab, AA, counseling, nothing. That’s why I am so happy to deal with her alcoholism in a more realistic fashion this time. Better late than never!
MICHAEL:
Your two Sean’s have given Nikki a lift and a new lease on a soap life that fans are loving! How is working with Sean Young? The two of you are dynamite in scenes together. Then, there is this magnetic chemistry that has developed with you and Sean Kanan. How is Sean K to work with?
MELODY:
Ah, my two Seans! I am so happy to have both of them to work off of. Every now and then, the casting, actors and writers happen to click beautifully. This is one of those times. I adore both of them! This story would not be the success that it is without them.
MICHAEL:
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In your heart of hearts as an actress, would you like to explore a real on-screen relationship with the character of Deacon Sharpe? Or, do you think it would be more interesting to play out the next part of the Victor/Nikki romance? Or, do you feel it’s, “been there, done that”?
MELODY:
Why can’t she do it all!? Let’s face facts: Victor and Nikki will always be a huge dynamic, they’ve been in a circular cycle for over 30 years! Finding a new leading man that you have chemistry with is like finding gold. My pockets are hanging pretty heavy with gold right now!
MICHAEL:
What do you think Nikki would do once she finds out of Deacon’s duplicity and conspiring with Meggie?
MELODY:
Who says she’ll find out? Or when? Or: Deacon truly starts to genuinely like her and sincerely falls in love? There are so many possible outcomes! We are all wondering what will happen on the set, too! You are not alone…
MICHAEL:
How come of all the soap actresses on daytime, viewers always think you play a lush better than anyone? What do you think makes it so raw and real?
MELODY:
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That is so funny, Michael! You’re not the first to tell me that! Everyone seems to love a drunk Nikki, me included! It gives Nikki a chance to not be so uptight and snooty. It definitely brings her down a dozen notches, and I think the viewers love to see something like that. She has flaws, she’s human, seemingly has everything anyone could want…but she’s falling. Hard.
MICHAEL:
You and your husband Ed Scott, producer B&B, just celebrated your 25th wedding anniversary. How have the two of you maintained a successful relationship? What tip would you give to other couples who have stayed together a long time? Many marriages in Hollywood fall apart when both spouses are in show business. But the two of you have made it work.
MELODY:
Sense of humor, commitment, sense of humor, love, sense of humor, surprising each other, sense of humor.
MICHAEL:
Your new book that you are writing, is it more of a memoir? We have read that it will include the issue surrounding your abuse as a child actress. How is that coming along? I am writing a book with someone and I know it is hard to go through and put down someone else’ startling or difficult personal accounts.
MELODY:
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I think of it as an autobiography. It is about my life. All of it. Some parts of it flow very easily, some become so emotionally difficult, I have to hold off for a while. I am very grateful to have my shrink for emotional support while writing this. She is one of the few people on the planet that knows everything about my life, my past. But it feels good to finally get it on paper. It truly is cathartic.
MICHAEL:
If you were to name the top three storyline of Nikki’s, would this new battle with the bottle be included? What to you are personally the high points?
MELODY:
Yes, this would definitely be one of them. Although I can’t say I enjoyed it, the stripping storyline was significant, and the start of what turned out to be a major love story that continues to this day. I also, going way back now, enjoyed the Crazy Edward story, where Nikki had a stalker who loved/hated her.
MICHAEL:
All of us in the soap industry know that if there is one actress out there deserving of a Daytime Emmy, it is you. Will you toss your hat into the competition this year for these great performances? Or, are you over Emmy?
MELODY:
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Well, thank you, Michael. We’ll see. It’s so political, and that ain’t me. We’ll see…
MICHAEL:
In closing, what would you preview for fans to watch out for in the coming weeks for Nikki? More booze? Ending up on a celebrity rehab show for the rich and famous? Falling in between the sheets with Deacon over and over? A real wedding to Victor?
MELODY:
Seeing as I have nothing to offer, all of the above sound good to me! Only the great Maria Bell knows for sure!
Interviews
B&B’s Sydney Bullock Weighs In on Future of Dylan and Will: ‘I Think She Can Hold on to Him for Awhile’ (Exclusive)
It appears that Melissa Dylan (Sydney Bullock) has thus far successfully been able to swing Will Spencer (Crew Morrow) over to her side, and have him actually develop strong romantic feelings for her.
The one problem in her way is Will’s mother, Katie Logan (Heather Tom), and there is always the possibility that Will and Electra (Laneya Grace), who were each others first loves find their way back to one another.
However for now, Dylan’s portrayer, Sydney Bullock is confident that her soap opera alter ego’s got her man and that she can handle anything that can come her way Speaking on the red carpet with Michael Fairman TV at the recently completed 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Bullock explained where Will and Dylan’s relationship is at now on the CBS soap opera.
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“Dylan is our lovable anti-hero. She’s messy, but she’s a human,” shares Bullock. Adding about keeping Will Spencer as Dylan’s guy, Sydney commented, “I think she can hold on to him for awhile. I think she’s got it in her.”
When asked how it is sharing the screen with young leading man, Crew Morrow, Sydney joked, “Crew, what a doll! It’s a hard job, my goodness! How do I do it?”
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In the last few months, Bullock received an on-screen mom when General Hospital and The Young and the Restless alum, Kelly Sullivan (ex-Kate/Connie, ex-Sage, respectively) joined the show as Darcy Dylan.
“I love working with Kelly Sullivan,” said Bullock enthusiastically. “She’s always down to break down the scenes with me, and we go through so much, and she’s really like my mom on set. She’s so amazing.” Sullivan visited the Michael Fairman Channel for a live chat after her B&B debut here.
So, what’s ahead for Dylan and will be exciting? Hold the phone! Sydney explained, “Oh, man! Is it going to get exciting?! Dylan, she’s a survivor and we’re just going to keep seeing her surviving. She finds a lot of ways to do that.”
In the end, Bullock has high-praise and love for her B&B character: “I think she’s super strong and I’m really honored to play her. I’ve been rooting for her, and as for the fans, I think they will be (rooting for her) too.”
You can check out our Daytime Emmys red carpet chat with Sydney Bullock below, and for more interviews with your favorite stars from the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards, click here.
In addition on Wednesday, BBTV posted a new video with Crew Morrow and Sydney Bullock about the pairing of “Dill.” You can also check that out below.
So are your rooting for Dylan to keep Will all to herself? Do you think she will have to fight and claw to keep her man? Are you enjoying Sydney Bullock’s portrayal of Melissa Dylan? Let us know in the comment section below.
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‘General Hospital’ Favorite Amanda Setton Talks Brook Lynn and Chase’s Divorce, Jude Jacks, Baby Phoebe, and What’s Next (Exclusive)
On General Hospital, Brook Lynn Quartermaine’s (Amanda Setton) life as she knows it has turned upside down. First, she and Chase (Josh Swickard) signed divorce papers while in the Dominican Republic. As much as they loved each other, they just couldn’t get past all the trust issues between them.
Then, right after that, Jude Jax (Wil Traval) shows up at the Q mansion and demands to see his daughter, baby Phoebe! Brook Lynn is thrown for a complete loop. Is this guy claiming to be the biological father of Delilah Wilson’s daughter, which had been adopted by Brook Lynn and Chase, telling the truth? Brook Lynn is on her way to getting to the bottom of his claims.
Meanwhile, Brook Lynn’s portrayer, Amanda Setton just celebrated her first-ever Daytime Emmy nomination, and in the very competitive Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category. While Amanda ultimately did not take home the gold statuette, that honor went to The Young and the Restless’ longtime veteran, Beth Maitland (Traci Abbott), she was in great spirits when Michael Fairman TV caught up with her on the red carpet.
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THE END OF THE LINE FOR BROOK LYNN AND CHASE
When asked how she felt about Brook Lynn being the first (between her and Chase) to put pen to paper on their divorce papers, Settton recalled, “She did. But I’m like, ‘Did she or did he kind of?’ They did it (both of them).”
Getting a new co-star and cast member can go one of two ways, great or not so great, but Amanda had nothing but high praise for Wil Traval’s entrance and performance as Jude Jacks!
THE ARRIVAL OF JUDE JAX
“Wil Traval is fabulous to work with. His debut was so amazing the other day, wasn’t it? He was just such a force and everybody’s faces and reactions when he says that he’s, ‘Jude Jacks, Jerry’s son.’ It was so good and well-played! Wil’s awesome. I’m excited for what’s to come. We’re going to have a lot of stuff together.”
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According to Amanda, Brook Lynn will have her hands full in the months to come: “There’s a lot of stuff coming down the pike with Baby Phoebe. Will Chase and Brooklyn work together? Will they not? Is it really Jude’s daughter? Lots of questions!”
GRATITUDE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY HER PEERS
For Setton, being an Emmy nominee meant the world to her, and to finally be acknowledged by her peers in a television career that spanned daytime and primetime including her performances as Kimberly Andrews on One Life to Live. But most importantly for her work in 2025 in the emotional rollercoaster of a story where Brook Lynn learns Gio (Giovanni Mazza) is her biological son.
“It means so much to me,” expressed Amanda. “It really does. I keep using this line, but I really mean it. It feels like a big hug. You know, not everybody who votes for these categories works with you. It’s really a very humbling feeling to know that your work actually touched someone and moved someone enough for them to vote for you. And getting to play the storyline that I got to play was such a privilege. It really was, with the actors I got to play it with. To be a little rewarded for it feels so nice.”
You can check out our chat with Amanda Setton on the red carpet at the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards below. Then make sure to check out all the Michael Fairman Channel red carpet interviews from daytime’s biggest night here.
So, do you think Brook Lynn and Chase will unite to keep baby Phoebe away from Jude Jacks? What do you think of Wil Traval’s performances thus far as Jude? How do you see this story for the custody of baby Phoebe playing out? Were you rooting for Amanda to take home the Supporting Actress gold? Let us know via the comment section below.
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B&B’s Crew Morrow Talks Will and Dylan Romance, Heather Tom’s Success, and Dad Joshua Morrow’s Inspiring ‘Y&R’ Performance (Exclusive)
The Bold and the Beautiful’s Crew Morrow (Will Spencer) is one of the brightest younger male leads in the world of daytime drama. Crew has quite the soap pedigree being the son of The Young and the Restless’ long-running star, Joshua Morrow (Nick Newman), but similarities aside, is forging his own path and success.
Currently on the CBS soap opera, Will is falling for Dylan (Sydney Bullock), after continued interference (by many) put a wrecking ball through this relationship with Electra Forrester (Laneya Grace). Now, it seems Will has softened towards Dylan, despite his mother, Katie Logan’s (Heather Tom) warning of mistrust of the young woman.
Michael Fairman TV caught up with Crew on the red carpet at the 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards where he weighed-in on: the future of Will/Dylan, finding out his on-screen mom, Heather Tom, had the opportunity to become the winningest actress in Daytime Emmy history, and his thoughts on his dad’s touching performances in Nick’s drug addiction storyline.
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WILL’S SECOND CHAPTER AT LOVE
When asked if it’s real love brewing for Will with Dylan, Morrow expressed, “Love is a tricky thing. He does love her. It’s been a journey for Will moving on from Electra. That’s always the most difficult thing is acceptance, and the courage to move on, because it’s so easy to be comfortable with someone. Everybody has fallen in love. Everybody knows what it feels like to be in love.”
Crew added, “And that was Will’s first love and as it was Electra’s, as well. So, we’re in a new chapter for Will. He’s found new love and not without its own difficulties. because now he’s got to convince his mother (Katie) that Dylan is not a bad egg.”
Speaking of momma Logan, Crew was surprised to learn that on-screem mom, after winning six gold statuettes, was in the running for what would be be her record-breaking 7th on Emmy night! Heather’s career has spanned roles on The Young and the Restless (ex-Victoria Newman) to One Life to Live (ex-Kelly Cramer) to The Bold and the Beautiful.
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LEARNING YOUR TV MOM IS ONE STEP AWAY FROM THE EMMY RECORD BOOKS
“Wow. That like almost makes me tear up,” an emotional Morrow shared. “That’s so amazing. I’m so proud of her. I came upon a scene of her and my father from Y&R. It’s just the weirdest thing in the world, because I do see the resemblance, and my dad had some swag back then. But, he doesn’t anymore (laughs), but he used to have swag! I’m just kidding, he does!”
Next, Crew shared a behind the scenes story of an exchange that went down between father and son; just before Joshua Morrow took to the sound stage to perform the scenes where Nick admits to his father, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) that he has a drug addiction.
Crew recalled, “In the drug addiction storyline, I was just telling my dad, it it was one of the most inspiring pieces of television that I’ve seen in a long time. And I don’t know if it’s because I’m so close with him, and I feel a lot of the same things that he does, but the scenes where he confesses that he has a drug issue to Eric Braeden as Victor were amazing.”
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CREW AND JOSHUA MORROW TALK THROUGH NICK’S ADMISSION TO VICTOR
The Nick/Victor moment is one of the most memorable moments from the soaps thus far in 2026. Crew shared just how proud of his dad he truly was. “I was with him that day and we were talking about it and I was like, ‘What’s the process like?’ And we just began talking about it and I asked him, I go, ‘Dad, what if I had a drug issue? What if I was addicted?’ He looks at me and he says nothing and that was it. Then, I saw him go out to set and perform that scene, and he looked at me the same way that he looked at Eric Braeden, and it was just really special. He was incredible.”
Check out our conversation below with Crew Morrow from the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards now on the Michael Fairman Channel.
Then let us know: are you rooting for Will and Dylan at this point as a couple? What did you think about Crew’s reaction to learning some Emmy factoids about his on-screen mother, Heather Tom, plus the exchange Crew had with his dad Joshua Morrow, before the moment Nick admits to Victor he has a serious drug addiction? Let us know via the comment section.
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niktor 4ever no matter what they find there way back together niktor endgame
I hope the end game is not for Nikki and Victor to reunite. He is an emotionally vile abuser who is incapable of making Nikki or anyone happy. I hope they find a new relationship for Nikki. While Nikki and Deacon have tons of chemistry I don’t want to see her in a relationship with a man who spiked her drinks and contributed to her relapse. That makes him a slime ball and even falling in love with Nikki for real won’t change that.
Yes Nikki & Victor are the “Endgame” and I hope it stays that way,yes Victor is abusive/controlling ,but what men/women character isn’t on the show,they just do it in a different way then Victor,but Victor Love’s Nikki deep down,I just hope the Y&R writers writer a story about Nikki & Victor working out their past/present problems and I mean the Verbal Abuse part and other things!
victor is a abuser and has always abused nikki and hurt her. the couple of victor and nikki is just sick and digusting abuse does not equal love.plus most of the fans told care about nikki and victor being is couple any more. nikki and deacon has tons of chemistry something that nikki and victor are missing. i think nikki and deacon should be given a shot. the writers already stated the redeeming deacon.
Well, I really don’t like this Nikki story, because I find it upsetting to be so cruel to someone for the sake of money and with Meggie, wanting Victor. I really don’t know why the writers’ brought her back for this story. Personally, I don’t think Sean Young is that good an actress. She seems to be sleepwalking half the time. Sean Kanan is okay for that part. I really thought in the beginning of this story that he was going to help Nikki. That would have been a better twist, I think. Victor is Victor with an ego to go. Do you believe that he cares for his family or for his companies? Not sure……..
Michael I wished you would have asked Ms. Scott why she wasn’t on the show for so long and only made a few appearances before this storyline began. The only person who tried to get some sort of answer out of Ms. Scott is Michael Logan. Next time can you ask her why she was not shown for months or if you interview Maria Bell again?
Try Nikki with Eric Roberts. That would score on so many points. He has not been with anyone else and therefore uncomplicate the moral issue that is so prevalent in the Nikki/Deacon hookup. And Vicotr already hates him.