I don’t think she has anything to worry about. She’s a brilliant actress, who wouldn’t welcome such a lovely talent.

Oh, man. I wish GH had Gina, because I’m not getting Michelle Stafford at all.

Great interview!

Michelle Stafford shouldve went to Days and played Eve(she looked more that part) and Kassie Depaiva shouldve played Nina on GH…especially if Starr…oops, i mean Kiki turns out to be her daughter and then they couldve revealed Nina had an affair with Franco who really is Starrs…oops again i mean Kikis dad after all…NOW back to main subject…im certain Gina will make a fine recast Phylis just as Gina made a fine recast Dinah on GL…imo!

Y&R can not, can not, replace the 3 Icons ..
why they try is stupid, sometimes characters need to be let go and RIP ..

The 2nd Billy stinks as bad a the 1st replacement..
Adam , no matter who attempts to replace him, will stink worse than the others..

OK– Phyllis , don’t think it will work either..

Y&R is no longer Y&R I’m still trying to figure what it is, maybe ’empty box haahaaa!!!

but I watch, last thing of my evening, it puts me to sleep.. LOL ..(seriously ..

I’m looking forward to Gina as Phyllis! She’s a great actress and I think she’ll do well in the role, but obviously I would have much preferred Michelle Stafford coming back. However, she’s rocking it on GH as Nina! She can go from zero to psycho in seconds and it’s great, I’m loving it!

I’ll be happy to give her a chance.

Frankly, after the Stafford trainwreck, they could have recast with a hand puppet and it would have been an improvement. So getting Gina Tognoni in the role is a win for the fans.

Gina has nothing to worry about because whatever role she plays she is fantastic , her fans love her .She is very special and she deserves to be doing what she does best and that’s acting. Good luck Gina.

Nick is a great guy ..he’s is handsome guy .. he’s is agreat father…and I love him on Y&R.. you are doing a Great Great Great Job !!!keep up the great work !! :-):-)

Gina is good I think she will be fine. She isn’t my fave soap actress and doesn’t wow me but she did win two Emmys. Michelle stafford is good too I’m liking her on gh.

I liked Michelle, but am up for the change, and think Gina will be good.
Maybe I’ve just become immune because of the new people lately,
lol, but I definitely want to give Gina a fair chance.

I think she will do a great job. She’s a great actress. Some fans don’t like change. So it won’t matter who is in the role. I’m a fan, but they need to take fan comments wth a grain of salt. Lots of agendas and opinions. 😉

No matter how good she might be, Gina Tognoni is going to have an uphill battle because the writing on this show isn’t doing anyone any favors.

Looking forward to Gina’s take on “Phyllis”. She will be Great!

Joshua is the sweetest man. YR has been lucky to have him for 20 years. I welcome Gina to the role of Phyllis and wish her nothing but the best.

I’m going to do as JM asks, and give her a shot. I’m a fan of Y&R, and yes, I have my favorites, but it’s the show, not any one particular actor or actress that I am most loyal to. If it can go on and still be entertaining without Jeanne Cooper, then it can go on without anyone.

I hope she’s better than the latest Billy recast. Now I don’t even like the character anymore. They should have left well enough alone.

dont understand why the new heads at y n r are replacing characters who are defined by the actors playing them? billy, phyliss and soon adam? for fn sakes let the characters rest to come back another day!!! the actors always return.lol!!
with such a rich stable of characters why not bring back old loved characters. Nina!!! Ronan!! bring back janna for kevin( his best partner imo) ! Dru and Olivia!! Kyle( the first one) Gloria!!! Collenn!!( adrianne leon)
and im sure thrs a lot more i cant think of.. the writers need to think out of the box and out of their asses!

I love Joshua Morrow and I think he has the best smile in daytime. Whenever he smiles he lights up the whole scene. As far as Gina, I think she will do a good job. I love Michelle on GH. Nothing wrong with actors deciding to move on and try something else. Think about it. How many of you have stayed in the same job for 20 years. Most employers are lucky if someone stays for 5 years.

Joshua Morrow is not much of an actor. He’s one of those clichés about daytime, where performers are hired for their model looks instead of their skills. He’s lucky those looks have kept him in a job.

He has a very sensible attitude about the business he is in– you come to work, you act professional by being prepared and doing what you are asked to do– you go home, leave all the office politics and gossip behind and be with your family. He is a team player without being a suck up — so no he might not win the gold lady, but I bet he has won a lot of respect by fans, and co-workers alike.

As for Gina– not familiar with her work— Phyllis was never one of my favorite characters so it will interesting to me to find out whether if it is the way they wrote her or the way MS played her that grated on me so. I am always willing to give a recast a chance, some recasts given time work out better than original– like Peter Bergman– never thought anyone could replace Terry Lester as Jack, but look how that turned out. Even MM was a recast, as well Miller—

and sometimes the problem with recasts is not the actor but the writer, most often the writer who created the character is gone, and each new writer has a new idea on how the character should be and what kind of story to put them in—– if the story is engaging the viewer they are less likely to take issue with the new actor.

Gina is probably the only actress who can even come close to filling Stafford’s shoes.

She can read the phone book aqnd Id watch, which bodes well for the current writing regime at Y&R. The phone book is more interesting than what Im seeing on screen.

Gina is great and is going to do a wonderful job.. So Happy she got the part!

I love Gina, she’s a fantastic actress & should do very well on Y&R!

You can have the Phyllis back anytime from GH.You got the 100 times better of the deal. Send Gina to GH and you can have MS back. MS makes my FF finger itch and work like crazy. Its just like Phyllis is on GH

Gina will be fine. Michelle wanted to leave and so did Billy. Thats it, you can twist it, turn it, it still will look the same. Whether they hated JFP, hated CBS, hated their salary, or wanted to do new things, embrace the change and lets move forward. Michelle has taken a new job and I’m sure Billy will be soon. DONE!

MF : please post when Eileen Davidson debut is : again

Gina will be great, she always is. Now they just have to get the right Billy. Is John Paul Lavosier available?

What is this about “ass shoes” to fill, Michelle Stafford is simply an soaps actress and anyone who can act can do as much and even more. Let the new actress come and do what she has to do, the character of Phillis is just a skank killer any one in kindergarten can play that if wanted.

Don’t get me wrong…I think it’s AWESOME NEWS about Gina Tognoni joining Y&R!!!!! But…in terms of all of the ENDLESS D-R-A-M-A that’s STILL going on behind-the-scenes on the Y&R set…I hope that Gina FULLY KNOWS what she’s getting herself into. Most of all, in terms of dealing with THAT SOAP-ZILLA Jill Farren Phelps, I wish Gina Tognoni well…Gina herself is gonna need it!!!!!

Deuces.

Go Gina! Happy to know the phyllis story willl move on. Love LOVED MS, butttt its bbeen enough time to bring someone new in and since michelle decided to leave y&r for gh :@ , I’m welcoming Ms. Tognoni with open arms.. Just hope her acting is/ was same level as michelle stafford…

We have been told Michelle decided to leave. I don’t know why as we loved her so much. However, as it was her decision and not another mess up by Jill what’s her name then I think I have to give her replacement a chance. I just hope she realises she has big shoes to fill.

Lets see SU OOOO I get it. U dont like change. But it happens and if u would open ur narrowmindedness, u might just maybe see some great acting by others than ur old favorites. U have to be willing to change. Things cant stay the same in the soap world. Gina isnt Michelle but she can act her butt off. Quit comparing and just WATCH!!!!

Gina Tognoni worked with JFP at OLTL for several years. She’ll be fine. It’s the other actors who should be concerned because Gina is an incredibly captivating talent. The likes of Joshua Morrow have coasted by on their good looks and relatability but Gina Tognoni actually hones her craft & acts her ass off.

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I like Gina as an actress but the Phyllis character has never been on my radar as a favorite character. The only character on the show I even half way liked her with is Jack and I waited for years for it to come out that Summer was Jack’s daughter but the writers wrecked that storyline for me ‘and Jack’ and decided Summer would be Nick’s to keep Phyllis in his story and to short change Jack and Sharon AGAIN. Nick and Sharon belong together as a couple. Somehow the fauxCassie needs to be a twin or something to make that a family again. Whereas I guess the dirtier the character the more you get to see them, I hate what the writers have done to the characters of Sharon and Jack so they always come up sucking air. If is wasn’t that I like a few of the other characters, like Paul, Victor and Nicki, I wouldn’t have hung on as long as I have but if Nick’s character gets back with Phyllis I think my days of watching daily will be cut to a weekly maybe. When Michelle Stafford was on Y&R it was the Phyllis show and now that she has moved over to GH it has become the Nina story only, if possible, a meaner and darker character but still the same ole conniving “phyllis”. Stafford is a good actress but not so good she overshadows the abilities of other actors on the shows. Guess I could start recording and just skip over her character but it wouldn’t take long to watch the rest of the episode.

TRUE fans will give her a shot; the haters and nay-sayers will write her off as another “newbie”, because all they can do it bitch and whine!

I need Nick to have a story that is strong; it’s clear Shick 3.9999999 is ending in the coming months, and it’s sorta sad since this is the first time ever that I have enjoyed them together.

Thanks for another great interview! I’m a Nick fan and enjoy Josh Morrow in the role. He seems like a very nice, down-to-earth guy too.

Debster, what do you mean age wise? You think Michelle Stafford is too old to play Nina? Kassie is 5 years older; or do you think Michelle is too young? I am a big fan of Michelle; I know she will deliver.

I am looking forward to Gina as Phyllis.
I’ve only ever seen her work as Kelly on One Life to Live,I thought she was terrific on that show.

4ever Days, I didn’t know that. I have only been watching for the last few years….and, especially not when Eve was in the picture. Thank you for clarifying.

Getting caught up on several YR episodes. Hate Kelly more than ever. Really hate nunewBilly. She’s a shrew he’s too old and boring. David Tom was Emmy worthy compared to Burgess Jenkinzzzzzzzzzzzz.

When a recast is right for the part, the fans accept them. Gina is perfect for the role of Phyllis. New Billy, not so much.

I am ecstatic that GT has been cast in the role of Phyllis. I was/am a MS fan but I am familiar with Gina’s work from Guiding Light and she is more than capable of delivering for this role.
NunuBilly – while I find him to be competent there’s just something I’m not connecting with. Maybe it’s his hint of a southern accent or his hairstyle or he just doesn’t fit “my” physical image of Billy Newman. Someone mentioned higher up in the posts about JPL playing the role and I think that would have been an excellent recast. Rex from OLTL and Billy A. had similar characteristics and personality traits and a zinging sense of humor that comes out at inappropriate moments. We need someone who “gets” the character of Billy.
Cassie D. on Days – doesn’t interest me because the writing over there has run me off, even to the point of removing the show from my Dvr. I may return when they bring in the new EJ in the fall, I think.
And finally I think MS is just finding her footing. This is a new character and she’s tdying different things. It’ll click one day. I’m confident it will because she has great acting chops and has shown that she can deliver. I’ll be patient with her. I like the dynamic she shares with the girl who plays her nurse. She could be a funnier side-kick if her acting was better but maybe in time.
And finally (see what I did there?) anyway speaking of one note acting Kelly Monaco’s monotone voice is putting me to sleep. And I’m done.

After learning that Gina Tognoni was taking the role of Phyllis, I was ecstatic. I couldn’t think of a better fit. After watching her play Dinah on Guiding Light, I know she will play the best Phyllis. Now bring on Jeff Branson, they were paired in Guiding Light, and you’ll have a huge, hot winner. The chemistry, whew! Loved those two together. Please!!!

i love Burgess Jenkins as Billy Abbott. I think he is the next progression to the role. Billy a little less college charmer, now matured Billy charmer, that has gone through the most painful thing a person can…losing their child. I think Gina Tagnoni is going to be the same. I am happy that she has joined. I loved Michelle Stafford but I think she did the right thing…Phyllis needed a reinvention that sometimes only a new actor can do. It doesn’t mean one is better than the other, just the next progression. I already like Gina and know she will do a great job….as has Cady McClain also. Again, next progression! I think Y&R is back on track

I think Gina will do a wonderful job as Phyllis! Let’s all give her a chance, well that is until she starts in on Sharon, not going to have none of that LOL. I also like BJ as nu Billy he is a very good actor..

GINA rocks! More Emmys in her future! Fingers crossed.

Gina will never make it as Phyllis-there was only 1 Phyllis and the fans will ot accept another one who doesn’t even remotely resemble her-bad move-cbs should have killed phyllis off