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Y&R’s Joshua Morrow Talks The Dark Side Of Nick & That Sexcapade With Phyllis!
When Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) goes bad … he certainly does it with plenty of gusto! Over the last week, viewers of The Young and the Restless were left stunned when it turned out that this one-time do-gooder, turned heel, but not without purpose. After constantly ending up on the short end of the stick, and after his father Victor’s (Eric Braeden) dirty machinations to take away Nick’s son, Christian, (yes, we know Adam is the bio-dad) and gain custody of the little boy for himself, Nick was left devastated vowing to not let anything like this happen again.
With revenge on his mind, Nick set out a plan that no one got wind of. He leaked documents of Newman Enterprises … he masqueraded around town as the “dead” J.T. Hellstrom (Thad Luckinbill) … he opened his own company to take away his father’s business … and that is just for starters. Now back with the love of his life, Sharon (Sharon Case), once she was clued in on what Nick was doing their relationship seemed on the rocks. So, what was Nick to do? Have sex with Phyllis (Gina Tognoni)! These two former lovers commiserate over their current relationship woes, while being turned on by how Nick pulled the wool over everyone’s eyes.
Michael Fairman TV sat down with Joshua Morrow, who we consider one of the true MVP’s of daytime drama, to dish on all the latest twists which have pulled Nick to the dark side. In addition, what it means for the future in his relationship with Sharon, for that undeniable chemistry Nick has with Phyllis, and how that “J.T.” mask scared the pants off four women he cares about without him even knowing why!
Candid with that razor-sharp wit, here’s what Joshua had to say about what has gone down, and what’s to come!
So, things take a shocking turn when Nick has now donned a prosthetic mask that looks just like J.T …
JOSHUA: Yes, this unbelievably non-creepy looking mask, too. (Laughs)
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However, are you and Thad Luckinbill the same height? (Laughs)
JOSHUA: No, Thad is taller at least by an inch! I did not think it was much of an issue, but it was very technical how they had to shoot that. It was a fascinating process to watch. Thad shot his scenes first, and then I came in and did mine. They imposed my face onto his, and my face is longer and fatter. Since Thad is taller, he had to stand with his legs spread a little bit to get down to my angle. Then, I had to do my scenes in the angle he was originally staring at Victor with; which is why in a lot of the scene I was staying as still as possible. The way the scene was written kind of helped with what we were trying to do technically, in that; Nick was calm and matter-of-fact, and laying out his threat to Victor.
What was your reaction when they first pitched this story point to you that Nick would be masquerading as J.T. with a mask on?
JOSHUA: I remember when Mal Young (EP and head writer, Y&R) first told me about it. I just thought it was the most ridiculous thing. I am like, “What?” I didn’t know if it was going to work, but when we got down to it, I could not believe how incredible it looked on the reveal. It was a real testament to our crew, Mal, and Patty Denney in make-up, and everyone who brought it all together.
Did you ever figure out how Nick knew where to get a prosthetic mask made to look like J.T.? (Laughs) I was like, “Boy, is he resourceful! Who knew that Nick Newman would know where to shop for this!” (Laughs)
JOSHUA: I think he googled it! (Laughs) It’s amazing what you can google!
I would have loved to have added in the scene where Nick is on his laptop thinking hard and typing away feverishly in the search field, “Where to get prosthetic masks.”
JOSHUA: He would have to have found a way not to leak that. People would come by at his work and go, “Why are you looking up masks, Nick?” Meanwhile, he is getting multiple bids from the mask companies. (Laughs)
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When you watched the scene back; what did you think of it? On top of that reveal, you then launched into this intense monologue.
JOSHUA: I thought the scene was beautifully lit and the alleyway looked awesome. Props did a great job of making it look seedy and dark. It took a longtime to shoot. A lot of people were caught up in what was actually happening, but if you add up in words how much I had to say, it was an unbelievable amount of talking. It was essentially a five-page monologue. I studied it so much and rehearsed it so much, that I was starting to lose my voice from it. However, it worked and we did it in one take, which I was pretty happy about it.
Were you and Eric Braeden joking between takes when it had to do with Nick and his “J.T.” mask?
JOSHUA: We made some jokes initially, but because there was so much material, that whenever any of us has something like that to do with that amount of work, you want to try and be as professional as possible to let them get through it anyway they can. Eric is obviously is a pro. He understood what I was having to do.
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It was a great monologue you were given and delivered, especially when Nick pointed out to Victor, that in Victor’s eyes, Nick was his ‘underachieving son.” Y&R has never really explored how Nick was not the shining bright star in the family that Victor wanted him to be, and how Victor heaped much of that praise on Adam, for he was more “Victor-like.”
JOSHUA: Well, he was supposed to be the apple of his father’s eye, and that was what was so disappointing. A lot of people have said that, and I don’t think you can fault Victor for that. He had all these grand plans for Nick, but Nick has just flat out said: “I am going to do what I want to do.” He has done that his whole life. It’s not what his dad wanted. It wasn’t that Victor was disappointed in who he had become, he was disappointed that Nick was not willing to accept the path that Victor planned out for him. I understood what Victor had gone through over the years with Nick. In terms of the monologue, it was a great speech. I thought it was well-written, and the fact that Victor has always been supportive of Adam as opposed to Nick, while Adam has done way more horrible things than Nick has. Nick never really understood that. I thought the scene worked, and it’s a really cool story to tell. I get that a lot of people may not dig it, but this is the most fun I have had on Y&R, since they initially paired Nick with Phyllis.
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Last week, many fans took to social media and were outraged going, “How can Nick do this to his sister, Victoria?”
JOSHUA: I remember saying that to Mal. I said, “I don’t have a single problem with any of this, but Victoria is his best friend. She is this person that he will do anything to protect. The two of them have gone to each other about everything. So, how does he do this to her?” Mal sold it to me by saying, “All Nick is doing is teaching Victor a lesson, and he believes that because Victoria is so close with him that eventually she will come to understand.” Nick knows he is going to hurt her initially, but the hope is that he can sell her on this, and make her join him. I was really hoping for a lot more scenes where they are heartbroken with each other. Those would have been interesting to play, but Nick has been so driven in his plan, and that is a lot of what I have been doing, while Victoria is fighting on the other side. We will see what happens, but there is beauty in conflict that hurts. That is ultimately what this is going to boil down to. Nick is not going to be too hurt by what is going on with his dad, but he should be demolished to see what his sister is going through. Hopefully, they will touch on that.
It all comes back to Nick losing custody of Christian as the tipping point. That was followed by a scene of Nick just looking in the mirror, which foreshadowed that a dark side of Nick will emerge. So, what is Nick’s ultimate plan?
JOSHUA: He wants to destroy Victor, even though he got his son back. Victor crossed such a line with him. After everything Nick had gone through with Christian and Adam, he realized that is father is not just controlling, but this is an evil bastard who would do something like this. Nick made a vow, “I am not going to let him do this to anyone ever again that I care about.” That is what it is rooted in. That he wants to destroy Newman Enterprises that is just a side of it. Nick just really wants to hurt his dad in the worst possible way, and you do that by taking the thing that matters the most to him … his business. I don’t think Nick fully realized the scope of it. He thinks he can just move everything over to his new company and lead the fight in that direction. I don’t know how far he has thought ahead, but he knows what he wants to do right now, and how he is going to do it.
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Does Nick feel “power” now?
JOSHUA: Yes, and it’s a power rooted in the fact that; he still believes he is doing it on his own terms, and is coming from a good place, even though he can’t see the darkness that is slowly creeping in; which I think thematically is really cool. That is; this fight to remain true to himself, but this pull to this dark element that his father is always preaching and really living. The question is: can Nick still maintain this path he wants to go on without doing what his dad has had to do? That is what we will see play out.
Nick is now a man full of surprises. Last week, we also learned that he has started his own company to go toe to toe with Victor … “Dark Horse”. In the process, he is trying to sway family members to join him. How is that working out for him?
JOSHUA: His ultimate goal is to take Newman Enterprises, which was supposed to be this family run company; where everyone was participating, and bringing all their specials skills and qualities that they have, but it really just became that everyone is under Victor’s thumb. Nick wants to do the same thing, but let people be who they are, and bring those things that you are good at, so they can be successful together. He is trying to sell them: “Do this with me and I will let you be you, and you can go as far as you want to within the company.” It’s very idyllic. Now whether it’s doable, who knows? Nick approaches everyone in his family to “Please join my side.” It’s basically creating this line in the sand, that either you are with Nick, or against him. It’s that simple. It’s sort of what Victor does, but Nick does it with a smile. (Laughs)
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What about his mother, Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott)? That puts her in a tough position to choose between the man she loves and her son.
JOSHUA: Nick was really counting on Nikki to be on his side, but Nikki chose Victor. Nick instantly thought that everyone would join him, and that is not the way it panned out. I still don’t’ think he sees the errors in his ways, in the way he went about this, and that is probably due to his ego, and his drive getting in the way of that. Abby (Melissa Ordway) joins him, and Noah, eventually. No one else is his family does. He thought Victoria would jump on it, but she says, “No.” Victoria is finally promised Newman Enterprises and that leads her to say that, and that kind of sets up a cool conflict for Nick and Victoria moving forward as to business people and competing in the same space. His main ally is Jack (Peter Bergman) and Jack is going to join Nick to take on Victor.
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Are you concerned about the fan backlash to your character, who was always the “good guy”?
JOSHUA: I don’t care that people don’t like it. What I do care about is that they don’t give the story a chance and they make it personal if they say, “You are incapable of handling a story of this magnitude.” We are in the business of entertaining people, and sometimes it hits you positively, and sometimes it hits you negatively. Some of the best films I have ever seen, I couldn’t stand the way it was going down, but if it hits you, if it makes you think, if it makes you see people evolving, then it’s interesting, and that’s kind of what has happened with Nick. It’s time for him to do something! He has been sitting on Sharon’s couch and trying other businesses, but at his core, he knew it would eventually lead back down to something like this; doing something on his own terms, which is exactly what he wanted.
Let’s talk about Sharon. Were you surprised that the show put Nick and Sharon back together so fast back in late March of this year, coming on the heels of Chelsea (Melissa Claire Egan) leaving Nick?
JOSHUA: I was really shocked. But, we are all so unbelievably protective of our characters, and while telling these stories, we are trying to tell them as true as possible to them. This happened so fast with Sharon that it felt to me like, a matter of convenience. Melissa Claire Egan (Ex-Chelsea) left and created this kind of void. At the end of the day, Nick and Sharon love each other, they always have. It doesn’t not make sense to put them together. I just thought the timing of it seemed quick and it kind of questioned what Nick and Chelsea were building towards; which I thought would have been an amazing situation. However, when Adam was never around, it lost some of the weight that it would have had. A lot of weight, actually, and then Missy decided to leave, which about killed me. She turned into my best friend here. I love her, and I completely supported her decision, but, what do you do? You can’t just have characters running around alone all of the time. Nick and Sharon will always find their way back to each other. The timing and the pacing is completely up to the writers and the producers. I will tell what ever story they want me to.
How did you feel about the arbitration scenes? I thought everyone was great in them from: Christian LeBlanc (Michael) to Eric, Melody, Sharon, you, and Lauren Woodland (Brittany). Victor and Michael went for the jugular delving into the mental state of Sharon. That ultimately played a major factor in Victor being awarded custody of Christian, and not Nick.
JOSHUA: Weren’t those scenes good? They seemed so real!
Then came the scenes where they take Christian from Nick. Those were so incredibly sad, and watching you as Nick break down in tears is always heart-breaking. It was one of your best performances. How were those for you to portray?
JOSHUA: It was sad, and it is very difficult to do. Playing these kinds of scenes with these children hits me extra hard. I love kids. My whole life I wanted to be a teacher, or a coach. My dad was a teacher. I started to coach U8 Soccer when I was twelve-years old. I love being around children.
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Why do you think that is?
JOSHUA: I don’t know, but I like watching them, teasing them, and that’s why I coach. I create these relationships with these little kids and they just mean so much to me. I know at my core I was meant to be a dad, and a coach. They bring these kids on our show, and you tell these very emotional stories, and you just fall in love with them. They are hard stories to tell when you remove kids from parents. I have dealt with it now several times. They are good stories to tell, well-written, hard to do, but I am always so impressed with the material kids are given – they are often very mature-type storylines, and to watch them tell them makes you swell with pride. Now, that scene in particular with Christian, all that kid has to do is lay on my shoulder, and just that moment alone makes me tear up. It’s like he could feel the magnitude of what was happening. If you notice in the scenes we do, he rarely just lays on my shoulder and like melts into you, and that’s what happened in that moment, and it just crushed me. As an actor, you are still trying to remember what you are doing in the scene, but it was hard to do I love that little boy! We would play in his the dressing room with trucks, and he sees me and he walks out and puts his arms out. It’s not hard to peel him away from the teacher, and he just lays in my arms and talks. I love him, but I feel that way about: Hunter King (Summer), and Robert Adamson (Noah), and Alyia Alyn Lind (Faith), and Camryn Grimes (Mariah), too! I truly treat them as if they were my kids, and if they need anything I would be there for them.
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Right now, Sharon is not happy with this new Nick!
JOSHUA: Nor, should she be.
Of course, now there is major trouble in the relationship, right after Nick proposed to Sharon and she said “Yes.”
JOSHUA: After this incredible move by Nick, she lights into him about it. He goes, “How can you not be happy about this?” (Laughs) She just stares at him. I love the balls of Nick to just say that! It was just a subtle, great moment from Sharon. (Laughs)
Sharon along with Nikki, Phyllis and Victoria buried J.T. in the ground after Nikki smashed him with a poker. Nick doesn’t even know this has happened and he is scaring the wits out of these women!
JOSHUA: What Nick doesn’t know, and I am sure all the fans are screaming; is what all these women know. They think that they killed J.T, and Nick has been essentially terrorizing them without knowing it with this dead body. He doesn’t know what is going on. He is like, “What is wrong with you guys?” (Laughs) So, maybe when it all comes out, Nick will go, “Oh, maybe that wasn’t the best tactic I should have taken.” Right now, they are staring at Nick like he has a second head going: “How can you put us through this?” The women are giving Nick “Halloween eyes”, and he keeps going, “I just don’t get why everyone has a problem with what I did.” (Laughs)
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Nick and Phyllis have sex after he pulls off the first part of his master plan. So, how would you describe what happened that in essence beelines him to his old flame?
JOSHUA: Well, it’s go-time! At his core, he just loves to take his clothes off! (Laughs) So … what happened was … everyone is not happy, of course. Nick comes home and sees that Sharon has removed her ring. She is not home, and he assumes she is not willing to forgive him, and she took the ring off, and it’s over. So, he leaves and is assuming they are on a “break”. Then, he runs into the ‘electric hotness” that is Phyllis, who always gets to Nick. She is upset about Billy (Jason Thompson) and his gambling. They are both not happy, and they have had a couple of drinks. They go to their foreplay which is video games. Nick and Phyllis have always related with video games. They are talking, and I think what ultimately happens is Phyllis is turned on by the things Nick has done, because he had outlined exactly what he did to Victor. Phyllis has a quality in her that responds to that. She finds it very sexy that Nick would go to these lengths and the way that he did it. It’s definitely not propinquity, but something happens. So, they decide to have some good ole’ sex right on the counter on the kitchen. Good place to have sex … it’s really comfortable. (Laughs)
How does Nick feel about it when they are done?
JOSHUA: Nick is a lot of things, but monogamy is not his greatest quality. He feels bad about it, but if you look at Nick and Phyllis’ history, Nick has generally turned to her when he in trouble, heartbroken, confused or sad, and Phyllis seems to pull him out of that with her body.
I foresee a lot of scenes of Nick and Phyllis dancing around what happened, shooting each other weird, or frightened looks back and forth between them, especially when Sharon or Billy are in a room with them.
JOSHUA: Yeah, they both understand the situation. Nick loves Sharon, and Phyllis loves Billy. They both know it was mistake; a one-shot deal between them, and they agree to keep it a secret.
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But … it is really ever over with Phyllis?
JOSHUA: It’s never really over with Nick and Phyllis, unless someone cuts Nick off in traffic when he is in the mode of: “I’ve got to go see Phyllis! She will help me!” Neither one of them wants to turn the page on Billy or Sharon. They make this pact, and they are going to try to move on and pick up the pieces.
Will Phyllis come over to work with Nick at “Dark Horse?”
JOSHUA: He does approach Phyllis about coming over to work with him, and he says, “Remember, what we did with our clothes off? Should we do that with suits and briefcases?” (Laughs) No, but seriously, she declines. Phyllis says she is really happy with what she is doing, and she also says, it’s not the best thing for them to be doing, since they just had sex with each other, and they are going to try and forget about it and move on, and that they should not be around each other every single day. Phyllis is right. They should not be around each other every single day, because ultimately they will just start having sex again.
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Do you think Nick getting custody of Christian back happened to quickly?
JOSHUA: No, I don’t. Victor clearly had some other issues going on, but I don’t think you could make a believable case that Nick should not have this little boy. No sane judge, no lawyer, would make that decision. I think once cooler heads prevailed, and that Victor is not exactly healthy, they saw that Nick should raise Christian.
Does Nick know what is physically wrong with Victor?
JOSHUA: He knows Victor is having some kind of side-effect from the stroke. I don’t think he knows the extent, or that he is being treated by Dr. Nate Hastings (Brooks Darnell).
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Would that be a game-changer for Nick, if his found out his dad was very sick and fighting for his life? Would Nick even care at this point?
JOSHUA: Well, outlining the story it just can’t be this one note: Nick is going to destroy his father for the rest of his life. There has to be some way for them to reconcile. Maybe, it is over Victor’s health. That would make a lot of sense to me. I don’t know how it is going to all play out, but I don’t think it makes a lot of sense for Nick and Victor to hate each other for the rest of their lives. Eric and I have such great scenes together, and there are nice moments when we are allowed to be father and son. I love the story and I hope that they don’t cut it off, but the writers will have to come up with some way to bridge that gap.
They have to redeem Nick, too.
JOSHUA: Yes, they can’t just let him be fingers in the air, and “I’m the man, and everyone else can go screw themselves.” That being said, I am really looking forward to the struggle of that happening. It’s a story I am looking forward to telling.
You always said in past interviews that you liked playing the hero.
JOSHUA: Yeah, and even when I was young I wanted to be a fireman. I was obsessed with the idea of rescuing people. I just wanted to save people. Nick does have that quality. He does want to protect his family and fix things for everyone.
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However, it must be so nice and refreshing for Nick to have a dark side, finally!
JOSHUA: It sounds crazy to say, but having some darkness to play is refreshing. It’s given me a whole new lease on life around here. I am coming up on my 25th year on Y&R, early next year. Six months ago, I was thinking “I am done at 25 years. I just don’t think I can do it anymore. It’s been a great run. I’ve said everything I can say.” But honestly, this story has given me a new energy about it that I don’t see that happening.
What did you think of: Nick and Phyllis having sex? His motives for masquerading as J.T.? Creating his own company to take down Victor? Do you like the darker side of Nick? Have you enjoyed the performances in this storyline from Joshua? Comment below!
Interviews
Y&R’s Executive Producer Anthony Morina Talks On Daytime Emmy Drama Series Win For Neil’s Memorial & Honoring Kristoff St. John
Last Friday night, The Young and the Restless was named the Outstanding Drama Series at the 47th annual Daytime Emmy Awards broadcast on CBS. The show won on the strength of their submissions, which centered on the death of Neil Winters; including when the residents of Genoa City find out of his passing, and the subsequent heartbreaking memorial service in his honor.
However, what made those hours of television unlike anything seldom seen; were not only was Genoa City saying goodbye to Neil, but the cast was saying their goodbyes to their beloved friend and colleague, Kristoff St. John (Neil) who had passed away suddenly back in February of 2019.
Y&R’s executive producer, Anthony (Tony) Morina accepted the award for the top-rated CBS Daytime drama during the Emmy telecast, which now makes Morina a five-time Daytime Emmy winner himself!
Michael Fairman TV chatted with Tony on the series emotional Emmy win, and what it meant for him to win the gold for these incredibly moving and special episodes that were at its epicenter paying tribute to Kristoff in the best way the soap opera could. Here’s what Tony shared on the Y&R Drama Series victory and more.
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Congratulations on your Outstanding Drama Series win. The episodes that you submitted were at every level, so gut-wrenching, sincere, and beautiful. What did you think about the process that you went through to make these right for Kristoff and the character of Neil?
TONY: Occasionally, when you are in this business, as you know, you work so hard to achieve certain things, sometimes you think you’re achieving something, and you’re not, and sometimes something shows up that surprises the heck out of you, and this was kind of it for me. But what didn’t surprise me, of course, were the actors’ ability, the director’s ability, and the crews’ ability, and for these episodes it was at such a high level. Sometimes there is an emotional element, or an otherworldliness thing that takes over.
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Yes, because it was all so real and raw; in that we were watching the characters who loved Neil Winters mourn him, but we were also watching all the actors who loved their co-star.
TONY: When everybody was in that church set and were giving their eulogies, it felt like everybody was so behind each other, and everybody just cared for each other so much because they cared so much for Kristoff. All the eulogies that people were doing were a page and a half to two pages. They were really long, but you could feel the emotional tension, and you could feel how people just felt. Kristoff was a very unique special person, who ended up going through some rough times, but he really was beloved. Sometimes you love people, and sometimes you say somebody is beloved. Whenever you saw him, he put a smile on your face. He made you feel like he really cared about you. Those shows came together really out of this feeling of love. We did two whole shows that day. We did that whole show and the show that came after it. I don’t know how many hours of a day it was, but people had so much emotion attached to it that those shows really kind of took over themselves with everybody just trusting and letting go and supporting each other. I got a text from Peter Bergman (Jack, Y&R) saying how it was one of the greatest experiences he’d ever had in terms of how it all came together. Those shows just meant a lot to us, and I really felt that if we didn’t win, I’d be perfectly fine with that, because I was just so glad that we were able to do these episodes, and people got to see it.
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At what point did you decide, “We are going with this to submit for the Emmy!”
TONY: I actually knew that day. I think, I actually said to Josh Griffith (head writer and Co-EP Y&R), “This is going to be our Emmy show … or one of our Emmy shows.” The other show when everybody finds out Neil died was an incredibly powerful show to me too, but I knew that day when we shot the funeral that you rarely see that kind of rawness. When you get into this business, and you want to become an actor, it’s tough, but you know that in the end what you want is to get into a position where you can share who you are as a person in an artistic way. I think the Neil memorial gave people a way to say, “This is why I do this because I get to really share myself, and I get to express how passionate I am and how much I care about other people.”
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Shemar Moore (Ex-Malcolm) came back to honor his dear friend and on-screen Y&R brother. How was it having him on set with you to share this experience?
TONY: Shemar was amazing. He was there until the bitter end of our tape day. He could not have been kinder and more supportive of everybody, and really laid out his emotions, and it was like that with everybody. I would say this was the the most amazing experience I have ever had.
What do you think Kristoff would say? I think he would be very proud that you gave Neil a real proper sendoff.
TONY: Absolutely. I also think Kristoff, would have thought that Neil deserved it, and would have loved it, a, it’s an interesting question because you have got to say to yourself, “Does Kristoff feel he deserves it?” As a character, he’d definitely feel he deserved it. He was a part of that community. He was a part of Genoa City. Those were his friends and his family. Would Kristoff feel he deserves that? I don’t know if he would have felt he deserved it, but I know he would have loved knowing how much people cared for him. I think that would have meant the world to him. I really do.
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I loved your acceptance speech. I thought it was one of the better ones of Emmy night.
TONY: Thanks so much. Matt Kane (publicist, Y&R) has been amazing. He gave me a lot of guidance on where to go, and my wife, Sally (Sussman Morina) really helped write the speech because the rules were you’ve got 30 seconds. I really believe in the notion that when you have an opportunity to speak in front of people about something, it has some meaning to you and to other people. I think you have to put thought into it because how many opportunities do you get in life to share about yourself and how you feel about people? So, I really appreciate you saying that.
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What did you think of your Y&R actors: Bryton James’ (Devon) and Jason Thompson’s (Billy) major Emmy victories?
TONY: Well, personally, I am enormous fans of both people. I like when nice, good people have nice things happen to them, and you know them. First off, I was so happy for Bryton because I know he and Kristoff were close, and I know he was deeply affected, as Christel Khalil (Lily, Y&R) was, as everybody was, but they were like family. I love Bryton personally, and he laid his heart out there. As for Jason Thompson, people think the world of him, and I think he is an unbelievable actor. I taught for years, and I have worked with a lot of actors, and I think Jason has such control of his work. I’m impressed by him. I’m just as impressed by who Jason is. I think he’s deserved it other times too, and this was his first win; which must be very special for him.
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During the In-Memoriam tribute on the Emmy broadcast, former producer, Lisa de Cazotte was also featured. What can you say about your time working with her at Y&R and over your career?
TONY: I’ve known Lisa De Cazotte since Santa Barbara when Paul Rauch (former executive producer) brought her there, and that’s where we first met. Lisa was probably my favorite producer to ever be in the booth with because she let you be yourself, and she let you do your job, and yet, she still had control over the room and the studio. She was a great touchstone for me, because when you are in this position, you need someone to bounce stuff off of or just say, “Am I really being an idiot here?” because we were old friends, she could say, “Tony, you’re being an idiot.” (Laughs) We miss her terribly. She was really a loved person, and she was just fantastic at what she did. I just miss her as a friend.
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And of course, the In-Memoriam featured the late Y&R co-creator, Lee Philip Bell who also passed recently.
TONY: Yes, and that’s what was interesting about that speech I gave, because you had to mention those three people: Lee, of course, Kristoff, and Lisa – three truly linchpin important people in daytime drama for many years. Losing all three made it a particularly rough year for The Young and the Restless family.
I also wanted to talk about Eve LaRue (Ex-Celeste Rosales), who had never won a Daytime Emmy but she did for her work on Y&R! She was very emotional and moved by her win as Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series. What can you say about Eva?
TONY: She is such a lovely person and she did a great job for us. I’m just glad for her because I know she had ever won before.
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One of the clips shown on the Emmy broadcast that Y&R chose for air from Neil’s memorial was Victor’s emotional eulogy; which Eric Braeden delivered so beautifully. I know how found he was of Kristoff; so it made that on-screen moment all the more heartbreaking. What can you say about Eric?
TONY: Eric feels as deeply as anybody who I have ever known. Really, he can come across sometimes as a certain kind of image for people on-screen, but he cares deeply, and is the most supportive actor of every other actor. Eric has a depth and is a fantastic actor, and he knows how to use his talent. He actually called me last night and left a message. He just said, “Hey, I saw you on TV,” and then he just laughed for 5 minutes. It was really very funny. He’s not used to seeing me on TV, and so he just laughed. It was hilarious.
What did you think of Y&R’s win for Outstanding Drama Series knowing they submitted the episodes of Genoa City finding out Neil had passed, and his funeral? Share your thoughts on Tony’s remarks via the comment section below.
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DAYS Thaao Penghlis Chats on His Daytime Emmy Nomination & How He Makes Tony DiMera One of a Kind
He has been one of the longstanding cast members of Days of our Lives and certainly of Salem’s notorious DiMera Clan; and while Thaao Penghlis may be off our screens for a time and then comes back again; though the years one thing has been true, he delivers top-notch performances in a way that is uniquely ‘Thaao’.
This year at the 47th annual Daytime Emmy Awards to be broadcast on Friday night, June 26th at 8 p. m. EST, Thaao is vying for the Outstanding Lead Actor prize amongst a formidable group of other daytime favorites. And this makes it two years in a row that Penghlis has received an Emmy nomination although this time in a different category.
As fans know, Penghlis takes the art of acting seriously, and expects other he works with to bring their A-game, just as he does time and time again; whether it be playing DAYS dashing Tony or the evil Andre or when he portrayed Victor Cassadine on General Hospital.
Michael Fairman TV spoke to Thaao to get his thoughts on: receiving the Emmy recognition and what it means to him what he thought about his nominated scenes, plus what he might be doing at home during the ceremony, and where he hopes Tony DiMera’s future is headed. Here’s what Thaao shared.
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Tell me about what scenes you submitted that landed you a Lead Actor Emmy nod!
THAAO: Well, the week I came back to DAYS, I had 11 shows, and this material was from one show of three I did one day! When you think of other actors doing 150 shows, and I did less than 50 this past year, my choice is kind of limited. So, when I came across these particular scenes, which were with Eric Martsolf (Brady) and with Arianne Zucker (Nicole), what I liked about it is that usually when you see other peoples’ work, its histrionic, it’s great tears, it’s drama – and what I was able to put together had a through line and an arc from beginning to end. It makes it very logical when somebody is following your story, and you can show a whole ebb that makes sense. I had some lines that were really difficult to say, like, “Coming back from the dead is not easy.” When I get lines like that, I throw it away, and because of that, it becomes humorous. I have to say I work well with Arianne. She was great. I found in the past, when I have worked with some actors, they step on your lines. I found the best way to stop that is I put my hand up, and I say, “Hey!” and everything goes silent. They go into shock mode, and I say, “I haven’t finished,” and then I go on. (Laughs) So, when Kristen as Nicole starts to talk to Tony the way she does, and she says, “You’d better behave…” I thought, “This is a DiMera you are talking to,” so, I just snapped back at her. I gave her a, “Hey!” So, she shut up, froze, and I went on.
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Would you say your reel was more comedic … or both funny and serious?
THAAO: It is both. There are subtleties to it. There is a teacher I know in Australia, and she is very critical. She said, “I want to see your work.” I showed it to her, and she wrote back, “Oh my, God. How did you make those transitions so readily?” I went, “Oh. How did I do it?” I didn’t think of that. I think it’s an old technique. It’s called having to do 3 shows in one day, and you had better get your stuff right, and it’s about how do you make a scene work? There is one director who I did a miniseries with who said to me, “Where did you get your training from?” I said, “Daytime.” He said, “My God. You certainly know how to have a camera follow you,” Well, the camera has to follow your movement. So, when I finished a transition, I’d move to another spot, and the camera had to follow me. So, what happened in the arc of this Emmy-nominated piece is that I took charge and controlled the scene so that it became a scene of lots of transitions. And of course, charm, I did all of what I thought Tony would be. He is a DiMera. I have one of those looks. I don’t know where it comes from, maybe it’s as I get older, but I’ve learned how to work the camera where I may slam something first to get your attention, and then the camera comes onto your face, and you’re going, “Oh, what the hell is he thinking?” So, I can play the dark side quite readily, and yet in my real life, I’m not so bad. (Laughs)
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You have Thorsten Kaye (Ridge, B&B) and Steve Burton (Jason, GH) also in your category, and these guys who are obviously been soap veterans like yourself. What do you think about the group you have been nominated with?
THAAO: I never worked with Steve Burton, but hear good things. I know Jon Lindstrom (Kevin/Ryan, GH). He’s a lovely actor. I have worked with Jason Thompson (Billy, Y&R). He’s a lovely actor. He is well-trained. So, it is nice to see that the nominees are all vets.
Right, they are all vets. It seems like a good group to be with.
THAAO: I agree, and I love that the Daytime Emmys are coming back to television. I think it is an upswing when they think of daytime dying. I think whoever made this happen is taking on the responsibility of taking daytime back. It is why people love novellas. People love the story, they love to follow the characters, and we’ve got fantastic fans. I mean, what would we do without them? You can’t sustain the show without them, and you pay a price, you have to know how to entertain them because once they know who you are and what you’re about, they get bored. So, you have to be ahead of your audience all of the time. That’s what I have always tried to do with both characters that I’ve played on DAYS
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They’re doing a virtual ceremony this year. How do you think you would dress while watching the ceremony?
THAAO: You don’t wear a tux in your house, do you? So, I’ve invited some people for a celebratory time. Lauren Koslow (Kate, DAYS) and her husband Nick Schillace (head of make-up, DAYS) and Leann Hunley (Anna, DAYS) are some of my great friends who have been very supportive of me through some tough times this year, and I’ve got a friend who has got a wonderful restaurant, and he is going to cater it. Probably it will be a group of 10. You know, could you imagine being here on your own, in a tuxedo, with a glass of champagne? (Laughs)
I know, kind of awkward! (Laughs) You’ll put something nice on for the big night, right?
THAAO: Yes, you know me. I’m always dressed. What would you suggest? Sweatpants on the bottom and a tuxedo jacket! How about that? (Laughs)
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Now, you have been previously nominated for Daytime Emmys, too!
THAAO: Yes, and last year I was nominated as well for Outstanding Guest Performer. So, it’s kind of nice to be back-to-back, and in 2008, I was nominated for Lead Actor when I played the clown in the Tony and Andre storyline. Thank God, DAYS recently DAYS had James Reynolds (Abe) wining in the Lead Actor category. I thought, “Wow.” That was for years and years of good work that he’s done, and also, Greg Vaughan (Eric) wining for Supporting Actor was very nice, but we haven’t had that many wins in the acting categories over the years.
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DAYS tapes so far ahead of air; that what was once a seemingly major concern has paid off swimmingly during the coronavirus pandemic. The soap is the only show to have enough episodes in the bank for months ahead when production shut down and enough even when other shows go back into production. Who would have thought?
THAAO: We used to think it was ridiculous that DAYS taped eight months ahead, but look at us now! Who would have thought is right?
What would you love to see happen with Tony when DAYS does resume filming new episodes again?
THAAO: I’d like to go back and play the head of the DiMera family. I’ve never been granted that, and I think, at this stage, with the way I worked with Joe Mascolo (Ex-Stefano) it would be nice to see the transition just like Michael Corleone did in Godfather.
So will you be rooting for Thaao to take home the gold as Lead Actor in a Drama Series come Emmy night? Do you hope DAYS writes Tony into upcoming story, and if so, how would you like to see him on the canvas? Comment below.
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Tina
July 24, 2018 at 12:10 pm
Nick and Phyllis need to stay away from each other. It’s obvious that nick belongs with Sharon and Phyllis really does belong with Billy, although I don’t think Sharon should forgive nick easily. Nick repeatedly crosses the line over the years with Sharon wear as Phyllis truly just made a terrible mistake. Phyllis and billy could and should overcome this.
Samantha
July 24, 2018 at 11:57 pm
I always loved phylis and Nick together
Ray
July 27, 2018 at 5:05 pm
Love Phyllis and Nick together. They are the best. Love the old Nick but he is even better as new Nick that can stand up for himself and his family. Not Mal Young, Nor Amelia Nor Thad will ever convince me to believe JT changed over the years to be as he was to Victoria. Thad are Amelia are both Talented, Amazing performers but put in Outstanding jobs with what they were given; but in the end; anyone that knew these characters of Victoria and JT always loved them as a couple and could always see and feel their love for each other. Sorry, JT was always too Nice a guy, always to the rescue of a woman. He would never ever consider hurting that Special one.
James R. Poissant
July 24, 2018 at 1:21 pm
The dark side of Nick was great until he had sex with Phyllis. That’s when I felt let down by the character. The names I was calling him when the deed was done can’t be printed here.
Karen
July 24, 2018 at 3:58 pm
I have loved watching Josh play Nick’s dark side. His scene with Victor when he brought Christian’s things to the club was phenomenal. I am on Team Nick but I am furious with him for having sex with Phyliss. Hoping Summer is successful in her plot.
Kimmie Walter
July 24, 2018 at 4:52 pm
Nick needs to stay far away from Phyllis!! Philly is too hot to be messing them up!! Angst is one thing.. sick of the third party person in that relationship. Stay away from my girl Phyllis!! Let her be happy with Billy!! ❤️
Sarah
July 24, 2018 at 5:18 pm
Sex with Phyllis ruins Dark Nick for Me. I hope Nick and Sharon are able to work it out.
Ja
July 24, 2018 at 5:52 pm
It’s all stupid, the newman’s have not been a family in forever god just let them be !! You keep sorry actors like tessa and Kyle and gloria and Jill they all need to go . You let the best go the last Adam that was on and Chelsea and the last Billy, sage , and Michelle Stafford you need to pay them more and fight to keep the greats !! The story line is getting way off script from the cliff hangers from ages ago . Lilly in jail really ? She has to pay cause no one does fans are saying ?? Really? What about sharon burnt down Victor’s house ,took a baby , killed sage by rushing after her , so much crap ! Nick for killing the girl off the roof that his daddy helped.him out of and so much other crap . They want vic to pay for whatever especially his kids but yet they don’t mind taking his money , using his name, wanting his help when they get in trouble and ect …
Tani Sterling
July 25, 2018 at 10:10 pm
With all due respect to the writer, Gloria and Jill may have diminished roles, but keep them. They are some of the very best!
Annis
July 24, 2018 at 8:06 pm
Love the new nick but why did he have sex with phyllis? You are ruining the storyline. Don’t let hilary leave the show.
JANIE
July 29, 2018 at 11:15 am
I AGREE…..THE SEX WITH PHYLISS ON THE KITCHEN COUNTRY WAS SO UNCALLED FOR. JEERS TO THAT SCENE. HE IS ENGAGED TO SHARON. FOR ONCE LET NICK AND PHYLISS BE LOYAL TO THEIR SIGNIFICANT OTHERS.
Violet Lemm
July 24, 2018 at 9:01 pm
First of all I have always loved Nick and Joshua Morrow. He usually can do no wrong ,in my eyes. Nick feels so strong about what he’s doing to Victor, which I am all for, but I am afraid it’s all going to come back to bite him in the ass! With very little family support, especially from the ones that mean the most,I think will bring out his so-called dark side, even more so, in trying to prove that he is right. I hope it works out, and Nick at least gets to keep Christian, if and when Adam comes back.
bunnyluv
July 24, 2018 at 9:44 pm
I actually like dark Nick. Deleted the episode he slept with Phyllis, not a fan at all. I would love to see he and Sharon be a power couple.
Soapluv
July 25, 2018 at 3:18 am
Phyllis is a better partner for this stronger, tougher Nick. She can support him in business and emotionally a lot better than Sharon. I like this lighter, happier Sharon but, she’s fragile and convenient, not fierce and powerful. Nick does not have time for Sharon’s doubts and fears while he fights Victor. Either strengthen Sharon and make her a support to Nick or, give him Phyllis to work by his side and help make his company stronger like she did for Fenmore’s and Jabot. He needs more help than Abby and Noah and Jack who ALWAYS loses to Victor.
Phyllis and Billy are done. They have not been viable since he started colluding with Summer. Summer has power over Billy, the addict. He is in destructive mode, Summer is a wrecking ball who shares and understands his gambling obsession so their affair is inevitable – especially after Billy finds out Phyllis slept with Nick and he will because Kyle knows.
Bring on Phick!
Jeanne
July 25, 2018 at 6:41 am
It’s funny because you talk about how great Phyllis can be for Nick but nothing about what Nick can bring to Phyllis.
Basically the story of their relationship. Phyllis gave Nick everything and he gave Sharon eveything. Thanks but no thanks.
Phyllis and Billy are NOT done and I know they will reunite soon.
Ray
July 27, 2018 at 5:21 pm
I’m with you. Phyllis and Nick. They need to bring Dylan back for Sharon. Nick with Phyllis can stand up anyway to both Victor and Nikki. A Good Man fighting for his life and Family needs a good Strong Feisty Woman by his side. That for Nick is Phyllis 100%. Sharon is weak, whiny and can’t ever make her mind up. I don’t think Nick nor Phyllis has ever gotten over the fun and love they shared together. Joshua is amazing, Gina is the very Best of the 3 actress to be Phyllis. More BEAUTIFUL, yet every bit as Scheming as the Stafford one. Gina is Phyllis and Awesome as her.
Celia
July 31, 2018 at 10:43 am
I don’t know, Ray..”.firstly, nuPhyllis does not depict the true Phyllis….albeit Michelle’s Phyllis was going towards the path of righteousness, a character does not change so drastically overnight.
Gina Tognoni is not Phyllis no matter how TPTB try to mold her into the character.
I remember perfectly how Phyllis’ and Nick’s relationship came to be….. through deceit and lies.
Nick and Sharon ( a couple I have wanted together forever) should not remain together after what he did….but, picking up where he and Phyllis left off is a worse tragedy.
I still cannot accept Gina as Phyllis……can’t stand nuPhyllis–I vehemently protest—wrong age; considering she is the mother of a son in his late thirties and a grandmother. Too young to play Phyllis.
Perhaps, this is what she and Nick do need….get back together and destroy each other….that’s what they deserve.
Summer is a carbon copy of her mother….uses people with one idea in mind. Get what she wants.
Billy is no better. Weak men have no business being part of a true, meaningful relationship. These writers ( all soaps) tear characters to death as the worst beings crawling on their bellies, and then expect us to accept their resurrection and transformation into good, honest, moral people. I don’t think so.
Such phenomenon will only happen when elephants nest in trees.
But, it’s a soap, right?…. Still not buying it.
Momo
July 25, 2018 at 4:39 am
Nick has a long history of being a cheater. I had hoped he had changed, but apparently not. Sharon will not be happy! Billy shouldn’t be surprised. Phyllis cheated on Jack with him.
Scott (ATWT Fan)
July 25, 2018 at 5:44 am
Joshua Morrow has been rocking this storyline. This is some Emmy-worthy material he has been given, so I hope he considers himself for an Emmy in 2019. He is a leading male and should be treated as one. My friend, who isn’t very pro-soaps, even says Joshua is a fantastic actor! I’m here for Josh getting to bring this storyline to life!
Ray
July 27, 2018 at 5:30 pm
Yes. Josh is Great. Every time Sharon gets all falling into place, she starts whining and can’t stand on her own two feet. Phyllis needs a real man like Nick; Not a lying gambling man as Billy. The strong and the weak in Phyllis and Nick equals out to perfect mate. Nick can lean on Phyllis when he needs, she can on him, with Sharon, it is always about her. Nick and Sharon are Fun together. They Live.
Timmm
July 25, 2018 at 6:17 am
People ride GH for its camp but a JT mask? Remember when Y&R told stories with class and very little props? I love the camp over at GH but on Y&R, I just dont recognize the show. Why? Besides the mask, Nick finally stood up to the Stache and he gets ridiculed by his Mom, Vickie sticks by Victor and Sharon runs like her hair is on fire! So Nick thinks Sharon left him so he runs to “The Smirk” for a night of disgusting sex! Nick CANNOT love Sharon. What a slap in the face to SHICK fans! Sharon may be keeping a major secret from him but it has nothing to do with sex! They are just making Nick into “ADAM LITE!”
Other problems?
Who is Billy Abbott?
Who is Jack Abbott?
What a cheap ass way to get rid of Ashley!
And killing off Hillary, why? You want diversity? Okay, fine, hire good decent actors who can act. The lady who portrays Hillary is good. Why not send her off for a return someday? No, they wont kill off Devon who sucks in so many languages but cuts Hillary? I have NO feelings for their loss or Hillary’s death because the dude who plays Devon is horrible, Hillary was a horrible person and this guy who plays Nate is all body and no acting chops whatsoever!
Arturo is on contract now. Glad to see an actor succeed but what is his purpose? Like Ravi, a good actor with no real connections to the show or strength as an individual to turn heads.
Lastly, just like over at GH, Y&R HAD a good Alzheimer story and they just keep draging it out way too long. Then, also, you wont see the characters all week and then they pop in and your supposed to feel for them? I want the characters around but either use them or lets wrap it up!
Soaphound
July 25, 2018 at 9:03 am
Timmm, is it just me or does this Nate character always look like he’s trying to pass a gall stone? Guess his meager bag of actor’s tricks has already been exhausted. We need him why, exactly? And I agree the Abbotts have been treated appallingly. Makes me sad to watch my favorite family in tatters. You know you’re in trouble when you’re rooting for Kyle to unseat perennial weakling Billy. And Nick an Phyllis behave like animals..shame on them!
jaybird369
July 26, 2018 at 11:02 am
Soaphound…oh, I agree. To me, NuNate ain’t cutting it for me. BEYOND BLECH!!!!!
Later.
Vanessa
July 25, 2018 at 8:14 am
Nick and Phyllis were HOT AS HELL! I was so thrilled that they had sex. I can not wait to see them share knowing glances and looks.
I also love that Nick asks her to join Dark Horse.
Keep up the Phyllis and Nick interaction! That’s what got me to tune back in.
Soapluv
July 25, 2018 at 10:42 am
Amen and Hallelujah! Leave that boring, whiny Sharon and let’s have some Phick heat and winning for a change.
Some Billy and Summer forbidden sex and rock and roll is probably next up and I’m here for it♂️
Ray
July 27, 2018 at 5:33 pm
Amen. Love my Nick and Phyllis Nick with Sharon is like being at deaths door.
dmr
July 25, 2018 at 9:50 am
Josh, your first reaction to the mask storyline and its reveal was spot-on: “most ridiculous thing.”
K.Morrow
July 25, 2018 at 5:40 pm
Nick (Joshua) is smart, witty, handsome & honest… (Is that all son?….Love dad)
Eve Walsh
July 25, 2018 at 10:03 pm
I have also been waiting for a s/l that takes Nick in a new direction. There have been too many stories that are stale and underuse JM and his acting range. I agree the reunion with Sharon was forced; it seems like there are only two or three romantic possibilities for him-Sharon, Phyllis or his brothers castoff. Cast a new dynamic, challenging woman for him.
I like the show lately, esp Dark Horse and Hevon. I have watched for awhile and I love the families. Bringing back Malcolm and Adam could add to the momentum.
Meg. Reddekopp
July 27, 2018 at 4:05 pm
The omly thing I did not like was Nick and Phyllis ,I hate her .Although I love Gina Still miss her Kelly and every one from O L T L .but I cannot stand Phyllis near Nick .I found Chelsea boring with him ,I only like him with Sharon Didnt like him with Avery either l,Love Sharon with Nick and M M s Adam .Not Dylan ,Scott was fine Didnt Like Abby with Scott ,by I love her with Arturo,Anyway I do like Nicks story as long as they keep him with Sharon !
Violet Lemm
July 27, 2018 at 5:16 pm
Loved the Fri show today, at least the part at T.O.T,T with the Newmans and Abbotts, especially Nick and Billy’s little push and shove, and Nick’s parting “shot” at Billy.I was really cheering him on. Billy is going off the deep end again, as Nick said, always ruining every good thing he gets his hands on. I really like Billy, and wonder why they always make him such a screw-up. He will get it for sure from both Nick and Phyliss, after he defiles their baby girl. That’s one little snowflake that melted a long time ago!
Yaya
July 28, 2018 at 7:51 am
If they do Phick again, I am done. Phyllis is not strong, she’s just a psycho that has borderline personality disorder and Nick is histrionic. JM knows how to put his foot in it in an interview because from what I can gather, he really does not like his co-star Sharon Case, he goes over and beyond to praise his other female co-stars, he appears a bit delusional when he thought Chelsea and Nick had a great situation; they had no chemistry, Nick and Sage: absolutely no chemistry. Nick and Phyllis: no chemistry with high vomit rates. Nick and Avery: some chemistry with no long term potential. It probably would have been best if JM did leave. I enjoyed the Memories Back to the 90s, but frankly his personality as a person makes me now not interested in anything he does with y&r. At this point he has become a PR nightmare for me. It has made me less likely to tune into the show although I do agree that they rushed the Shick reUnion too fast. Christian being returned back to Nick was too fast. There was a lot of drama that could have played out of that had he not been putting Saint nasty Sage on the pedestal. They should allowed him to go about 8 months before he received Christian back and then blast him with Public humiliation by outing him on GC Buzz reporting he was NOT the father…Two years later, bring Adam back with a long custody battle with him permanently losing custody rights and only having a transitional period of visitation. Then Nick should go to Sage’s grave, curse her, and tell her that she, was never the love of his life, that she was just a rebound play from Sharon lying about Summer’s paternity, and he got caught up and trapped into marrying her because of the baby that really never was his in the first place.
Cynthia
July 28, 2018 at 10:44 am
Yeah, i don’t like how JM said he doesn’t care what people think…I agree he thought he had Chelsea were a great couple, on what show. They were so boring…….Sharon Case makes JM’s character relevant………The chemistry between Sharon and Nick is off the charts…All of Nick’s other partners are boring……I don’t know what the beef is between he and Sharon Case, everyone is talking about it..What’s his deal?
I found Ph-ick sex scene disgusting, and deleted it..I was cheering Nick on for going after Victor until his disgusting sex act with Phyllis…Now I hope Victor wipes the floor with him… Set Sharon free, she deserves better than loser Nick!
Yaya
July 28, 2018 at 9:28 pm
I do not know what the deal is because they (Sharon Case & JM) were close and vacationed together with his wife. I don’t mind dark Nick; I think that is a great idea and I do not mind an edgy Sharon, but I am sick of people listening to JM for storyline ideas; none of the work. I am tired of Mal; UK soaps are different from US soaps-he needs to get with the US program real fast!
juli
July 28, 2018 at 9:38 am
Nick and Phyllis are a perfect match
Mary young
July 29, 2018 at 12:05 pm
To me nick is just as important as Eric Braden he has grown into the show as his son and sons have there own ideas about there futures so let this new side of nick grow a change is as good asa rest
JANIE
July 29, 2018 at 11:11 am
FRANKLY I ABSOLUTEY THE NEW DARK SIDE OF NICK AND HIS NEW BUSINESS VENTTURE DARK HORSE. I HOPE HE FINALLY PUTS NEWMAN ENT. IN THE GROUND. I HAVE NEVER BEEN OVERJOYED WITH NICK…HE NEVER STAYED WITH ONE VENTURE FOR VERY LONG. NOW HE HAS A REAL PURPOSE IN LIFE AND I’M LOVING THIS STORYLINE. AS FOR NICK AND PHYLISS…..NO NO NO! PLEASE WRITERS DO NOT GO THERE AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!
Didi
July 29, 2018 at 12:20 pm
People need to lighten the hell up on Josh. He’s an ACTOR. God forbid he wants good story. Just because he doesn’t want to be “sitting on Sharons couch” doesn’t mean he doesn’t love Sharon Case. He obviously does, I’m sure she is like a sister. But think about it. Their characters have been back and forth with each other for practically the whole 25 years he’s been on the show. Same story over and over. What would you feel like if you were in your job for 25 years and you never had new challenges? I wanted Adam to come back more than anyone, but it’s clear now Mal isn’t going to do that. Instead he’s giving Nick Adam’s story and Josh has better material and story to do. I’m happy for him as an actor and you should be too. He’s waited long enough for some fun. Good luck Josh!
JKJ
July 30, 2018 at 9:05 am
It’s time for Nick to grow up and not be so wishy-washy. Looks like he’s headed that way. Hope he finally gives it to Victor. Tired of Victor getting by with everything.
Donna
August 3, 2018 at 11:09 am
I think phyllis should go back to back. And back should find they made a mistake with the DNA results. Happens alot. He SHOULD be back at jabot with phyllis by his side and Billy exposed for his gambling and money loss and the jaboat!
ALEXA
August 5, 2018 at 5:32 am
The chemistry that Nick and Phyllis had was when Phyllis was played by the fantastic Michelle Stafford! I don’t see any chemistry at all between Nick and the current Phyllis! I would like to see Nick remain with “the love of his life” Sharon for awhile and see Phyllis back with Jack who I think is the true love of her life… I am enjoying the new smarter Nick and hope that he can succeed without being as ruthless, not caring who he hurts, egocentric and vile – like Victor! I want Nick to succeed because he is still filled with the light that is missing from his father!
Beverly Frame
October 13, 2018 at 12:56 pm
I’ve watched Y&R since day one. It just gets better and better.
Mookie
June 21, 2019 at 11:18 am
I love the darker side of Nick