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Will Y&R’s Real Damian Please Stand Up, Please Stand Up?
Sometimes you gotta harken back to Eminem when he raps ,”Will the real Slim Shady, please stand up, please stand up.” Thus, would be the case of the reveal on the Monday, February 3rd episode of The Young and the Restless.
While in Chancellor Park, the man we think is Damian (played by Nathan Owens) speaks with a man who turns out to be the real Damian (Jermaine Rivers). It is there we learn that the guy we think is Damian is really a man named Holden. The real Damian has sent him in as an imposter to see just what game is being played by half-brother, Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic) and his mother, Amy Lewis (Valarie Pettiford).
Taking to his Instagram, once the episode aired, Rivers expressed, “The Real Damian Kane has Entered the Building!!! I’m Super excited and Feeling Extremely Grateful to be joining the cast of The Young and the Restless!!! Things are about to get a lil intense in Genoa City…. Let’s Gooooo🙌🏾🔥🔥🔥” Rivers credits include: Black Adam, Magic Mike XXL, The Resident, and Sweet Magnolias to name but a few.
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Meanwhile, Nathan Owens spoke to Soap Opera Digest on the soapy twist of his new character sharing, ” Holden is a very, very charismatic man. He is … I don’t want to say a Lothario, but he’s a charming dude and he’s very single. And he has quite the interest in alcohol (laughs). He’s definitely worldly and cultured, but there is a bit of a mysterious darkness to this character that I want to tap into even more as the story progresses.”
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Keeping his true Y&R identify was a bit of struggle, as Owens expressed, “It’s been difficult to keep the secret. It’s especially difficult when you’re having a discussion with anybody about storyline and stuff like that. I have a hard time with that, because for some reason, my initial gut reaction is to be like, ‘Yeah, these are all the things that are happening right now! I’m a terrible secret-keeper. I’ve done a pretty good job, though!”
So, what did you think of the plot twist, that Nathan Owens is a playing a decoy named Holden working with the real Damian? Will Holden be the new love interest as had been anticipated for Lily Winters (Christel Khalil), so once again we have daytime’s Holden and Lily ala ATWT? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.
Ha! That would be a twist if we were given a new Holden and Lily!
And add Damian too to complete that once beautiful triangle! Holden/ Lily/ Damian the next generation!
Oh my goodness. I forgot about the Daman part of the ATWT super triangle (always remembered Lily and Holden). Hopefully Josh does respect the incredible work of Douglas Marland if Y and R is heading in this direction.
The twist would be that Y&R’s Lily could actually get paired with a black man. It’s as likely as Musk respecting DEI. That said, this is an ATWT hommage better served by the show actually coming back.
Just when I think I can’t be surpriused, I definitely was!
Once the real Damian is discovered, I hope Holden also stays around. Both guys are easy on the eye LOL. It IS a strange twist though as to why Damian sent in an imposter.
Do we neven know why he has been estranged from his mother all these years?
And why should we care?
I am finding it hard to care about Y&R at all these days.
Thank you!! These people were thrown at us out of nowhere—nothing about these characters piques my interest.
Another insipid Y&R storyline. Unless I’m missing something vital/extraordinary, it is the most boring yet!! Anything to do with Nate gives me the doldrums . We are to have pity for a woman we do not know. A woman who had a kid with his father? Boh!!
Celia, I can’t agree enough. I remember when Nate was a kid and his mother, Olivia , Nate and playboy dad were a family. Olivia subsequently divorced him for all his playing around..Now, all of a sudden they are resurrecting this SL with unknowns, and are they for real or out to get Nate’s money? Why are they disgussing Lily, when it’s very obvious that Nates GF, Audra will be going after one of these two men. Am very sick of seeing her in so many of these scenes, sympathizing with Damian’s mother.
I know, Violet—it is strange. They’re all weird. I don’t even recognize Y&R any more. I grew up watching this show eith my grandmother —But this new version of Y&R is not grabbing me. Ian is a Zombie, Jordan has nine lives, Sharon is unrecognizable—her mode of speaking to Phillis was a scene from outer space—the way she moved her head—her eyes—I don’t know anymore. LOL
I’m glad I’m not the only one confused by Sharon’s odd behavior. Maybe the actress is struggling with the ridiculously poor plot and even unbearable dialogue! It just moves from one storyline to another and another. I thought one of the most preposterous moments was Tessa and baby gone missing, purely a “red herring” that Ian abducted her… speaking of Ian– really? Eyes open and not a word from the hospital or ambulance? NOT A WORD in over a day?
He’s gone, we just will probably never know how, where, etc. I think Victor “dissappeared” him, as they say.
Celia, I thought it was just me the other day when Sharon was speaking in her Zombie voice, or still drugged.It was cookoo? Another thing, if Phyllis hates Sharon so much, why dies she keep going to her coffee shop?
I thought she was talking strangely, too. And thank you for saying that about Phyllis. I regularly shout at my tv, telling Phyllis, Daniel, and Summer to stay out of Sharon’s coffeehouse!
If Nate and Damien have the same biological parents, how are they half brothers ?
They have the SAME father, different mothers. Easy to figure that out!
The guy who plays Damien needs to go. He is too old to be within the same age group as Nate, Holden, Lily, Audra etc. —- plus, he looks old enough to be Nate’s father, not his brother. And, he looks as old as his mother. Furthermore, he is lackluster and has no charisma. He’s just blah!!
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‘The Bold and the Beautiful’s’ Heather Tom on Working with TV Son Crew Morrow: ‘I’ve Always Wanted to Play an Overprotective, Overbearing Mother’ (Exclusive)
In an ironic twist of fate, and only in the soaps, The Bold and the Beautiful’s Heather Tom’s (Katie Logan) on-screen son is played by Crew Morrow (Will Spencer), the now 21-year-old son of her former TV brother on The Young and the Restless, Joshua Morrow (Nick Newman).
For those who have followed the six-time Daytime Emmy-winning actress’ career, Tom began on Y&R back in 1990 as Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) and Victor’s (Eric Braeden) daughter Victoria Newman. She played the role until 2003. Four years later, she joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful and has been there ever since.
Next month, at the upcoming 53rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Heather might add two gold statuettes to her collection with nominations for Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama Series (which would be her record-breaking 7th for an actress), and one for being a part of B&B’s writing team.
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WHICH MORROW IS IN THE ROOM?
In a new livestream conversation on You Tube’s Michael Fairman Channel, Heather recalled her reaction to seeing Crew Morrow on set when he started on B&B over two years ago, and pointed out the uncanny similarities between her TV son and her former TV brother.
“I just can’t even tell you how genetics is weird,” explained Tom. “Because it’s like they are the same person; the cadence and his voice and the way he laughs. When Crew was on the shows for the first couple of months, it would take me out of the scene. I would be like, ‘Oh, my God! It’s Joshua.’ It’s crazy. It’s so wonderful to have him. I love having him there. We’re so lucky to have Crew. I think he’s a wonderful addition to the Spencer family. I love that Bill (Don Diamont) and Katie’s son is on the canvas in a real way.”
In recent weeks, fans of The Bold and the Beautiful have seen a different side of Katie in regards to her son, Will. She simply does not approve, and does not trust Melissa Dylan (Sydney Bullock) as far as she can throw her. That puts a wrinkle in the mother/son relationship.
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HEATHER TOM IS THRILLED THE CHARACTER OF WILL SPENCER IS ALL GROWN-UP
“Honestly, I’ve been waiting for this story since Will was born,” exclaimed Heather “To be like the overprotective, overbearing mother, momma bear, I love it!”
As for Katie’s attitude. which many feel may need an “attitude adjustment,” Tom has it all figured out on just how she is tackling her scenes! “I have all kinds of justifications for it,” reveals the multi-talented star.
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KATIE SEES ALL SORTS OF RED FLAGS WITH DYLAN
“So. it’s not just Katie being the b-word,” proclaims Tom. “It’s that Will, her son, whom she loves and supports so much, has been constantly saying about Electra (Laneya Grace), ‘This is the love of my life. She’s broken my heart. I love her. All I want to do is get her back.'”
“So I think Katie could be like, ‘Okay, well, Electra’s a little flighty, but my son loves her, so I’m going to try to support that relationship,” explains Heather. “In addition, Will has never told his mother, ‘I love Dylan,’ at all. I think Katie is thinking of telling Will, ‘You should run, not walk, from this girl who seems somewhat obsessed!’ I don’t know where they’re going with the Electra/Will/Dylan triangle, but I think Katie’s very focused on Dylan for a multitude of reasons.”
So, do you like seeing Heather Tom as Katie going into overprotective momma bear-mode, now that the series has a major young triangle between Electra/Will/Dylan? What do you think about the fact that Heather has been a long-running scene partner with father/son across two different soaps in Joshua Morrow and Crew Morrow? Let us know in the comment section, and in case you missed it, check out our full conversation with Heather below.
There was never any doubt that in watching the riveting and emotional scenes on General Hospital which featured Finola Hughes as a PTSD-driven and mentally tortured Anna Devane, that when the climatic moments in Anna’s story aired, that we would not be singing the praises of Hughes. Once again, Finola showcased why she is one of the soap opera genres greatest assets and actresses.
In the key scenes, Anna has had a complete breakdown as she has lured and cornered Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) on Mount Emerson, and even thought through how she would kill her and cover it up, all thanks to hearing the voice and seeing a dead man, Peter August (Wes Ramsey). It’s visions of Peter that keeps egging Anna on to pull the trigger on Britt while in her delusional state.
Before Britt realizes that Anna trapped her in meeting her in Mount Emerson, she is very confused as to why she was all the way out in the boondocks to talk about what happened to her brother, Cassius Faison. However, Britt soon learned that what Anna was about to do is personal, and not professional, as she pulls the gun on her.
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ANNA FIRES HER GUN IN GAME-CHANGING MOMENT
When Jason (Steve Burton) shows up to save the say, he tries to talk Anna off the ledge, begging her to not shoot Britt and make one of the greatest mistakes of his life. When Jason figured out Anna felt she needed to kill anyone related to Cesar Faison, he made her think twice, because that would mean, she also would need to end the lives of two of Maxie’s children, James and Bailey Lu.
Anna can’t stop seeing hallucinations of Peter pushing her to shoot Britt. Suddenly and completely overcome, Anna fires bullets straight in the direction of where she sees Peter as she declares this all must end tonight.
After the shots are fired, Anna realized what she had done and just sobbed and shook. It was a devastating and heartbreaking moment for longtime General Hospital fans to see the beloved Anna Devane, super spy, so lost. Anna explained to Jason, after he was able to disarm her, how she was being pushed to kill Britt by her visions of Peter.
EMMY-WORTHY SCENES FOR 2027
In another hankie-inducing moment, Anna just grabs Jason and breaks down in his arms. If these weren’t Emmy-worthy scenes, we don’t know what is, and it must be remembered by Hughes, General Hospital, and hopefully the voting body of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) when Emmy submissions and voting get underway in 2027 for the 54th annual Daytime Emmys.
From everything we noted above, to the sheer brilliance of her work, Michael Fairman TV names Finola Hughes, this week’s Power Performance of the Week.
Now let us know, do you agree with our pick of Finola? Were you moved to tears during the gut-wrenching scenes? Should Finola include these scenes in an Emmy submission in 2027, should she decide to compete for Lead Actress gold? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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RATINGS: ‘General Hospital’ Shows Most Gains in Total Viewers Week-Over-Week and Up in Key Demo
The ratings are out for the week of August 24-28 for your favorite broadcast television soaps, and it was ABC’s General Hospital which added the most total viewers and planted itself firmly in third place in its battle with Beyond the Gates in the key demos of women 18-49 and 25-54.
According to Soap Opera Network, all daytime dramas were up year-over-year, and General Hospital was joined by The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful with gains in their total audience viewership, while Beyond the Gates was only slightly off pace for the ratings week.
Let’s take a look at what had viewers tuning-in, starting with General Hospital, who added +79,000 viewers. While still under the 2 million viewers mark (which they can hopefully return in the coming weeks) their overall tally was an average of 1, 935,000 tuning-in, while still up year-to-year +136,000.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
In addition, GH while actually down from the previous week in the 18-49 ratings share, they still out performed Beyond the Gates for third place. However, GH was firmly in third place for the 25-54 ratings share.
The stories that were featured for the week included: Anna’s (Finola Hughes) PTSD and struggle with painful memories tied to Cesar Faison, and her concocting a plan to get rid of Britt (Kelly Thiebaud), Willow (Katelyn MacMullen) recording Jack Brennan (Chris McKenna) threatening her, and later running into a severe threat from Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) regarding Kai (Jens Austin Astrup) and Drew’s (Cameron Mathison) shooting, and Drew enlisting Ava (Maura West) to gain leverage over Jack, which resulted in Ava drugging him, while Drew went snooping for the evidence Brennan had against him.
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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
Y&R remained in the top spot amongst all the soaps once again with 3,062,000 tuning in, and up +35,000 for the week, while year-to-year still showing strong gains at +231,000 viewers. However, while Y&R remained #1 for the 25-54 ratings share, it fell to #2 in the 18-49 ratings share behind The Bold and the Beautiful.
In story for the week, Nick’s (Joshua Morrow) sobriety in rehab was a focus, as was Victoria (Amelia Heinle) and Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) hitting the Jabot office couch and having sex for the first time, and Lily (Christel Khalil) and Billy (Jason Thompson) battling over control and ownership of Chancellor Industries.
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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
B&B is continuing to be inch closer to Y&R for the top spot, separated by a little more than 300,000 viewers. For the ratings week, the series posted a total audience of 2,719,000 adding +31,000 eyeballs overall, and like Y&R, is up year-to-year in its performance.
The CBS soap now , now in its 40th season is +217,000 from the same time last year. In the key demos, The Bold and the Beautiful was in the top spot for the women 18-49 ratings share and number two for women 25-54.
In story, the major threat to Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Finn (Tanner Novlan) and Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) and Daphne’s (Murielle Hilaire) marriages continued as Steffy and Carter swore they would not tell their spouses that the two had a drunken hook-up. But as viewers know now, Steffy is pregnant!
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BEYOND THE GATES
Beyond the Gates tallied an average of 1,611,000 total viewers for the week, up +72.000 year-over-year and down slightly in tune-in for the week losing just -36,000 viewers. The CBS soap came in fourth place in the key demos for the week behind General Hospital, with whom they are often trading places for the third spot.
In story, after Bill Hamilton (Timon Kyle Durrett) was released from the hospital, Hayley (Marquita Goings) stuck to her plan, doubling down on poisoning him and even getting caught in a major lie or meeting with Randy (Maurice P. Kerry), as Vernon (Clifton Davis) may be on to her machinations.
The ratings report is generated from Nielsen (Live+Same Day Big Data + Panel) for the week of August 24-28, 2026
So, what did you think of the performance of General Hospital for the ratings period? Which daytime drama has you most likely to tune-in each day? Which has you tuning-out? Let us know what’s working, or not working for you in story, via the comment section below.
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